Last fall we alerted you to a documentary in the works about the history of San Francisco as a pioneering capital of porn cinema. That documentary short, Smut Capital of America, by filmmaker Michael Stabile, has since had its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York, and will be part of Frameline this month, screening on June 19 at one of the very same theaters mentioned in the film, the Victoria. more ›

Film festivals, for all but the unemployed and the truly film-obsessed, can be overwhelming. Who has time to see like a hundred movies in a couple of weeks? We suppose it's never the point to try to see everything, but it also helps to have a curated list of suggestions to help one prioritize. more ›

Every Pride season, there are a legion of LGBT film fests accompanying the legion of regional Pride fests across the land, now that gay pride isn't just for major metropolitan areas anymore. San Francisco has the largest and best attended Pride parade in the country, and we also have one of the oldest, biggest and most respected gay film fests, Frameline, which opens its 33rd season tonight with Quentin Crisp biopic, An Englishman in New York (pictured). more ›

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