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Movie Features

We Are The Night: The Triumph of the Lesbian Vampire Trope

Zombies have pretty much replaced vampires at this point, but you know what they haven’t replaced? Lesbian vampires, like those in the forthcoming “We Are The Night.”

Ryan Yates May 25, 2011 27 Comments
Movie Features

A New Model for the Future of Lesbian Film From a Team of Nerds

Busk Films = Gay Things + Art + You = GOOD FEELINGS.

Lindsay May 23, 2011 28 Comments
Movie Features

Sarah’s Team Pick: Beautiful Women Falling Down

Just another romantic comedy cliché.

Sarah May 19, 2011 13 Comments
Movie Features

I Don’t Like Movies

This important piece includes several graphics, one chart, and a lot of feelings about why movies suck now. All the ladies disappeared, everyone stopped talking, and everything started exploding.

Riese May 15, 2011 190 Comments
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Movie News & Trailers

Croce’s Team Pick: Premiere for Lesbian Film ‘Bloomington’ This Wednesday

‘Bloomington’ is a newly-released film with potential to be the newest lesbian movie drama hit, like Better Than Chocolate but … better.

Sarah Croce May 9, 2011 16 Comments
Movie Lists

Top 10 Queer Movies That Will Probably Make You Cry A Lot

Gays are really good at making really depressing movies, right?

Riese May 3, 2011 146 Comments
Movie Reviews

Anna Faris’s “What’s Your Number” is Apparently Our Big Chance to Prove Women are Funny

“Studio executives believe that male moviegoers would rather prep for a colonoscopy than experience a woman’s point of view, particularly if that woman drinks or swears or has a great job or an orgasm.”

Jezebel April 27, 2011 12 Comments
Movie News & Trailers

Lesbian Storyline In “The Perfect Family” Premieres at Tribeca Film Festival

The Tribeca Film Festival features the world premiere of The Perfect Family, written and directed by two lesbians.

Jess April 21, 2011 10 Comments
Movie Lists

We Love Documentaries: 5 Documentaries Relevant to Your Interests

The incredibly true story of a girl in love with Netflix instant who watched 4 GLBTQ-related documentaries and one about politics and hip-hop and would like to share her experience with you.

Laneia April 19, 2011 58 Comments
Movie Reviews

I Really Loved “Who Took The Bomp?: Le Tigre On Tour”

“Nothing I’ve seen since “The Runaways” has made me want to run home and pick up a guitar more, and this feeling was cemented when my friend and I got up to leave and ran smack into Joan Jett.”

Stef April 7, 2011 21 Comments
Movie Reviews

VIDEO! Julie & Brandy in Your Box Office #201: Black Swan Did You Really Happen

It’s season two, b*tches, get ready to get dark. We’re back. Real dark.

julie and brandy March 25, 2011 62 Comments
Movie Features

VIDEO: Julie & Brandy in Your Box Office: The Sh*t You Didn’t See

“Obviously we’re gonna sound dumb, inarticulate, offensive, probably discriminatory, very middle class, uneducated, ill-informed, don’t read, only watch Joy Behar…”

julie and brandy March 2, 2011 25 Comments
Movie Features

83rd Annual Academy Awards Oscar Liveblog/Open Thread of Champions

Let us all gather around the proverbial cyber-fire to discuss this monumental evening in film AS IT HAPPENS.

Riese February 27, 2011 176 Comments
Movie Features

It’s the Awskers! – In Which We Revamp the Oscars, Ask For Your Votes

If we ran The Oscars, there’d be a lot more documentaries, Harry Potter, Runaways and ladies…

the team February 27, 2011 49 Comments
Movie Features

Riese’s Team Pick: Waiting for Superman & The Lottery

These documentaries will teach you more about the American Public Education System than the American Public Education System will teach you about calculus, or something.

Riese February 22, 2011 37 Comments
Movie Features

Hey Oscar Why Wasn’t “For Colored Girls” Enuf?

“Her man throws her kids out of the f-cking window. Shouldn’t that get a chick an OSCAR NOM???? “

gabby February 19, 2011 124 Comments
Movie Reviews

“On the Road” Stills Provide Opportunity to Admire Kristen Stewart, Pre-Judge

“I thought Marylou was basically Janis from the Muppets, and I thought Dean Moriarity looked like Frank Zappa. I realize this makes no sense but I was 15 and still figuring stuff out.”

Jezebel February 8, 2011 21 Comments
Movie News & Trailers

Focus Features Picks Up Black Lesbian Film “Pariah,” Loves Gay People

Focus Features picks up “Pariah” for six figures, which means there’s a really good chance you will actually be able to see it! Like — in the theater even. (!!!)

Riese January 28, 2011 23 Comments
Movie News & Trailers

Black Lesbian Movie Earns Sundance Acclaim. Will “Pariah” Change the World?

“Pariah: The Movie” is a hit at Sundance. It’s written/directed by queer women of color and it’s about queer women of color and THIS IS F*CKING AWESOME YOU GALS

Riese January 23, 2011 44 Comments
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Movie News & Trailers

EXCLUSIVE! The Autostraddle Premiere of “Sara”

One summer. Two girls. New York City. Autostraddle is hosting the exclusive online premiere of the lesbian short film, Sara, starring out actress Jessica Clark and MTV’s Julissa Bermudez.

Jess January 21, 2011 31 Comments
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