VIDEO: Love Is Strange opens across Canada Sept 19

Gay love story stars Alfred Molina and John Lithgow

By Frank Prendergast

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VIDEO: Xtra town hall asks how racy candidates can be

Parties need to support sex-positive candidates, says Trish Kelly

By Danny Berish, Robin Perelle

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VIDEO: Xavier Dolan on making a straight movie

Critically acclaimed film, Mommy, premieres at TIFF

By Frank Prendergast

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The Imitation Game’s Benedict Cumberbatch & Keira Knightley

A red-carpet interview about the importance of the Alan Turing biopic

By Frank Prendergast

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VIDEO: Steve Carell walks TIFF red carpet for Foxcatcher

Director Bennett Miller discusses complex sexuality of main character

By Frank Prendergast

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VIDEO: James Franco reacts to gay question on TIFF red carpet

Hollywood star at TIFF for premiere of The Sound and the Fury

By Graeme Coleman

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Gay, disabled actor is the real deal

Ken Harrower stars in Hole, an important and poignant film premiering at TIFF

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VIDEO: Kenyan filmmakers come out ahead of TIFF premiere

Brave move done in solidarity with gay people who shared their stories

By Frank Prendergast

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VIDEO: Juliette Binoche on red carpet for Clouds of Sils Maria

French actor discusses on-screen relationship with Kristen Stewart character

By Frank Prendergast

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VIDEO: Al Pacino on gay content in his new film, The Humbling

TIFF red carpets come alive

By Graeme Coleman

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VIDEO: Phil Villeneuve to dance at TIFF’s Festival Street

Performance could happen any time, but we have some hints

By Graeme Coleman

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Bruce LaBruce’s (mostly) uncut interview on queer films at TIFF

Filmmaker weighs in on Foxcatcher, Pride, Mommy and Pasolini

By Frank Prendergast

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Video: The Dog plays at Vancouver Queer Film Festival

Film is far more than just a bank-heist documentary

By Xtra Editor

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Selvadurai, De Sa shortlisted for Toronto Book Awards

The murder of ‘shoeshine boy’ Emanuel Jacques; and, a powerful Sri Lankan matriarch reborn as a ghost

By Xtra Editor

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VIDEO: Bad Hair to screen at Vancouver Queer Film Fest

Xtra talks with the film’s Venezuelan directors

By Xtra Editor

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An Honest Liar screens at Bloor Cinema

Documentary about escape artist Amazing Randi is full of twists and turns

By Xtra Staff

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Bruce LaBruce on Gerontophilia, opening soon at VIFF

Has Canada’s infamous director gone soft?

By Xtra Editor

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Rob Ford apologizes for actions of supporters at Ford Fest

Ford Nation and LGBT activists clash at semi-regular barbecue

By HG Watson