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“Gen Silent” explores challenges facing the elderly LGBT community

Posted on January 16, 2012 by admin

There are almost 38 million LGBT Americans over the age of 65. This number is expected to double by 2030. Yet in a Fenway Institute study fifty percent of nursing home workers said that their co-workers are intolerant of LGBT … Continue reading →

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Respect the board

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Kevin Thomas

Filmmaker Israel Luna gambles with his supernatural indie thriller ‘The Ouija Experiment,’ a remake of his own earlier film ‘Is Anybody There?’ RICH LOPEZ | Staff Writer lopez@dallasvoice.com Israel Luna learned quickly when he was in junior high this lesson: … Continue reading →

Posted in Life+Style, More Headlines Life+Style, Screen | Tagged blair witch, curiosity, dallasvoice, filmmaker, four friends, gambles, gamers, knives, luna, monster, nine days, ouija board, paranormal activities, production quality, rich lopez, staff writer, three spirits | Leave a comment

Blood Bath 3 film fest at the Texas Theatre

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Rich Lopez

Not too late for some frights We don’t Halloween is ever over for the guys at DOA Blood Bath Entertainment. As if to perpetuate the freaks and frights of last week, they feature two days worth of independent horror films … Continue reading →

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Yen Tan’s gay movie nears funding goal, needs last-minute infusion

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Arnold Wayne Jones

This summer, I wrote about Texas filmmaker Yen Tan’s latest feature film, which like his last, is Texas-set and gay-themed. Pit Stop is about a romance between rural gays (one Latino, one Anglo) who begin a relationship, and how it … Continue reading →

Posted in Instant Tea, Life+Style, life+style, Screen | Tagged feature film, filmmaker, fundraising campaign, gays, pit stop, pledges, Romance', yen | Leave a comment

Princess of Persia

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Michael Stephens

The lesbian romance “Circumstance’ breaks many taboos, but for director Maryam Keshavarz, it was simply a story that had to be told. The Arab Spring has meant a significant liberalization in Middle Eastern countries. But political freedom is one thing; … Continue reading →

Posted in Life+Style, Screen | Tagged Angelika Film Center, artistic expression, circumstance, conservative environment, cousins, filmmaker, iranian woman, lesbian romance, liberalization, maryam, middle eastern countries, mockingbird, political freedom, reac, revolutions, serious discussions, taboo subject matter, taboos, underground world | Leave a comment

Dallas Pride: OutTakes Dallas movie event tonight at Texas Theatre

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Rich Lopez

Make a Pit Stop in Oak Cliff As you might have read, queer filmmaker Yen Tan is hard at work on his next project Pit Stop. After the success of his film Ciao, Tan focuses again on the community with … Continue reading →

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Project pinklight

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Kevin Thomas

For his upcoming ‘Pit Stop,’ Texas filmmaker Yen Tan tackles another gay romance THE BUSINESS OF SHOW Yen Tan hopes to raise money for a spring start date to shoot ‘Pit Stop,’ about small town gay life in Texas. (Arnold Wayne Jones/ Dallas … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured, Life+Style, Screen | Tagged afi dallas international film festival, Arnold Wayne Jones, dallas international, Dallas Voice, dallasvoice, draft screenplay, filmmaker, Filmmakers, gay romance, honorable mention, life style, personal experience, pit stop, podunk texas, style editor, texas landscape, yen | Leave a comment

WATCH: Local filmmaker Shawn Ewert previews his new feature film ‘Sacrament’ with teaser

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Rich Lopez

Dallas queer filmmaker Shawn Ewert, who co-founded the Fears For Queers film festival, is in the process of working on his newest horror flick, Sacrament. He previewed the movie with this teaser at the festival. At the same time, he … Continue reading →

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Roll ’em!

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Kevin Thomas

For its lucky 13th, Cowtown’s annual gay and lesbian international film festival, Q Cinema, has love in its heart NOTICE A COMMON THEME HERE? | Q Cinema is bringing sexy back with its 13th queer film festival, with gay rom-coms like ‘eCupid,’ … Continue reading →

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QUEER CLIPS: USAFF Short Film Showcase

Posted on April 21, 2011 by John Wright

Hello Caller: A suicidal woman calls a help line only to find the man on the opposite end (gay filmmaker Tom Lenk, pictured, who produced and wrote the script) seems not to understand the situation. A gem of a comedy with … Continue reading →

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