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
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Get to Know Chavela: A Mexican Singer Who Owned the Room
CHAVELA VARGAS (1919-2012) was a Mexican singer who was and remains iconic in Mexico. Chavela is a beautifully made documentary that has been playing the film-fest circuit and is…More
It’s a Trans World, After All!
2017 is being heralded by GLAAD as the breakthrough year for transgender representation in television and film. Despite a plethora of popular Western trans movies in recent decades, including the…More
Beach Rats
I think I saw nine feature films plus some shorts at this year’s Provincetown International Film Festival in June—and an excellent bunch of movies it was. This is not a…More
After Louie
I think I saw nine feature films plus some shorts at this year’s Provincetown International Film Festival in June—and an excellent bunch of movies it was. This is not a…More
Tom of Finland
I think I saw nine feature films plus some shorts at this year’s Provincetown International Film Festival in June—and an excellent bunch of movies it was. This is not a…More
God’s Own Country
I think I saw nine feature films plus some shorts at this year’s Provincetown International Film Festival in June—and an excellent bunch of movies it was. This is not…More
Friends and Fans on Marilyn Monroe’s Sexuality
MARILYN MONROE made her movie debut seventy years ago, in the 1947 vehicle Dangerous Years, and her career took off from there—thanks in large part to her five-year…More
Jonathan & Akron
Jonathan Directed by Piotr J. Lewandowski U.S. Distribution by Wolfe Video This isn’t the first movie to examine the family drama when it’s a parent who’s gay and…More
Uncle Howard
Uncle Howard, a documentary created and directed by Aaron Brookner, opens today in New York. It’s an intertwining tale of past and present, the story of filmmaker Howard Brookner — whose…More