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Interviews actress Salma Hayek about her role as a bisexual in the motion picture 'Frida.' Views of Hayek on artist Frida Kahlo, on whom the film is based; Involvement of singer Chavela Vargas, real-life lover of Kahlo, in the film; Views of Hayek on the gay community.

Features three movies that portray teenage boys' relationships with older men. Comments of advocates for gay youth regarding intergenerational relationships; Comments of director Michael Cuesta on the relationship between the characters Big John and Howie in the movie 'L.I.E.'; Views of 'Our Lady of the Assassins' director Barbet Schroeder on pedophilia; Storyline of director James Bolton's movie 'Eban and Charley.'

Interviews gay actor John Cameron Mitchell, director and star of the movie 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch.' One of the 100 people honored by 'The Advocate,' for being an innovator in the gay and lesbian movement; Film and movie credits; Confrontation of issues of gender and sexuality with the tale of Hedwig; Use of one gay boy's journey into womanhood to address everybody's search for the other half. INSET: Gender on celluloid.

Reviews the American gay motion picture `The Broken Hearts Club,' written and directed by Greg Berlanti and starred by Dean Cain and Timothy Olyphant.

Interviews actor Jonathan Taylor Thomas on his role as a gay teenager in the movie `Common Ground.' Reasons why he accepted the part; Clarification of rumors on his sexuality; Reaction to his detractors.

Interviews actor Matt Damon. Role in the movie `The Talented Mr. Ripley'; Comments on gay-related issues; Assessment of the personality of Tom Ripley, his character in the movie; Gay influences; Friendship with actor Ben Affleck; Relationship with actress Winona Ryder.

Features the gay-friendly independent film company Strand Releasing, founded by Marcus Hu, Jon Gerrans and Mike Thomas. Hu's experience of growing up as a gay Chinese-American in San Francisco, California; Strand Releasing's reputation for gay movies with provocative themes; Retrospective of the firm's standout offerings at New York City's Museum of Modern Art; Upcoming releases for the summer of 1999.

Focuses on mainstream movies with gay and lesbian subplots. `Go' directed by Doug Liman; Movies in 1999 with gay and lesbian characters; Big budgeted gay movies for the year 2000; Reasons why studios are hesitant to produce an all-gay movie; Overview on why gay and lesbian audiences are not supportive of queer films.

Focuses on the motion picture `Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss,' directed by Tommy O'Haver. Main characters; Opinion of Movieline critic, Stephen Farber regarding the movie; Career highlights of Haver; Difference of the movie from other gay oriented films. INSET: While Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss may succeed as a romantic....

Presents several movies, television programs, music, plays and books in 1997. Films depicting gay and lesbianism in 1997; Information on several television programs on gays; Music albums and singles by gay singers.

Features the motion picture 'Torch Song Trilogy,' concerning homosexuality. Background of the film; Actors; Director; Producer.

Reports on video entrepreneurs, such as Tim Wohlgemuth, who convert gay-themed movies into video format. Tapes available from the Los Angeles, California-based Insider Video Club; Selections of Home Vision of Chicago, Illinois; Gay booksellers' discovery of their niche in the video market.

Focuses on the commercial success of gay-themed motion pictures in 1987. Influence of AIDS-related movies in introducing the concept of homosexual subjects; Indications that mainstream Hollywood movies are more homophobic than at any time in recent memory.

Features the motion picture 'Maurice,' based on E.M. Forster's novel on gay love with the same title. Plot and synopsis; Range of issues and themes on homosexual love explored by the film; Production and direction credits.

Features the 11th annual San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Film Festival in San Francisco, California in 1987. Films featured in the festival; Range of issues and subjects relevant to homosexuality that were addressed by the film festival; Implications on the gay population.

Features several motion pictures screened during the Berlin Film Festival that explored themes on homosexuality in 1986. Plot and synopsis; Production and direction credits; Implications on the homosexual population.

Reports and comments on several issues relevant to homosexuality and the gay population of the U.S. as of April 15, 1986. Personalities; Motion pictures; Photographs.

Reports on political developments affecting gays in Great Britain in 1986. Labor Party's voting on gay rights; Funding for the Gay and Lesbian Centre in London, England; Treatment services for AIDS victims; Broadcast of films by Derek Jarman, which includes 'Caravaggio'; Showing of the gay film 'My Beautiful Laundrette.'

Presents the results of `The Advocate' magazine's 1996 Hollywood survey. Actors and actresses rumored to be gay; Ways gay men and lesbians are presented on the big screen; Favorite openly gay actors and actresses; Best gay feature film of all time; Best gay-themed broadcast video; Favorite same-sex love scene; Campiest film.

Reports on the issue concerning realist portrayals of gays and lesbians in film and television. June 1996 ruling by the Supreme Court that cable television may not ban `indecent' programming from community-access channels; Groups' efforts to introduce a voluntary rating system for TV programs; Censorship of gay and lesbian images. INSET: Advocate poll..

Focuses on the motion picture 'Flashpoint,' written by Katherine V. Forrest. Inspiration for writing the suspense film; Plot of the film; Comments on the coming out of gays and lesbians; Novels written; Lesbian characters in her writings.

Reports on actor Antonio Banderas' portrayal as Tom Hanks's lover in the motion picture 'Philadelphia.' Denial that the move will threaten his career; Previous experience with gay roles in the Spanish film industry; Casting director Howard Feuer's search for an actor who will play the role of Miguel.

Presents an interview with U.S. actor Tom Hanks regarding his role in the movie 'Philadelphia.' Reasons for his acceptance of the role; Physical and emotional preparations for the role; Views on sexuality, homosexual relationships and the seriousness of the AIDS disease.

Interviews actor Willem Dafoe. Gay role played by Dafoe in the film 'Light Sleeper'; Support that Dafoe has in the gay community; His views on sex and nudity in films; Depiction of homosexuality and other forms of minority sexuality in films.

Discusses the existence of homophobia in the U.S. motion picture industry, as of April 7, 1992. Lack of respect for openly gay people and their film projects; Protests made by the groups Queer Nation and the Out in Film against the homophobic broadsides made by films such as 'The Silence of the Lambs,' directed by Jonathan Demme and 'Fried Green Tomatoes,' starring Jessica Tandy. INSET: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY..

Interviews Barry Diller, chairman and chief operating officer of Fox Inc., concerning homophobia and AIDS-phobia in the U.S. entertainment industry. Reasons why some studios are hesitant to make a gay-themed film; Evidence of homophobia by homosexuals themselves; Negative portrayals of gays and lesbians; Dearth of films about AIDS.

Questions the rating pattern of Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) for homosexual movies. Opinion given by United Artists marketing chief Dennis O'Connor regarding MPAA; Methods used for rating movies; Complaints on ratings of the movies by producers; Comments by co-president of Strand Releasing Co. Jon Gerrans regarding difficulties faced by unrated films.

Cites reasons why the motion pictures nominated in the 2001 Oscars should be considered as catering to gays and lesbians. 'Billy Elliot'; 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'; 'Traffic.'

Cites the motion pictures from film director Tommy O'Haver which have homosexual content. 'Planet of the Apes'; 'Carrie'; 'Bride of Chucky.'

Cites several gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered characters in motion pictures. 'Labyrinth of Passion'; 'Kiss of the Spider Womna'; 'Law of Desire.'

Provides details on the production of a documentary film about gay and lesbian Lutherans' attempts to become pastors entitled `Call to Witness' in the United States. Struggle within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America over gay issues; Exposure of the film of hypocrisy in the church; Career background of veteran documentarian, Pam Walton.

Features some of the gay and lesbian-oriented films that won awards at the 2000 Berlin International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany. Includes `Water Drops on Burning Rocks,' by French director Francois Ozon, which won Teddy for Best Feature Film; Agusti Villaronga's `The Sea,' a grisly, unflinching tale of repressed young friends in Majorca, Spain; `Paragraph 175,' about survivors of Nazi antigay persecution.

Focuses on the motion picture `Pariah,' starring David Lee Wilson and David Oren Ward, directed and written by Randolph Kret. Movie's portrayal of hate crimes against gays; Movie as based loosely on a true story; Wilson's admission of his homosexuality after shooting the movie; Murder of Ward in April 1999 by Nathaniel Moore in Hollywood, California.

Features Don Roos, director of the movie `The Opposite of Sex.' Roos' self-contradictions; Gay content of his scripts and gay-camouflage characters; Openness of gay characters in `The Opposite of Sex'; Expectations on Roos' future scripts.

Presents several motion pictures on homosexuality that are being shown at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. `Relax...It's Just Sex'; `The Opposite of Sex'; `The Hanging Garden'; More.

Focuses on gay and lesbian films featured during the 1991 Berlin International Film Festival held in Berlin, Germany. Titles of movies; Names of directors; 'Forbidden Love,' by directed by Vladislav Kvasnicka; 'Resident Alien,' directed by Jonathan Nossiter; Movies presented by Great Britain-based filmmaker Ron Peck; Titles of movies presented by lesbians.

Presents a parody of several films in the U.S. that were infused with homosexual themes and subjects. Humorous take on the pervasiveness of homophobia and prejudice against homosexuals in the motion picture and entertainment industries; Key issues of interest; Implications on gay rights and the homosexual population.

Comments on the depiction of gay teenagers in filmmaker Frank Clarke's 'Wonderland.' Storyline; Characters in the film; Frank's reasons for getting interested in the film.

Highlights the sixth annual Los Angeles International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, which will be held in California from July 8-July 20, 1988. Titles of films that will be shown; Topics for discussion.

Provides information on films about homosexuality that are being shown during the New York Gay Film Festival, held from January 15 to February 5, 1987. 'Simone,' directed by Christine Ehm; 'Broken Mirrors,' directed by Marleen Gorris.

Reports on the film adaptation of 'The Front Runner.' Actor Grant Show's signing to portray track star Billy Sive; Plot; Other actors.

Reviews the gay film 'My Beautiful Laundrette,' starring Daniel Day Lewis and Gordon Warnecke.

Features the art film 'Caravaggio.' Plot and synopsis; Production and direction credits; Implications on the homosexual population.

Interviews author Vito Russo, about homosexuality in motion pictures. Theme of Russo's book 'The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies'; Difficulties encountered by the author in getting a publisher for the book.

Interviews actor Will Smith, who portrays a gay con man in the motion picture 'Six Degrees of Separation.' Kissing another man on the set; Apprehension about the effect of this role on his career; Rap singers' attitudes towards gays.

Focuses on the increase in number and popularity of gay and lesbian motion pictures in the U.S. during the 1990s. Background on the market for independent gay films; Factors affecting the gay film market; Distribution of gay films by independent movie distribution company Fine Line; Issues faced by companies promoting gay films.

Interviews Sidney Sheinberg, president and chief operating officer of MCA/Universal Inc., concerning homophobia and AIDS-phobia in the U.S. entertainment industry. Support for homosexual-identified organizations and causes; Things that have changed regarding gays and show business; Assessment of efforts to integrate gay characters into movies and television.

In this article the author discusses the treatment of homosexuality in animated films and how it's shaping the way children think about LGBT issues. Topics include examples of films and film trailers with pro-LGBT messages, such as "Frozen," "The Boxtrolls," "Coraline," and "ParaNorman," chief executive officer (CEO) Travis Knight and owner Phil Knight of the animation studio that produced "The Boxtrolls," Laika, and LGBT characters in Japanese anime, such as "Sailor Moon."

Reviews the gay motion picture "The Reception," written and directed by John G. Young.

The drama in Michael Burke's The Mudge Boy features the sexual attraction between two teenage boys. However, actor Emile Hirsch, who plays title character Duncan Mudge, says it is no simple coming-out story. It is not surprising that the role of Duncan is having trouble coping. Fourteen years old and stuck in the middle of the countryside, he is grieving over the death of his mother and distanced from his equally upset father. Tending his mother's chicken coop, he is the laughingstock of other children in the area, including Perry played by Tom Guiry. But when Duncan develops a crush on Perry, the two are in for a sexual awakening. Hirsch starred in The Mudge Boy when he was 17, in between The Emperor's Club with Kevin Kline and The Girl Next Door, the recently released comedy in which he played a teenager who falls for the pornographic star in his neighborhood. Part of the challenge for both Burke and Hirsch was shooting the intense scenes of physical intimacy between Duncan and Perry, including a kiss and an assault. Hirsch recently completed Imaginary Heroes, with Sigourney Weaver and Jeff Daniels, in which Hirsch plays a boy hiding a mystery about the death of his brother.