Exclusive Interview: New Queer Cinema digital pioneer Todd Verow on his latest feature Goodbye Seventies “all of my films have led up to this one”

Todd Verow's 1995 feature debut Frisk elicited strong reactions, resulting in a near riot, when it world premiered on as the closing night of the 19th San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (now Frameline) at the iconic Castro Theatre, before going on to screen at Sundance, Berlin and Toronto. Based on Dennis Cooper's... Continue Reading →

September 19, 2020 0

Film Review: Circus of Books ★★★★

Rachel Mason’s Circus of Books had its world premiere at 2019's Tribeca Film Festival where is was acquired by Netflix. After a successful festival run it launches on the streaming service on Wednesday April 22nd 2020. The documentary's lead subjects, Karen and Barry Mason, are the filmmaker’s parents and the unlikely owners of the titular long-running Los Angeles gay porn... Continue Reading →

April 13, 2020 0

William Friedkin’s Cruising London Fetish Week Recon 35mm Screening with Unicorn Nights plus Q&A

Recon with Unicorn Nights presents a special screening of William Friedkin's Cruising at the Prince Charles cinema for Fetish Week London 2019 on Monday 8th July at 7pm. Kicking off the activities of this year's Fetish Week London Recon has teamed up with Unicorn Nights the Prince Charles Cinema's LGBTQ+ film event night to present... Continue Reading →

July 4, 2019 0

Book Review: The Coming of the Night by John Rechy ★★★★

The Coming of the Night (1999) is a novel that shouldn’t work. Readers ought to be left frustrated, disappointed, and confused. How, they may wonder, was the book authored by the mastermind behind City of Night (1963), a landmark in gay storytelling? Often, when plot fails, characters can save a text. We fall for their... Continue Reading →

June 26, 2019 0

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