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Posted in Review World Cinema

Film Review: Portrait of a Lady on Fire

French director Céline Sciamma has been well-known amongst those who are into European cinema for some time now, with her films Water Lillies, Tomboy and…

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Posted in Awards Season News

Parasite Rules the Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics as the Dorian Awards Winners are announced

The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics have announced their 2019 winners in film and TV, where the most acclaimed film of the year, Bong joon-ho’s…

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92nd Oscars Parasite
Posted in Awards Season LGBT News

Dorian Award Nominations Announced for Film and TV by GALECA Critics

GALECA, the Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, today revealed their eagerly anticipated nominations in both film and TV for 2019. No surprise to see the…

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Posted in Review Year in Film

Rewind: 1993 in Film – Philadelphia

“The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels. We know their names. They number the thousands for each red ribbon we wear tonight.” Arriving…

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Posted in Festival Podcast Review

Femme Filmmakers Festival: Special Podcast with Kate Lefoe / Plunge Review

[vimeo 275360568 w=640 h=360] Two women (Juliet Hindmarsh & Jeni Bezuidenhout) go into the countryside together to have fun at a lake, but then something…

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Posted in Awards Season Oscars

The 90th Academy Awards Showed Signs Of Moving Forward And Backwards

How do I explain how the 90th Academy Awards went? Well, for the most part, every award went according to plan which made the ceremony…

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GALECA, The Society Of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, Unveil Its Nominations For The Dorian Awards

GALECA (founded on the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association) is the Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics. Made up of nearly 200 journalists across UK,…

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Posted in Oscars Screenwriting

James Ivory – A Filmmaker with an Unobstructed View

James Ivory’s career-long intellectual freedom, precise observation of human interaction and fiercely independent spirit was instrumental in elevating film to the level where a book like Call Me by Your Name could be translated to cinema.

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For Your Consideration: Call Me By Your Name, Best Picture

In the wake of Moonlight winning Best Picture, we have another LGBTQ+ film that makes a strong case to win Best Picture. That film is Call…

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Review: Call Me By Your Name

A review by Bianca Garner “Nature has cunning ways of finding our weakest spot.” These words are profound and they sum up the power of…

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Reading, Writing, Arithmetic #14

A great weekend for America in general you might say, what with July 4th celebrations, and then the World Cup victory last night. The women’s…

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