In 2017, the Oscars met “Big Data.” Google Trends has mapped out regional differences in film preferences. Any Internet User can now examine a film’s geo-social appeal and any geo-cultural differences. 

Borrowing a page from John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask’s “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” handbook, Jill Sobule’s fabulous and fierce “F*ck7thGrade” (City Theatre Company), is a musical presented as a rock concert.

Heidi Ewing’s narrative/documentary hybrid “I Carry You With Me” (Sony Pictures Classics) is an ambitious project that might be too striving for its own good.

In the grand scheme of things, what are the chances that two movies about single men’s quests for fatherhood, and their relationships with their surrogates, would be released within a few weeks of the other? Better than you might think, as it turns out.

(AP) At a Gotham Independent Film Awards overshadowed by the election of Donald Trump, Barry Jenkins' coming-of-age drama "Moonlight" shined brightest.

Like Ani Simon-Kennedy’s “The Short History of the Long Road,” Chloé Zhao's “Nomadland” (Fox Searchlight) is about people living on the fringe, by choice or by circumstance.

There are a couple of things you can count on when it comes to gay French filmmaker François Ozon.

"The Imitation Game" and "Transparent" are among this year's GLAAD Media Awards nominees.

DES MOINES (AP) — An Iowa group that advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights is turning its attention to a lesser-noticed segment of that population: the aging and elderly.

One of the stars of the upcoming “Looking” film will be in Fort Lauderdale next week to answer questions.

With October right around the corner, many are gearing up to see the next installment of Lionsgate’s Saw Franchise, “Jigsaw,” coming to theaters Oct. 27.

You know how the more a person says something, the more they repeat it whether or not it’s true, people begin to take it as fact?

Their film evolved from a heterosexual love story to a blossoming romance between a man and a male corpse.

In just three minutes, one film attempts to send a clear message.

There’s a large clock on the homepage of “Just One Step for Democracy” that is counting down the days, hours, minutes and even seconds to the presidential election.  

Orchestra Miami will celebrate the centennial of composer Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) with an all-tango program at Miami Beach’s North Beach Bandshell, 7275 Collins Ave., on Friday, July 9 at 8 p.m. The concert coincides with Argentina’s Independence Day.

If you’re like most gay men, you can quote nearly every one-liner from the seven-season run of “The Golden Girls.”

Audiences are raving about Epiphany Theatre production of “Nunsense A-men!” playing through May 22 at Eliot Hall on the Fort Lauderdale United Church of Christ campus, 2501 NE 30th St. 

You’re the detective in the new, outdoor interactive theater experience, “Art Heist Experience,” March 16 – April 4 at the Arsht Center in Miami and the Broward Center in Fort Lauderdale.

The European circus troupe Cirque Italia debuts its new production “Cirque Alcatraz” under its signature orange-striped big top tent at 1111 Congress Ave. in West Palm Beach, July 8 – 18.

The OUTshine LGBT Film Festival recently announced the bill for its summer 954 Glow series screenings at the Gateway Cinema, 1820 E. Sunrise Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale, and on demand. 

How would you like to enjoy the latest Broadway shows, concerts and other performances for free?

On any given night, you can see handsome young men take off their clothes and demonstrate their “talents” at a number of local clubs. But, this weekend, talented Aussie magicians Chris Wayne and Mike Tyler will strip down on the stage of the Parker Playhouse as part of “The Naked Magic Show.”

There are many ways to describe playwright, songwriter and performer Taylor Mac: He is a MacArthur Foundation “genius,” a Pulitzer Prize finalist and Ibsen Award-winner.

Though parts of the film are humorous, the new sports biopic "Battle of the Sexes" tells a very serious tale: that of the epic 1973 tennis match between tennis champions Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs.

In Matt Wolf's short, sweet film "Bayard and Me," Walter Naegle, a gay man in New York, recalls his relationship with Bayard Rustin (1912-1987). Rustin was the openly gay civil rights leader who worked closely with Dr. Martin Luther King in organizing the March on Washington in 1963. Because of his homosexuality, Rustin has often been left out of history.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Ben Carson said Sunday Muslims seeking public office must first renounce some central tenets of Islam. Otherwise, Carson said, "Why in fact would you take that chance?"

Upcoming film accused of whitewashing history

The world was stunned when mother/daughter movie stars Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher died unexpectedly in late December. Fisher suffered a massive heart attack on December 23 and succumbed four days later. Reynolds passed the following day after a stroke. Some have speculated that Reynolds died of "broken heart syndrome."

After years of delays it appears the case of four men accused of attacking a gay couple in 2018 on Miami Beach is inching towards a resolution.