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The Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (MGLFF) commemorates its quince this year by celebrating fifteen years of fierce and fabulous queer cinema. As the first, major LGBT film festival of the calendar year, MGLFF sets the tone for the entire LGBT film festival circuit and this year will prove to be no exception, said Franc Castro, executive director of the MGLFF.

“I have wanted to do this for the last 20 years”, says Eleanor Crowder Director of the upcoming Bear & Company production The Taming of the Shrew. Deep in rehearsal, Crowder apologizes for saxophone and guitar in the background.

Festival International du Film sur l’Art (FIFA) launched its 31st season on Thursday, March 14th, 2013 with its Opening Night celebrations at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

Born in the (late) 80s, the famous power ballades of the era were songs my dad would occasionally play in the car during long drives. And to be honest, it mostly led to me putting in my ipod to listen my Britney. It wasn’t till GLEE re-did the songs that my curiosity was officially peaked, [...]

Walking into the theatre you can feel the humidity from the pools of water that cover the stage. A rain-drop waterfall comes down from the rafters onto the first pool that is framed like a eight-foot tall mural above a shallow wadding pool below. Actors relax on the spa like stage, some diving into the [...]

Spoon played Jan 20 to an enthusiastic audience in Montreal who loved them, and will be coming to Ottawa’s National Arts Centre January 26, followed by a concert tour that includes Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, London & New York.

Billy Elliot opened to two standing ovations at the National Arts Centre (NAC) Tuesday night. Jeremy Dias reviews the choreographed musical known for its embracing of queer themes and ravishing transcendence of mere entertainment. Til Jan 6 @ the NAC and Jan 8-13 at Montréal’s Place des Arts.

Joy! Portrait of a Nun is a loving docu-meditation by Montréal-based director Joe Balass. The film, which screens for one week at Excentris Dec 14-22, focuses on Sister Mish, one of the original founding members of the San Francisco-based order of contemporary queer nuns called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.

For his sophomore album Free Dimensional, pop singer Diamond Rings decided to record using only his own voice, but the ambitious blonde’s queer influences are manifold. We enjoyed a backstage chat about stardom, mentors, and existing between two poles in advance of his show this Thursday, Dec. 6, at the Sala Rossa.

In the furious build-up to the festival’s opening night, we took a moment to hint at three note-worthy English language films from California, Finland, and Montréal that show the diversity of this year’s Image + Nation programme. Check out the official opening party Thursday Nov 22 at 9pm (The Scene) to chat with festival-goers and get tips on what’s not 2B missed!