The gay-themed drag documentary Dressed As A Girl is released on DVD in the UK from November 23rd courtesy of Peccadillo Pictures, and we’ve teamed up with them to give away three copies of the movie in this competition!
London’s alternative East End drag phenomenon gets its moment in this fabulous account of six years in the lives of its most celebrated performers. See Jonny Woo, John Sizzle, Holestar, Scottee, Amber, Pia and Ma Butcher dazzle, surprise and outrage audiences with their antics on-stage and behind the scenes.
There is enough eye make-up and sequins on display to sink a battleship, but at the heart of this surprisingly intimate portrait is the dark side of their lives. The relentless quest for glamorous originality often comes at a personal cost.
The film is both a record of a fascinating style of hyper-costumed performance and an insight into the fragile personal lives of these artists. This is truly the frockumentary of the year.
To be in with a chance of winning one of the copies of Dressed As A Girl on DVD that we’ve got to give away, answer the question below and fill in your details, then press submit! The competition closes on December 21st, 2015, so get answering and good luck.
The gay-themed movie Water Boys is released on DVD in the UK from December 7th courtesy of TLA Releasing, and we’ve teamed up with them to give away three copies of the movie in this competition!
Funded in part by a Kickstarter campaign, this American documentary was first runner-up for the People’s Choice Award for Best Documentary at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. Selected as the Closing Night Film at the Scottish Queer International Film Festival, SPECTRUM is pleased to announce the UK release of the fascinating documentary about finding your true voice, DO I SOUND GAY?, available digitally and on DVD from 7th December 2015. To celebrate the release, we have three copies of the DVD to give away!
Beyond Plain Sight has done pretty well for itself, screening at festivals around the world, winning Best British Short Film at Raindance and Best International Short Film at AFRIFF. Now the short is available online and you can take a look at its unnerving secrets below.
Various lesbian-themed web series have been made, but until now New Zealand hasn’t had one of its own. That’s changing though with Pot Luck, which has released its first episode and launched a crowdfunding campaign so that they can finish the season.
Internet videos where clips from politicans speak have been cut and edited together so they’re saying the lyrics of songs are pretty popular online, but wouldn’t it be better if Harry Potter, 007, C-3PO, Big Bird, Bruce Lee and loads more were singing Adele’s Hello?
Shane Black had a huge hit with Iron Man 3, but the Kiss Kiss Bang Bang writer/director is returning to the world of neo-noir with a dash of humour, with The Nice Guys. He’s lined up a great cast, including Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe, Matt Bomer, Kim Basinger and Margaret Qualley.
Did John Wick mark the start of a bit of a Keanu Reeves renaissance? He’ll probably be hoping so as his star power has gone off the boil a little since the days of The Matrix. One of his next films is Exposed, which sees him getting a little hard-boiled, although the actual movie has more of a supernatural side than the trailer suggests, with one of the characters experiencing visions.
We probably shouldn’t assume this really will happen yet, as since her last directorial foray, 1996’s The Mirror Has Two Faces, has been attached to helm all manner of never made movies, but THR reports that the legendary star is set to direct a biopic of Russia’s Catherine The Great.
It is part of the know lore of the early days of AIDS that US President Ronald Reagan dragged his feet horrifically, not mentioning the disease until over 5,000 American citizens died, and waiting until four times as many were dead before making a speech about the health emergency.