Variety | January 20, 2023
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Watch Elizabeth Taylor speak at first major AIDS benefit in new documentary, Commitment to Life.

Midnight Mass | January 11, 2023
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Peaches and Michael celebrate 1950’s Sunset Boulevard and speak with filmmaker Jeffrey Schwarz, whose recent documentary Boulevard! A Hollywood Story explored a hidden, musical chapter of this cult classic’s history.

Adelante: The LGBT Latino Magazine | November 29, 2022
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When Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical adaptation of Sunset Boulevard premiered in 1993, it became a major hit. But few people then, or even now, are aware of a much earlier attempt to bring the classic film to the stage — by Gloria Swanson herself.

Deadline | August 18, 2021
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When Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical adaptation of Sunset Boulevard premiered in 1993, it became a major hit. But few people then, or even now, are aware of a much earlier attempt to bring the classic film to the stage – by Gloria Swanson herself.

Roger Walker-Dack | August 5, 2021
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Emmy-award winning filmmaker Jeffrey Schwarz talks about his latest doc Boulevard! A Hollywood Story.

The Queer Review | August 3, 2021
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How many queer stories are buried in boxes, sitting in people’s attics and basements?

Outfest Presents The Outcast | August 18, 2020
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David Kittredge chats with Outfest alumnus and award-winning producer/director Jeffrey Schwarz about his passion for documentary filmmaking, how he chooses his projects, and the “best night of his life” at the 30th anniversary of Outfest Los Angeles.

Dead For Filth | December 15th, 2017
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We feel a tingle in our spines as we welcome Jeffrey Schwarz, the award-winning filmmaker behind such documentaries as I Am Divine, The Fabulous Life of Allan Carr, and Vito.

Sewers of Paris | August 10, 2017
Discussion from Matt Baume’s Podcast
Jeffrey Schwarz has made a lifelong study of film, starting with an early job editing on the documentary The Celluloid Closet, right up to today with a new documentary about flamboyant producer Allan Carr.

The Documentary Life | June 15, 2018
From Producing Film DVD Extras to Doc Filmmaking with Jeffrey Schwarz
How following your obsessions can lead to some wonderful places as a doc filmmaker.

The Documentary Life | June 14, 2018
On Grease‘s 40th Anniversary, Don’t Forget the Gay Man Who Made It
Allan Carr is certainly not somebody that most people have ever heard of, but he left so many cultural touchstones behind…he made a huge impact on our world, and I felt like that needed to be acknowledged and celebrated.

Moveable Feast | July 12, 2017
Outfest ’17 Interview: Jeffrey Schwarz on Finally Making a Movie Star Out of The Fabulous Allan Carr
It’s not a sentiment you hear often amongst documentary filmmakers, but Jeffrey Schwarz is happiest making audiences laugh.

Queerty, | July 4, 2017
Jeffrey Schwarz Talks The Fabulous Allan Carr, Travolta, Divine, Grease 2 and All Things Queer
Jeffrey Schwarz knows showbiz…his films capture oft-overlooked stories from cinema – and queer – history.

The Projection Booth | June 12, 2017
Special Report: The Fabulous Allan Carr
On this special episode of The Projection Booth, Mike talks with Jeffrey Schwarz about his latest documentary, The Fabulous Allan Carr…we discuss his triumphs like Grease and La Cage Aux Folles as well as Grease 2 and Can’t Stop the Music.

KCRW’s Press Play | September 1, 2015
With guests Jeffrey Schwarz and Tab Hunter
With his blonde hair and million-dollar smile, Tab Hunter was one of the biggest heartthrobs of the 1950’s. He was also gay — a secret that he and the studios kept for decades. And he’s the subject of a new documentary called Tab Hunter Confidential that will screen at Outfest in LA on Saturday night.

KCRW’s The Business | July 6, 2015
With guests Jeffrey Schwarz and Tab Hunter
In the new documentary, Tab Hunter Confidential, the star reflects on coming of age in Hollywood as a closeted gay man. Hunter and director Jeffrey Schwarz tell us about the business then and now, and how a mutual appreciation for John Waters’ muse, Divine, first brought them together.

The 2015 Frameline Award | June 20, 2015
Award Presentation
Established in 1986, the Frameline Award is given every year to a person or entity that has made a major contribution to LGBTQ representation in film, television, or the media arts.

IndieWire | March 18, 2015
The Playlist
Director Jeffrey Schwarz nimbly charts Hunter’s life and career…fun and gossipy in the way that great documentaries about Hollywood often are, but it also speaks to a deeper truth about identity and perseverance and the large divide between one’s personal and professional life. Even if you have no idea who Tab Hunter is, this documentary is riveting and insightful.

Vanity Fair | March 5, 2015
Tab Hunter Confidental: In an Explosive New Documentary, the Actor Tells All
…slick, savvy, rollicking, and eye-popping…Tab Hunter Confidential is not only brave for its candor and enlightening for the social context it provides, it is also a delightful eyeful, using ingeniously edited vintage clips and employing rarely seen still photos.

OUT | November 7, 2013
Out 100: Jeffrey Schwarz
Schwarz’s year in a word: Divine. The filmmaker and producer’s latest feature documentary — his fourth in five years — chronicles the life and career of Harris Glenn Milstead, an overweight gay kid from Baltimore who transformed himself into Divine.

The Projection Booth | July 30, 2013
I Am Divine with Special Guests Jeffrey Schwarz & Mink Stole
Before Lady Gaga or Madonna, Divine broke the rules and pushed boundaries. Director Jeffrey Schwarz explores Divine’s life in the new feature documentary I Am Divine, a remarkable look at an icon.

LA Weekly | July 12, 2013
I Am Divine, A New Documentary About the Cult Film Star
The Divine documentary is likely to be a career high for Schwarz who’s spent the last decade making films about half-forgotten Hollywood renegades, from B-movie producer-director William Castle to gay porn star Jack Wrangler, as well as film historian Vito Russo.

The Fogelnest Files | June 6, 2013
The Documentary Files
Documentary filmmaker Jeffrey Schwarz stops by to discuss his impressive career on today’s episode of The Fogelnest Files.

Maryland Morning | June 5, 2013
The Divine Life of Harris Glenn Milstead
Tom Hall spoke with the director, Jeffrey Schwarz, at the Charles Theatre, when he was in town for a screening at the Maryland Film Festival.

The Moveable Fest | March 19, 2013
SXSW ’13 Interview: Jeffrey Schwarz on the Divinely Entertaining Biopic I Am Divine
Divine passed away at the age of 42, due to an enlarged heart, leaving many, including a young Jeffrey Schwarz, with the sad realization that there’ll never be another Divine movie.

Film Society Lincoln Center – Daily Buzz | March 13, 2013
SXSW Episode 5 with Eugene Hernandez
Divine’s story seems particularly relevant at a time where the problem of bullying has entered the conversation in a major way…I Am Divine depicts this issue in a vivid way.

Good Day Austin/KTBC-TV | March 12, 2013
I Am Divine – Interview with producer/director Jeffrey Schwarz
Director Jeffrey Schwarz stopped by Good Day to discuss his film I Am Divine which chronicles the life of Harris Glenn Milstead better known as Divine.

The New York Times | March 10, 2013
ArtsBeatBlog: Looking Divine at SXSW
I Am Divine takes a closer look at Harris Glenn Milstead and how he created a persona that encouraged the celebration of the outsider and renegade in all of us.

DP/30 | March 4, 2013
DP/30 @ SWSX: An interview with documentarian Jeffrey Schwarz

OUT | July 24, 2012
Ready to be Remembered
Director Jeffrey Schwarz realized an entire generation of younger LGBT people had no idea who the pioneering writer and activist was.

HBO Documentary Films | July 20, 2012
Vito Red Carpet Featurette
Filmmaker Jeffrey Schwarz along with friends and family of Vito Russo discuss his legacy in this clip.

MSNBC | July 19, 2012
Thomas Roberts Interview with Vito director Jeffrey Schwarz
Thomas Roberts talks to Jeffrey Schwarz, producer and director of Vito, a new documentary about Vito Russo.

Outfest Los Angeles 2012 | July 12, 2012
Vito Los Angeles Premiere
Opening night remarks at Outfest Los Angeles’ opening night premiere of Vito.

Film Society Lincoln Center | November 2, 2011
IndieWire Meets Jeffrey Schwarz
Basil Tsiokos of IndieWire talks with Jeffrey Schwarz, director of the documentary Vito, about the life of gay activist and author Vito Russo.

The Advocate | April 27, 2009
Remembering Jack Wrangler
The director of Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon remembers the porn star, the actor, the icon, and, most important, his friend — Jack Wrangler.