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Preview of Stephen Soderbergh’s ‘THE CHRISTOPHERS’ starring the indefatigable 86-year-old theatrical knight Ian McKellan
The (queer) world is a very lucky place, knowing that the grand old queer theatrical knight Sir Ian McKellan shows no sign of slowing up his work schedule despite being 86 years old. Just last Queerguru’s Kareem Tabsch reviewed Sir Ian in AN ARK at The Shed on Off Broadway (see here) and now we…
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Angelo Madsen talks about “A BODY TO LIVE IN” his compelling doc on queer body modification
Angelo Madsen is an American filmmaker and interdisciplinary artist. and an educator. His latest film A BODY TO LIVE IN, is essentially a biographical documentary of the artist known as Fakir Mustafar, considered to be one of the founders of the modern primitive movement. However, Madsen uses Farkir’s art of pioneering work, promoting piercing as…
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How Richard Burton started his journey from lowly Welsh miner’s son to a enormous Hollywood Star
With just 4 films in his resume so far, 29-year-old Brit actor HARRY LAWTEY’s career date has been based in roles on television, the highlight of which is his 4 years starring in the drama ‘Industry.’ That is all about to change this year as he has just wrapped two movies, with another 3 in…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews SAVAGE, an intense drama about conversion therapy, now on at London’s White Bear Theatre.
SAVAGE White Bear Theatre, London Gay Conversion Therapy shockingly remains legal in around 170 countries, including the USA and the UK. Savage, a play written by Claudio Macor, examines a particularly horrifying period in the history of conversion therapy, namely that carried out by the Nazis during World War Two. On at London’s cute White…
