MILK World Premieres at Castro Theatre
It was a star-studded, politico-packed evening at San Francisco’s Castro Theatre last night for the World Premiere of MILK, Gus Van Sant’s much-anticipated bio-pic of slain gay SF Supervisor Harvey Milk.
In a scene that would have made Harvey Milk proud, the street outside the theater was lined with hundreds of No on Prop 8 activists (placards in hand) who provided a fitting, powerful backdrop to the red carpet scene — with their steady “Vote No on 8″ chants providing the backdrop for all the media coverage outside the event.
The film’s star, Sean Penn (pictured above) invigorated the already boisterous crowd by shaking hands and showing his support for the cause — echoing his portrayal of Milk in the film, the ever-gregarious community leader.
Following the Hollywood-style arrivals, the sell-out crowd was greeted by SF Mayor Gavin Newsom who gave an electrifying introduction proclaiming: “San Francisco doesn’t just tolerate diversity, we celebrate it!”
There was not a dry eye in the house as the lights came up two hours later and the crowd headed off for a festive celebration at City Hall. Fittingly, the very last Thank You of the MILK credits went to local filmmaker Rob Epstein for his Academy Award winning 1983 documentary, The Times of Harvey Milk.
Cherry Grrl Picks 2 New Lesbian Features
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Fresh new lesbian entertainment site Cherry Grrl spotlights a pair of new lesbian features this month.
The Maria de Madeiros flick, SHELTER ME gets a very flatterring 4 cherry review. Here’s an excerpt (click to read the full review):
“There’s something really special about the experience of watching a movie with subtitles. You automatically transform from couch-dwelling TV-watcher to a connoisseur of the arts who has been whisked away to a foreign land. Subtitles also make you pay attention – the laptop has to be put away and the magazines put down…the focus is now on the story unfolding in front of you. In Shelter Me, the story being told was in Italian, and it was anything but a typical lesbian film… Shelter Me was beautifully shot with excellent acting and well developed characters. The relationship between the two women, where there was clearly great love, was handled realistically and honestly in its depiction of how sometimes, no matter how important someone is to you, you can’t stop yourself from doing something that will hurt them.”
And continuing with the joy of subtitled films… the new German lesbian feature, FOUR MINUTES gets a 3.5 cherry review:
“When someone uses the word “original” to describe a movie, they are talking about movies like Four Minutes… Four Minutes is a very dark but extremely well made film that can be greatly appreciated for its moving performances, its strong character development, and its powerful depictions of the relationships between women – both romantic and those that are much more complex.”
Read more HERE and discover the rest of CherryGrrl.
SHELTER Director Helms Hit “No on 8″ PSAs
Hot gay indie filmmaker Jonah Markowitz (director of last year’s super-popular gay romantic drama, SHELTER) is part of the Hollywood team who put together the viral “No on Prop 8″ PSAs that are making their way to email in-boxes across the country. Check out the great Molly (BREAKFAST CLUB) Ringwald video above and then forward it to your parents! Or click over to HomoTracker’s YouTube channel (at www.YouTube.com/HomoTracker) to see all four PSAs including the hilarious Margaret Cho explaining to her elderly neighbor how you have to Vote NO if you want to say YES to same-sex marriage!
Butch Jamie trailer
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Butch Jamie is a quirky, gender-bending comedy about an out-of-work butch lesbian actress willing to try almost anything for a role. Dressing up femme for auditions, struggling actress Jamie Klein continually faces rejection as she fails to be a typical leading lady. Spurred on by her roommate Lola's successful cat actor, Jamie decides to take a different approach and audition as herself - aka "Butch Jamie". She immediately lands a role - as a man! You will love this movie. Place your preorder for the DVD at wolfevideo.com or www.wolfevideo.com |
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Butch Jamie trailer
Butch Jamie is a quirky, gender-bending comedy about an out-of-work butch lesbian actress willing to try almost anything for a role. Dressing up femme for auditions, struggling actress Jamie Klein continually faces rejection as she fails to be a typical leading lady. Spurred on by her roommate Lola's successful cat actor, Jamie decides to take a different approach and audition as herself - aka "Butch Jamie". She immediately lands a role - as a man! You will love this movie. Place your preorder for the DVD at WolfeVideo.com or http://www.wolfevideo.com/products.asp?id=1428
Author: WolfeVideo
Keywords: butch michelle ehlen femme jamie lesbian wolfe video
Added: October 21, 2008
Shelter Me (Riparo) trailer
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Starring Maria De Medeiros of HENRY & JUNE and PULP FICTION, Shelter Me is now available on DVD from Wolfe Video. Watch the trailer then go to www.wolfevideo.com to buy your copy and one for a friend. SHELTER ME portrays three human beings, diverse from each other and the majority, compelled to deal, with compassion, trust and fear, with issues raised by sexual orientation, coming of age, immigration and work related problems. |
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Shelter Me (Riparo) trailer
Starring Maria De Medeiros of HENRY & JUNE and PULP FICTION, Shelter Me is now available on DVD from Wolfe Video. Watch the trailer then go to http://www.wolfevideo.com/products.asp?id=1333 to buy your copy and one for a friend. SHELTER ME portrays three human beings, diverse from each other and the majority, compelled to deal, with compassion, trust and fear, with issues raised by sexual orientation, coming of age, immigration and work related problems.
Author: WolfeVideo
Keywords: antonia liskova italian lesbian marie de mederios marco puccioni wolfe video
Added: October 21, 2008
We Are Wizards (Trailer of the Week)
Here’s a sneak peak at a new movie for all you Harry Potter fans (not an actual “gay movie” but let’s just call it “gay-interest”). The highly-anticipated documentary WE ARE WIZARDS opens November 14th at Cinema Village in New York City. The Harry Potter mythos allows the nerdy, the average, the young, the downtrodden, and the bored a chance to borrow a little inspiration and step out of their respective worlds to be a part of something big. This documentary profiles some of the power players in the underground Harry Potter creative community.