But I’m Jamie Babbit: The Autostraddle Interview
“Jamie Babbit has been trying to put dildos in her films for YEARS.”
So You Want to Host a Themed Movie Marathon
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that if you’re going to hang out inside all day, curling up with your off-brand Snuggie and popcorn to watch a movie is a pretty solid idea. This plan becomes EVEN MORE fun when you add a theme of some sort and possibly some friends.
Fan Fiction Friday: A Whole New World of Disney Princess Femslash
Shining, shimmering, splendid.
2015 Oscars Liveblog and Open Thread
Pull up a chair, pour yourself a whiskey, and let’s talk about the whitest Oscars in decades.
Queer Rebels Illuminate Our QPOC Present with Their ANCIENT FUTURES
“In ANCIENT FUTUREs, we see queers shaping their own realities. It’s a vulnerable moment to have in such a public place. It is anxiety-inducing and paralyzing. It is exhilarating, rewarding, life-giving, but in the end, it is a risk.”
Fan Fiction Friday: 10 Valentine’s Day Stories to Warm Your Heart and Your Pants
Ooey gooey romantic fluff with a sprinkle of smut on top.
Movie Night: Moulin Rouge!
Chill at home, make dinner for your someone special, and watch Moulin Rouge! for Valentine’s Day.
Noreen’s Got A Big Fat Lesbian Crush On Marcia Brady
How the Pathetic Lesbian trope managed to scare me straight while making me laugh.
The 2015 Oscars Will Finally Honor Straight White Men
If you want to see women or people of color being celebrated, you’d better hope the 2014 awards are still on your DVR.
Here’s Your Christmas Movie Drinking Game
Get your eggnog and whiskey-cider and gather round the television to get really drunk watching Hallmark Original Movies about how to save Christmas!
Hollywood Is Ready For Trans Characters, But Not Trans Actors
Two more films featuring transgender characters will be out this year, but neither of them are played by trans actors. Hollywood seems ready to use trans stories, but remains uncomfortable with trans people on screen.
Women That Go Bump In the Night: Lady-Monsters Of Cinema
Let’s have a frank, honest discussion about queer and feminist themes in movies about vampires, werewolves, ghosts and centaurs. Also, “Chopper Chicks In Zombietown.”
IFP’s “Fresh Faces” Highlights So Many Rad Female Indie Filmmakers
Despite a continued male dominance of the media industry, a number of talented women are working hard to make their mark in the arena of indie film.
Making It Out Alive: Theodora and the Lesbians of Horror
“After a while though we stopped thinking we were just reading this film with a gay lens (like I can’t help but do with Kiki’s Delivery Service) and actually looked it up online — where all the facts come from — and there it was. Theo is a lesbian.”
Rhymes With Witches: Bryan Fuller’s Slacker Goddesses, Jaye and George
Before I could watch Mindy Kaling wear pajamas while eating fast food all day or Ilana Glazer taking naps during her job in Broad City, I had Jaye Tyler and George Lass.
Rhymes with Witches Double Feature: Marla Sokoloff as Cokie Mason and Lisa
“Unlike the mean girls in other movies who serve as the core of their clique, Lisa and Cokie are on the outskirts looking in. I related to Sokoloff’s characters because they were just like me, dying to be a part of a group that would never accept her.”
Sundance 2014 Was The Queerest Gayest Most Gay Sundance Ever
Sundance was SUPER FUCKING GAY THIS YEAR, YOU GUYS. Let’s talk about the best queer films.
VIDEO: And Now, A Dramatic Reading of Kristen Stewart’s Poetry
Perhaps you are like me, and spent most of yesterday sobbing gently at the beautiful truths expressed in Kristen Stewart’s recently published poem “My Heart Is A Wiffle Ball/Freedom Pole.”
I Went to Futuristic Queerness with Sistah Sinema And I Loved It
Get ready to launch into a sci-fi future on film, as imagined by queers of color! Watch those films online and check out Sistah Sinema’s upcoming Valentine’s Day screenings.
Evan Rachel Wood Bisexual and Nikki Reed were Two Girls in Love During ‘Thirteen’
Evan Rachel Wood divulges and discusses the crush she had on Nikki Reed while filming “Thirteen” during a Q&A to honor the film’s tenth anniversary.