S.A.G. recognizes diversity.

With all the media chatter about how the Academy of Motion Pictures becoming an all-white affair, it was good to see that when it is left to the actors themselves,, then diversity is the name of the game. At last nights S.A.G. (Screen Actors Guild) Awards there was not just a fair share of African/Americans … Continue reading

Sage : a slice of heaven in Westport

  Queerguru is in Ireland this week, and tonight our port of call is Westport.  It is a beautiful small town on the edge of an Atlantic inlet, on Ireland’s west coast. In the Georgian town center, stone bridges link the tree-lined promenade on the banks of the Carrowbeg River. Rockfleet Castle and Burrishoole Abbey.  It’s … Continue reading

Saint Etienne : I’ve Been Trying To Tell You

  Alasdair McLellan the photographer, director and longtime i-D collaborator has teamed up with beloved British band Saint Etienne to shoot the cinematic visual for their new record, I’ve Been Trying To Tell You.  Heavenly Recordings, the project is the group’s tenth studio album — released 30 years on from their cult debut Foxbase Alpha — and a body … Continue reading

Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams

News today from the Venice Film Festival is that a new doc from queer Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino called Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams has been brought by Sony Pictures Classic. It’s the colorful tale of how Ferragamo an impoverished cobbler from Naples left his home in Italy to go to Hollywood to seek fame and … Continue reading

SAM DEVRIES: Discovering Men

  New York photographer and artist Sam Devries has his debut show at the Leslie Lohman Museum next month.  It celebrates his discovery of men that he has  photographed  across the world in nature, houses, and studios. since 2007.  His stunning work focuses on man’s beauty and is a joy to behold. Opening: February 15, 6-8PM … Continue reading

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