QUEERGURU
Queer Matter : News, Reviews And Interviews
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In The Name Of
Father Adam is the pastor of a minute parish in the hinterlands of Poland where he has opened a center for ‘difficult’ teenage ex reformatory boys. In this bleak countryside he, and his lay helper Michel, have fashioned their small group of unruly charges into almost responsible young men. They play football, go swimming and…
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THE IRAN JOB
As a professional basketball player for hire St Croix native Kevin Shepherd was recruited to play for teams in Argentina, Venezuela, Israel and Puerto Rico before he landed his most unusual gig in 2008. He was employed by A.S. Shiraz a fledgling team who were desperate to make the Iranian Playoffs and they saw Shepherd as the…
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JEWTOPIA
Once upon a time there was a play that ran Off Broadway for 3 and a half years. Most of the play’s humor involved jokes about Jewish stereotypes with occasional humor about body parts and bodily functions, and it made numerous references to the Jewish online dating website, JDate. The play’s two authors Bryan Fogel and…
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POPULAIRE
Newbie French writer/director Régis Roinsard plays homage to the great Hollywood 1950’s romantic comedies with this delightful sugary fluffy movie. A perfect period piece that says that not only can fairy tales come true (eventually) but they look and sound so much better in fabulous retro sets, stunning costumes, and a rip roaring sentimentalised score.…
