#queer-cinema

#queer-cinema

In a small Australian town, two queer kids-Naim (Joe Bird) and Ryan (Stacy Clausen)-share furtive glances and intense kisses in an abandoned mill. Oftentimes, violence, like the rough play fighting they often engage in, incites their sexual passions, which they must conceal in their fiercely religious town. Their adolescent passion turns deadly, however, when Naim discovers Ryan cheating on him with the preacher's son; so naturally the jilted teenager spitefully reports his lover's tryst.

Two graveyard shift nurses pray their patients pass overnight simply to cure their boredom. A crazed therapist tries to convince a victim that the perfect coping mechanism is matricide. The government rounds up and ships off the infected to a quarantined archipelago named Hell Gay Land. Forty years on from its release, the first notable feature-length film to tackle the AIDS crisis-dark German comedy A Virus Knows No Morals -undoubtedly remains the most provocative.

It appears that the Golden Globes are as obsessed with Heated Rivalry as the rest of the world. Despite Hollywood's Beverly Hilton hotel brimming with the type of blue-chip talent that could, say, win a Golden Globe - we're talking Leonardo DiCaprio, Ariana Grande, Timothée Chalamet - it was newcomers Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams who stole the show at last night's glitzy awards ceremony. And that's before the pair had even got inside the venue.

In a world that so often feels as though it's stacked against us, queer folk find solace in escapism. Sometimes, that looks like a wild night out in the crevices of some underground queer bar, spilling drinks while watching drag queens lip sync for their lives. Other times, that might be laying at home under the covers, getting lost in the horrors of another world, watching someone bashing brains out in movies, or slay monsters in video games.

"When Tina Romero set out to make a zombie movie, she knew she'd follow some of her father's rules for the undead. First, the zombies would be slow and shuffling, unlike the running ghouls of "28 Days Later" or the fast-moving hordes of "World War Z." Second, to kill them, you'd have to kill their brain. Third, a single bite from a zombie would turn you into one."

This is my dream. This has been my dream since I was a kid. To get to premiere my first feature that I wrote and I directed at this festival is the biggest honor of my life.

Michael Koresky has already had a busy year. In April, the filmmaker and movie critic was promoted to senior curator of film at the Museum of the Moving Image, the prestigious institution in Queens, New York; he was previously the museum's editorial director. He still teaches college and works with the Criterion Collection, the much-beloved video label that restores and distributes important films from both the past and present.

"The Clan's Heir is a Transwoman (2013) plays like a lo-fi passion project, but it's also a surprising, queer-centered take on the yakuza genre."

LaBruce’s films blend shock value and explicit sex with a camp aesthetic, challenging the status quo and affirming that provocative art transcends age.

Dysfunctional parents, a pining girlfriend, falling for a straight guy - the overcrowded gay coming-out genre often feels repetitive and stale.

The character dynamics in Another Simple Favor delve into profound psychological themes, challenging norms around familial ties with a blend of dark humor and intriguing storytelling.