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Julia Scotti : Funny That Way
One of the high points of this documentary on the comedian Julia Scotti’s ‘journey’ is when she has just had a very successful appearance on America’s Got Talent TV Show. Howie Mandel, one of the judges summed her up perfectly when he screamed out enthusiastically ‘You Are A Joy’. This new documentary, the directing…
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LUKE GILFORD”s National Anthem that makes us want to Go Out West
Photographer and filmmaker LUKE GILFORD had a childhood that so many gay men fantasize about. Growing up in Colorado with his father in the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association, Gilford spent his formative years around the rodeo, an American institution that has often been associated with conservatism and homophobia. It was only later, when he…
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FROM HERE TO ETERNITY: SUNIL GUPTA, A RETROSPECTIVE
“From Here to Eternity” marks the first major retrospective of UK based Canadian/Indian leading queer photographer, Sunil Gupta . Spanning five decades, this stunning and important new exhibition will bring together all the key series from his pioneering photographic practice for the first time, as well as presenting never-before exhibited works. Born in…
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Getting It : when misery meets depression are they a love-match?
Getting It is one of those slightly old-fashioned queer movies that maybe lacking in budget which it substitutes with as much enthusiasm as it can possibly muster. Mainly coming from Tom Heard in his debut feature film as writer/director/producer/star. He plays Jamie a self-absorbed and somewhat embittered middle-aged gay man stuck in a miserable…
