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NewFest said Thursday that HBO’s upcoming Mama’s Boy , the documentary about the life of Oscar-winning Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black , will be the opening-night film for the New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival. The fest, which also announced its full lineup, kicks off its 34th edition October 13. Laurent Bouzereau’s Mama’s Boy explores Black’s childhood roots, gay identity and close relationship with his mother, who overcame childhood polio, abusive marriages and Mormon dogma, while becoming Black’s emotional rock and ultimately, the inspiration for his activism. The pic will world premiere at 7 p.m. at the SVA Theater in Manhattan. HBO also said today that it will debut on HBO and HBO Max on October 18 as part of LGBTQ history month. The festival, which will be presented again as a hybrid edition via NewFest’s online platform, also said that Laura Poitras’ documentary All the Beauty and the Bloodshed , which just won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film … [Read more...] about New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival Lineup: HBO’s Dustin Lance Black Docu ‘Mama’s Boy’ Set For Opening Night

Writer-director Faisal Saif breathed his last on September 13 (Tuesday) in Mumbai. He was unwell for the past one month and died of multiple organ failure. His last rites were performed on the same day at a graveyard in Byculla. Faisal began his journey in films as an assistant director on movies like Aur Ek Prem Kahani , Angaar and Grahan . He was known for helming films with horror themes which included movies like Jigyaasa , Main Hoon Rajinikanth and Islamic Exorcist. His first feature film Come December which released in 2003, received the International Special Award of Cultural Vision in storytelling from the Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival. Faisal is best known for directing Jigyaasa featuring Hrishita Bhatt as the main lead. There were rumours that the film was based on the film of Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat. However, Faisal had dismissed those reports. The movie also featured Kader Khan, Varsha Usgaonkar, Milind Gunaji, Vikas … [Read more...] about Director Faisal Saif Passes Away Due To Multiple Organ Failure

Jerry Springer just learned a very valuable lesson ... and now he's retiring the word "tranny" from his show ... FOREVER. Springer was on "TMZ Live" today to discuss the backlash over a recent episode of "The Jerry Springer Show" entitled "Trannies Twerk It Out." LGBT groups were not pleased the show used the term "tranny" ... but Springer claims he had no clue he was offending anyone. "I've just been educated," Springer said on "TMZ Live." "I won't use that term. I honestly had no idea that you're not supposed to use that term, so now we'll find another term to use." And that's today's ... final thought. … [Read more...] about Jerry Springer — I’m Removing Tranny from My Vocabulary