Exclusive Interview: kiki ball legend Christopher “Afrika” Quarles on their debut movie role as Mother McQueen in Port Authority “who you see on screen is me”

Writer-director Danielle Lessovitz's Port Authority made history at Cannes in 2019, when it world premiered in the Un Certain Regard section, becoming the first film competing at the festival to feature a trans woman of colour—Leyna Bloom—in a lead role. Meanwhile some of the movie's cast, including Christopher "Afrika" Quarles, memorably turned the festival's red... Continue Reading →

May 25, 2021 1

Exclusive Interview: “we are queer creators pushing our way into a straight space” filmmakers Ng Choon Ping & Sam H. Freeman on their SXSW short Femme

Among the queer highlights at last month's SXSW Online 2021 was the short film Femme, by co-writers-directors Ng Choon Ping and Sam H. Freeman. The film stars I May Destroy You's Paapa Essiedu as Jordan, a femme queer man in London who leaves the safety of a night out clubbing with his friends and gets... Continue Reading →

April 15, 2021 2

TV Review: Pretend It’s A City ★★★★

Filmmaker Martin Scorsese and fellow New York icon, writer, wit, and public speaker Fran Lebowitz can't recall when they first met. When asked about their friendship during an on-stage interview seen in an archive clip in their new Netflix docu-series Pretend It's A City, Marty suggests it might have been at John Waters' 50th birthday... Continue Reading →

January 6, 2021 1

Film Review: The Irishman ★★★★1/2

Okay, let’s start with the basics. Yes it’s long. No it doesn’t feel long. Yes the de-aging is good. No it’s not perfect. Yes you should try to see The Irishman in the cinema. Yes Joe Pesci's performance is definitely worthy of Oscar consideration. Is it Scorcese’s best? No. I wanted to see The Irishman... Continue Reading →

November 14, 2019 0

57th New York Film Festival to open with World Premiere of Scorsese’s The Irishman

The 57th New York Film Festival will open with the world premiere of Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman on 27th September 2019. This year's festival runs until 13th October. Based on Charles Brandt’s nonfiction book I Heard You Paint Houses, Scorsese’s The Irishman features Joe Pesci as Pennsylvania mob boss Russell Bufalino, Al Pacino as Teamsters... Continue Reading →

July 29, 2019 0