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See what 3 lesbian BF’s get up too Down Under

  There’s nothing better on a cold winter weekend is to stay inside with the heat turned up high and binge watch a whole LGBT Web Series.  We have just discovered a perfect candidate too in POT LUCK a deliciously funny dramedy about three lesbian best friends in Wellington New Zealand. Since Debs (Anji Kreft) had her heart broken six years ago she has taken herself off the dating scene and been going through a self-imposed dry spell.   She is a wonderfully sweet shy butch and is very happy in her work as a security guard.  Mel (Nikki Si’ulepa)is her very dapper best […]

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Women Leaders Launch ‘Time’s Up’ Campaign to Eradicate Abuse of Power

TIME’S UP, an unprecedented movement started by women in the entertainment industry, today announced the launch of the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund. The TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund is one of a series of TIME’S UP’s ongoing commitments to combat the systemic power imbalances that have prohibited many women, especially women of color, from being safe and reaching their full potential in the workplace. TIME’S UP is a central hub supporting a wide range of initiatives aimed at promoting equality and safety in the workplace. In addition to the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund, TIME’S UP initiatives cover legislation, corporate policy, hiring practices and aggregating important resources. TIME’S UP is comprised of many working […]

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Upcoming Films, Film Festivals & Special Events End of 2017/Beginning 2018

CALL ME BY YOUR NAME Directed by Luca Guadagnino Screenplay by James Ivory Starring Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer and Michael Stuhlbarg Official Selection – Sundance Film Festival 2017 Official Selection – Berlinale 2017  Official Selection – Toronto Film Festival 2017 Official Selection – New York Film Festival 2017 Official Selection – 40th Mill Valley Film Festival Opens December 15th in San Francisco; December 22nd in Bay Area. Screening Monday, December 4th at 7PM at Delancey Street Screening Room http://sonyclassics.com/callmebyyourname/ I, TONYA A Film by Craig Gillespie Written by Steven Rogers Starring Margot Robbie, Allison Janney, Sebastian Stan & Bobby Cannavale World Premiere […]

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Check out the LGBTQ-inclusive films and docs coming to Sundance 2018

Photo Credit: Sundance / A Kid Like Jake The 2018 Sundance Film Festival lineup of features was announced today, with announcements on short films and other arts coming soon. The festival will take place January 18-28, 2018 in Park City, Utah, and tickets are on sale now. Sundance has long been a stand out as one of the most LGBTQ-inclusive of the mainstream film festivals. Previous years have included the premieres or screenings of great films and documentaries including Call Me By Your Name, Pariah, Keep the Lights On, Dope, Other People, Bayard & Me, God’s Own Country, Kiki, Spa […]

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DVD Review: ‘Boys on Film 17 : Love Is A Drug’

Peccadillo Pictures a leading distributor of LGBT movies in the UK  have just issued no 17 in their excellent series of Boys on Film collections of short movies.  It is something that they really excel at, and in queerguru’s eyes these are by far the best anthologies of queer shorts that we have seen for years. Under the banner Love Is A Drug, Peccadillo have curated nine new short films from around the globe that are aimed at making us laugh, provoking our consciences, testing our tolerances, educating, entertaining and especially  making us want to fall in love. From the […]

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Film Review: ‘Princess Cyd’

Stephen Cone has been building a pretty strong reputation as a writer/director with contemplative LGBT-themed films such as Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party and The Wise Kids. Indeed, New York’s prestigious Museum Of The Moving Image has just finished the ‘Talk About the Passion: Stephen Cone’s First Act’ season, which featured a selection of his film, including his latest, Princess Cyd. The titular Cyd (Jessie Pinnick) is a 16-year-old who lives with her depressed single father. For the summer she goes to visit her novelist aunt, Miranda (Rebecca Spence), which will both get her away from her dad for a few […]

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Here Are The 2018 Golden Globe Nominations

The nominees for the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning Presenters Alfre Woodard, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Bell and Sharon Stone revealed the newly minted honorees from film and television at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Tonya Harding pulled off the triple axel, but will Margot Robbie take home gold for her performance in “I, Tonya”? Or will Emma Stone build upon her awards momentum from last year and game, set, match the competition as Billie Jean King in “Battle of the Sexes”? Critically celebrated films like “Get Out,” “Call Me By Your Name” and “Dunkirk” are […]

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Film Review: ‘Tom of Finland’

For a couple of years duelling biopics of Tom Of Finland were in the works, but this is the one that finally made it to the screen. The life of Touko Laaksonen is certainly an interesting subject to take on, and there are many ways it could have been done. The route they’ve gone down is to make a fairly traditional, prestige biopic, which is perhaps an unexpected choice for a man who made his name for outsider homoerotic art that defied conventions of both sexuality and class. The film follows the life of Laaksonen, picking up his tale just […]

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Sann Francsico Critics Circle Announces 2017 Award Nominees

SAN FRANCISCO FILM CRITICS CIRCLE Announces 2017 Award Nominees Winners Announced via Twitter on Sunday, December 10 The San Francisco Film Critics Circle (SFFCC) announced today the nominees in all categories for their 2017 Awards. Members have combed through the year’s best films to decide on the nominees in each category. The circle, comprised of critics from across the Bay Area and Northern California, will meet Sunday, December 10 in San Francisco to decide the winners. Winners will be announced starting at 12:15PM PST on the official SFFCC Twitter account @SFFCC or https://twitter.com/sffcc. Nominees in each category are below: Best […]

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The Rape Allegation Against Bryan Singer Brings Decades of Whispers to a Head

Director and Producer Bryan Singer is the latest of Hollywood elite to be accused of sexual misconduct. On Thursday, a lawsuit was filed in Seattle against Singer accusing him of raping a 17 year-old male on a yacht in 2003. Cesar Sanchez-Guzman alleges that Singer forced the then 17 year-old to have oral sex with the director, before Singer penetrated him anally. The lawsuit states that Singer met Sanchez-Guzman at a party on a yacht owned by tech investor Lester Waters. According to the suit, Singer gave Sanchez-Guzman a tour of the yacht before “Singer lured Cesar into a room, […]

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