AMBROSIA : the story of an exceptional Italian queer performer
Vincenzo D’Ambrosi, who calls himself an androgynous boy, is a 24 year old queer artist who performs a European cabaret-style drag at “La Boum” – Milan’s premiere gay club. Born in Naples where his family live in an apartment over their Tobacco Store in which his mother toils 18 hour days without a break. … Continue reading
Ana de Armas IS Marilyn Monroe in ‘BLONDE’ coming to Netflix in the Fall
Based on the bestselling novel by Joyce Carol Oates, Blonde boldly reimagines the life of Marilyn Monroe, one of Hollywood’s most enduring icons, exploring the split between her public and private selves From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, Blonde blurs the lines of fact and … Continue reading
Another Hayride with the message “self-love would help overcome AIDS”
Queer filmmaker Matt Wolf was born in 1982 a year after the first cases of AIDS were reported in the US. He may have been too young to remember the pandemic at its height, but his excellent new short documentary captures it so succinctly that it will stir up memories that some of us … Continue reading
Apricot Groves
In his first feature film Iranian/Armenian writer/director Pouria Heidary Oureh places his story in his two home countries which are very rarely the settings for any LGBTQ movie. The tale he spins is exceptionally beautiful and told with such a discreet compassion and understanding that when the main crux of the story is finally revealed, you … Continue reading
Are We Lost Forever : the demise of a relationship
Swedish Filmmaker David Färdmar‘s debut feature film, an excellent queer romance, is an adaption of his short film ]No More We'( available to view on www.dekkoo.com) . Using the same two very talented lead actors, Färdmar expands the story of how this love affair turned sour. Adrian (Björn Elgerd) and Hampus (Jonathan Andersson) who … Continue reading