This weekend in New York, MIX NYC presents a weekend of Queer Experimental Film Programming at Anthology Film Archives over two evenings. SATURDAY NOVEMBER 23rd: Program One: 7:15-8:30pm “Within There Runs Blood” presented by Eve Oishi and Marisa Hicks-Alcaraz This program represents the vision of two curators whose careers span twenty-five years, beginning with a... Continue Reading →
Mark Blane's semi-autobiographical New York fantasia Cubby toured film festivals this summer, playing at events like OutFest in LA, Frameline in San Francisco, New York's NewFest and Reeling Film Festival in Chicago, among others. It's a film that seems tailor-made for festivals -- quirky, strange, shot on 16mm film, a bit clunky, with subject matter that was never... Continue Reading →
Our friends at the Tom of Finland Foundation are going to be in New York this weekend for the Printed Matter New York Art Book Fair from today Thursday 19th through Sunday 22nd September. This weekend’s New York Art Book Fair is at MOMA PS-1 at 22-25 Jackson Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101. ToFF... Continue Reading →
Ahead of this year’s NYCC, which comes to town 3rd - 6th October and is set to fill midtown with cosplayers, The Queer Review’s James Kleinmann sat down with Akira AK, creator of the LGBTQ+ cabaret event We The Heroes Ball to tell us more... We The Heroes Ball event poster. James Kleinmann: We The... Continue Reading →
Dusk burnishes a blur of glass and metal high-rises as I hurtle through East London on the overground train. I’m curiously scanning the faces of strangers illuminated by the ghoulish, blue light of their smartphones, each one immersed in a digital universe of their own. A squat, middle-aged man sitting next to me in an... Continue Reading →
A smash hit in its native France, The Shiny Shrimps (Les Crevettes pailletees) is getting a wide release in the UK. What starts off as a silly, slight comedy proves to have a lot more heart and joy than expected. When a professional swimmer, Mattias Le Gof, uses a homophobic slur in a TV interview... Continue Reading →
The 63rd BFI London Film Festival is coming (October 2nd - 13th 2019) and the programme has a wealth of queer and queer-friendly films from around the world (not to mention some blockbuster presentations). Here are The Queer Review’s LFF 2019 LGBTQ+ highlights. Matthias & Maxime Xavier Dolan returns to his roots by writing, directing... Continue Reading →
With the 44th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) opening on Thursday 5th September, The Queer Review takes a look at some of this year's LGBTQ+ related highlights taking in feature films, documentaries, shorts and animation. Recent years at TIFF have delivered award winning LGBTQ+ gems including BPM (Beats Per Minute), Disobedience, A Fantastic Woman, Call Me By... Continue Reading →
Mark Starling's new gay footballer themed play Target Man closes the King's Head Theatre's Queer Season in London later this month. Ahead of the production's limited six performance run, The Queer Review's James Kleinmann spoke with one of the play's lead actors Mateo Oxley about his role as England goalie Joel. Oxley also talks understudying... Continue Reading →
