2019
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Carmen & Lola : the tale of two gypsy girls and forbidden love
Spanish filmmaker Arantxa Echevarría feature directing debut Carmen and Lola was the first Spanish film selected to play in the Directors’ Fortnight of the Cannes Festival . It was a great start for this tale of forbidden teenage love which would go on to pick up several awards on the Film Festival circuit. This…
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Mika goes cruising for gay sex
Queer singer/songwriter Mika is back, with a latest music video for new track ‘Sanremo’ which is a track from his new album My Name is Michael Holbrook. both of which were released thos week. Sanremo is a stunning tribute to the gay community of the 1950s when homosexuality was not illegal but was socially…
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Two of Us: A love for all ages
There are so many ways to begin to describe this lovely film and each would probably turn off half of our audience instantly. Which is a shame as they might miss one of the best LGBT+ films at the London Film Festival. So, let us get it over with. It’s about old people. It’s…
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes ; and so does Queerguru’s Jonathan Kemp
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes ☆☆☆☆ Union Theatre, London Directed by Sasha Regan Anita Loos’ 1925 novel (famously championed by James Joyce) was first turned into a stage musical in 1949, and must have seemed dated even then, much of the original novel’s caustic indictment of the Jazz Age already softened or lost on its postwar…