Loud, proud and in your face - it is time to meet The Cockettes. Birthed in the era of free love and flower power, this flamboyant group of misfits are back to give Edinburgh audiences a San Francisco slice of queer history. Photo credit: Damian Robertson Founded by "Hibiscus" (a.k.a. George Harris), most recognisable for... Continue Reading →
This month sees the work of queer experiential filmmaker Jenni Olson celebrated on the Criterion Channel, with a five film retrospective, plus a new insightful interview. Included in the collection are Olson's two features, The Joy of Life (2005) and The Royal Road (2015), which both world premiered at Sundance. These, along with her 1998... Continue Reading →
The San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, Frameline, opens tonight 20th June 2019 with lesbian period drama Vita & Virginia. As Pam Grady notes in the festival's programme, the film features "sensational star turns by Elizabeth Debicki (Widows) as Virginia Woolf and Gemma Arterton (Quantum of Solace) as Vita Sackville-West" and brings "to dazzling life one... Continue Reading →
At Monday night's New York City premiere of the Netflix Original Limited Series Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, The Queer Review spoke to Tales' showrunner Lauren Morelli, executive producer and director of three of the ten episodes Alan Poul, plus cast members Laura Linney, Olympia Dukakis, Charlie Barnett, Murray Bartlett, May Hong and Garcia.... Continue Reading →
