An expansive six-part Andy Warhol series, 11 years in the making, launches on Netflix this Wednesday, March 9th, executive produced by Ryan Murphy, continuing his incredible run of supporting and creating untold queer stories at Netflix (Circus of Books, A Secret Love, and Halston). The Andy Warhol Diaries sees writer-director Andrew Rossi (Page One: Inside... Continue Reading →
Theatre Review: Steve (Seven Dials Playhouse, London) ★★★1/2
The tale of a middle-aged white gay New Yorker having romantic issues might not be the story the world is desperately crying out for at the moment, but Steve—now playing at the newly renamed Seven Dials Playhouse in London—is brisk, bright, and funny. There’s a sense of new beginnings about this production bringing Mark Gerrard’s... Continue Reading →
Out and About! Archiving LGBTQ+ history at London’s Bishopsgate Institute
From now until Monday, March 21st, London's Bishopsgate Institute takes over The Curve at Barbican Centre, with Out and About!, an archive installation of objects, ephemera, and media highlighting 40 moments and stories in London’s LGBTQ+ history. Bishopsgate Institute has been collecting the lived experiences of everyday people for over a century, and their unique... Continue Reading →
Fire Island: a first look at director Andrew Ahn & writer-star Joel Kim Booster’s modern-day queer spin on Austen’s Pride & Prejudice
Dreaming of that summer vacation in the Pines? Searchlight Pictures has just released a tantalizing array of first look holiday snaps from the set of director Andrew Ahn's Fire Island, premiering on Hulu this Pride Month, on Friday, June 3rd. Written by and starring Joel Kim Booster as Noah, Fire Island, is a queer modern-day rom-com inspired... Continue Reading →
Film Review: Great Freedom (Große Freiheit)★★★★
Sebastian Meise's masterpiece of restraint, Great Freedom, opens with a series of police surveillance footage of a men's public toilet, where Hans Hoffmann (Franz Rogowski) is caught on camera engaging in various sex acts with other men. Cut to a courtroom where the footage is being shown as evidence, with Hans in the dock, leading... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: John Cameron Mitchell takes on the Tiger King in Joe vs Carole
Hedwig and the Angry Inch creator-star and certified queer icon John Cameron Mitchell might be allergic to cats, but that didn't prevent him from auditioning (his first in 27 years) to portray the controversial figure Joe Maldonado-Passage, better known as the Tiger King, Joe Exotic. Once Mitchell had landed the coveted role in the Peacock... Continue Reading →
TV Review: The Andy Warhol Diaries ★★★★★
Thirty five years after his death, Andy Warhol remains a cultural icon and a purposefully enigmatic figure, whose expansive career took in painting, filmmaking, television, modeling, acting, co-founding Interview magazine, and various branded business enterprises. Far too often, his work and character continue to be misunderstood and dismissed as superficial, taking his comment from a... Continue Reading →
36th BFI Flare London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival announces full in-person & digital lineup
The UK’s longest running and largest queer film happening, BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, has announced the full lineup for its 36th edition. This year's event will run March 16th to 27th in-person at BFI Southbank, with a selection of titles available to audiences UK-wide via BFI Player, plus international access to the festival's... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City graphic novel by Isabelle Bauthian & Sandrine Revel ★★★
Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City has had many lives. From serialized chapters in The San Francisco Chronicle, to a series of novels, TV and radio adaptations, and a stage musical by Jake Shears. Now it has been turned into a charming graphic novel by Isabelle Bauthian and Sandrine Revel, potentially the first of a... Continue Reading →
Pioneers of Queer Cinema continues with free screenings of restored classics The Living End & Paris Is Burning Feb 26 & 27 in LA
The landmark Pioneers of Queer Cinema retrospective, with free in-person screenings presented by The UCLA Film & Television Archive, IndieCollect, and Outfest, continues in Los Angeles this weekend. The Living End (1992) directed by Gregg Araki. Courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive, IndieCollect and Outfest. Saturday, February 26th at 7:30pm sees a triple... Continue Reading →
