Showing posts with label gay film. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gay film. Show all posts

Saturday, May 10, 2008

The 24th Annual Boston Gay and Lesbian Film/Video Festival, May 7-18, 2008


For the seventeenth consecutive year, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston presents a dynamic, international roster of films exploring gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experience and culture. This year’s festival comprises 24 programs.




Sunday, March 30, 2008

Launching a new generation

"It's a good time to be a gay filmmaker," said Jonah Markowitz, whose debut movie, "Shelter," opened at the Kendall Square Cinema Friday.

The first-time writer-director and 1999 Emerson College graduate said he's thankful for movies like "Brokeback Mountain," which proved that films with homosexual content can appeal to the mainstream - and clean up at the box office, too. He cited "Milk," Gus Van Sant's forthcoming biopic about Harvey Milk, starring Sean Penn, as further evidence that America has widely accepted gay-themed cinema.

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