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Longing Gazes : Queerguru’s Janet Prolman reviews Rebecca Hall’s brilliant directorial debut film PASSING
Rebecca Hall’s brilliant directorial debut “Passing” is the first film adapted from Nella Larsen’s groundbreaking novel of 1929 and is currently available on Netflix. Ostensibly about passing for “white” racially, both novel and film delve into issues of identity, sexuality, and repression: passing to accommodate societal norms and expectations. Irene Redfield’s (Tessa Thompson) carefully…
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Queerguru is really not that ‘Wild About Harry’
There is always a red flag that comes with any movie whose release has been delayed by several years. Back in 2014, Emilo Estefan produced his wife in A Change of Heart which took three years for what we think was its only any screening before it was put back on its dusty shelf…
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West Side Chanukah Story
If the new remake of West Side Story is a little too catholic for your taste, then you may prefer this Jewish one we have just come across. West Side Chanukah Story is a wonderful riff on Bernstein and Sondheim’s masterpiece and whilst the music is the same, the lyrics are definitely not. For…
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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden laughs hysterically at THE DINA MARTINA CHRISTMAS SHOW at Soho Theatre
THE DINA MARTINA CHRISTMAS SHOW ☆☆☆☆ Soho Theatre, London Omicron is threatening to shut London’s theatres once more, and the UK Chief Medical Officer is advising people to restrict themselves to ‘special’ activities this year. That’s two damn good reasons to get down to Soho Theatre right now. If you don’t have family to…
