Category Archives: Gay and Lesbian
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (2006) Direction: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris Cast: Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Abigail Breslin, Alan Arkin, Paul Dano Screenplay: Michael Arndt Oscar Movies Toni Collette, Abigail Breslin, Alan Arkin, Paul Dano, Steve Carell, Greg Kinnear, Little Miss Sunshine More often than not, "independent film" merely indicates that an American production received its financing from sources outside — or somewhere in [...]
Torino GLBT Film Festival 2009: Documentary / Short Film Lineup
Torino GLBT Film Festival 2009: Documentary / Short Film Lineup Documentaries IN COMPETITION Boriven nee yu pai tai karn kuk kun (This Area is Under Quarantine) by Thunska Pansittivorakul (Thailand, 2009) friday 24 april, 16.45 – monday 27 april, 11.30 Out in India: A Family’s Journey by Tom Keegan (USA/India, 2007) friday 24 april, 18.30 – saturday 25 april, 11.30 Intimidades de Shakespeare y Victor [...]
Torino GLBT Film Festival 2009: Feature Lineup
Torino GLBT Film Festival 2009: Feature Lineup Feature Films IN COMPETITION Rückenwind (Light Gradient) by Jan Krüger (Germany, 2009) friday 24 april, 18.30 – saturday 25 april, 14.30 El patio de mi cárcel (My Prison Yard) by Belén Macías (Spain, 2008) friday 24 april, 22.45 – saturday 25 april, 11.30 Gu huo (Fire in Silence) by Shen Weiwei (China, 2008) saturday 25 april, 18 – [...]
John Greyson Boycotts 2009 Tel Aviv LGBT Film Festival
In Haaretz.com, Cnaan Liphshiz discusses the reactions to Toronto-based filmmaker John Greyson’s refusal to attend the 2009 Tel Aviv International LGBT film festival, which runs June 23-27. Below are a couple of brief quotes from Liphshiz’s piece: "’What Greyson has done is an act of violence both against Israeli gays as well as [gay] Palestinians, for whom this festival is a rare ray of light,’ [...]