Die Mommie Die
Fallen pop diva Angela Arden (Charles Busch) was once a world-famous songstress, the queen of Hollywood, the woman every man wanted -- then she lost…
Veronica Guerin, The Station Agent, My Life Without Me, Dopamine
Most of you enjoyed the super-sunny, wickedly-warm summer we had this year. Well I'm sorry, but those days are gone. Actually, I'm not sorry, because…
Misalliance
I will never, ever forget Suzanne Bouchard's delightful dual performances in last year's ultra-campy Empty Space Theatre production of Valley of the Dolls -- her…
Casa De Los Babys
Waiting. There's a lot of it going on in indie god John Sayles' latest, an absorbing little drama about six American women visiting an unnamed…
Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival 2003
As is noted in the 2003 Lesbian and Gay Film Festival catalog, it's been a big year for the gays. We can legally make whoopee…
Seattle Fringe Theatre Festival 2003
Did you know the first fringe theatre festival happened in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the late 1940s? Theatre companies who hadn't been asked to participate in…
Topdog/Underdog
Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks is one of only four African-American women to have had a play produced on Broadway. She was the very first African-American woman…
One Reel Film Festival
I've attended the last three years' One Reel Film Festivals, and this was the first that didn't prove completely underwhelming. (Maybe that's because I only…
Lost in Translation and Matchstick Men
Let the Oscar® season commence. Here we have two wonderful movies, both opening September 12 at a Landmark Theatre near you, both concerning a platonic…
Friday Night
If you've seen Beau Travail, and especially if you like boys, you're probably well aware that director Claire Denis is a fantastic sensualist. Her masterpiece…