Arts “Powerful and timely” LGBTQ+ film ‘The Perpetrators’ to show at BFI Flare this month The Perpetrators collages moody analogue film, original animation and archival materials in a dreamy autofiction of queer darkness that ponders the correlations between 1980s Stranger Danger, the construction of homosexual identity and the institution of the family. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts SPOTLIGHT ON: Maisie Trollette film gets a Brighton showing Brian Butler looks forward to another showing of a film on a Brighton legend By Brian Butler • 1 min read
Arts New documentary film MAKE ME FAMOUS shines a light on a gay artist, struggling to make it in New York MAKE ME FAMOUS uncovers why artist Edward Brezinski never made it, despite being so maniacally focused on his quest for fame. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts SPOTLIGHT ON: A Madonna musical, forbidden love, and conversion therapy Brian Butler finds more shows telling queer stories including a Madonna musical, forbidden love, and a revelation about conversion therapy By Brian Butler • 4 min read
Arts FILM REVIEW: Boys Feels: Stand By Me Brian Butler finds brotherly love can be on a rocky road By Brian Butler • 2 min read
International News Move to ban LGBTQ+ characters from film and TV in Russia will “increase homophobia”, say Amnesty International Amnesty International has warned that a likely move by Russia’s media regulator to ban films and television series with LGBTQ+ characters will further stigmatise LGBTQ+ people in the country. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts FILM REVIEW: Peridot Brian Butler finds Peccadillo’s latest movie release bitter-sweet By Brian Butler • 1 min read
Arts Peccadillo to release trio of international LGBTQ+ dramas Peccadillo Pictures has announced a trio of thought-provoking, life-affirming dramas about LGBTQ+ lives across the world. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Short film written and directed by Birmingham-based filmmaker to explore AIDS and prejudice Birmingham-based queer filmmaker Ellie Hodgetts is writer and director of a new short film entitled The Side Ward, which tells the story of a nurse who confronts her own prejudice after building a connection with a patient with AIDS on her ward. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Arts The first Ukraine International Film Festival to launch at Latest Musicbar in Brighton on January 18 “World class films made by world class Ukrainian filmmakers. Ukraine has a world class cultural history which it will not lose!” By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Arts FILM REVIEW: Mascarpone Brian Butler is pleasantly surprised by a gay Italian rom-com By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival to return in March 2023 The BFI has announced the dates for the 2023 edition of the UK’s largest queer film event, BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, which screens the best in contemporary LGBTQ+ cinema from around the globe, in addition to a rich selection of events and archive titles. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
