FILM
50 Years of The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Laura Barling, Digital Content Producer at the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), takes a jump to the right as The Rocky Horror Picture Show celebrates 50 years.
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LGBTIQ+ FILM & TV
Our Top 4 Movies to watch this Spring
This Spring, don't miss some fabulous Lesbian B-grade thrills; a stabby and hilarious divorce battle film; a bitingly funny comedy and retro classic Black & White horror!
Lights, Camera, Legacy!
We chatted with the Festival Director of Queer Cinema, Lisa Rose. Since her appointment in 2017, Lisa has overseen the Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival’s growth from strength to strength which is leaving a lasting mark on LGBTIQ+ cinema in Australia.
Our Top 4 Movies to watch this Autumn
Did you know? Strange World (2022) was the first Disney animated movie to feature a gay lead character. The film is about three generations and includes Ethan Clade, a boy with a same-sex crush.
Unmissable Queer Cinema at NFSA CBR
Queer Screen's 32nd Mardi Gras Film Festival is bringing an unmissable lineup of LGBTQIA+ cinema to Canberra! From April 3-5, the National Film and Sound Archive will host a dazzling selection of films that celebrate queer stories in all their depth and diversity.
The Boyfriend: an innovative gay Japanese dating show
Netflix’s new reality show The Boyfriend has been making waves and starting conversations both inside and outside Japan as viewers follow the story of nine gay and bisexual male housemates who live and work together.
Our Top 4 Movies to watch this Spring
Hot men in leather skirts and bare thighs! The weird and very bizarre. A classic return to drag in the desert and Belfast lads in a delightful skin-filled homage to an unlikely revolutionary.
Queer horror 'I Saw the TV Glow' maybe a new arthouse masterpiece.
'I Saw the TV Glow, the latest Sundance film is a unique, overwhelming piece of avant-garde cinema with a queer twist!
New Aussie gay thriller plays one-night only in Canberra
In The Room Where He Waits is the haunting debut gay film from award-winning local Australian filmmaker Timothy Despina Marshall.
Daniel Craig plays Queer in Guadagnino’s erotic drama
Queer, a film that promises to be a thought-provoking and visually arresting experience, continuing Guadagnino's exploration of complex human relationships and sexuality.
The Boyfriend: an innovative gay Japanese dating show
Netflix’s new reality show The Boyfriend has been making waves and starting conversations both inside and outside Japan as viewers follow the story of nine gay and bisexual male housemates who live and work together.
Our Top 4 Movies to watch this Spring
Hot men in leather skirts and bare thighs! The weird and very bizarre. A classic return to drag in the desert and Belfast lads in a delightful skin-filled homage to an unlikely revolutionary.
Queer horror 'I Saw the TV Glow' maybe a new arthouse masterpiece.
'I Saw the TV Glow, the latest Sundance film is a unique, overwhelming piece of avant-garde cinema with a queer twist!
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“I Kissed a Girl” Singer-Songwriter Jill Sobule dies in a house fire
Jill Sobule, the acclaimed singer-songwriter best known for her trailblazing 1995 hit “I Kissed a Girl” and the cult classic “Supermodel” from the film Clueless, has died at the age of 66 in a house fire in Woodbury, Minnesota.
THEATRE, ARTS & BOOKS
Coriolanus is startlingly relevant under Trump 2.0
As one of Shakespeare’s least performed plays, Coriolanus is startlingly relevant under Trump 2.0. Coriolanus by Bell Shakespeare is playing in Sydney and Melbourne 20 June until 10 August.
King of Dirt : A gay bogan love story
In his new book, King of Dirt, Holden Sheppard explores sex, self-destruction and redemption.
From Purcell to Pop: Qwire’s Daring Double Act
Llewellyn Hall echoed with heartbreak, harmony, and a bold reimagining of history as Qwire presented These Precious Hours – Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas Reimagined.
Holly Hazlewood talks TransFat, comedy & coming out!
Canberra Comedian Holly Hazlewood puts the tea in TransFat with a savage and cutting look at coming out, misogyny, queer dating, chasers, toxic masculinity and what it's like to age backwards. We chat to Holly in the lead-up to her new show and this year's Comedy Festival, which draws talent from a…
No Ouija board needed! Diana talks from Heaven
Gay icon Princess Diana communicates from the heavens in this unbelievably campy comic depiction exploring all things Princess of Wales. With our irreverent Australian comic nature, this show is expected to be an absolute hit here in Oz! We chatted with the show's creator and drag actor, Linus Karp…
Invisible Boys and writing without fear
Holden Sheppard on Invisible Boys and Writing Without Fear. Author Holden Sheppard is set to achieve a major career milestone with the highly the TV adaptation of his award-winning debut novel, Invisible Boys.
Sailing into Sydney, It's all aboard for 'Titanique'
"The show has so many iconic queer references, inside jokes, and moments that make you think, 'Oh my God, I know this!' As an actor, it's such an incredible experience to be a part of." — Abu (he/they).
Kinky queer mum quietly ministering to the skin-hungry
Changing attitudes. Hilary Caldwell. This kinky queer academic and mother of four has come out blazing to change attitudes to sex and sexuality.
