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Shadowhunters Star Matthew Daddario Leans Into His Italian Roots In The Comedy ‘The Italians’ [VIDEO]
In Michelle Danner’s comedy, The Italians, Matthew Daddario plays Nico Vitale, the beloved son of headstrong matriarch Angelina (Danner) and...
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‘Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day’ Director Ivona Juka On Hateful, Homophobic Reactions To Daring Oscar Entry, Winning the Frameline Audience Award [VIDEO]
Ivona’ Juka’s second narrative feature, Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day is set amidst the turbulent backdrop of 1950’s communist Yugoslavia when...
![‘Beau the Musical’ Dazzling Lead Matt Rodin On the Importance of Queer Representation [VIDEO]](https://thecontending.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/0850-Cory-Jeacoma-Matt-Rodin-in-Beau-The-Musical.-Credit_-Valerie-Terranova-Photography-1-350x250.jpg)
‘Beau the Musical’ Dazzling Lead Matt Rodin On the Importance of Queer Representation [VIDEO]
A true star performance is on display seven times a week in a smallish off-Broadway house on Christopher Street in...
‘Sabrina,’ ‘Brazil,’ ‘Live Like A Cop, Die Like A Man,’ ‘Promise Her Anything,’ ‘Holy Cow’ Among New 4K/Blu-ray/DVD Releases
New on 4K, Blu-ray and DVD. Sabrina — 4K-UHD/Blu-ray — Kino Lorber Courtesy of Kino Lorber Today, the word ‘iconic’...
‘Beau The Musical’ Hidden Queer-Themed Off-Broadway Gem Playing In Greenwich Village
There’s a (nearly) hidden, gay-themed gem playing this Pride season in Greenwich Village. A musical, seven-years in the making, that...
Frameline: ‘Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day’ Audacious & Powerful Depiction Of Queer Persecution — Croatian Oscar Entry Oddly Kept Hidden (Until Now?)
Ivona Juka’s second narrative feature, Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day, is a powerful and audacious depiction of queer persecution. It’s honestly...
![‘Pirates! The Penzance Musical’ Breakout Star Nicholas Barasch Discusses Performing On The Tonys With Seven Stitches On His Face [VIDEO]](https://thecontending.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Pirates0011r-350x250.jpg)
‘Pirates! The Penzance Musical’ Breakout Star Nicholas Barasch Discusses Performing On The Tonys With Seven Stitches On His Face [VIDEO]
Nicholas Barasch is currently wowing audiences as young Frederic in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s splendid reworking of Gilbert & Sullivan’s...
Frameline 49: The San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival Is Off And Running With An Impressive Roster Of Queer Fare
Frameline, the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, now in its 49th year, is the world’s largest and longest running...
The Academy To Honor Debbie Allen, Tom Cruise, Dolly Parton And Wynn Thomas At The 2025 Governors Awards
How is it that Tom Cruise and Dolly Parton have never won competitive Academy Awards? Cruise should have, arguably, won...
‘Sorcerer,’ ‘Midnight,’ ‘Black Bag,’ ‘I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead,’ ’The Peacemaker,’ ‘Dark City,’ ‘Rock, Pretty Baby,’ On 4K/Blu-Ray
New 4K and Blu-Ray reviews. Sorcerer — 4K/Blu-ray Special Edition — Criterion Courtesy of Criterion “Both Apocalypse (Now) and Sorcerer...
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