queertiques
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First glimpse of Cannes Grand Prix Winner CLOSE : a remarkably tender coming-of-age story from Lukas Dhont
This trailer for CLOSE from A24 Films landed in Queerguru’s intray the morning and went straight on to our MUST SEE List. Not because it has just won this year’s CANNES GRAND PRIX (ad rave reviews) but because we were immediately drawn into this remarkable tender and touching coming-of-age story. Leo and Remi are…
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Dawn: A Charleston Legend
Ron Davis’s fascinating documentary on Dawn Langley Simmons plays out like a hard-to-believe fictional story surrounded by an air of utter sadness. Although we get a distinct impression that although Dawn herself may have agreed her life was tough, she would with an air of bravado and fortitude definitely describe it as being…
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Queerguru’s José Mayorga reviews Wonderfully Made LGBTQ+R(eligion): a new film from Yuval David
IF SOMEONE IS GAY AND SEARCHES FOR THE LORD AND HAS GOOD WILL, WHO AM I TO JUDGE? POPE FRANCIS This documentary is on the making of a photographic religious art project that rejoices in the pain and suffering of the passion and death of Jesus Christ, crucifixion and resurrection included, using the…
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Club Cumming Presents A Queer Comedy Extravaganza
Tony winner Alan Cumming (The Good Wife, Cabaret) has just debuted his first SHOWTIME comedy special, CLUB CUMMING PRESENTS A QUEER COMEDY EXTRAVAGANZA which can now be streamed On Demand. Cumming hosts this cabaret-style gathering featuring seven up-and-coming queer comedians that represent not only the diversity of the queer spectrum but also of comedy…
