‘Frida’ and ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ Explore Queer Protagonists Justice Smith Discusses New Film, ‘American Society of Magical Negroes’
‘Frida’ and ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ Explore Queer Protagonists Justice Smith Discusses New Film, ‘American Society of Magical Negroes’ Jim Farmer Culture March 22, 2024 0The fascinating new documentary, “Frida,” directed by Carla Gutierrez, paints a picture of the legendary painter and queer icon, Frida...
Out Front’s ‘The Gulf’ Charts Lesbian Relationship, SCAD TVfest Hosts Gay Icons Jim Farmer Culture March 8, 2024 0Successfully staged other places around the country, Audrey Cefaly’s work, “The Gulf” debuts in Georgia next week via Out Front...
March Best Bets Jim Farmer Best Bets March 8, 2024 0A Midsummer Night’s Dream March 8, 8pm; March 9, 3pm Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre Mystical figures dance in the...
‘Furlough’s Paradise’ and ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ Feature Rich LGBTQ Characters Jim Farmer Culture February 23, 2024 0Two new ATL shows feature LGBTQ characters prominently. The world premiere drama, “Furlough’s Paradise,” by playwright A.K. Payne, has just...
Sundance and Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Bring Forth LGBTQ Fare Jim Farmer Culture February 9, 2024 0The just-finished Sundance Film Festival has always been known for its strong share of LGBTQ programming, and this year several...
February Best Bets Jim Farmer Best Bets February 9, 2024 0SCAD TVfest February 9-10 SCADshow For more than a decade, SCAD TVfest has spotlighted the latest in design, creativity, and...
‘Dead Drag Queen’ Deals with AIDS in a Different Manner Jim Farmer Culture January 26, 2024 0Although it begins with a funeral for one of its characters, the play, “At the Wake of a Dead Drag...
New Take on ‘The Color Purple’ Works Overall; Zachary Quinto and Jacob Elordi Headline Inert ‘He Went That Way’ Jim Farmer Culture January 11, 2024 0Director Steven Spielberg’s 1985 version of Alice Walker’s classic, “The Color Purple,” has always been heavily debated. Many knock it for being...
January Best Bets Jim Farmer Best Bets January 11, 2024 0Garden Lights, Holiday Nights January 12, through January 14 Atlanta Botanical Gardens Back for its 13th year, Garden Lights, Holiday Nights...
A Banner Year for LGBTQ Films Jim Farmer Culture December 21, 2023 02023 might be remembered by many as the year of “Barbenheimer.” Both “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” opened on the same day...
“We Live Here” Chronicles LGBTQ Life in the Midwest, Gay Teen Develops Crush on Best Friend in “Nathan Lee” Jim Farmer Culture December 8, 2023 0After filmmakers Melinda Maerker and David Clayton Miller worked for several years on a project about LGBTQ families, 2016 and...