Queer Characters Feature in ‘Fat Ham’ and ‘Mercury;’ ‘The People’s Joker’ is a Trans Coming of Age Story
LGBT Atlanta Best Bets July 31 – August 6 Jim Farmer Best Bets July 23, 2015 0Friday, July 31 The new film “Boulevard” stars Robin Williams – in his last role – as a closeted gay...
Faith and sexuality converge in “The Old Ship of Zion” Jim Farmer Culture July 23, 2015 0When the 17th annual Essential Theatre Festival opens on July 24, it does so with the new play “The Old...
Robin Williams plays gay in final on-screen film role Jim Farmer Culture July 23, 2015 0Back when he was writing the script for what would eventually become the film “Boulevard,” Douglas Soesbe hadn’t forecast any...
Speech and identity explored in documentary “Do I Sound Gay?” Jim Farmer Culture July 17, 2015 0The acclaimed documentary “Do I Sound Gay?” touches issues few movies dare to. After its director and subject David Thorpe...
Don’t cry for Serenbe Playhouse as “Evita” hits the stage Jim Farmer Culture July 10, 2015 0Few musicals are as beloved in the LGBT community as “Evita.” The Andrew Lloyd Webber classic charting the rise and...
Review: ‘Magic Mike XXL’ is a mixed bag of a stripper road movie Jim Farmer Culture June 30, 2015 0Picking up three years after the original, “Magic Mike XXL” continues the saga of hunky stripper Mike (Channing Tatum, who...
Review: “The Overnight” is a hit or miss sex comedy with homoerotic appeal Jim Farmer Culture June 29, 2015 0In the absence of much LGBT-themed product this summer (save for the upcoming documentaries “Do I Sound Gay?’ and “Best...
Theater: Creepy, kooky and coming to Atlanta Jim Farmer Culture June 25, 2015 0While many local theater companies go dark for the summer, Onstage Atlanta is making the most of the season. In...
Kramer unbound: Pioneering gay activist reminisces in HBO documentary ‘Love & Anger’ Jim Farmer Culture June 25, 2015 0As someone who was active in New York during the early days of the AIDS crisis, Jean Carlomusto remembers the...
LGBT Atlanta Best Bets for July 2-July 9 Jim Farmer Best Bets June 25, 2015 0Thursday, July 2 – Sunday, July 5 Grizzlies, otters and cubs aplenty will be at Atlanta Bear Fest, with events...
Love blooms at Catholic boarding school in pop opera “bare” Jim Farmer Culture June 11, 2015 0Next week, Newnan Theatre Company opens what is bound to be a high-profile production—the tune-filled “bare: A Pop Opera.” With...