All posts by Laurie Schenden
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Laurie Schenden | June 3, 2024
Outfest Winner ‘Love, Jamie’ Gets Premiere on PBS American Masters Shorts Series
On Monday, June 3, viewers can see “Love, Jamie,” the story of a 66-year-old Mexican-American trans woman who’s...
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Laurie Schenden | May 15, 2024
Q&A Follows ‘Laugh Proud’ Premiere at Laemmle Noho
Nine comics star in Director Quentin Lee's stand-up comedy feature film, “Laugh Proud,” in release on Friday, May...
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Laurie Schenden | February 1, 2024
Immersive Theater Comes to Historic Rita House Feb. 3 & 10
The “Tri-Star Quantum Soirée,” a MicroTheater event known as a "disruptive theater format," comes to the historic Rita...
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Laurie Schenden | November 25, 2023
A Phranc Retrospective at Craig Krull Gallery
Phranc doesn’t need to write a book, because the career retrospective “Phranc: The Butch Closet,” through Dec. 2,...
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Laurie Schenden | November 17, 2023
Film Review: Teens Get It Right in ‘Last Summer of Nathan Lee’
Nathan Lee (Harrison Xu) is diagnosed with brain cancer, so in his last year before graduation, he assumes...
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Laurie Schenden | July 22, 2023
Outfest Closing Night: A Filmmaker ‘Chasing’ Closure
“Chasing Amy” was a film that movie critic Roger Ebert said was the “one good film” he was...
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Laurie Schenden | July 17, 2023
Outfest: ‘Studio One Forever’ Explores Landmark’s Legacy
It was a landmark building and a landmark time, says a voice at the start of “Studio One...
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Laurie Schenden | July 17, 2023
‘Big Boys,’ ‘Egghead & Twinkie’: When Opposites Don’t Attract
Two features screening at Outfest this weekend are examples of Gen Z films that will resonate with young...