2021
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A Bursary Fund has been launched to celebrate the life of Emmy Award winner MARC PILCHER who died last week
The wonderfully talented Marc Pilcher whose tragic and untimely death has shocked us all, cannot just become another covid statistic. Marc, passed away after a battle with Covid-19 on Sunday 3rd October 2021. Last month, Marc Elliot Pilcher won the award for Outstanding Period And/Or Character Hairstyling during the 2021 Creative Arts Emmys for his work on Bridgerton. Despite…
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Jane Campion’s controversial The Power of the Dog at London Film Festival reviewed by Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden
Let’s address the controversy first. The choice of Benedict Cumberbatch to play the lead gay role in Jane Campion’s deceptively submerged The Power of the Dog led to further angst about whether it is OK to cast straight actors in gay roles. Let’s just say that Queerguru believes in equal opportunity but until we get…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews the Israeli speedo clad drama THE SWIMMER
Erez, a talented young Israeli swimmer, is one of five swimmers selected for a special residential training camp. The swimmers are in competition with each other and the winner will be chosen to join the Israeli Olympic swimming team. Erez (Omer Perelman) meets the beautiful, muscular Nevo (Asaf Jonas), a fellow swimmer at the…
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Beyto : the coming-of-age story of a closeted gay immigrant stuck between two worlds
Films about closeted gay swimmers seem to be cropping up all over the place. and although BEYTO may not be the best of the bunch, it will certainly appeal to hardcore queer moviegoers. It’s a contemporary melodrama that highlights the problems of young LGBTQ immigrants who find themselves stuck between the liberal culture of…
