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image+nation, the oldest Lgbt film festival in Canada, will close its 24th edition in dance and music with Leave It On The Floor, an outstanding musical film by filmmaker Sheldon Larry, presented on Sunday November 6 at 8:30 p.m. at the Theatre Hall Concordia, right after the unveiling of the winners of this year’s competition. However, before bowing out, image+nation will offer to cinephiles a last weekend of unforgettable films and meetings with filmmakers, plus a conference by film critic Matthew Hays.

Screening The Epidemic: 30 Years of Vih/Sida

Recognizing the 30th anniversary of HIV/AIDS, film critic, author and lecturer Matthew Hays will deliver a talk chronicling the onscreen history of an epidemic. From Hollywood’s reluctance to touch AIDS to the brilliant treatment afforded it by documentary filmmakers, Hays will touch on selective moments in the evolution of the epidemic’s big and small-screen representations,...

The guys from "Longhorns," which had its debut at the Castro Theater at Frameline took some time out following their screening Saturday afternoon in San Francisco. Described as a "crowd-pleaser" by an insider, the film is a gay-straight weekend away. Beer, rambunctiousness and a little porn to boot, it's not too difficult to figure out what might ensue... Pictured near the Castro, (L to R): H.P. Mendoza (producer/composer/editor), Lewis Tice (producer), David Lewis (director) and David Wang (executive producer).

If his career keeps moving in the same direction, Matthew Montgomery may end up being the gay Parker Posey. Having played leads in at least seven independent features in just five years, plus another handful of supporting roles, he has established his indie street cred at a time when gay cinema seems to be exploding. Fans of gay cinema will probably remember Montgomery from Gone, But Not Forgotten, Long-term Relationship and the supernatural-tinged Back Soon.

Getting his start in Reign Of The Dead, a living dead short lensed in and around “Zombie Ground Zero,” Pittsburgh, he’s made his way up the indie food chain and appeared in other genre films, including Socket (which I wrote and directed, natch), Fear House and the upcoming Pornography.

But Montgomery isn’t just an actor in horror and sci-fi flicks; he’s a fan of them as well. A professed sci-fi nerd, Montogmery...