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***PLEASE CIRCULATE EVERYWHERE***
 
Since our preview date, June 5, PopcornQ has been visited by people from over
75 countries.  The hits spiked over 100,000 yesterday when Netscape added us
to their what's new page.
 
PopcornQ is the ultimate online home for the queer moving image. If you love
movies and videos about the lesbian and gay experience, you'll love PopcornQ.
 
For more information, contact:
 
Stephen M. Rivers
Stephen M. Rivers & Associates
310-395-2993
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OR
Jenni Olson
PopcornQ
415-252-6285
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PlanetOut Presents
POPCORNQ
ULTIMATE GAY & LESBIAN FILM AND VIDEO WEBSITE DEBUTS
 
http://www.popcornq.com
AOL: Keyword PopcornQ
MSN: Go Word PopcornQ
 
 June 20, 1996 San Francisco - PopcornQ, the ultimate online home for the
queer moving image, debuts today on the World Wide Web at
http://www.popcornq.com, on America Online at Keyword: PopcornQ, and on
the Microsoft Network at Go Word: PopcornQ.
 
 PopcornQ is a lively, colorful online area for movie aficionados and
professionals alike.  The site includes:
a full range of continually updated reviews
information about thousands of films and videos
hundreds of film stills and posters
easy to search movie databases with full production details
sources for both home video purchase and classroom/non-theatrical
exhibition
live chat and message boards for professionals and fans
on America Online and The Microsoft Network
 
 "We wanted to design a one-stop online home for gay and lesbian
film fans and professionals alike," said Jenni Olson, PopcornQ's creator
and producer.  "PopcornQ revolutionizes access to lesbian and gay cinema.
 Whether you want to know about the latest projects coming out of
Hollywood, what to rent at the video store, or anything having to do with
film and the gay community, PopcornQ is your place to go," added Olson, a
member of the founding PNO team.
 
 Olson is also editor of the just-published book The Ultimate Guide to
Lesbian & Gay Film and Video (Serpent's Tail, June 1996).  PopcornQ's
databases draw heavily from the material Olson compiled for the book,
whose contributors include Lawrence Chua (Village Voice), Dennis Harvey
(Variety), Elizabeth Pincus (Harper's Bazaar), Susan Gerhard (San
Francisco Bay Guardian), Judith Halberstam (Girlfriends), and Karl
Knapper (Socialist Review).
 
 
 Olson, who is also the former co-director of the San Francisco
International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, has been programming,
researching,
and writing about gay and lesbian film for ten years.
 PopcornQ also presents a massive library of information on the gay and
lesbian moving image. This premier online authority covers the entire
history of gay and lesbian cinematic representation.
 
 The site also includes a wide array of resources to serve the needs of
anyone who loves lesbian and gay cinema:
networking areas for film buffs, filmmakers and film festival programmers
listings of new theatrical and home video releases
a huge directory of lesbian and gay film festivals
(now more than 80 worldwide)
directories of film and video distributors, alternative funding sources
for filmmakers, and online listings for queer media professionals
a variety of film and video databases on everything from AIDS to youth
 
 On the lighter side, PopcornQ regularly polls gay and lesbian media
professionals for their personal favorites, and compiles celebrity top
ten lists.    (Did you know that John Waters' favorite film is The Wizard
of Oz?)
 
 PopcornQ features original artwork by Bill Garland patterned after
classic movie posters of the 1920s. Samantha Fuetsch of Studio Archetype
provided art direction. PlanetOut staff, including Xian Willams and David
Stazer, and a host of interns, programmed and produced the site.
 
 The site is dedicated to the memory of Mark Finch (1961-1995), the
lesbian and gay cinema pioneer and former co-director of the San
Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.
 
 PopcornQ is supported by advertising and transaction fees. Charter
advertisers include: Frameline Distribution, TLA Video, Out on Film, and
the San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.
 
 PopcornQ is presented by PlanetOut, the new gay and lesbian worldwide
online community. PlanetOut is accessible now on the Microsoft Network,
and will open this fall on its own World Wide Web site, and on America
Online.  PlanetOut is based in San Francisco, California, USA. E-mail
PopcornQ at [log in to unmask] PlanetOut can be reached at
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PlanetOut & PopcornQ are trademarks of PlanetOut Corp. America Online is
a registered trademark of America Online, Inc. Microsoft and MSN are
either registered trademarks or trademarks of the Microsoft Corp. in the
United States and/or other countries. The Microsoft Network is operated
by Microsoft Corp. on behalf of Microsoft Network LLC.
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NEW! OPEN FOR THE FIRST TIME: try www.popcornq.com
The Ultimate Online Home for the Queer Moving Image.
 
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