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WIG : the revival of WIGSTOCK with a look at its glorious past
Chris Moukarbel‘s film WIG about the revival of the icon NY drag festival was always going to be a flattering and affectionate profile as Neil Patrick Harris, and his husband David Burtka helped produce the film after they has partnered with Wigstock creator Lady Bunny to revive the event last year. Moukarbel used ample archival…
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5B : an inspiring tale of courage of the nurses and patients in SF’s first AIDS Ward
Two time Oscar winning filmmaker Paul Haggis’s first foray into a non-fictional feature is an insightful and affectionate look at the country’s first ever AIDS Ward : 5B at San Francisco General Hospital. Opened in 1983 not only would it become the busiest of its kind, but more importantly the dedicated nursing staff implemented a…
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The Velma Celli Show: Cabaret Cougar Classes up Leicester Square
The Velma Celli Show ☆☆☆☆ The Piano Works West End If Marks & Spencer had the vision to add a side of drag cabaret to their Meal Deals you might just end up with something like the perfectly portioned Velma Celli at The Piano Works. It’s a mid week splurge of tastily done comfort…
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Paul Downs Colaizzo makes Brittany run a Marathon
Queer writer/director Paul Downs Colaizzo’s debut movie Brittany Runs A Marathon premiered at Sundance Film Festival where it won rave reviews plus a Best Audience Award before being swooped up by Amazon Studios after a bidding war. Now the morning after his movie was the Opening Night Film at Provincetown Film Society & Festival he…
