Flaming Runways
McQueen Directed by Oded Raz Is there a type of person whose early departure from this mortal coil could have been predicted early on? The list of incandescent…More
Author: RICHARD SCHNEIDER
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Matchmaker to the (Randy) Stars
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood Directed by Matt Tynauer This movie’s title might overstate the case, but it certainly covers a secret history of Hollywood, namely the…More
The Many Lines of Terrence McNally
Every Act of Life Directed by Jeff Kaufman More than any other major playwright, Terrence McNally has zeroed in on that tribe that we know so well, creating…More
Not Your Mother’s Emily Dickinson
Wild Nights with Emily Directed by Madeleine Olnek “Wild” is a relative term in this reenactment of a time when a glimpse of stocking was something shocking and…More
A Berliner in Jerusalem
The Cakemaker Directed by Ofir Raul Graizer This German-Israeli coproduction opens with a seduction. After buying his favorite cookies from Thomas, the “cakemaker” of the title, Oren,…More
Just What You’d Expect
It was only a matter of time: someone was bound to have the brilliant idea to create a straight mock-off of the gay flag. What one can’t help noticing…More
Facebook’s Gaydar
The social media’s role in the Russian interference / collusion investigation was neatly clarified by the testimony of one Chris Wylie, a whistleblower who once worked for Cambridge Analytica.…More
“How Gay Were the Olympics?”
“How Gay Were the Olympics?” asked a headline in lgbtq Nation. The easy answer is: the gayest ever. For starters, this time around the athletes came out before the games…More
One Billboard Outside Minneapolis
The message was simple: “Michele Bachmann, NO. — God.” However cryptic to outsiders, everyone in Minnesota knew exactly what it meant. The former congresswoman and darling of the Tea Party…More
Easy Marks
Residents of Waco, Texas, couldn’t help but notice that the city’s Christmas lights had a different look this year, a certain flair, a je ne sais quoi. The arrangement of…More