Gay Place: Grit 'N Glitz

Heavy-hitting week in the LGBTQ with Christeene, Drew Riley, Eileen Myles, Peaches, and more

"...other end of some spectrum, the annual glammy gala Glitz happens to raise some serious dough for our Out..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Generation Wealth

Greed isn't good. But didn't we know that already?

"...themes found in her photography and films: She explores glitz & glamour but also probes the unsavory depths of..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

What Happens in Vegas

Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher – two Hollywood actors known for their prankishness and pluck – never manage to convince us that this Sin City comedy is fun.

"...Deirdre O'Connell. For all its bright lights and ersatz glitz, Las Vegas can be a dispiriting place, loud and..."

May 9, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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Kevin Spacey plays Mephistopheles to a cadre of M.I.T. whiz kids, who do a better job of counting cards at the Vegas blackjack tables than counting their loot.

"...the Las Vegas mythos the same stale temptations: empty glitz and little substance...."

March 28, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Fifth Element

Besson's smart editing and sly sense of humor keep this science-fiction epic from bogging down. Despite a grim storyline, the film never takes itself too seriously.

"...pretty straightforward affair, and once you cut through the glitz there's barely a skeleton of a plot, but that..."

May 9, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bogus

"...(Travis) with whom he raptly watches all the backstage glitz, glamour, and magic. After his mom dies in a..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sugar Hill

"...crime drama since Coppola's Godfather, Part II. Forsaking the glitz and over-the-top grittiness of New Jack City and other..."

March 4, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

After a Fashion: Out

Your Style Avatar has been whipping up some serious fashion – for print and for the runway

"...Cord Shiflet and his wife Annie are hosting the Glitz benefit for OutYouth at their gorgeous home. Tickets available..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Qmmunity: Hello From the Other Side

Plus, Queerbomb launches its Queer History Series

"...Out Youth's Glitz Gala Get your glam on as the org celebrates..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

After a Fashion: Happy 60th

Your Style Avatar occasionally must offer a mea culpa. Get in line ...

"...and his wife Annie are hosting the annual OutYouth Glitz benefit at their gorgeous home. There weren't very many..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Gay Place: Texas Is a Queer State of Mind

UT goes balls-out on Queer State(s)

"...GLITZ Hosts Eugene Sepulveda and Randi Shade and Cord and..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

The Invitation

Tedious vampire flick should have stayed in the grave

"...you want from your lusty vampire genre. There’s no glitz or glamour to set it apart from the pack,..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Inu-Oh

Japanese medieval history gorgeously reimagined as a rock & roll fable

"...traditions of courtly gagaku performances with the street carnival glitz of sarugaku. Here, Inu-Ō is reinvented as Inu-Oh, a..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Dead & Beautiful

Heavy-handed vampire story isn't even that pretty to look at

"...the very obtuse, extremely blunt metaphor seeping through the glitz and dull glamour of David Verbeek’s attractively cast vampire..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Respect

Bloated Aretha Franklin biopic lacks her glitz and power

"...in Respect, a movie that should be flooded with glitz to represent the power Franklin had over people with..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Gay Place

The Return of Homo Arigato

"...Glitz! Bring on the glitter, the glitz, the glam! A..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Pitch Perfect 3

Third time really isn't the charm for the Bellas

"...uniforms for pinup-esque sailor girl costumes, which provide more glitz, yet feel just as uncomfortably servile. Banks and Higgins..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

Girls Trip

A raunchy and empowering time in New Orleans

"...While NOLA is a welcome change from the worn-out glitz of Las Vegas, many scenes are sequestered in upscale..."

July 21, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

Selena Gomez Delivers Pop Spectacle

Don’t call it a revival just yet, but it’s close

"...Grand Prairie broke into the music industry with 2011 glitz confection “Love You Like A Song,” she now has..."

June 20, 2016 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Knight of Cups

Terrence Malick's Knight of Cups is a vessel half-empty

"...(with its ersatz Eiffel Tower, sphinxes, and other spurious glitz). Rick’s wanderings (often in his vintage convertible) take him..."

March 18, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

It's Beginning to Sound a Lot Like Christmas

Jingle Bell Rocks! spins under the musical mistletoe

"...personal delights. Kezin isn't ashamed to cut through the glitz and glitter to talk about the music industry's obsession..."

Dec. 24, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place: Fall Y'all

The autumnal queerquinox is upon us.

"...GLITZ! Out Youth presents this glitzy glam fundraiser in a..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

The Devil's Double

Saddam Hussein's decadent and monstrous eldest son Uday forced Latif Yahia to serve as his body double, and this movie recounts his experience.

"...stands outs for its opulent re-creation of the golden glitz and ostentatious trappings of the Iraqi palace, but otherwise..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Disagrees With Valentino Review

"...it? Ms. Baumgarten concludes, “Ultimately, the film feels as glitzy and superficial as the fashion industry itself.” In one..."

May 4, 2009 Postmarks

Academy Award-Nominated Shorts 2002

"...of her dress. That means the awards with less glitz -- like the live-action and animated short categories --..."

July 12, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Training Day

"...and the Furious' David Ayer) instead of flash-in-the-pan urban anti-glitz, and although Fuqua can't help but toss out a..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Isn't She Great

"...midlife career as the author of such tits `n' glitz classics as Valley of the Dolls, The Love Machine,..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Coffeetable Books

Dream On

"...Fabulous Las Vegas in the 50s: Glitz, Glamour & Gamesby Fred E. Basten and Charles Phoenix..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Books Feature by Katherine Catmull

The Corruptor

"...video-centric Replacement Killers for anything other than cheap pop glitz, and judging from the amount of unwarranted giggles emanating..."

March 12, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Newton Boys

"...of the siblings chatting up Johnny Carson amid the glitz of a 1980 Tonight Show appearance. All in all,..."

March 27, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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