Author: lgbttorontofilmfestival

Festival occurring twice a year. In Toronto in June. And in Los Angeles in September. Showcasing the best of LGBT Short Films and Screenplays from around the world.

Chasing Amy: A 90s Lesbian Film That Doesn’t Quite Get It Right — Peculiar Picture Show

Maria admits she doesn’t like Kevin Smith movies as much as she used to; Brandon admits he’s never really liked Kevin Smith movies. Chasing Amy gets some things right and a lot of things wrong, but it still has a place in cinema history. via Chasing Amy: A 90s Lesbian Film That Doesn’t Quite Get It… Continue reading Chasing Amy: A 90s Lesbian Film That Doesn’t Quite Get It Right — Peculiar Picture Show

LGBT Festival Testimonial – May 16 2020

Screenwriter Christopher Willis (CAMOUFLAGE) I wanted feedback from an LGBT perspective. The initial feedback fostered a significant rewrite and re-submission. Watch the Screenplay Reading:  A top-secret American unit uses inflatable tanks and phony artillery barrages to divert German resources away from actual Allied forces. Many in the unit are well suited to their mission of deception… Continue reading LGBT Festival Testimonial – May 16 2020

LGBT Film Festival Testimonial – May 15 2020

Joakim S. Hammond Awesome festival, I love that they send an audience feedback video, I got some unexpected but interesting reactions. Submit via FilmFreeway: This festival is designed to showcase the best of LGBT stories from around the world. We accept screenplays (short, TV Pilot, feature) and short films from all corners of the world.

Classic of the Week: Blackboard Jungle (1955) — Chloe the Critic

Blackboard Jungle is a 1955 social commentary film about teachers in an interracial inner-city school, directed by Richard Brooks, based on the novel The Blackboard Jungle by Evan Hunter. The film stars Glenn Ford, Sidney Poitier, Vic Morrow, Anne Francis and Louis Calhern. This is the breakout role for Poitier. The film follows the story […]… Continue reading Classic of the Week: Blackboard Jungle (1955) — Chloe the Critic

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) — Chloe the Critic

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is a 2019 American biographical drama directed by Mariel’s Heller, inspired by the 1998 article “Can You Say… Hero?” by Tom Junod, published in Esquire. The film stars Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson and Chris Cooper. It tells the story of Lloyd Vogel (Rhys), a journalist for […]… Continue reading A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) — Chloe the Critic

Classic of the Week: Midnight Cowboy (1969) — Chloe the Critic

Midnight Cowboy is a 1969 American buddy drama film directed by John Schlesinger, based on the 1965 novel of the same name by James Leo Herlihy. It stars Jon Voight as Joe Buck, a young Texan dishwasher, who quits his job and heads to New York City to become a male prostitute and Dustin Hoffman […]… Continue reading Classic of the Week: Midnight Cowboy (1969) — Chloe the Critic

Most Bizarre Films of All Time Part I — Chloe the Critic

Being John Malkovich – 1999 The City of Lost Children – 1995 Alice – 1988 Big Fish – 2003 A Clockwork Orange- 1971 Get Out – 2017 Antichrist – 2009 Pink Flamingos – 1972 Funky Forest – 2005 Even Dwarves Started Small – 1970 Dogtooth – 2009 Holy Motors – 2012 Tetsuo: The Iron Man […]… Continue reading Most Bizarre Films of All Time Part I — Chloe the Critic