
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Love and Other Disasters

Thursday, December 17, 2009
SAG Awards Nominations

Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Golden Globe Awards Nominations
Oh those quirky Foreign Press People are back with their 2010 nominations. Was there too much love for Sandra Bullock? Or Meryl Streep for that matter? Where are Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker) and Soairse Ronan (The Lovely Bones) in the list? Happy to see all the love that Glee and its cast got, particularly for Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester). But what about showing appreciation for the great work of Eric Stonestreet (Cam) in Modern Family? The guy could practically just walk across the room and I'll be LMAOTF. Puhleeze ... Cam and Mitchell make for the best gay couple on TV in a very long time. Discuss. So did any of your favorites miss the Golden Globe cut? And does it really matter? Check out the complete list of nominations here.
NY and Boston Critics' Choices

Here are the winners from the New York Film Critics' Circle.
Best Film The Hurt Locker
Best Director Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Best Screenplay In the Loop
Best Actress Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
Best Actor George Clooney, Up In The Air and Fantastic Mr. Fox
Best Supporting Actress Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Supporting Actor Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Best Cinematography Christian Berger, The White Ribbon
Best Animated Film Fantastic Mr. Fox
Best Non-fiction Film Of Time and the City
Best Foreign Language Film Summer Hours
Best First Feature Hunger, director Steve McQueen
Here are the picks of the Boston Society of Film Critics.
Best Picture The Hurt Locker
Best Actor Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
Best Actress Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
Best Supporting Actor Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Director Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Best Screenplay Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, A Serious Man
Best Cinematography Barry Ackroyd, The Hurt Locker
Best Documentary The Cove
Best Animated Film Up
Best Film Editing Bob Murawski and Chris Innis, The Hurt Locker
Best New Filmmaker Neill Blomkamp, District 9
Best Ensemble Cast Precious and Star Trek
Best Use of Music in a Film Crazy Heart
Monday, December 7, 2009
DC Critics' Choices
More awards for the early Oscar frontrunners from the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association.
Best Film Up in the Air
Best Actor George Clooney, Up in the Air
Best Actress Carey Mulligan, An Education
Best Supporting Actor Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Director Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Best Screenplay, Adapted Up in the Air
Best Screenplay, Original Inglourious Basterds
Best Breakthrough Performance Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
Best Ensemble The Hurt Locker
Best Animated Film Up
Best Foreign Film Sin Nombre
Best Art Direction Nine
Best Documentary Food, Inc.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
National Board of Review Winners

Click here for a complete list of winners.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
360|365 Festival Job Postings
Here's another reason why I truly APPRECIATE and LOVE our ImageOut volunteers. The 360|365 Film Festival (formerly High Falls FF) has these job postings on their website. These are positions and functions handled by our volunteers gratis at ImageOut! And we all do a marvelous job nonetheless.
Anyway, the good thing is there are jobs available in Rochester! So if you are looking for one, definitely check them out.
Anyway, the good thing is there are jobs available in Rochester! So if you are looking for one, definitely check them out.
Meredith Baxter is On Board

Photo courtesy of Getty Images
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CNN.com,
Family Ties,
Meredith Baxter
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Eating Out 4?
The inevitable is upon us. Well, if the latest Facebook update (and tweet) from creator Q. Allan Brocka is to be believed, the witty and funny writer/filmmaker supposedly has already started the process of writing the next installment in his successful and popular sexy comedy film series, Eating Out. The last one, All You Can Eat, was a huge hit among our ImageOut audiences.
So what would be a clever subtitle for this one? Discuss!
So what would be a clever subtitle for this one? Discuss!
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving!


Any film plans for the long weekend?
~MG
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Censorship at the Canadian Border

Click here for the full story. Thanks Paul for the link!
~MG
Monday, November 23, 2009
THE WOLF'S MOUTH wins in Turin

My best bet to see this film will probably be in Berlin. But I'm emailing my friend Davide right now just in case (he's a programmer for the festival).
~MG
Friday, November 20, 2009
Congratulations, Pandora!
Well, Rochester's Favorite Drag Queen (as voted by readers of City Newspaper) Pandora Boxx is going to be a Reality Show Star! Pandora has just announced in her Facebook page that she is part of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2. This is exciting news for the Rochester community and local drag fans -- as if we don't have enough reasons to watch the show already! Congratulations, Pandora! We're all proud of you! And we will see you on the boob tube in February.
~MG
P.S. Season 1's Nina Flowers is an acquaintance when she was still a hardworking drag queen/DJ in San Juan, Puerto Rico. =)
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Pandora Boxx,
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
At the Movies this Weekend

I feel that Precious has been talked about and recommended by many

An Education stars GLBT-friendly Peter Sarsgaard and the sensational Carey Mulligan, already considered to be a strong contender for the Best Actress award this season. It's a coming-out story about a 16-year old girl who falls for a man nearly twice her age and their ensuing romance. This film is a good alternative while everyone is lining up for either The Twilight Saga: New Moon or Precious.

Don't forget that the Dryden at George Eastman House is also screening two note-worthy films this weekend: Austria's entry to Oscar's Best Foreign Language Film Award, Revanche, and The Yes Men Fix the World.
Hope to bump into you at the movies this weekend!
~MG
Friday, November 13, 2009
LIPSTICK MASSACRE this Weekend!

Then there's Miss Gay Rochester on Sunday. It's going to be a busy weekend!
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
HUMPDAY this Friday at the Dryden!

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Dryden Theatre,
film release,
Humpday
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
2012: Mega Disaster Movie

Basically, some cataclysmic phenomenon is brewing beneath us and the core of the earth is destined to melt away by 2012. The world as we know it would end -- with land masses shifting by thousands of miles, if not sinking at all. Water will once again cover most of the earth. But a chosen group of people will survive in order to preserve humanity ... along with some animals and arts and cultural artifacts and treasures. It's like the story of Noah's Ark but with super cool ships.
You won't have to burn too much brain cells watching this one. It's a disaster movie, people ... the mother of all disaster movies! So just be prepared to take it for what it is -- lots of destructions, lots of deaths, lots of overblown dramatic moments. But it truly is a showcase of amazing CGI effects. So just sit back and enjoy it.
It's just very tiring.
~MG
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2012,
film screenings,
review
BROTHERHOOD: A Gay Neo-Nazi Film
A couple of weeks ago, the 4th International Rome Film Festival awarded its top prize to Denmark's Brotherhood (Broderskab), an astonishing film debut by Danish/Italian filmmaker Nicolo Donato (read the reviews from Variety and ScreenDaily). It's a story about two members of a violent neo-Nazi organization targeting the existence of Muslims in Denmark who, much to their surprise, fall in love with each other. Sweet! We've definitely seen gay neo-Nazis in action at ImageOut before, courtesy of Bruce LaBruce. But Brotherhood seems to be a cut above anything we've screened from that genre. How exciting!
As I've mentioned many times before, programming for the next ImageOut lineup begins as soon as the program guide for the current year goes to the printer in August. Yes, it's that early, as crazy as that sounds. So I'm all about noting down any films that I should be on the look out for. But this may very well be a title that could be picked up for mainstream distribution, or definitely end up in arthouse and indie cinemas. If not, then I hope it is something we can consider for ImageOut 18.
But wait ... it's from Denmark! Notice that we rarely have Danish movies in our film offerings? Festival participation of most films from Denmark is usually arranged through the Danish Film Institute and they are a snob when it comes to screening their films at "smaller" film festivals including ImageOut. For a few years now, the DFI claims that they go by a short exclusive (read prestigious ... in their minds, at least) list of film festivals that they are willing to work with. I could not even get screeners from those folks! So I've always been very resourceful when it comes to seeing Danish films just so I know whether I should be upset about missing a great title or what. Anyway, here's hoping that whatever happens, Brotherhood gets picked up by a US distributor for ImageOut to even stand a chance.

But wait ... it's from Denmark! Notice that we rarely have Danish movies in our film offerings? Festival participation of most films from Denmark is usually arranged through the Danish Film Institute and they are a snob when it comes to screening their films at "smaller" film festivals including ImageOut. For a few years now, the DFI claims that they go by a short exclusive (read prestigious ... in their minds, at least) list of film festivals that they are willing to work with. I could not even get screeners from those folks! So I've always been very resourceful when it comes to seeing Danish films just so I know whether I should be upset about missing a great title or what. Anyway, here's hoping that whatever happens, Brotherhood gets picked up by a US distributor for ImageOut to even stand a chance.
~MG
Friday, November 6, 2009
Buy your DVDs from Wolfe


Do you know that ImageOut gets a small commission when you buy your DVDs from the Wolfe website? Through Wolfe's festival affiliation program, ImageOut gets a percentage of sale when the buyer connects to Wolfe via the link provided on our website. Click here for more information.
A few of the titles from our 2009 Festival lineup are already available for DVD pre-order. Both Eating Out 3 and Make the Yuletide Gay are being released on DVD on 11/10.
Expand your DVD collection and help ImageOut at the same time! Make your DVD purchases from Wolfe through ImageOut.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Employment Opportunity at ImageOut
We only have one paid part-time staff at ImageOut to help run the office during the week. Maryjane Reina has been doing a wonderful job for us for the past couple of years and it will be tough to find someone to fill her big shoes. It would be great if you could help us find the perfect fit for this job. Click here for more information.
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ImageOut is Seeking Applicants for Office Manager Position
ImageOut is looking for a new office manager to join our team on or about December 14th. As you know, ImageOut is a volunteer run organization but we do employ one part-time (25 hours per week) office manager who is essential to the daily operations of the Festival. If you or someone you know would be interested in exploring this opportunity please submit your resume and letter of interest to the ImageOut Board of Directors Co-Chairs, Deanna Baker and Jim Biebel at the ImageOut office, 274 N. Goodman Street, Rochester, NY 14607.Christine Chew Receives IO Prize
It's not very often that I get to hand the prize in person to any winner of ImageOut's Audience Awards. So I was very excited when I could arrange a meeting with Toronto filmmaker Christine Chew whose film Falling for Caroline was recently voted as the audience favorite for Best Short at our 2009 Festival. Christine was just as excited as I was -- this win is the first one for her debut film! I'm glad ImageOut could be part of this historic achievement.

Christine wins a check for $500, courtesy of the ImageOut Board of Directors, and a Certificate of Recognition. Best of luck in your next projects and I hope we'll see you at ImageOut soon!
~MG
Sunday, October 25, 2009
2009 Best Narrative Feature - ImageOut Audience Award

Many thanks to Andrea Krauss and our Marquee Sponsor, here! Films, for sharing Patrik, Age 1.5 to our audiences.
This category, yet again, shows a very strong competition among our 27 narrative features. The top films rated so close to each other that I am posting the points with three decimal positions. Here are your Top 15 Narrative Feature Films from our amazing lineup this year.
4.826 Patrik, Age 1.5
4.824 Hannah Free
4.821 I Can't Think Straight
4.812 Chef's Special
4.753 Just Say Love
4.740 Eating Out: All You Can Eat
4.701 An Englishman in New York
4.673 Baby Love
4.608 The Big Gay Musical
4.553 Night Fliers
4.516 ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction
4.475 Make the Yuletide Gay
4.453 Watercolors
4.450 The Baby Formula
4.438 Drool
2009 Best Documentary - ImageOut Audience Award

Our documentary lineup this year has been the strongest and most diverse we've had -- with discussions covering gender issues, same-sex marriage, homophobia in sports, masculinity within the GLBT culture, a legendary lesbian folk singer, a cult drag show, GLBT senior housing, teen bullying in schools, sexuality within the African-American community, and even homoeroticism in wrestling, to name a few. And our audiences agree! This has been the highest scoring documentary lineup I've seen since we started handing out Audience Awards. The competition was so tight I have to post the ratings with three decimal positions. Here's how you ranked all our documentary feature films.
4.885 Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement
4.879 Ferron: Girl on A Road
4.867 Swimming With Lesbians (Flower City Flicks)
4.824 Training Rules
4.817 A Place to Live: The Story of Triangle Square
4.750 Standing-N-Truth: Breaking the Silence
4.738 Diagnosing Difference
4.661 Out in the Silence
4.607 "Showgirls" Provincetown, MA
4.579 The Butch Factor
4.524 for my wife ...
4.500 Amancio: Two Faces on a Tombstone
4.456 Prodigal Sons
4.176 STRONGHOLD: In the Grip of Wrestling
3.661 College Boys Live
Saturday, October 24, 2009
2009 Best Short Film - ImageOut Audience Award

Curious how some of your favorite short films fared? Here's a list of the Top 20 Short Films (together with the program they were part of), out of the 52 we screened at ImageOut 17.
4.66 Falling for Caroline (Quick Licks)
4.65 Second Guessing Grandma (Edie & Thea)
4.62 Thirteen or So Minutes (I Like Men)
4.61 Claiming the Title: The Gay Olympics on Trial (Training Rules)
4.59 Get Happy (Diagnosing Difference)
4.58 Zombie Prom (Zombie Prom)
4.50 Girl Talk (Zombie Prom)
4.46 I've Got U (Edie & Thea)
4.45 Raw Love (Zombie Prom)
4.44 The Window (Oh, Hell No!)
4.41 Mother Knows Best (I Like Men)
4.37 James (I Like Men)
4.33 I Am Gay (An Englishman in NY)
4.33 U-Haul Rap (Quick Licks/Hannah Free)
4.24 The Yellow Tent (Zombie Prom)
4.22 Kristy (Night Fliers)
4.22 Steam (I Like Men)
4.18 At Home [Or Love as Well] (Girl Seeks Girl)
4.10 Chased (Just Say Love)
4.09 Boy Meets Boy (I Like Men)
Monday, October 19, 2009
ImageOut 17: Quite the Success

Even the "strange" episode at last night's final film just made this year's festival even more special, in a way.
As we tally the paper ballots in the next few days, I will post some of the more interesting and colorful commentaries (anonymously, of course!) I read to share with the blog visitors. Of course, you can continue adding comments to any of the posts here as I am sure the filmmakers will continue to check how their films did here in Rochester.
On behalf of all the ImageOut Board and our volunteers, thanks again. You are all fabulous!
Just a reminder that our ImageArt! exhibition is still open to the public until Oct. 25. Have a look if you haven't yet.
~MG
photos by Matt DeTurck
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Sunday, October 18, 2009
Day 10: JUST SAY LOVE

NOTE: The short film Chased screened in this program.
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Chased,
festival,
Just Say Love
Day 10: BABY FORMULA

Day 10: MR. RIGHT

Day 10: STRONGHOLD: In the Grip of Wrestling

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festival,
Stronghold
Closing Night Party

photos by Matt DeTurck
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Closing Night,
Party,
Tribeca
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Day 9: PATRIK, AGE 1.5 (Closing Night)

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Patrik Age 1.5
Day 9: EDIE & THEA: A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT

NOTE: Three short films were screened in this program: Make A Mate, I've Got U, and Second Guessing Grandma.
Day 9: COLLEGE BOYS LIVE

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College Boys Live,
festival
Day 9: STANDING-N-TRUTH: BREAKING THE SILENCE

Friday, October 16, 2009
Day 8: MAKE THE YULETIDE GAY

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Make the Yuletide Gay
Day 8: DROOL

Day 7: I LIKE MEN (Men's Shorts)

NOTE: The short films included in this program are:
A Day at the Beach
Steeling Magnolias
Nocturne (Noturno)
Frequent Traveller
Thirteen Or So Minutes
Boy Meets Boy
James
Steam
Mother Knows Best
Day 7: HANNAH FREE

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festival,
Hannah Free
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Day 6: for my wife...

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festival,
for my wife...
Day 6: ZMD: ZOMBIES OF MASS DESTRUCTION

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festival,
ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction
Day 6: TRAINING RULES
NOTE: the short film Claiming the Title:Gay Olympics on Trial screened as part of this program.
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festival,
Training Rules
Day 6: HOLLYWOOD, JE T'AIME

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festival,
Hollywood Je T'aime
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
ImageOut Festival Pictures Are Now Online!

STEAM Wins Iris Prize!

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Eldar Rapaport,
I Like Men,
Iris Prize,
Steam
Day 5: "SHOWGIRLS" PROVINCETOWN, MA

photos by Billijo Wolf
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"Showgirls" Provincetown MA,
festival
Day 5: CHEF'S SPECIAL

Added 10/14: What a great turnout for the film last night! Everyone seemed to have a really entertaining and laugh-filled evening. Glad that we were able to include this one at the last minute due to a delay in its DVD release. =)
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Chef's Special,
festival
Day 5: Archive Night - Dracula's Daughter & Daughter's Of Darkness
Day 5: AMANCIO: TWO FACES ON A TOMBSTONE

NOTE: the short films The Saint and Lot's Wife screened as part of this program.
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Amancio: Two Face On a Tombstone,
festival
Day 5: BoY

NOTE: The short film Self Service from Israel was screened in this program.
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BoY,
festival,
Self Service
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