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‘Steelers’ opens in cinemas round Australia 1 November
Steelers: The World’s First Gay Rugby Team by Eammon Ashton-Atkinson opens in cinemas around Australia and New Zealand in November. Eammon currently works in Washington DC as a correspondent for Australia’s 10 Network and QNews spoke to him there about the movie. Scroll down for the QNews interview with Eammon Ashton-Atkinson Steelers Screenings in Australia …
‘Welcome to Chechnya’ documentary exposes horrors of ‘gay purge’
A new documentary screening in Australia exposes the horrors of Chechnya’s violent “gay purge” and the brave efforts of activists to rescue persecuted LGBTIQ Chechens. Since 2016, Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of the Russian republic of Chechnya, has vowed to “cleanse the blood” of Chechnya. To do this, he sanctioned a brutal campaign to detain, …
REVIEW: Jacki Weaver’s ‘Stage Mother’ a missed opportunity
A narrative like the one in Stage Mother, detailing the drag scene and the straight Texan mother who embraces it following the death of her queer son, should hit hard in 2020. Even more so when a seasoned performer like Jacki Weaver portrays the mother. However, as well-intentioned as Stage Mother is, it’s a little …
WATCH: Trailer for queer musical ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ is here
The first trailer for highly anticipated queer musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is here, and people are excited. The film, based on the acclaimed musical of the same name, stars newcomer Max Harwood as 16-year-old Jamie New. At school, Jamie doesn’t quite fit in and instead of pursuing a “real” career, he dreams of becoming …
Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth hit the road in gay drama ‘Supernova’
The trailer for highly anticipated gay drama Supernova, starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci as long-term partners, has arrived. The UK drama follows Tusker (Tucci) and Sam (Firth) as they travel across country in an old RV visiting old friends and places from their past. They make the trip after Tusker receives an early-onset dementia …
WATCH: Aussie journo met his husband at pioneering gay rugby club
Channel Ten news reporter Eammon Ashton-Atkinson is used to telling stories. But he’s never told one as personal as in a new documentary, on the world’s first gay rugby club. The King’s Cross Steelers were born in a UK pub in 1995 when a group of friends discussed the idea of creating a gay rugby …
Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan find love in lesbian drama Ammonite
Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan share a kiss in the first trailer for Ammonite, a new historical drama from the creator of God’s Own Country. Set in the 1840s, the film stars Winslet as real-life pioneering paleontologist Mary Anning. Ronan plays Charlotte Murchison, a wealthy married woman recovering from illness in Mary’s care. Though the …
Proud aunt Jennifer Lopez introduces trans relative in moving film
Jennifer Lopez has thrown her support behind a transgender and non-binary relative who’s sharing their story in a powerful film. The star took to her Instagram to introduce 19-year-old Brendon Scholl, her “nibling”. Brendon is the child of Jennifer’s sister, Leslie Lopez. Nibling is a gender-neutral, non-binary equivalent for “niece” or “nephew”. The singer posted …
WATCH: Gay hookup thriller ‘Sequin in a Blue Room’ hits cinemas
A gay teen’s hook-up obsession sends him down a dangerous path in the queer Australian film Sequin in a Blue Room, in select cinemas now. The film follows a 16-year-old student (played by newcomer Conor Leach) who pursues no-strings-attached sex on fictional hookup app Anon. The teenager communicates under his alias Sequin, from the sequined …
WATCH: Netflix’s ‘Good Kisser’ features lesbian love triangle
A lesbian couple open their relationship to a third in the unapologetically sexual new Netflix film Good Kisser. The film takes place over a single night and sees couple Kate and Jenna spicing up their relationship by planning a date with the enchanting Mia. After some alcohol, palm reading, and heavy foreplay, the evening seems …