Dakota Johnson Brings it in Tig Notaro’s “Am I OK?” by Queerguru’s Janet Prolman @Sundance

  I’ve just returned from Park City, Utah, and my first Sundance experience (virtual, of course), and I have good news to share. Tig Notaro and her wife, Stephanie Allynne, have co-directed a female buddy “rom-com” for our times. They have elicited strong performances, most notably from Dakota Johnson as the lead character, Lucy, a … Continue reading

Dalida

  “La vie m’est insupportable… Pardonnez-moi.” (“Life is unbearable for me… Forgive me.”) … this becomes very clear on the very last minute of this biopic of one of the most versatile popstars of the past century. Dalida, or simply Dali, had it all! Born from an Italian family who emigrated to Cairo during the … Continue reading

Dame Barbara Cartland : the very epitome of REAL Camp

  After the Met Gala debacle this week when so many B, C and D List Reality TV ‘Stars’ and Celeb’s (!) usurped the true meaning of the word CAMP which they interpreted as TRASHY, we look back at one of the real exponents of the art who never thought twice about it, as she … Continue reading

Dame Barbara Windsor : a truly great British gay Icon RIP

  Today most of the LGBTQ Community in the UK will be in mourning for the passing of one of the country’s beloved gay icons Dame Barbara Windsor, better known as ‘Babs’. This highly successful actress from London’s East End was the least pretentious star who flitted from serious drama to deliciously camp comedy.  Her … Continue reading

Dame DIana Rigg (forever Emma Peel) dies aged 82 RIP

  The moment Diana Rigg first starred as Emma Peel in the Brit TV series The Avengers  in 1995 she became an instant gay icon.  She had taken over her role as Steed’s right hand  woman from Honor Blackman , and she quickly made the part very much her own.  I mean who wouldn’t like … Continue reading

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