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Queer Matter : News, Reviews And Interviews
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50 Years of Fabulous : the history of the Imperial Court of S.F.
Each year the gay community are canvassed for votes by candidates vying to become an Emperor or Empress of The Imperial Court of San Francisco. It is the oldest surviving LGBT charity organization in the United States getting to enter its higher echelons is one of the most sought after and prestigious honors in the…
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Dismaland : an alternative theme park from Banksy
Banksy the infamous pseudonymous English graffiti artist, political activist, film director, and painter is making headlines around the world again with his latest and biggest creation to date. He and a whole hosts of artists ranging from Damien Hirst, Jenny Holtzer to Julie Burchill have taken over a dilapidated municipal swimming pool in Weston-super-mare, a traditional…
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Sandy Passage : a parody of Grey Gardens
If you live in the US then DO NOT move from you television sets tonight (Thursday 10th August) as it is the premiere of the IFC series Documentary Now! Starring two of the best ex-‘Saturday Night Live’ alumni Fred Armisen and Bill Hader in ‘Sandy Passage’ an hilarious parody of the Maysles Brothers 1975 documentary masterpiece…
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Dishonoured Bodies
Juanma Carrillo is a Spanish independent filmmaker, producer, photographer and occasional musician whose collection of short movies are always highly intriguing, extremely sensuous, often avant-garde art pieces of art, but always immensely engaging. He seems to set out to shock and titillate his audience, and is not adverse to adding a few humorous touches, and even…
