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"One of the Boys" is one of several LGBTQ films and TV shows to watch this June.

Cinema

LGBTQ films and TV series to watch this June

By Gary M. Kramer

"Horseplay," directed by Marco Berger, opens June 2 at Film Noir in Brooklyn and June 13 on digital platforms.

Cinema

Q&A with ‘Horseplay’ director Marco Berger

By Gary M. Kramer

From left to Right: Glory Edim, Kim Coleman Foote, and Sarah Jessica Parker during a May 24 keynote panel at the US Book Show, held at New York University’s Kimmel Center May 22 to 25, 2023.

Books

LGBTQ themes highlight US Book Show

By Michael Luongo

"Passages," which follows a self-involved filmmaker leaving his marriage, is out on August 4.

Cinema

New queer films to watch this summer

By Gary M. Kramer

“Jewelle: A Just Vision” is a laudatory, hour-long documentary about author, poet, and playwright Jewelle Gomez.

Cinema

Newfest Pride offers lineup of anticipated queer films

By Gary M. Kramer

JC Leyendecker (1874-1951) was an award-winning commercial artist specializing in male figures who settled in New York in 1902.

Cult of masculinity

By David Kennerley

João Pedro Rodrigues of Will-o'-the-wisp at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2022.

Cinema

Q&A with ‘Will-o’-the-Wisp’ filmmaker João Pedro Rodrigues

By Gary M. Kramer

Shavon Lloyd (Betto) and Natalie Lewis (Zita) are skeptical about their inheritance in Juilliard's riotous "Gianni Schicchi."

Theater

Opera roundup: Some comedies, for a change

By David Shengold

Mia Katigbak as the nurse and Dorcas Leung as Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet."

Theater

‘New’ Romeo and Juliet gets lost in translation

By Christopher Byrne

Wyatt Oleff (left) and Fin Argus (right in "Stay Awake."

Cinema

Q&A with genderqueer ‘Stay awake’ actor Fin Argus

By Gary M. Kramer

Mazarte Dance Company at last year's Dance Parade.

Dance

Dance Parade returning to NYC for 17th year

By Ellie J Rudy

A scene from "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne."

Cinema

Looking back on Udo Kier’s career across 200 films

By Steve Erickson

Tomás (Enzo Ferrada Rosati) in “The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future," opening May 19 at the Quad

Cinema

Queer and ecological themes connect in ‘The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future’

By Gary M. Kramer

Brandy Clark

Music

May LGBTQ music: Brandy Clark and Alex Lahey

By Steve Erickson

Monica (Trace Lysette), a trans woman, returns to her hometown to help take care of her dying mother (Patricia Clarkson) in "Monica."

Cinema

‘Monica’ goes through the motions of family matters — from a distance

By Steve Erickson

“Queens of the Qing Dynasty," directed by Ashley McKenzie, opens May 5 at the Metrograph.

Cinema

Trauma and deep friendship converge in drawn-out ‘Queens of the Qing Dynasty’

By Gary M. Kramer

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