Turn Back Time
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1960’s Greek Musicals are camper than Christmas
If you thought that Mamma Mia was the first ever campy Greek musical, then think again. According to our Arts Correspondent in Athen (!) they have happily churning them out since the 1960’s and now several of the best ones can be seen in whole, or part, on YouTube. queerguru has become somewhat addicted to them…
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Turn Back Time …….. Sing If You’re Glad To Be Gay
Brit singer/songwriter Tom Robinson started his band in 1976 and their debut punk rock album went ‘gold’ just two years later. TRB, as the band were known, were voted “Best New Band” and “Best London Band” for the year 1977 by listeners at the Capital Radio Music Awards. Like many of the ‘new wave’ groups of…
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Turn Back Time : From Rags to Riches to Rags
Filmmaker Marc Levin’s HBO documentary ‘Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags’ which chronicled the fate of New York’s garment district, made for very sad viewing back in 2009 when it was released. Now 7 years later, the area that was once New York’s largest employer is almost totally decimated as all the fashion businesses and its…
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Melina Mercouri Remembered
Melina Mercouri the fiery Greek who won the Best Actress Award at Cannes Film Festival and an Oscar Nomination for playing Ilya the hooker with the heart of gold in ‘Never On A Sunday’ was born 96 years ago today. The movie was written and directed by her co-star the American filmmaker and her future husband…
