EXHIBIT: Joey Terrill: Just What Is It About Today’s Homos That Makes Them So Different, So Appealing?
Renowned for his Homeboy Beautiful art magazine, L.A.-based Chicano artist Joey Terrill applies his queer sensibility to critique machismo in the barrio culture. See some of his best work at L.A.’s ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives May 18-August 25.
EVENT: Harvey Milk Day
The heroic life and legacy of slain activist Harvey Milk will be commemorated on May 22. Watch Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black remind us about the importance of Harvey Milk Day below.
FILM: Cleopatra
Elizabeth Taylor, the seductive Queen of Hollywood, starred as Cleopatra, the seductive Queen of the Nile, in this behometh of a movie, famous for having launched the tempestuous love affair between the beloved AIDS activist and the hard-living Richard Burton into the public consciousness. The romantic drama may have been shredded by critics, but it was nonetheless nominated for nine Academy Awards, including best picture of 1963. To mark its 50th anniversary a “meticulously restored” version of the 243-minute epic will be screened in theaters around the nation May 22, followed by a Blu-ray release May 28.
FESTIVAL: Seattle Film Festival
Forget that nonsense about dreary weather, Seattle‘s annual film fest will offer 22 gay-themed movies. Among them are Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton, a look at the life of the famed filmmaker, poet and queer activist. Plus, if you haven’t already caught up with Interior. Leather Bar., James Franco‘s re-imagining of sexually-explicit lost footage from the notorious 1980 gay crime drama Cruising, here’s your chance. Get $2 off your admission by using code “LGBTQ2013” when you purchase tickets for the Franco drama here. Through June 9.
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DVD: Sincerely Yours
In case all those Matt Damon-Michael Douglas interviews aren’t convincing enough, Liberace mania is not a new phenomenon. For proof look no further than this 1955 melodrama which attempted to establish the late flamboyant entertainer as a romantic leading movie star. At the height of his popularity, the piano maestro starred in his own television series and was worshipped by audiences filled with gaydar-challenged blue-hairs, as well as playing the straight lead in this wonderfully campy relic, which is now available on DVD to capitalize on HBO’s upcoming biopic Behind the Candelabra.
MUSIC: Pale Green Ghosts
The latest — and incredibly hypnotic — album from John Grant (who came out publicly as HIV-positive earlier this year) finds the talented singer-songwriter venturing into electronic territory with thrilling results. This is a man who obviously spent much of his childhood locked in his bedroom listening to Dead Can Dance.
MOVIE: Star Trek Into Darkness
Here are three reasons to boldly go see the latest installment in the blockbuster franchise: Zachary Quinto, Chris Pine and Benedict Cumberbatch. In theaters everywhere today.
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In classical music news: the Canadian Music centre yesterday presented the premières of new works by two Canadian composers, both of whom happen to be gay.