Since the dawn of the movie industry, filmmakers have been fascinated with sex workers. From early Twentieth Century movies such as 1900s The Girl Who Went Astray, through to countless classic films from our lifetimes, such as Midnight Express, Pretty Woman and Risky Business, hookers, hustlers, call girls, rent-boys, strippers and street-walkers have been … Continue reading
The Crime is Mine (Mon Crime) is the latest film from prolific queer French director Francois Ozon (Swimming Pool, Summer of 85, 8 Women), one of France’s most modern film directors. Loosely based on the 1934 play Mon Crime, Ozon’s adaptation is an amusing feminist screwball romp, championing a sorority, set in mid-1930’s … Continue reading
Despite giving the world TV gems featuring powerful women such as Charlie’s Angels, Wonder Woman, and The Bionic Woman, the reality of women’s lives and human rights in 1970s America was very different. The National Organisation of Women (NOW), founded in 1966, had led the way in the development of women’s rights, but … Continue reading
The Godfather Buck tells the intense story of two brothers and their family history. Dan (Frederick Keeve), 52 and his younger, very handsome, brother Steven Madden (Kyle Lowder), 35 meet once a year at their late father’s beautiful remote wooden cabin high up in the woods in Big Bear, California. They go there … Continue reading
Queer lives and religion are not always happy bed-fellows and we don’t often hear about religious queer people. A new seven-part documentary web series, The Holy Closet, seeks to address that. Director Moran Nakar follows seven different religious queer Jewish households, examining their loves, lives, hopes and dreams as they navigate a path through … Continue reading
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