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From Here To Eternity : The Musical
We had thought that when (Sir) Tim Rice had parted ways with his partner the very in-your-face Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber he had retired from making musicals. Somehow we had thought Evita had been his swansong. Now we know we owe him an apology as after he worked with Abba to write Chess in…
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25th Anniversary of San Francisco Transgender Film Festival (also available Online)
In a year when over 100 anti-trans bills have been introduced in US State legislatures, it’s probably even more important to celebrate the trans community. No better place to do it this weekend than at the 25th Anniversary of the San Francisco Transgender Film Festival the oldest such event in the country. Although…
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Queerguru’s José Mayorga reviews HOMEBODY a tender drama about gender expression
WHEN THE LIPSTICK IS A STATEMENT A tender fictional film with visually attractive drawings, moving images, and ingenious storytelling of a boy that inhabits for a while the body of his babysitter. Curious Johnny (Tre Ryder) and sensitive Melanie (Colbi Minifie) share daily life activities while Johnny´s mother is away. She is his…
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Queerguru reviews CALENDAR GIRLS the story of an amateur dance troupe of ‘mature’ women in Florida
Calendar Girls is one of those reality-type documentaries that profile a small group of people who share an ‘odd’ lifestyle that makes voyeurs of us all. As we look slightly dumbfounded at what is on the screen, we try and conjure up what aliens would think of our planet if this were the first people…
