The Slutcracker : Ballet meets Burlesque
” It’s impossible to believe that the very first performance of Tchaikovsky‘s most famous ballet in 1892 was a flop. The poor ballerina who was dancing as the Sugar Plum Fairy was criticised for being “corpulent” and “podgy”. We not sure if that critic was alive now and saw Vanessa White’s new production what … Continue reading
The Sunday Sessions
Richard Yeagley’s documentary “The Sunday Sessions” makes for very tough and uncomfortable viewing. It’s not just the subject matter of gay-conversion therapy that is so abhorrent and extremely harmful, but the fact the film follows 20-something-year-old vulnerable Nathan Gniewek for a year as he tries to de-gay himself. Gniewek is a very likeable and … Continue reading
The T : being accepted for who we are
The T is a six-part queer drama web series from Chicago that set out with a mission to portray rarely seen members of the LGBTQ+ community in a story about their search for love, truth and acceptance that would be thoroughly entertaining.. Kudos to Bea Cordelia and Daniel Kyri the creators, producers and stars … Continue reading
The Test of Love aka L’Épreuve d’Amour
Marielle’s (Marie-Josée Croze) life for the past 20 years with husband Paul (Fred Testot) and their two teenage children in this sleepy provincial French town has been happy and relatively uneventful. That is until she leaves work unexpectedly early one day and arrives home to discover her husband dressed in women’s clothes. Her initial disgust quickly turns to anger … Continue reading
The Thing About Harry: well, he’s cute as hell for a start
Since actor Peter Paige had his breakthrough in the groundbreaking series QUEER AS FOLK , he has gone on to carve out a very successful career as a writer/director. His latest film is The Thing About Harry made for the Freeform Cable TV a highly enjoyable queer rom-com that was released on Valentine’s Day … Continue reading