Arts & Entertainment

Gay porn thriller ‘King Cobra’ trailer released

film will be released on Oct. 21

Published

10 years ago

September 27, 2016

Mariah Cooper

(Keegan Allen and James Franco in ‘King Cobra.’ Screenshot via YouTube.)

The first trailer for “King Cobra” has been released and it promises plenty of sex, thrills, and of course, murder.

“King Cobra,” tells the true story of gay porn producer Bryan Kocis’ (Christian Slater) battle with fellow porn producers Joe (James Franco) and Harlow (Keegan Allen) over the gay porn industry’s hottest young star Brent Corrigan (Garrett Clayton.) The rivalry ended with Kocis’s murder in 2007.

The film, based on the book “Cobra Killer” by Andrew E. Stoner and Peter A. Conway, will be released on Oct. 21. It also stars Alicia Silverstone and Molly Ringwald.

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Annual dance party held amid weekend festivities in Rehoboth Beach

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13 hours ago

September 9, 2026

Daniel Truitt

A scene from the SUNFESTIVAL Night of Dance at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center on Sept. 6. (Washington Blade photo by Daniel Truitt)

The annual CAMP Rehoboth fundraiser, SUNFESTIVAL, was held over Labor Day weekend in Rehoboth Beach, Del. The festival included a massive dance party at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center on Sunday.

(Washington Blade photos by Daniel Truitt)

Arts & Entertainment

Nominate your favorites for the Blade’s 25th annual Best Of LGBTQ DC Awards

Submit your picks now; top 5 vote getters move to the finals

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18 hours ago

September 9, 2026

Staff reports

Nominate your favorites in our Best of LGBTQ DC categories through Sept. 24. The top 5 nominees from each category will become finalists with voting starting Sept. 28. Our 2026 Best of LGBTQ DC winners will be announced at the Best of LGBTQ DC Awards Party on Thursday, Oct. 22 and our special issue will come out on Friday, Oct. 23. One vote per email address per day. Good luck!

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Blade Foundation to host fundraiser in Rehoboth on Sept. 12

Mayor-elect Stewart, state Rep. Snyder-Hall to give remarks

Published

3 days ago

September 7, 2026

Tinashe Chingarande

Rehoboth Mayor-elect Susan Stewart will speak at the Blade Foundation fundraiser on Sept. 12.

The Washington Blade Foundation will host a fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 12 in Rehoboth Beach featuring remarks from Rehoboth’s Mayor-elect Susan Stewart and Delaware state Rep. Claire Snyder-Hall.

The Foundation funds fellowships for aspiring queer journalists and enterprise journalism projects.

The event will be held at a private home in Rehoboth. Tickets are $100 and include open bar from Diego’s, catered appetizers from the Blue Moon, entertainment, guest speakers, and an auction. Tickets are available here.