Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThis coming weekend will be the last chance to see DRAG: THE MUSICAL at the Bourbon Room in Hollywood. Telling the story of two rival drag bars that go head-to-head for survival amidst financial troubles, DRAG: The Musical is written by Alaska Thunderf__K in collaboration with Tomas Costanza and Ashley Gordon. Broadway veterans Nick Adams, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterGina Lollobrigida, the fabulous Italian movie actress who became one of the post-World War II era’s first major European sex symbols, died on Monday in Rome. She was 95. In the 1950’s Lollobrigida emerged as the face of la dolce vita, a siren beckoning Romans to once again indulge, celebrate and embrace. Ms. Lollobrigida … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterIn a new report out the LGBT advocacy group GLAAD claims that most major Hollywood studio films either totally avoid our community or they ensure that LGBT figures are simply the butts of jokes or putdowns. In 2014, for example, only 17 of more than 100 studio releases included lesbian, gay or bisexual characters, and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterNetflix have just released the trailer for their highly anticipated new mini series HOLLYWOOD created by Ryan Murphy and it shows that the man clearly still has his Midas touch when it comes to making such superb television. Murphy, and the other writers, Ian Brennan, Janet Mock and Reilly Smith have gone back in … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Hollywood has just announced they are hosting the first ever comprehensive Exhibit to celebrate the work of queer auteur filmmaker John Waters. In the past 50 years he has given us some iconic cinema inc Pink Flamingos and Desperate Living, to Cry Baby and Serial Mom. Without Waters, the world … Continue reading
