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Chevalier : May The Best Man Win
An intriguing new Greek comedy pulled of an unexpected coup at the London Film Festival last week beating out a whole host of prestigious new movies to pick up the Best Picture Award. Directed and co-written by Athina Rachel Tsangari, it is the tale of six male acquaintances who take to the high seas on a private yacht and embark on…
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Oh Deary Me : It's The High Life
Years before actor Alan Cumming had his breakthrough performance on Broadway playing the M.C. in ‘Cabaret’ and picking up Tony and Drama Desk Awards, he was back in Scotland writing and starring in a very low budget TV situation comedy that became a camp classic. With fellow actor Forbes Masson he created ‘The High Life’ that followed…
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If You Could Be Straight, Would You?
Those nice people over at BUZZFEED posed the question ‘If You Could Be Straight Would You’ to a whole variety of people on the LGBTAQ lexicon, and despite all the difficulties their sexuality may have caused them growing up, their answers were unanimous and refreshingly positive. Check out the video below. http://www.buzzfeed.com/
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Liz in September : Women's Week Film Pick
For the first ever Venezulean lesbian movie writer/director Fina Torres has made a really wonderful love story, and although it has more than its fair share of tragedy, it is an exceptional heartwarming film. Starring the beautiful ex-supermodel Patricia Velasquez (from ‘The L Word’) and an incredible ensemble cast of women, it is a wee gem.…
