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"The Persian Version," directed by Maryam Keshavarz, opens Oct. 20.

Cinema

‘The Persian Version’ gets lost in translation

By Steve Erickson

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Cinema

‘Anatomy of a Fall’ presents courtroom drama, death, and marital issues

By Steve Erickson

“Nyad” stars Annette Bening as Diana Nyad, the lesbian who, at age 60, swam from Cuba to Florida.

Cinema

NewFest offers robust slate of queer features, documentaries, and shorts

By Gary M. Kramer

Golden Collier at the New York Queer Zine Fair on Saturday, October 7. Collier makes zines that center “marginalized people of the African diaspora.”

Arts

Banjos, birds, and gender euphoria at the New York Queer Zine Fair

By Dashiell Allen

Eismayer (Gerhard Liebmann) and Falak (Luka Dimic) in "Eismayer."

Cinema

‘Eismayer’ illustrates the power of love in the military

By Gary M. Kramer

“Down Low," directed by Rightor Doyle, is available Oct. 10 on demand.

Cinema

‘Down Low’ makes for painfully humorless comedy

By Gary M. Kramer

“Strange Way of Life” and “The Human Voice," directed by Pedro Almodovar, opened Oct. 4.

Cinema

A queer western on a double bill of Pedro Almodovar shorts

By Steve Erickson

Emcee Dev Doee stands in the spotlight at GMHC's event at City Winery on Oct. 5

GMHC combines drag performances with casino games to raise money

By Donna Aceto

A documentary is revisiting the murder of Matthew Shepard, who was killed 25 years ago this month.

Documentary to revisit Matthew Shepard’s death 25 years later

By Matt Tracy

Artist Karen "KayLove" Pedrosa poses in front of the mural she painted for the SAGE Center in the Bronx.

Arts

Mural celebrates the LGBTQ community’s diversity at SAGE Center Bronx

By Dashiell Allen

The New York Film Festival's “All of Us Strangers” finds a new twist in the coming out story, one that reflects the changes in gay life since the ‘80s and the fact that many people do wait till middle age to speak openly to their parents.

Cinema

New York Film Festival stars LGBTQ directors, themes

By Steve Erickson

Arnie Burton and James Daly in 'Dracula, a Comedy of Terrors.'

Theater

‘Dracula’ goes to camp in hilarious new telling of classic tale

By Christopher Byrne

Amanda Darrow, director of youth, family and education programs at the Utah Pride Center, poses with books that have been the subject of complaints from parents on Dec. 16, 2021, in Salt Lake City.

Books

Challenges to library books continue at record pace in 2023, American Library Association reports

By Hillel Italie, AP

"The Origin of Evil," directed by Sébastien Marnier, is playing at the IFC Center and other locations in New York.

Cinema

Lesbian’s family reunion leaves more questions than answers in ‘The Origin of Evil’

By Gary M. Kramer

Bethann Hardison, who emerged as a model in New York in the 1970s, founded her own modeling agency in 1984.

Cinema

Documentaries recall the fashion legacies of Donyale Luna and Bethann Hardison

By Nicholas Boston

“Back to the Future: The Musical” is at Winter Garden Theater at 1634 Broadway.

Theater

‘Back to the Future’ is an irresistible joyride

By Christopher Byrne

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