Jimmy Erskine (out actor Sir Ian McKellen) is the titular character in “The Critic” (Greenwich Entertainment), now available on DVD, the feared and reviled drama critic for The Daily Chronicle, a “right-wing rag” in early 1930s London. Openly queer at a time when it was risky to be, he lives with Tom (Alfred Enoch of the “Harry Potter” franchise), who is both his lover and secretary.

Cecy Robson fell in love with the world of fantasy when she was a child, so one day she decided to write her own called, "Bloodguard."

People who dig ‘80s music are often divided into two groups: those that lived through the period and are feeling nostalgic, and those who missed it the first time around and want to experience it for themselves. It’s more than likely that someone on your holiday gift list falls into one of these two categories.

So you looked at the calendar the other day and... eeeek.

Whether it’s the summer anthem "Be Your Girl,” the love letter to his mother “Suzy Cutie” or even the dance floor stomper “High Heels” (with vocals by Tony-winner Lillias White), John Duff is going to keep us talking.

A story about dealing with one’s differences and what it means to grow in a tough and at times cruel world, the manga "My Beautiful Man" is one that will capture the hearts of those that have ever felt misunderstood or as an outsider. A story about what it could mean to also find a glimmer of hope that could change one’s life yet be as confusing as it is a lesson in understanding oneself.