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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews NIGHT STAGE an erotic queer Brazilian thriller that’s the Closing Gala at London’s BFI Flare Film Fest
Matias (Gabriel Faryas) and Fabio (Henrique Barreira) are handsome, buff 23-year-old actors rehearsing a sold-out play with a prestigious theatre company in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The two friends live together and are equally ambitious and energetic. A casting agent is in town, scouting talent for a high-profile new TV series, and both men are keen…
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Queerguru’s Robert Malcolm reviews HAMISH HAWK who is definitely taking A FIRMER HAND with his music (and men?)
You may not have heard of indie singer-songwriter Hamish Hawk, but he is starting to make waves on the European music scene with his third solo album A Firmer Hand. But first, let’s talk about his audience. At tonight’s Usher Hall concert in his hometown of Edinburgh, at least half the crowd were of his…
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Could NATHAN LANE & MATT BOMER make the new MID-CENTURY MODERN TV Series a gay Golden Girls?
Like most gay men, I always thought that the cult TV series THE GOLDEN GIRLS was about gay men. I could always see parts of those four totally wonderful women in so many of my friends and that made even more of a a joy to watch episodes over and over again. Whilst they…
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Queerguru reviews Ivan Lowenberg’s award winning short film ENCOUNTER a tender tale about the vulnerabilities of aging
The joy of reviewing indie queer films is discovering their backstories and appreciating the passion that is the driving force behind these wee gems. No better example is ENCOUNTER by Mexican filmmaker Ivan Lowenberg, a tender tale about the vulnerabilities of aging that takes on a whole different journey when you are queer. When he…
