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FROM INDIE QUEER CINEMA TO THE HOLLYWOOD MAINSTREAM, THE PINK LENS PUTS THE DEPICTION OF LGBT+ PEOPLE IN CINEMA IN THE UK UNDER THE MICROSCOPE.
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Ben Turner
Jul 10, 20183 min read
Mario ****
Starring: Max Hubacher, Aaron Altaras, Jessy Moravec, Jürg Plüss Director: Marcel Gisler Country: Switzerland So the world has gone...
Ben Turner
Jul 5, 20183 min read
Studio 54 ****
Director: Matt Tyrnauer Country: USA The name ‘Studio 54’ is seeped in modern legend. The world-famous nightclub, where the rich and...
Ben Turner
Jun 30, 20183 min read
Grímsey **
Starring: Richard García, Raúl Portero, Nacho San José, Eugenio Sanz Directors: Raúl Portero, Richard García Country: Spain There’s...
Ben Turner
Jun 26, 20184 min read
The Happy Prince ****
Starring: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Emily Watson, Colin Morgan, Edwin Thomas, Tom Wilkinson Director: Rupert Everett The story of...
Ben Turner
Jun 25, 20183 min read
To Each Her Own ***
Starring: Sarah Stern, Jean-Christophe Folly, Julia Piaton, Catherine Jacob, Richard Berry, Arie Elmaleh, Clementine Poidatz Director:...
Ben Turner
Jun 10, 20184 min read
McQueen ****
Directors: Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui In 2010, the suicide of iconic fashion designer Alexander McQueen shocked the world. At the height...
John Emerson
Jun 9, 20183 min read
VINTAGE REVIEW: The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert (1994) *****
Starring: Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, Terence Stamp, Bill Hunter Director: Stephan Elliott Sometimes, you just find yourself in the mood...
Ben Turner
Jun 2, 20183 min read
Al Berto ****
Starring: Ricardo Teixeira, Jose Pimentão, Raquel Rocha Vieira, José Leite, Joana Almeida, João Villas-Boas Director: Vicente Alves do Ó...
Ben Turner
May 27, 20183 min read
Boy Undone *
Starring: Paul Act, Eduardo Longoria, Rodrigo Lopezcarranza, Xavier Loyá Director: Leopoldo Laborde “Guerilla filmmaking” is the term...
John Emerson
May 24, 20184 min read
VINTAGE REVIEW: Milk (2008) *****
Starring: Sean Penn, James Franco, Josh Brolin, Denis O'Hare, Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna, Alison Pill Director: Gus Van Sant “My name is...
Ben Turner
May 20, 20184 min read
50 Years Legal ****
Featuring: Ian McKellen, Stephen Fry, Derek Jacobi, Olly Alexander, Stephen K. Amos, Marc Almond, Simon Callow, Julian Clary, Angela...
John Emerson
May 5, 20184 min read
VINTAGE REVIEW: Beautiful Thing (1996) *****
Starring: Scott Neal, Glen Berry, Linda Henry, Tameka Epson, Ben Daniels Director: Hettie MacDonald “Wish I was the one that was going...
Ben Turner
May 1, 20183 min read
A Place To Be ***
Starring: Andrew L. Saenz, Nelson A. Rodriguez, Jessie Prez, Ian R. Tranberg Director: Tadeo Garcia Immigration is a hot topic worldwide....
Ben Turner
Apr 28, 20182 min read
CAS - Short Film Collection
Cas was released by TLA last week. A collection of three short films that explores the complexities of three-way relationships from...
Ben Turner
Apr 23, 20183 min read
The Misandrists *
Starring: Susanne Sachße, Viva Ruiz, Kembra Pfahler, Caprice Crawford, Greta Gehrke, Kita Updike, Til Schindler Director: Bruce LaBruce...
John Emerson
Apr 22, 20184 min read
VINTAGE REVIEW: Hedwig And The Angry Inch (2001) *****
Starring: John Cameron Mitchell, Miriam Shor, Stephen Trask, Andrea Martin, Michael Pitt Director: John Cameron Mitchell The rock musical...
Ben Turner
Apr 16, 20184 min read
BOYS ON FILM 18: HEROES - Short Film Collection
Coming soon is Peccadillo’s eighteenth collection of gay short films, this time entitled Boys On Film 18: Heroes. With ten pieces of...
Ben Turner
Apr 16, 20183 min read
The Wound ****
Starring: Nakhane Toure, Bongile Mantsai, Niza Jay Ncoyini Director: John Trengove Just when you think there cannot possibly be any more...
Ben Turner
Apr 8, 20184 min read
120 BPM (Beats Per Minute) *****
Starring: Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois, Adéle Haenel, Antoine Reinartz, Félix Meritaud, Ariel Borenstein, Aloïse Sauvage, Saadia...
Ben Turner
Apr 8, 20184 min read
Love, Simon *****
Starring: Nick Robinson, Jennifer Garner, Josh Duhamel, Katherine Langford, Alexandra Shipp, Jorge Lendebord Jr., Logan Miller Director:...
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