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Berlin’s Teddy Award, the First Queer Cinema Honor, at 40: Still Fighting, Still Fabulous
3+ hour, 19+ min ago (407+ words) Co-founder Wieland Speck shares insight into the past and future of the award whose winners have included Pedro Almod'var, Todd Haynes, Tilda Swinton, Derek Jarman, C'line Sciamma, Christine Vachon, Gus Van Sant, John Hurt, and Sophie Hyde. Originally focused on…...
‘Silence of the Lambs’ Team Reckons With Transphobia Criticism: “There’s Regret”
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (551+ words) Thirty-five years ago, moviegoers gobbled up director Jonathan Demme's thriller that hit theaters in the dead of winter. Now, some of those involved with The Silence of the Lambs are acknowledging its complicated legacy in light of criticism from the…...
John Lithgow Lauds Queer Family Drama ‘Jimpa,’ and Co-Star Olivia Colman, Hoping the Film Can “Expand People’s Consciousness, Tolerance”
1+ week, 6+ day ago (492+ words) The U.S. star and Dutch cast members Romana Vrede, Hans Kesting and Zo" Love Smith discussed the film, set in Amsterdam and inspired by director Sophie Hyde's father, during an IFFR talk. John Lithgow, Olivia Colman and Aud Mason-Hyde, the daughter…...
HBO Max Says ‘Heated Rivalry’ Is Huge — So Why Hasn’t It Registered With Nielsen?
2+ week, 3+ day ago (253+ words) The answer may come down to how the ratings service classifies the show in its streaming ratings. Since it premiered on HBO Max in late November, Heated Rivalry has rocketed with the force of a blue-line slap shot into the…...
From ‘Heated Rivalry’ to ‘Pillion,’ Author Edmund White’s Radical Take on Gay Sex is Suddenly Everywhere
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (595+ words) A new documentary features John Waters and other giants paying homage to "one of the great American literary stylists." Utterly Shameless, an upcoming documentary, arrives with impeccable timing, landing in a moment when queer storytelling is no longer confined to…...
‘Heated Rivalry’ Star Hudson Williams Says Closeted Professional Athletes Have Reached Out
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (224+ words) The 24-year-old breakout told Andy Cohen on his SiriusXM show, airing on Thursday. Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams has shared that closeted professional athletes have reached out to him after seeing the queer hockey series. The 24-year-old told Andy Cohen…...
The Intricacies of Intimacy Coordination on TV’s Hottest Show ‘Heated Rivalry’
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (672+ words) Chala Hunter, the intimacy coordinator for "Heated Rivalry," digs into the logistics of bringing some of the show"s sexiest scenes to life and responds to those Jordan Firstman comments: "Everyone has their own experience of what is and isn't…...
Down to Puck: Why Women Are Going Wild for ‘Heated Rivalry’
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1233+ words) The Canadian series with explicit male-on-male sex scenes has tapped into a long-overlooked corner of the audience " and caught Hollywood by surprise Thursday nights at the Poliquin household in Vancouver, British Columbia, are set aside for appointment viewing. That's when…...
Hudson Williams Always Believed in ‘Heated Rivalry’ — But Never Expected All This
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (961+ words) As the HBO Max-Crave series grows in popularity, the 24-year-old actor is taking his newfound stardom in stride and sharing one reason why the show might be resonating: "If "Challengers" was the cocktease of it all, then our show just…...
‘Paranormal Activity’ Relaunch Lands Rising Horror Filmmaker Ian Tuason (Exclusive)
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (373+ words) Horror powerhouse Blumhouse-Atomic Monster'is producing what will be the eighth installment in the movie series. Paramount Pictures" new Paranormal Activity project is moving at a spirited clip. Less than two weeks after it was revealed that the studio had partnered…...