exploring realms

When queer female filmmaker Desiree Lim makes her international premiere at the Newport Beach Film Festival tonight, it may be a surprise for ardent fans of her work. The House, starring Natalie Skye, is a psychological ghost story, a sort of atmospheric and moody think piece about life and death and the choices we all make or don’t make (and, like all her works, there’s a queer bent).

Women, queer characters, and people of color in positions of power shine brighter than the Bat-Signal in Fox’s latest comic-inspired TV series, Gotham.

It’s the kick-off of the holiday season, and while Thanksgiving through the New Year is typically a time to spend with family, friends and loved ones, here are a few pop culture releases to help pass the time huddled up on the couch – if you live in a colder climate – or to load on to the iPod for that car trip enroute to the family gathering. Here are a few newer items to engage a girl this holiday weekend including the lesbian-themed The Kids Are All Right, Pink's Greatest Hits...So Far!!!, Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday, Annie Lennox's A Christmas Cornucopia, The Four-Faced Liar and Elena Undone and, of course, Cher and Burlesque.