Following its world premiere at Cannes in 2019 writer/director Levan Akin's gay coming of age drama And Then We Danced went on to enjoy a hugely successful international festival run, including showings at last month's Sundance, picking up awards in cities such as Chicago, New York and Montréal. The premiere in Tbilisi, Georgia, where the... Continue Reading →
From Sundance 2020, The Queer Review’s editor James Kleinmann spoke exclusively with filmmakers Elegance Bratton and Jovan James about their beautiful short film Buck which had its world premiere at the festival on Sunday night. Partly inspired by the deaths of two young Black men under suspicious circumstances in Los Angeles, Buck follows a young... Continue Reading →
One defining, central fact of most queer lives is some measure of repression and/or trauma during adolescence, some essential hiding of the self that leaves many us grappling for much of the rest of our lives with when, how, to whom, and for what purpose we choose to disclose our various identities to the people... Continue Reading →
A fascinating documentary exploring the life of one of the twentieth century's most iconic figures, Truman Capote, received its world premiere at the 44th Toronto International Film Festival. The directorial debut of former Obama White House Deputy Social Secretary Ebs Burnough, The Capote Tapes incorporates compelling never before released audio recordings made by Capote biographer... Continue Reading →
The 63rd BFI London Film Festival is coming (October 2nd - 13th 2019) and the programme has a wealth of queer and queer-friendly films from around the world (not to mention some blockbuster presentations). Here are The Queer Review’s LFF 2019 LGBTQ+ highlights. Matthias & Maxime Xavier Dolan returns to his roots by writing, directing... Continue Reading →
TIFF have announced that three-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep (Kramer vs. Kramer, Sophie’s Choice, The Iron Lady) and three-time Academy Award–nominee Joaquin Phoenix (Gladiator, The Master, Walk the Line) will both be honoured with TIFF Tribute Actor Awards at this year’s inaugural Tribute Gala on Monday 9th September during the 44th Toronto International Film... Continue Reading →
With the 44th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) opening on Thursday 5th September, The Queer Review takes a look at some of this year's LGBTQ+ related highlights taking in feature films, documentaries, shorts and animation. Recent years at TIFF have delivered award winning LGBTQ+ gems including BPM (Beats Per Minute), Disobedience, A Fantastic Woman, Call Me By... Continue Reading →
What do you call a rom-com without the com? Technically From Zero to I Love You isn’t a comedy. It’s a gay romance through and through, but it has all the tropes of a rom-com. From the meet-cute, the therapist, the art-gallery job, the zippy title, the improbable scenarios, the side-kicks whose only function is... Continue Reading →
The inaugural 51Fest, "celebrating the voice, vision and stories of the female majority" takes place in New York 18th - 21st July 2019. Presented by Women in the World and IFC Center, 51Fest builds on the mission of the Women in the World Summit, founded by Tina Brown in 2009, to amplify and celebrate women’s... Continue Reading →
Europe’s largest South Asian film festival, the Bagri Foundation's London Indian Film Festival opens in London today Thursday 20th June 2019 and runs at various cinemas in the capital until Saturday 29th June. The UK festival also runs in Birmingham (21st June - 1st July) and Manchester (26th- 29th June). The 2019 LIFF offers a... Continue Reading →
