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Filmmaker ‘disappointed, distressed’ over ‘R’ rating applied to bullying documentary
LOS ANGELES — The Weinstein Company has lost an appeal of the “R” rating given to upcoming documentary “BULLY” by the Motion Picture Association of America — the film, an urgent and intimate look at America’s bullying crisis by award-winning filmmaker Lee Hirsch is scheduled for nationwide release this Spring.
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Director Brett Ratner, GLAAD team up for ‘famous faces’ for equality series
LOS ANGELES — Film Director Brett Ratner, whose homophobic slur last year resulted in a controversy that forced him to step down as co-producer of the 2012 Academy Awards broadcast, has teamed with the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) to direct and produce a LGBTQ supportive video campaign.
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New documentary ‘We Were Here’ profiles earliest days of the AIDS crisis
This year marked the 30th anniversary of the beginning of the AIDS Crisis. The 1980s was a turbulent decade for the LGBT community and especially for gay men, and marking the Crisis’ beginning has been difficult for the many who lived through it and lost friends, family and loved ones to the disease.
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Film director Brett Ratner resigns as a producer of Academy Awards telecast following gay slur
LOS ANGELES — Film director Brett Ratner on Tuesday resigned as one of the producers of the annual Academy Awards telecast after igniting a firestorm of criticism for using a gay slur, in which he said “rehearsal is for fags.”
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Zachary Quinto: ‘Living a gay life without publicly acknowledging it … is simply not enough’
Actor Zachary Quinto, best known for his roles as Sylar on NBC’s “Heroes,” and as Spock in the 2009 film version of Star Trek, has publicly announced that he is gay.
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LGBT History Month profile: Award-winning actor Alan Cumming
Alan Cumming is an award-winning film, television and stage actor. He has appeared in more than 100 films and television series, as well as major theatrical productions in London and on Broadway.
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LGBT History Month profile: Screenwriter, director and producer, Dustin Lance Black
Dustin Lance Black, Screenwriter b. June 10, 1974 “I heard the story of Harvey Milk and it gave me hope that I could live my life openly as who I am.” Dustin Lance Black is a screenwriter, director and producer. In 2009, he received an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for “Milk,” about openly […]
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‘North Sea Texas,’ Belgium director’s debut film captures attention at Montreal festival
North Sea Texas, a Belgian film about two teenage boys falling in love, has captivated audiences and critics alike at this year’s Montreal World Film Festival.
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Video short: ‘The Edge of Glory’
From the producers: “This video is for everybody. Who has ever loved. And has been loved in return. To those that think it never does or will get better. It does. It does get better, it becomes beautiful.”
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Why are we still haunted by ‘The Boys in the Band?’
When The Boys in the Band opened off-Broadway in 1968, homosexuality was still classified as a mental illness. The play’s behind-the-scenes peek at gay men in their natural habitat was fascinating to audiences and greeted with enthusiasm from the gay community.