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José Mayorga reviews 8 Years a story of the quest for true love
LIFE IS A JOURNEY, BUT LOVE AND FEAR ARE JOURNEYS ALSO. La Palma Island belongs to the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in northernmost Spain’s Canary Islands and it is also known as “La isla bonita” (the beautiful island). Almost a year ago, an eruption at the Cumbre Vieja volcanic ridge lasted…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews Erica’s First Holy Shit a comedic psychosexual lesbian fantasia of adventure and discovery.
Queer communities in cities around the world are under increasing threat from rapidly rising rents and landlords more often favoring corporate big business tenants over small owner-managed businesses. In Erica’s First Holy Shit, we see how this is affecting bohemian Austin, Texas. The city’s famous queer fitness guru, Erica Nix, contemplates the changing tides of Austin’s…
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Queerguru’s José Mayorga reviews PETER VON KANT from the French gay auteur François Ozon
IS THE VICTIM AND VICTIMIZER AN ENDEMIC DUALITY IN THE HUMAN CONDITION? The film is a free adaptation of Rainer Werner Fassbinder´s The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, a play and a movie that refer to power relations in a triangular situation between women, and gave its director the international recognition he deserved…
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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews DIVA: Live from Hell at the Turbine Theatre, London
Diva: Live from Hell ☆☆☆☆ The Turbine Theatre We don’t get to quote our favourite artist very often. No, it’s not Beyonce, calm yourself. It’s actually Louise Bourgeois, who, in her time, was the Beyonce of avant-garde sculpture. Bourgeois once embroidered onto a napkin ‘I have been to hell and back. And let me…
