LGBT Issues & History
The "Irony" of the AIDS Crisis Captured in a New Film.
Guest film critic Owen Gleiberman reviews "Longtime Companion." It's about how AIDS affected the gay community in New York in the 1980's. The film, written by playwright Craig Lucas, was originally produced for the PBS series American Playhouse.
Unfortunately, "Philadelphia" is Not Very Good.
Stephen Schiff reviews the film "Philadelphia."
Two Last Recommendations for Beach Reading.
Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews The Intersection of Law and Desire, (Norton) which debuts the feminist lesbian private investigator, Micky Knight by J.M. Redmann. And a collection of lesbian pulp romances, The Beebo Brinker Chronicles (Quality Paperback Book Club) by Ann Bannon which has just been republished.
A Pedestrian Slice of Warmed-Over Americana.
Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews the new film "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar" starring Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, and John Leguizamo. . . in drag.
Sex in the Age of AIDS Explored in New Film.
Steve Vineberg reviews the new film "Jeffrey" based on the Paul Rudnick play about sex in the age of AIDS.
A History of "Transgender Warriors" is Inspiring But Inaccurate.
Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews "Transgender Warriors" by transgender activist Leslie Feinberg (Beacon)
"Ellen" Finally Comes Out of the Closet
TV critic David Bianculli previews the "Ellen" episode that's been talked about for months: the one in which she comes out as a lesbian.
Giving Voice to Gay Men in New York.
Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews "The Gay Metropolis" (Houghton Mifflin) by Charles Kaiser.
A Biography of a Pioneering Lesbian Writer.
Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews the new biography of Radclyffe Hall, "A Woman Called John" by Sally Cline (The Overlook Press).
A Morally Complex Novel.
Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews "The Illusionist" (Scribner) by Dinitia Smith.