Noooo! Tsunami! Buddhism!
March 12 — Indie screen queen Parker Posey is having a big renaissance right now thanks to her lorazepam-addled character Victoria Ratliff on the new season of ‘The White Lotus,’ not to mention showing off some dance skills in a ’90s throwback GAP campaign.
While season two’s Jennifer ‘These gays are trying to kill me’ Coolidge is much missed, Posey is giving us memeable content – not to mention THAT Southern accent – to last for years to come. Her breezy interviews – especially the Today show appearance where she shouts some of Victoria’s more twangy pronunciations (Noooo! Tsunami! Buddhism!) – have gone viral.
Posey has been a gay icon since “Party Girl,” so it’s nice to see her having another big moment and finding a whole new audience.
👓 Speaking of films, we’ve got a preview of Out On Film’s Spring Mini-Fest in today’s newsletter, along with a look at a vital HIV support group for women, and the return of Maria Helena Dolan’s Reeling in the Years column.
🎗️ We’re also sending our condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Dennis Retzleff, the mind behind Dennis Dean Catering, who lost his battle with cancer at age 63.
Cheers!
Collin
Out On Film Spring Mini-Fest returns
📽️ Out On Film will bring five of 2025’s most anticipated queer films and documentaries to Landmark Midtown Art Cinema March 17-19 for Spring Mini-Fest ’25.
Back for a third year, Spring Mini-Fest kicks off on Monday, March 17, at 7 p.m. with the joyful comedy-of-errors film “The Wedding Banquet” (pictured) starring Bowen Yang and Golden Globe Award-winner Lily Gladstone. Other films include the documentary “Sally” and the film “On Swift Horses.”
🍿 For more information on the films and tickets, click here.
Tension Tour at State Farm Arena on April 11
SPONSORED BY AEG PRESENTS
🎤 Kylie Minogue brings her highly anticipated Tension Tour to North America and will see the global icon perform at State Farm Arena on Fri., April 11 with Rita Ora.
The new show is set to be Kylie’s biggest since 2011 and is touring the United States after opening in Kylie’s home country of Australia.
🎶 The Tension Tour follows Kylie’s latest album, Tension II which was released on Oct. 18, including her hit single “Lights Camera Action. The high-energy, high-octane sequel to the Number 1 album and global smash Tension, sees Kylie head further into the electronic space.
Sisters with a Voice puts the ‘care’ in healthcare for women with HIV
🗣️ Nearly a quarter of people living with HIV in the U.S. are women, and the number is only growing.
The highest number of new diagnoses from 2018 to 2022, according to CDC data, was among women ages 25 to 44, and young Black women, in particular, are among the fastest-growing demographics for new HIV diagnoses. LGBTQ+ identified women are at an elevated risk.
AID Atlanta’s Sisters with a Voice program offers support to HIV-positive women via groups, seminars, workshops, and community events.
🫶🏾 Find out more about the organization.
The storied and ongoing journey of ZAMI NOBLA
REELING IN THE YEARS | BY MARIA HELENA DOLAN
👩🏾 LGBTQ+ activist Maria Helena Dolan’s column returns with a timely report on ZAMI NOBLA (National Organization of Black Lesbians on Aging), the nation’s only organization focused on Black lesbians over the age of 50.
Dolan caught up with Mary Anne Adams (pictured), who co-founded Atlanta’s ZAMI organization in 1988 to empower and affirm the lives of lesbians of color through advocacy, support groups, socializing, and scholarship.
➡ Learn more about ZAMI NOBLA here.
MORE TO EXPLORE
🌞 Melissa Carter’s latest That’s What She Said column uses a famous Aesop fable as a metaphor for today’s political climate, where force and control are being prioritized over inclusion and respect.
Best Bets
🎸 “Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical” brings to life the man behind the music of such hits as “Sweet Caroline,” “America,” and “Forever in Blue Jeans.” March 11-16. foxtheatre.org.
🎭 With plenty of twists and turns along the way, “I Carry Your Heart With Me” stars renowned Atlanta actor Carolyn Cook in a taut, suspenseful mystery that packs a real emotional wallop. March 14-April 5. horizontheatre.com.
💻 RyojiIkeda’s immersive video installation,”data-verse,” will be presented floor-to-ceiling onto the walls of the High Museum’s largest exhibition space, featuring visualizations of data extracted from mathematical theories and the study of quantum physics. Now through Aug. 10. highmuseum.org.
Social Follow of the Week
📸 Not only is Bowen Yang in the upcoming feature film ‘The Wedding Banquet’ screening at next week’s Out On Film Mini-Fest, but he’s also been positively vibrating over his sketches with Lady Gaga on last weekend’s episode of “Saturday Night Live.” Today, Gaga is the guest on Yang’s Las Culturistas podcast, so expect more respectful fangirling.
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