queertiques
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Time to rewatch “Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon”
After visiting the Royal Academy’s major new retrospective of Francis Bacon: Man and Beast you’ll probably want to rewatch John Mayburys 1998 movie on the troubled genius. Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon is a no-hold-barred fictionalized account of the artist and his very tempestuous relationships. Bacon first spotted…
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Queer Genius award-winning Doc : chronicling five visionary queer artists: is Re-Released
Chet Pancake’s award-winning indie documentary “Queer Genius,” chronicles five visionary queer artists: Eileen Myles (Award-winning American writer and poet), Barbara Hammer (Filmmaker and producer), Jibz Cameron (performance artist and actor), and Black Quantum Futurism (Rasheedah Phillips and Camae Ayewa A.K.A. Moor Mother, literary and artistic creatives) who unapologetically break down barriers in their creative fields…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews the restored version of I’ve Heard The Mermaids Singing
I’ve Heard The Mermaids Singing is a remastered 1987 Canadian comedy-drama that is being re-released in the US this week. It was the first English-language Canadian feature film to win an award at the Cannes Film Festival, and is both a queer and indie cinema cult classic. It’s considered to be one of the…
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A CHANGE OF HEART patronizes both the LGBT and the Latino communities and is nothing short of insulting.
With over 1500 reviews of LGBTQ+ films under our belt, QUEERGURU has been through the gamut of queer cinema. It’s been a sheer joy discovering some excellent movies that have not only entertained us so well but have made such powerful contributions to the continuing dialogue about so many aspects of the LGBTQ spectrum.…
