Newfest Film Festival Comes to NYC, Oct. 10-22

Newfest -- New York's famed LGBTQ+ Film Festival -- begins Thursday, Oct. 10, and looks promising, with 12 days of new films -- as well as some memorable ones from the archives including trans classic "Dressed in Blue" (1983), "Elvira: Mistress of the Dark" (1988) and the 50th anniversary of John Waters's "Female Trouble" (1974). (There will also be screenings of "Pecker" and "Polyester.") 

A quick look at the schedule and I'm excited to see "I Don't Understand You," in which Andrew Rannells and Nick Kroll play a couple whose picture-perfect vacation takes a hilarious turn toward disaster; the documentary 'Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story"; and "A Nice Indian Boy" ("Karan Soni and Jonathan Groff star in this jubilant rom-com about cultural differences and joyful family reconciliations"), which is the opening-night film + party. 

For the complete line-up and tickets, click HERE.

P.S.  They're also screening the first two episodes of the acclaimed Bridget Everett series "Somebody, Somewhere," which I absolutely adore! 

As seen on the corner near my apartment. Who says old-school advertising doesn't work?

Gazelle Feels the 'Love'

Wonderful time last night at Newfest celebrating the NYC premiere of "Gazelle -- The Love Issue," an around-the-globe documentary about the life of my sweet pal Gazelle Paulo! See what else is playing in the city's biggest LGBT film festival HERE.

The star discusses the film with director Cesar Terranova

The Future of Queer Cinema

The Urge to Merge

In a thoughtful new piece for Out.com, Armond White writes about the merging of the nation's two largest LGBT film festivals -- Outfest and NewFest -- although I must confess I thought they were already one and the same on opposite coasts. Read HERE.