GLR November-December 2022

Art Exhibitions My Policeman (Michael Grandage) Drama set in in 1950s Britain features a young cop who’s married to a schoolteacher while hav ing a passionate same-sex affair with a museum curator. Peter Von Kant (François Ozon) Drama finds the title figure, a suc cessful French filmmaker, jaded and drinking heavily when a charis matic young ne’er-do-well walks into his life. The Sixth Reel (Carl Andress & Charles Busch) Comedy stars the ever campy Busch as a down-and-out director who discovers a long-lost film of legendary importance. Hilarity ensues. Thor: Love and Thunder (Taika Waititi) Blockbuster fantasy that pits Thor against Gorr the God Butcher has aroused controversy, including a Christian boycott, over gay undercurrents. The Whale (Darren Aronofsky) Brendan Fraser stars as a middle aged man trying to reconnect with his estranged family after his lover’s death, which also brought on a habit of binge eating. Mosque4Mosque Comedy about a thirty-something gay Arab American who’s constantly being reminded how unmarried he is by his mother, so his sister steps in to help her brother get married— to a man. At About Face Theatre in Chicago, Nov. 17–Dec. 17. Head Over Heels Musical comedy set to the music of the Go-Go’s follows a royal family on an outrageous journey to save their king dom. At two venues: Baltimore Theatre Project, Dec. 3–18; and Kalita Humphreys Theater in Dallas, Dec. 12–18. The Mystery of Irma Vep Classic camp play by Charles Ludlam riffs on vampire movies, Victorian romance, Gothic fiction, etc. At the Diversionary Theater in San Diego, Dec. 1–24. Oy Vey in aManger Sendup of Holiday traditions includes spoofs of classic songs with titles like “Soylent Night” and “God Bless Ye Femmy Lesbians.” At the NCTC in San Francisco, Dec. 7–31. Company Broadway revival turns Bobby into Bobbie in a gender flipping re-interpretation of Stephen Sondheim’s classic “concept musical.” Ongoing at the Bernard Jacobs Theater. Theater / Dance Aubrey Beardsley, 150 Years Young Features ca. 70 of his works, at the Grolier Club’s 2nd Floor Gallery in NYC, thru Nov. 12th. The Big Gay Art Show is back. It’s a juried show that exhibits and sells artwork in support of the LGBTQ + community. At the Sedona (AZ) Arts Center, Dec. 7–23. Follow the Yellow Brick Road Key moments in the history of the LGBT struggle, presented in a Wizard of Oz motif. At the Stonewall Nat’l Museum & Archives, Ft. Lauderdale, thru Dec. 31st. Indecencia Brings together a number of Latin American artists who are LGBT expats, with a focus on performance art. At the Leslie Lohman Museum in NYC, thru Jan. 15, 2023. C ALL FOR S UBMISSIONS – T HE G&LR The Gay & Lesbian Review accepts unsolicited manuscripts and proposals on all LGBT-related topics. Especially sought are pro posals on the following themes for issues in development: • Bigger Than Life: Uncommon people who shaped our times • The Great Transformation: From bar culture to hookup world • LGBT Science: New research on gender & sexual orientation Please e-mail your proposal to: richard.schneider@GLReview.org

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Readers are invited to submit items at no charge. Must have rele vance for a North American readership. Allow six weeks’ lead time for any listing. E-mail: stephen.hemrick@GLReview.org

Festivals and Events

F ILM F ESTIVALS Oahu Hawaii Int’l. Film Fest. Nov. 3–13. Cincinnati OutReels. Nov. 4–6. San Diego Our Pride Video Fest. Nov 4–6. San Francisco Transgender Film Fest. Nov. 10–20. San Juan, PR Queer Film Fest. Nov. 10–16. Pensacola, FL Stamped: LGBT Film Fest. Nov. 10–13. Indianapolis LGBT Film Fest. Nov. 11–20. Key West Film Festival. Nov. 16–20. Boston Wicked Queer Documentary Film Fest. Nov. 18–20. E VENTS oSTEM Conf. for LGBTQ + students and professionals in STEM fields. Programs allow participants to share their experiences and their research. In Boston, Nov. 10–13. Visit: conference.ostem.org. Int’l L GBTQ Leaders Conf. 38th annual confab devoted to network ing and skills building, sponsored by the Victory Institute. In Wash ington, DC, Nov. 30–Dec. 3. Info at: victoryinstitute.org. World L GBTQ Conf. for Criminal Justice Professionals will be held in Sydney, Australia, Jan. 31–Feb. 3. Creating Change 2023 Foremost political, leadership, and skill building conf. for the LGBTQ movement. To be held in San Fran cisco, Feb. 17–21, 2023. Visit: thetaskforce.org/creatingchange. Feature Films All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (Laura Poitras, director) Docu. follows the career of photographer Nan Goldin and her re cent campaign to expose the Sackler family, whose pharmaceutical empire bears much responsibility for the opioid epidemic. Art and Pep (Mercedes Kane) Docu. about Art Johnston and Pepe Peña, devoted lovers and activists whose iconic gay bar, Sidetrack, has nurtured the movement and community for decades in Chicago. Baloney (Joshua Guerci) Docu. tells the story of San Francisco’s all-male gay stage revue, Baloney , featuring live performances that involve the audience in exploring gay sexuality and identity. Bros (Nicholas Stoller) Romcom pairs a mouthy NewYorker who’s launching the first LGBTQ history museum with a gorgeous but dis enchanted lawyer. Both have commitment issues, and yet... Concerned Citizen (Idan Haguel) Drama follows an upscale gay couple who settle in a rough part of Tel Aviv, where they clash with their Arab neighbors over their desire to plant a tree. GeorgeMichael: Portrait of an Artist (Simon Napier-Bell) Docu. about Michael’s amazing life is told candidly by fellow musicians and other friends who loved and admired him. Lonesome (Craig Boreham) Australian drama follows a gay cow boy who flees his hometown, lands in Sydney, and meets a street smart dude who could be his angel of mercy.

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