Exclusive Interview: Neil Ely & Lloyd Eyre-Morgan on Departures “it’s our truth on screen – we filmed it urgently while we were feeling it”

Inspired by real-life heartbreak and trauma, British writer-co-director-producer-star Lloyd Eyre-Morgan reunited with his longterm collaborator, co-director-producer Neil Ely, to channel what he was feeling into their latest feature, the dark comedy drama Departures. Set in Manchester, Eyre-Morgan plays unassuming Northen gay thirty-something Benji, who falls for the wrong guy during a chance encounter at an... Continue Reading →

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Exclusive Interview: Departures star David Tag “I drew from personal experience as much as possible because we wanted it to feel real”

Following a long-running stint portraying Sylver McQueen on the BAFTA-nominated soap opera Hollyoaks, a UK television institution for more than three decades, actor David Tag makes his impressive feature debut in Lloyd Eyre-Morgan and Neil Ely's dark comedy drama Departures. Tag plays the strapping and aggressively handsome Jake, a thirtysomething personal trainer for professional footballers,... Continue Reading →

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Film Review: Departures ★★★★

As far as opening credits statements go, the on-screen words that begin Departures are pretty hard to beat: "This film is inspired by all the dickheads that fucked us over. You know who you are." Setting the tone for this raw, wry and confrontingly honest look at the pleasures and pains of contemporary British gay... Continue Reading →

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Exclusive Interview: Rocky Horror creator Richard O’Brien & son Linus O’Brien on Strange Journey “watching Rocky you know you’re in a theatre full of rainbow people – you’re safe”

50 years ago this month, The Rocky Horror Picture Show had its first midnight screening at New York's Waverly Theatre (now the IFC Center) in the West Village, marking the beginning of an extraordinary turnaround for a film that had been a box office flop the previous year, and leading to exuberant shadow cast performances... Continue Reading →

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LGBTQ+ highlights at 2026 Tribeca Festival

The film lineup for the 25th anniversary Tribeca Festival in New York has been announced, including 118 features (103 world premieres) and 86 shorts (45 world premieres). Opening June 3rd with the world premiere of Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial VS That’s the Weight of the World) directed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, the... Continue Reading →

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Exclusive Interview: Laith Khalifeh on his captivating feature film acting debut in Drunken Noodles “it’s about opening yourself up & discovery”

Born and raised in Chicago, Palestinian American actor and filmmaker Laith Khalifeh, makes his captivating film acting debut as the protagonist in Lucio Castro's sensual and evocative third feature, Drunken Noodles, which world premiered at ACID Cannes. Khalifeh plays Adnan, a contemplative but open and curious art student who arrives in Brooklyn for the summer... Continue Reading →

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Exclusive Opening Night Interviews: the cast & creators of Cats The Jellicle Ball on Broadway

On Tuesday night on Broadway, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, co-directors Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch’s revelatory Ballroom reinterpretation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic musical, officially opened at the Broadhurst Theatre. Lloyd Webber was in attendance to anoint the long-awaited transfer of the acclaimed and award-winning production which originated at Downtown's Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC... Continue Reading →

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Exclusive Interview: artist & activist Yves Mathieu East “I still feel like a regular queer Brooklyn boy who loves dogs”

As a multi-hyphenate artist, model, musician, actor, activist, and animal advocate, Yves Mathieu East is passionately committed to each of these aspects of his life. Alongside his print and runway campaigns for some of the world's most prominent fashion labels, last year saw him appear in a groundbreaking episode of Michelle Buteau’s Netflix rom-com series... Continue Reading →

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