Even before her nonprofit cinema ever opened its doors, Rachel Jacobson always knew that a LGBT film series would happen there. “It was something I always wanted to do,” said the founder/director of Film Streams. The challenge, though, was to find significant and groundbreaking films that explored the diversity of the LGBT experience that also [...]

Stop anyone on the street and ask them about Robin Hood, and they will probably tell you that he was a Sherwood Forest-dwelling outlaw who, with his band of merry men, stole from the rich to give to the poor. Even if you went back in time, you might get the same response. After all, [...]

The 1980s gave birth to several horror icons -  Jason Voorhes of “Friday the 13th,” Michael Myers of “Halloween,” and Freddy Krueger of “A Nightmare on Elm Street.” The first two already got the Hollywood reboot, in 2009 and 2007, respectively; Freddy hit the big screen again on April 30, and with great success. The [...]

When “Iron Man” opened on May 4, 2008, it grossed $102 million, which was just $32 million shy of its budget. By September, it had grossed $318 million. Success like this usually guarantees a sequel. And here it is: “Iron Man 2.”
In this outing, the world knows the identity of the armored hero: slick, narcissistic [...]