Exclusive Interview: Mike Ruiz embraces his inner leatherman with new photography project “it’s been an epiphany for me”

Celebrity and fashion photographer Mike Ruiz, whose career spans over 30 years, has turned his lens to an ongoing portrait series focusing on the beauty and diversity of the leather community. Through meeting and bonding with leathermen during open call sessions, photographing them and collecting their personal stories, Ruiz has been inspired by their spirit of liberation and... Continue Reading →

February 24, 2022 3

Theatre Review: The Trial of Andy Warhol ★★★★ (Joe’s Pub, New York)

Prosecutor: 'Do you know how many people die from taking selfies each year?Andy Warhol: 'Not enough'. Last night at Joe's Pub in Downtown Manhattan, on the 35th anniversary of Andy Warhol's death, writer-star Ryan Raftery took to the stage to channel the pop artist in his latest biomusical comedy, The Trial of Andy Warhol. In... Continue Reading →

February 23, 2022 0

Jane Campion’s queer western The Power of the Dog leads the pack as LGBTQ critics reveal 2022 Dorian Film Award nominations

GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics has just revealed the nominations for its 2022 Dorian film awards. Jane Campion’s queer western leads the pack, with nine nods for The Power of the Dog, including best film, LGBTQ film, director, and three for acting. Jonas Poher Rasmussen's animated documentary Flee, Rebecca Hall's 1920s set drama... Continue Reading →

February 22, 2022 0

Mardi Gras Film Festival 2022 Review: The Perfect David (El Perfecto David) ★★★

The Perfect David (El Perfecto David) is a dark, brooding look at obsession, control, and the pressure to look perfect, but maybe not in the way you'd expect. David (Mauricio Di Yorio) spends every spare moment working out. From the moment he rises to when he falls asleep. His obsession is taking a toll on... Continue Reading →

February 21, 2022 1

Mardi Gras Film Festival 2022 Review: Poppy Field (Câmp de Maci) ★★★

Eugen Jebeleanu refuses to pull his punches in his acclaimed and award-winning first feature Poppy Field (Câmp de Maci). What begins as a romance becomes an intensely claustrophobic character study of a closeted policeman in Romania. When Cristi (Conrad Mericoffer) brings his long-distance boyfriend, Hadi (Radouan Leflahi), to his apartment, it’s clear how uncomfortable Cristi... Continue Reading →

February 21, 2022 0

Mardi Gras Film Festival 2022 Reviews: Seyran Ateş: Sex, Revolution & Islam (★★★) & Hating Peter Tatchell (★★★1/2)

Two very different documentaries playing at the Mardi Gras Film Festival 2022 focus on individual LGBTQ+ activists in different walks of life: controversial gay rights warrior Peter Tatchell in Hating Peter Tatchell, and progressive Islamic campaigner Seyran Ateş in Seyran Ateş: Sex, Revolution and Islam. Seyran Ateş is a human rights lawyer and Imam, born... Continue Reading →

February 21, 2022 0

Mardi Gras Film Festival 2022 Review: Moneyboys ★★★1/2

UPDATE: Screens at the 40th Anniversary Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival on Wednesday, July 20th at 9:45pm at Directors Guild of America, Theater 1. It’s not easy making a film with an emotionally distanced lead character, an enigma can only be so interesting without letting the audience in, so it’s a real achievement that... Continue Reading →

February 21, 2022 1

Mardi Gras Film Festival 2022 Review: Mayfly (Efímera) ★★★1/2

Luis Mariano García’s Mayfly is utterly endearing. A coming-of-age story, sprinkled with magic realism that steps over many of the clichés to deliver a charming take on a well-worn genre. Emillia (Danae Reynaud) is a serious, studious high-schooler with her eyes on the prize of a place at a prestigious architecture school. In the library... Continue Reading →

February 18, 2022 0

NYC drag queen Robyn Banks launches Black & Boujee a variety show of POC talent Feb 27th at Hush

As Black History month draws to a close, New York drag queen Robyn Banks looks to the future with the launch of a new variety show for POC talent, Black & Boujee, at Hush in Hell’s Kitchen on Sunday, February 27th at 7pm. Hosted by Banks and fellow drag artist Lola Michele-Kiki, the show will... Continue Reading →

February 18, 2022 0

Mardi Gras Film Festival 2022 Review: Summertime ★★★★

The melting pot of L.A. simmers in the heat of the joyous spoken-word musical, Summertime, settling perfectly into the Sydney-summer mood of the Mardi Gras Film Festival. Reader, I tell you the truth when I say it made me love a city I never got along with, and appreciate my own sunny, seaside Sydney even... Continue Reading →

February 18, 2022 0