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Ten Plagues : one man’s journey through a city in crisis
Brit queer playwright Mark Ravenhill (Shopping and F**king, Mother Clap’s Molly House)has joined forces with Ulster queer composer Conor Mitchell (Abomination: A DUP Opera) to create Ten Plagues. Originally created for the theatre, this bold new film version marks the Belfast Ensemble’s first work during the Covid-19 pandemic and is filmed in locked-down Belfast.…
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The Amazing Truth of Queen Racquela
From 2008 comes this hybrid docudrama that does such a good melding fact with fiction we have no idea which is which. Somehow that doesn’t seem to matter. The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela is the story of 2O year old Filipino Ladyboy who makes a living as a sex worker in Manilla. Raquela…
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Elle Fanning is captivating in THE GREAT : a Hulu original series
Why Russian Empress Catherine The Great should suddenly be in vogue is probably a mere coincidence. Helen Mirren received respectable reviews for her recent portrayal even though the series she starred in was so leaden and heavy work. Now Elle Fanning who is young enough to be Mirren’s ……. well, just lets say they…
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Talking with a few of My Favorite Queens …..
Over the past few years Queerguru has had the sheer pleasure of interviewing so many Drag Performers/Queens that we had admired from afar. We have so much respect for their talent and their craft, and it’s a joy to be able spend time with them and now we are thrilled that we fell we…
