By Fausto Fernós on November 13, 2007
It’s that time of the year, time to get your tickets to Reeling, the fabulous Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival. The second oldest film festival of it’s kind, Reeling prides itself in putting together some edgy, fun and unique queer inspired movies that you just wont see anywhere else.
The film festival attracts thousands of theater going folks from around the Midwest to see the large array of films dedicated to exposing new and promising work as well as identifying trends, issues and ideas that shape the world around us, and define who we are as GLBT people.
On today’s show we’re talking to the fabulous Alexis Whitham, marketing and PR director for Reeling. We were having a great discussion in Alexis’ office about how to best promote the film festival on the podcast, when it became obvious to us that it would be great to have Alexis herself on the show since she was at ground zero in the planning and promoting of all the great films. We get into the nitty gritty of many of the films in the festival, talking about time traveling trannies, teenage gays and bears, oh my!
Listen to the show for details on how you can win a pair of tickets to the closing night screening of “Curiosity of Chance” starring the super sexy and cute Tad Hilgenbrink (who played Sean William Scott’s younger brother in “American Pie Presents: Band Camp”) and the kissable Brett Chukerman (who played Jim Verraros’ boyfriend in “Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds”.)
Brett, Marc Felion and me Fausto Fernós are heading over to the End of the Festival Celebration on Sunday Nov. 18 to check out the musical styling of New York Jazz great Mercedes Hall (mother of 80s pop icon Anthony Michael Hall) Tickets for the whole thing go for $45. Did I mention there’s an open bar? See you there! Click here to get your tickets for the event.
Click here for a complete schedule of all the films in the festival.
This year promises to be one of the best line-ups for films about the queer African American experience which seems to identify the growing trend in this type of work. Here’s a couple of ones you might want to catch:
PARAIAH (dir. by Dee Rees)
Part of OUTstanding Lesbian and Gay Shorts
Touching story of a lesbian teen struggling to juggle her multiple identities to please others.
TONIGHT, Tuesday November 13, 8pm • Center on Halsted
• BUY TICKETS HERE
STARRBOOTY (dir. by Mike Ruiz)
RuPauls revisiting of her 1987 original cult classic inspired by the films of Russ Meyer and John Waters. Expect lots of over the top antics from drag queens, gratuitous nudity and bad acting.
Wednesday November 14, 8pm • Lake Shore Theater
• BUY TiCKETS HERE • After-party at Goose Island, 10pm
THE DL CHRONICLES (dir. by Deondray Gossett, Quincy Le Near)
Documentary showcasing stories of African American men who find themselves concealing their sexual experiences with other men.
Friday November 16, 9pm • Film Row Cinema
• BUY TICKETS HERE
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By Fausto Fernós on November 12, 2007
Get your booty in high gear people! The most famous drag queen in the world, RuPaul joins us for real on today’s show.
Well known for her 1993 chart topping release Supermodel, RuPaul Charles is still going on strong as a drag queen, comedian, musician and filmmaker.
RuPaul literally became the first drag queen supermodel after […]
By Fausto Fernós on November 8, 2007
What is it with these Republicans? As you may or may not know, the list of anti-gay voting, behind the doors gay-sexing conservative Republican politicians keeps growing and growing.
Mark Foley, Larry Craig, Richard “Frankenfurter” Curtis and Mike Shallow. Shallow, a two-term City Commissioner and mayoral candidate from Florida got caught last week whoring […]
By Fausto Fernós on November 6, 2007
Get your salad fork ready because New York City’s finest drag queen comedian, Hedda Lettuce is here! The obscene green queen who makes Halloween seem serene joins us on today’s show.
Hedda was forged in the fires of AIDS activism and in the New York City Cable Access television scene of the early 90s. […]
By Fausto Fernós on October 31, 2007
There is a presence is in the room today! The spirit of Janis Joplin is haunting us in a very good way since we’ve been joined by her modern day equivalent- the rockingly awesome Jen Porter.
Jen is truly a powerhouse diva and one of my favorite local talents. A lifelong musician with a great […]
By Fausto Fernós on October 29, 2007
We see social inequality everywhere. As much as it may upset us sometimes, there always is a certain amount of frustration, because we don’t know how to address the situation or even if it’s any of our business.
One thing I know for sure is that if gays, lesbians, bisexuals and trans folks are to secure […]
By Fausto Fernós on October 12, 2007
Is Clay Aiken gay? Does it matter? We get this question all the time. Being the top rated gay podcast in the world makes people think you are privy to personal information on celebrities and sometimes we are.
When we first heard the juicy details of pop musician Clay Aiken and real estate agent and former […]
By Fausto Fernós on October 9, 2007
Why do people decide to become porn stars? Although being a “porn star” may carry a certain mystique. you don’t usually make a lot of money at it. Being in entertainment generally takes a big toll on your psyche and your finances. Your really better off selling real estate if your in it for […]
continueBy Fausto Fernós on October 5, 2007
Just WHAT does the exultant phrase “Quarter Turns” mean? Boy do we get that question a lot.
Earlier this year in January, American Idol finalist Clay Aiken’s squeaky clean image had a bit of a tarnish when the National Enquirer printed the “sordid” details of his one night stand with North Carolinian real estate […]
By Fausto Fernós on September 27, 2007
When I first interviewed fashion model and businessman Shar Devon for our video podcast he had just won the Chicago Mr. Gay 2008 competition. Shar took the crown from our buddy and FOF fave Erik R. Sosa in what turned out to be a racially divided contest. The contest seemed as though half the crowd […]
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Marc Felion | August 20, 2008
Joost, are you Dutch? If so, then yes, twitter suicide would not be interesting to you since assisted suicide is so common in the Netherlands.
joost | August 20, 2008
I’m not sure I understand …. was this (nick) some sort of phenomenon? If so, I totally missed it. Seems like much ado about nothing.
Marc Felion | August 20, 2008
That’s so funny. I’ve actually been thinking of asking her to come on and the show sometime. If we can talk to Shirley Phelps, we can talk to Anne Coulter....
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Just thought I’d let you guys know, V-Mar shows up on the 4th page of google images whe nyou search “anne coulter”. ha! when i saw that i lol’d for...
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