Gus Van Sant

So Many Hollywood Stars Turned Down ‘Brokeback Mountain’

Film
July 19, 2018 by Dan Avery

Leonardo DiCaptrio and Brad Pitt are among the A-list male actors who turned down the film, which went to Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger

Don’t Be Dumb at Brunch: Pride Is Year-Round and This Gay Soccer Player Got a Standing Ovation

News
July 8, 2018 by Paul Katami & Jeff Zarrillo

It’s Sunday, so be well-read for brunch; this week you’ll need to know about sex toys for the disabled and Collin Martin’s standing O

6 Things I Love and Hate About the Movie ‘Milk’

If you can harness anger, you can turn it into a constructive force for good—as Harvey Milk discovered, both in the movie ‘Milk’ and in real life

Macaulay Culkin as Michael Alig in Party Monster

Get Your Movie Fix With 10 Films About Heroin Addiction

Drugs Entertainment Film Health
January 24, 2016 by Matthew Lawrence

Frank Sinatra, Diana Ross and Macaulay Culkin all made our list of the big screen’s most memorable junkies. Check out our recap of heroin at the movies.

How White Will ABC’s Gay History Mini-Series Be?

Entertainment TV
December 25, 2015 by Matthew Lawrence

ABC has greenlit the mini-series “When We Rise,” a scripted history of the LGBT rights movement from Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black. Here’s hoping it’s not the whitest thing ever!