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  1. Out50

    Out Newsletter 10/16/26: Los Javis' 'La Bola Negra' Arrives with Guitarricadelafuente and Penélope Cruz

    Los Javis' Spanish queer war epic 'La Bola Negra' has arrived, with Guitarricadelafuente making his acting debut as a young trumpeter swept into the Spanish Civil War and Penélope Cruz playing the woman who opens his eyes to a world beyond his own. Speaking to Out, Guitarricadelafuente discussed the film's mission to reclaim overlooked queer histories, what drew him to acting, how his music shaped his performance, and why Cruz is "a total mother."

  2. The Advocate62

    La Bola Negra directors unpack their Epic Gay Drama

    In an interview with The Advocate, directing duo Los Javis, Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, discuss their film La Bola Negra, which follows Sebastián (Guitarricadelafuente) as he is swept into the fascist army and falls for Rafael Rodríguez Rapún (Miguel Bernardeau), the partner of poet Federico García Lorca.

  3. Out62

    'La Bola Negra' breakout Guitarricadelafuente on Penélope Cruz and playing a queer soldier

    In an interview with Out, Spanish singer-songwriter Guitarricadelafuente discusses his acting debut as Sebastián in La Bola Negra, the Spanish queer war epic directed by Los Javis, who won Best Director at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. He says he was unsure about the transition from music, that Los Javis cast him partly from his music videos, and that Penélope Cruz, who plays the singer Nené Romero, felt like a mother figure to him on set.

Oct 16Fri
  1. PinkNews60

    The story behind La Bola Negra as its directors ended their relationship during filming

    PinkNews reports that Los Javis, the Spanish directing duo Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, ended their 13-year relationship during production of their film La Bola Negra, which they announced in November 2025. Calvo told IndieWire the split was not upsetting and that they remain writing, directing and producing partners, with their next film half in English and half in Spanish.

  2. Autostraddle22

    Two Lesbians Rank Every ‘Chucky’ Movie

    Drew Burnett Gregory and Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya ranked every canon Chucky film for Autostraddle's Two Lesbians Rank series in October, placing Bride of Chucky at No. 2 and the 1988 original Child's Play at No. 3. The list credits screenwriter Don Mancini, who wrote every canon film from 1988 to 2017 and created the 2021–2024 show, for the franchise's thematic consistency, and highlights Jennifer Tilly's arrival in the fourth film.

Oct 15Thu
Oct 14Wed
  1. Autostraddle20

    Why Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare Stays With Me

    Rachel Talalay's Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, the only Nightmare on Elm Street film directed by a woman, doubles down on the franchise's themes of parental abuse and neglect. The film opens in a Springwood with no children left, following the last teen, John Doe, and Dr. Maggie Burroughs back to the town. Its "troubled youth" — Spencer, Carlos and Tracy — are shaped by their parents' abuse, not their own choices.

Oct 11Sun
  1. Autostraddle12

    Quiz: Which Lesbian Horror Movie Are You Living?

    Autostraddle's Sunday Quiz asks readers which lesbian horror movie they are living, prompted by scenarios like an ex dating an ex, a shirt cropped too much, or a dog hating a girlfriend. The quiz frames such predicaments as grounds for "compensation" in the form of the quiz itself.