Lucio Catro's Barcelona summer set sensual gay romance End of the Century had its world premiere at The Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center's New Directors/New Films festival earlier this year. It went on to win best Argentinian film at the Beunos Aires Film Festival, before playing at LA's Outfest... Continue Reading →
According to The Queer Review's Chad Armstrong's ★★★★★ review, Lucio Castro’s debut feature End of the Century "has the essence of a fleeting affair that burns itself into your memory for years to come, and shows a confident authorial voice that holds a lot of promise." Ahead of the film's official New York release this Friday 16th... Continue Reading →
Queer|Art|Film Summer 2019 season continues with Thank God It's Friday (1978) in 35mm at IFC Center, New York, Monday 8th July 8pm. Presented by Christian John Wikane with a post-screening Q&A with Casablanca Records disco artists Felipe Rose (original co-founder and native of Village People) and D.C. LaRue. Synopsis: It’s Friday night, 1978, and a... Continue Reading →
John Cameron Mitchell’s much-loved queer rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch returns to the big screen in New York City in a new 4K restoration, playing July 11th-17th at Manhattan's IFC Center, with Mitchell appearing in person after the 7.30pm screening on July 11th. Writer-director-star Mitchell won the Best Director and Audience Awards at... Continue Reading →
Leave the dressing room antics of RuPaul's Drag Race behind and step back in time to 1967 and the lead up to the Miss All-America Camp Beauty Pageant in the largely forgotten documentary The Queen, restored and re-released in New York this week, with other US cities to follow. Originally released to rave reviews in New... Continue Reading →
A new 4K restoration of Jack Hazan's A Bigger Splash opens at the Metrograph, New York City, Friday 21st June, with a special preview screening and party tonight 20th June at 11pm. There will be a series of Q&As during the film's theatrical run. A Bigger Splash Described by Martin Scorsese as "one of the... Continue Reading →
As this historic Pride month inches closer to the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, a new opera will debut in New York Friday 21st June 2019. New York City Opera presents Stonewall as part of its annual Pride series. Composed by Iain Bell with the libretto by Pulitzer Prize winner Mark Campbell, Stonewall runs... Continue Reading →
Alexis Gregory’s brilliant piece of verbatim theatre, Riot Act, has stopped by East London’s Arcola Theatre as part of a national tour. Looking at the events of Stonewall, the politics of drag and the rise of British LGBT activism in the 80s, this swift show packs a punch in its 60 minutes. Photo by Dawson... Continue Reading →
The path of the queer community has never been walked in a straight line. The seminal 1984 documentary Before Stonewall charts the history of the gay and lesbian movement in the United States from the Twenties to Stonewall in 1969, making for an invaluable primer into our own collective backstory. Restored and re-released in selected... Continue Reading →
