Taiwan’s LGBTQ Streamer GagaOOLala Launches Worldwide — Variety

LGBTQ-focused streaming platform GagaOOLala officially launched worldwide Friday in all territories except for China and North Korea. The streamer is backed by Taipei-based Portico Media, one of the co-founders of the Taiwan International Queer Film Festival. Its launch comes a week before the one-year anniversary of the day Taiwan became the first in Asia to […]… Continue reading Taiwan’s LGBTQ Streamer GagaOOLala Launches Worldwide — Variety

Lynn Shelton, Director of ‘Humpday’ and ‘Little Fires Everywhere,’ Dies at 54 – Variety — News

Lynn Shelton, an indie filmmaker who helped popularize the mumblecore genre with works such as “Humpday” and “Your Sister’s Sister,” died Friday of a blood disorder. She was 54. Shelton was best known for her naturalistic, understated approach to comedy and drama in low-budget films that were hits with the Sundance crowd, but she reached… via… Continue reading Lynn Shelton, Director of ‘Humpday’ and ‘Little Fires Everywhere,’ Dies at 54 – Variety — News

Because They Liked the Novelty of a Double Decker Bus — Christine Hannigan

Please give generously to QueerCare, African Rainbow Family, Say It Loud Club, Lesbians and Gays Support the Migrants, The Outside Project, and Galop. When I had been in London for the first time, for less than two hours, I encountered a British man on the Piccadilly line coming from Heathrow with my mother. We were […]… Continue reading Because They Liked the Novelty of a Double Decker Bus — Christine Hannigan

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

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