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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews ‘ARMANI AND THE BIRTH OF ITALIAN FASHION’ fascinating piece of social history about the rise of Armani, Gucci & Versace
A certain kind of magic happens when the worlds of ambitious gay men and alluring, equally ambitious women collide, never more so than in the designer fashion world with male designers and their supermodel friends and Hollywood muses. Armani And The Birth of Italian Fashion, a documentary by John Maggio, traces the rise of a…
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Queerguru’s David Allen reviews BERNSTEIN’S WALL the story of the music Maestro
I was introduced to Leonard Bernstein’s work in my mid-20’s (a while ago now) when a friend gave me an ‘Essential Bernstein’ CD; I’d only ever seen snippets of ‘West Side Story’ up to that point. It was a CD I listened to often at the time and continue to now when the mood takes…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews ‘The Male Gaze: Wild Youth’ the latest selection of queer short films from NQV Media.
The latest release of queer short films in the excellent Male Gaze series is Wild Youth, a collection of films from around the world featuring the varied coming-of-age and slightly older experiences of a diverse group of men. First off, we have Autumn (Otono), a heartfelt Mexican drama about conversion therapy. Based on the real-life…
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Queerguru reviews ‘WHAT WILL I BECOME?’ a compelling doc that highlights the support that trans kids deserve/need
This very compelling documentary from two young filmmakers Lexie Bean and Logan Rozos unwittingly serves as a powerful wake-up call, particularly for gay men (like this writer) who think they are totally in sync with all sectors of the queer community’s lexicon. Before it starts telling the life stories of two young trans men who…
