Iconic Broadway star CHITA RIVERA …..the original Anita in West Side Story and so much more… dies aged 91 . RIP

    The world has just lost one of its brightest Broadway stars with the death of Chita Rivera aged 91.  Chita …… real name Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero Anderson….. received numerous accolades including two Tony Awards, two Drama Desk Awards, and a Drama League Award. She was also the first Latina and the first Latino American to receive … Continue reading

Icons of Modern Art : a Tour of the Building & the Art

The Frank Gehry designed Fondation Louis Vuitton Museum and Cultural Center that is adjacent to the Jardin d’Acclimatation in the Bois de Boulogne  is one of the most stunning buildings in the whole of Paris.  Opened in 2014 at a reported cost of $143 million the building was financed by LMVH the parent company of … Continue reading

IDA

It’s hard to decide exactly what period this new cinematic masterpiece from Polish filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski is set in with its austere dramatic settings that look like they have remained unchanged for centuries. This unforgiving bleak countryside that seems to have escaped any attempt at modernisation is in fact 1962 but you have this sinking feeling that … Continue reading

IDAHOT a Worldwide Celebration of Gender & Sexual Diversities

    The International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT), a worldwide celebration of sexual and gender diversity, is commemorated annually on 17 May. This year’s theme is families, focusing on the role of families in the well-being of LGBTI people and respect of the rights of LGBTI families. Michel Sidibé, the Executive Director … Continue reading

Ideal Home

Finally, a blissfully funny crowd-pleaser of a movie about an outrageous middle-aged  gay couple that works its magic by having us laugh with and not at them which is such a refreshing change,  Written and directed by out-gay filmmaker Andrew Fleming, it reunites Paul Rudd and Steve Coogan again, this time playing self-obsessed wealthy partners … Continue reading

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