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Queer Matter : News, Reviews And Interviews
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Shy Sam Smith gets surprised on James Cordon’s Carpool Karaoke
Openly gay singer/songwriter Sam Smith could easily qualify as the most unpretentious Oscar winner of all time. This disarmingly charming shy Brit is the latest front-seat passenger on James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke who sings his heart and has an almost tearful moment when Corden plays him a compliment. Then when he is totally shocked…
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Portrait of a Dancer : Steven McRae
Royal Ballet Principal dancer Steven McRae has another somewhat surprising passion that he loves equally as much as dance viz motor racing. He says they share elements of precision, danger and adrenaline. So when Australian McRae talks about his love of ‘drag’ he actually means motor sports and not female impersonators. In this short video, directed…
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Darkest Hour
The American Academy of Motion Pictures may want to think about adding another category for the Oscars this year for best prosthetics. Following hot on the heels of Woody Harrelson’s latex face as LBJ, we now have Gary Oldman’s face totally submerged under Kazuhiro Tsuji’s masterful make up as Winston Churchill. Whatever happened to the…
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Lady Bird
Lady Bird thankfully is nothing to do with the wife of the 39th President of the United States, but is the self-given name of a feisty 17 year Sacramento girl who is finishing her final year in High School. The year is 2002 and Lady Bird (Saoirse Ronan) is constantly being reminded of how grateful…
