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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews LIE WITH ME “a tale about nostalgia, love and heartbreaking loss”
Lie WIth Me, based on the novel by Philippe Besson, has a wistful charm that sits with you long after the film is over. It’s a tale about nostalgia, love and heartbreaking loss that begs you to feel nothing but kindness to all its characters. Stephane Belcourt (Guillame de Tonquedec) is reluctantly visiting his small…
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Queerguru’s own Dancing Queen Ris Fatah reviews THE WAY OLD FRIENDS DO in London
The Way Old Friends Do ★★★★ Park Theatre , London We’re having another ABBA moment. London’s stunning ABBA Voyage show is packed out every night, U2 has just covered SOS, and the legendary Mark Gatiss (Nighty Night, A League of Gentlemen, Sherlock, Doctor Who, Dracula) is directing an ABBA-inspired play, The Way Old Friends…
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Five Films For Freedom: a global LGBTQIA+ short-film celebration
This week Five Films For Freedom launches the ninth edition of the world’s largest, and widest-reaching, queer digital film showcase. Produced in a partnership between the British Council and the BFI Flare Film Festival, this year’s excellent five short films include gems from Nigeria, Guyana, Cyprus, Northern Ireland and South Korea. The films…
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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden gets blown away with BFI Flare’s Opening Night Film ‘THE STROLL’
The Stroll, the opening documentary of the British Film Institute Flare Festival just blew the bloody doors off. Some things in LGBTQ+ film festivals are good, some things are important. They don’t always coincide. With this authentic yet deeply authoritative work by Kristen Lovell and Zackary Drucker they have achieved both. A threading of black…
