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New Directors/New Films will showcase out gay actor and writer John Early’s arch feature directorial debut, “Maddie’s Secret”

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Several queer films set to screen at 55th annual New Directors/‌New Films festival

By Gary M. Kramer

“The Serpent’s Skin," directed by Alice Maio Mackay, opens March 27 at the Alamo Drafthouse, Brooklyn.

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Q&A: Trans filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay on her horror film ‘Serpent’s Skin’

By Gary M. Kramer

“Alpha," directed by Julia Ducournau, opens March 27th at IFC Center.

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In ‘Alpha,’ a French family confronts a deadly, mysterious virus

By Steve Erickson

“Dakan” (aka “Destiny”), the first queer film from West Africa, will be available virtually nationwide March 26-30.

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Queering the Canon festival set to showcase seven classic LGBTQ films

By Gary M. Kramer

Angelo Madsen is the director of "A Body to Live In."

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Q&A: Trans director Angelo Madsen on Fakir Musafar and ‘A Body to Live In’

By Steve Erickson

Eloy Pohu in "Enzo."

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Overview of LGBTQ-themed films at Rendez-vous with French Cinema

By Steve Erickson

Andy (Jake Mosser) and Luis (Euriamis Losada) in “Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!"

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Q&A: Director Todd Stephens on the re-release of ‘Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!’

By Gary M. Kramer

Galina Jovovich and Anna Baryshnikov in "Idiotka."

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Affable satire ‘Idiotka’ coasts by on its charm

By Gary M. Kramer

“Billy Preston: That’s The Way God Planned It," directed by Paris Barclay, opens Feb. 20 at Film Forum.

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‘Billy Preston: That’s The Way God Planned It’ charts the rise and fall of a troubled gay musician

By Steve Erickson

“Pillion," directed by Harry Lighton, opens Feb. 6th at the Angelika and AMC Lincoln Square.

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Dom and sub probe the limits of their feelings in ‘Pillion’

By Steve Erickson

Sophie Hyde's “Jimpa” opens Feb. 5th at the Quad.

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Generations clash and come together in ‘Jimpa’

By Steve Erickson

Ani Palmer, Beatrix Rain Wolfe and Sophia Kirkwood-Smith appear in "Big Girls Don't Cry."

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Sundance Film Festival offers LGBTQ features, documentaries, and shorts

By Gary M. Kramer

Hudson Williams poses on the red carpet at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 11, 2026.

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Queer representation and trans rights on stage at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards

By Matt Tracy

Jodie Foster in “A Private Life”

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‘A Private Life’: Jodie Foster plays detective in Paris

By Steve Erickson

“Dead Man’s Wire," directed by Guns van Sant, pens January 9th at the Angelika.

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Gus van Sant makes respectable return in 1970s hostage thriller ‘Dead Man’s Wire’

By Steve Erickson

Udo Kier in "My Neighbor Adolf."

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The late Udo Kier commands the screen in ‘My Neighbor Adolf’

By Gary M. Kramer

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