Let’s put on a show: ‘You’re Killing Me’ blends comedy and horror to great effect in low-budget indie (VIDEO)

In Stan Laurel’s Dr Pyckle and Mr. Pryde, (1925), the actor spoofs what had been to that point two highly successful versions of the Robert Louis Stevenson novella, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. One in 1912, the other in 1920. Laurel, who by then was synonymous with American filmmaking, may or may not have known…

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Book review: ‘You Don’t Own Me: The Life and Times of Lesley Gore’

Your closet is packed with mistakes. Odd-colored shirts, patchwork jeans, alligators, prairie-wear, weird ties, you wore it all once. But will those things ever be in style again, even if you wait long enough? No, Nehru jackets, leisure suits, and knitted knickers are best left in the rag bag. As you’ll see in the new…

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Steven Bell’s ‘Tough Love’ web series back for third season (VIDEO)

Tough Love Season 3 Official Trailer from ToughLoveSeries on Vimeo. Steven Bell’s comic web-series Tough Love is back for a third season. States the Web site, Tough Love is a show about two friends learning to live with the other’s quirks. Steven is a perfectionist with an affinity for cats, and a natural aversion to…

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POV celebrates three-decade partnership with Women Make Movies by shining a spotlight on four groundbreaking films

In celebration of its three-decade partnership with Women Make Movies (WMM) and in honor of Women’s History Month in March, the documentary series POV (Point of View) is spotlighting four groundbreaking WMM films. The documentaries are streaming on POV’s website and are available in its lending library for select community screenings through April 10, 2016. The…

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How Fox News celebrates Black History Month (VIDEO)

As Black History Month is winding down, Media Matters for America (MMA) looked at Fox News coverage for the past few weeks. It’s pretty grim as MMA reports, “… Fox News has spent February peddling racist tropes about the black community. Fox personalities and guests repeated racist canards about black-on-black crime, out-of-wedlock births, and “black behavior,” mocked a…

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Founders put San Diego IndieFest on hold; future uncertain

SAN DIEGO – For over a decade, Danielle LoPresti has not only been one of San Diego’s most notable musicians, she is the co-founder and producing partner of one of the city’s signature music events and the nation’s first exclusively independent music and arts festival; San Diego IndieFest. During that time, the event had attracted some of…

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Reality TV show addresses controversial ‘Gay for Pay’ porn industry

DENVER — BluMedia announced Wednesday that the 8-episode reality show BrokeStraightBoys.TV will be made available for free online for the first time this weekend. The blockbuster reality series was previously aired nationally on cable and AT&T U-verse to subscribers of Here TV as a pay-per-view product.  After enjoying a successful run in the PPV market, BluMedia…

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New York City Gay Men’s Chorus launches new branding

NEW YORK — The New York City Gay Men’s Chorus has launched its refreshed branding, including a new logo, visual system, and web site. Unveiled last night at its annual fundraising gala, Harmony, the new branding reflects today’s highly diverse and confident LGBTQ community, as well as NYCGMC’s continuing mission to change lives through superb singing….

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