LGBT
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The Danish Girl Shines
Whilst the movie The Danish Girl is wowing crowds as it currently plays prestigious Film Festivals around the world and is getting nothing less than rave reviews for its star Eddie Redmayne, there are still mumblings about it’s lack of political correctness having a cisgender man playing a transgender women. ‘Time Out’ even goes so far…
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Freeheld
Laurel Hester is married to her job simply because she is determined to be the first female detective in her New Jersey police force to be promoted to the role of Lieutenant. She knows that to make the grade she must act like ‘one of the boys’ which in her case means hiding her sexuality. She is a veteran with 23…
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Liz in September : Women's Week Film Pick
For the first ever Venezulean lesbian movie writer/director Fina Torres has made a really wonderful love story, and although it has more than its fair share of tragedy, it is an exceptional heartwarming film. Starring the beautiful ex-supermodel Patricia Velasquez (from ‘The L Word’) and an incredible ensemble cast of women, it is a wee gem.…
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The Iris Prize Festival blooms again.
One of queerguru’s very favorite Film Festivals kicks open tomorrow Wednesday 7th October in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. The centerpiece of the Festival is the Iris Prize, known to film aficionados as the Gay Short Film Oscars, as it is the world’s largest short film prize with a whopping £30,000. Funded by the Michael…
