Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThese Naked Boys must really love their literature. Why else would they strip down to their birthday suits in the midst of winter when most of the northern hemisphere is buried under piles of snow. On January 13th, in conjunction with the Trace Queer Artist Collective, NBR are presenting Self-Gratification : a celebratory look … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterBritish fans of ballet’s ‘bad boy’ Sergei Polunin, unquestionably one of the greatest dancers of his generation (and one of the hottest too) are in for a real treat. When the new documentary on his life from filmmaker Steven Cantor, and simply called Dancer, premieres in the UK on March 2nd 2017 at the London … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThere is a very quaint British theatrical tradition that was started in 1912 for King George V to help raise funds for Variety Artistes’ Benevolent Fund and is still going strong today. Originally called The Royal Command Show implying that all the Acts had been asked to perform by the King himself, it later morphed into … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterUnquestionably one of the best movies with LGBT content to premiere at this Sundance Film Festival was filmmaker Aaron Brookner’s delightful tribute to his filmmaker Uncle that who he adored and who sadly died of AIDS in 1989 at the tender age of 34. Howard Brookner packed a lot into his short life … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe French filmmaker Sébastien Lifshitz has had a lifetime fascination with men and women who refuse to conform to the strictures of gender roles. In fact, his Teddy Award-winning Documentary Film in 2013 Bambi, a profile of French entertainer Marie-Pierre Pruvot is one of the best transgender films ever made. Lifshitz also made a film and a book called Les … Continue reading