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Where in the World is this?
Getty Images, one of the world’s largest (and best) photograph resources/libraries have been recording Gay Pride events around the globe for years, and here is a selection of some of their best most recent ones. The question is, can you tell which city each one was shot in ? Don’t cheat, but the answers…
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Lady Macbeth
Filmmaker William Oldroyd’s debut feature is a stunning Victorian dark period drama adapted from Russian writer Nikola Leskov’s 1865 novella Lady Macbeth of Mitsensk. Relocated to a remote part of the British northern countryside it is the compelling tale of how a reluctant teenage bride took matters into her own hands to re-shape her destiny…
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Close Knit
Japanese writer/director Naoko Ogigami’s latest movie is a delightfully sensitive family story that puts a refreshing slant on the continuing dialogue about the transgender community that is the focus of more and more films these days. 11-year-old Tomo (an enchanting and rather sanguine Rin Kakihara) has a single-parent mother who has a habit of suddenly…
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50 Shades of Gay
The celebrations in the UK to mark the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalization of homosexuality continue to grow, and now Channel 4 is about to broadcast a whole series of TV documentaries under the 50 Shades of Gay banner The first one will be fronted by actor/writer Rupert Everett who will be giving his…
