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FILM REVIEW: Maestro
Brian Butler finds Bradley Cooper’s gay biopic of Bernstein an absolute delight
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LGBTQ+ film ‘EGOIST’ part of the UK’s biggest celebration of Japanese film
The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme, billed as the UK’s biggest festival of Japanese cinema, which has run for over 20 years, is to return this year from February 2 – March 31. This year’s programme features the LGBTQ+ film Egoist, which is based on the autobiographical novel Egoist by TAKAY
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Go Beyond the Binary: New film explores what it means to be intersex and how you can better support intersex siblings
Every Body, a film on what it means to be intersex and how you can better support your intersex siblings, is now in UK cinemas. For decades, the medical profession has told intersex people that they should keep quiet about their stories and their bodies, and the ‘I’ in LGBTQI is rarely acknowledged.
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FILM REVIEW: Eismayer – “a tense, but understated queer romance.”
Brian Butler finds joy in a film about freedom and control
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Psychological thriller adaptation of Hamlet, featuring all-star cast including Ian McKellan, heading to UK cinemas for one night only in February 2024
A new adaptation of Hamlet, starring two-time Academy Award nominee and Shakespearian titan Sir Ian McKellen, will be heading to UK cinemas for one night only on February 27, 2024. A tale of revenge that has stood the test of time, Shakespeare’s classic tragedy is reimagined for the modern day as a
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FILM REVIEW: The Lost Boys
Brian Butler falls in love with a Queer romance set in a detention centre
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Behind the Lashes: Birmingham’s drag scene explored in new film
Filmmaker and videographer Nicola Prestage has created and released a short film, Behind the Lashes which explores Birmingham’s vivid drag scene. The film – which features interviews with some of the city’s best-known drag performers including Twiggy, Dahliah Rivers, and Divine Miss M – was commissi
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MONICA, film staring Trace Lysette, who broke ground being the first trans actress to lead a Venice International Film Festival film, at UK and Irish cinemas from next month
MONICA, a film staring Trace Lysette, who broke ground being the first trans actress to lead a Venice International Film Festival film with this project, will be coming to cinemas across the UK and Ireland from December 15. Following the film’s world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Fe
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QUEENDOM special Q&A screening hosted by Emma Corrin with director, Agniia Galdanova
London-based documentary film company Dogwoof has announced that Emmy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning actor Emma Corrin will be hosting a special screening of QUEENDOM, with a Q&A set to follow with director Agniia Galdanova, at the ICA on Wednesday, November 29, ahead of the UK cinema rele
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Pacemaker, a trans-positive animated musical short film, released on digital platforms
Pacemaker, a trans-positive animated musical short film which tells a heartwarming story of a grandfather’s journey toward acceptance of his trans grandson, has been released on Vimeo and YouTube. The film stars Alex Newell, the 2023 Tony Award-winner for Shucked, the first non-binary actor to win a
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QUEENDOM: New documentary follows Gena Marvin, a queer artist from a small town in Russia, who wants to change people’s perception of queerness in Russia
Agniia Galdanova’s beautiful and atmospheric documentary QUEENDOM, from documentary film company Dogwoof , will be released in UK cinemas and On Demand from December 1. The documentary follows Gena Marvin (she/her, non-binary), a queer artist from a small town in Russia who dresses in otherworldly c
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Chance to help fund Darius Shu’s ground-breaking queer Asian film that deals with asexuality and bisexuality
Brian Butler talks to queer film-maker Darius Shu about his latest project