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NETFLIX’s shi–y Christmas Gift : cancelling the fab queer series BOOTS
It’s probably just a coincidence (!) but the very first decision/statement from Netflix that affects the queer community since the much heralded mammoth takeover/merge, it is very negative. Depressingly so. Even though the well-reviewed Boots (90% on Rotten Tomatoes from both critics and viewers) delivered respectable ratings and made noise in popular culture, IT IS…
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There is NO Queen like an Old (Silent) Queen
Erich von Stroheim’s epic unfinished swan song QUEEN KELLY, now has a new digital reconstruction and 4K restoration starring Gloria Swanson is the perfect New Year Gift for passionate vintage cinema enthusiasts. Recognised as von Stroheim’s decadent late-silent masterpiece and epic unfinished swan song, it pulls no punches. Filmed in 1929, the story opens in…
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First glimpse of ‘It’s A Sin’ Russell Davies new queer TV Show TIP TOE
As Queerguru divulged last week (see here) Russell T Davies (Queer as Folk, Its A Sin) has another brand new queer TV series for the UK’s Channel 4 that is just wrapping up its filming. Davies is back again in his hometown the Gay Village of Manchester, where Tip Toe follows the adversarial relationship between…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews ‘Dirty Looks: Desire and Decay in Fashion’ at London’s Barbican Art Gallery
Scrolling through TikTok or Instagram, or walking down London’s Sloane or Bond Streets, you could be forgiven for thinking designer fashion was all about pristine, very smart looks. Fashion, however, has had a dark, distressed side for decades.Dirty Looks: Desire and Decay in Fashion, the first fashion exhibition at London’s excellent Barbican Art Gallery…
