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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews the Greek gods in “HEAD FIRST ACROBATS” show GODZ AT THE PEACOCK THEATRE, London
Remember those hot statues of Greek gods you’d sneak glances at in the back of a dusty library book? Well, they’ve been brought to life by Head First Acrobats at the Peacock Theatre, minus the marble and plus a lot of sweat. It’s a gloriously silly circus cabaret that’s basically Cirque du So Gay. The…
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Queerguru reviews JIMPA a feature film that insists on trying to educate us about being non-binary!
Any movie that stars Brit Academy Award winner Olivia Colman is a must see and even in this latest one that seeks to educate us than entertain, she still shines out despite the material. In this autobiographical movie from Austrailian writer/direcrtor Sophie Hyde, Colman plays Hannah (aka Hyde) as she is about to set out…
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Queerguru’s own ‘Friend of Dorothy’ reviews Jeffrey McHale’s intoxicating new doc ‘IT’S DOROTHY!’
As a long time Friend of Dorothy’s and a film buff to boot I had assumed I knew all there was to know about Dorothy Gale, but this intoxicating new documentary film by Jeffrey McHale that premiered at Tribeca Festival proved me so very wrong. Judy Garland‘s portrayal in the 1939 classic Wizard of Oz…
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Boy George and Culture Club : deserve better than Alison Ellwood ‘s disapointing tabloid documentary
Ever since the singer/songwriter Boy George burst into the world, he has been a polarizing figure that people seem to either love or hate. Or both. His larger-than-life colorful persona has always made him fodder for the British tabloid press, which is central to yet another documentary. It’s a trap that filmmaker Alison Ellwood falls…
