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AFTER 82 : The Untold Story of the AIDS Crisis in the UK

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This remarkable and well-measured documentary re-counts the tragedy of the AIDS pandemic as it spread throughout the UK.  It’s the story of how the British handled the crisis of what was initially perceived as ‘the American disease in a very characteristically British manner.   It is certainly not intended to be a comparison with how the … Continue reading



Ahead of the Curve : how Frances Stevens created the world”s best selling lesbian magazine

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  It’s a sad realisation of how segregated the LGBTQ community is when as a gay male you discover that you never heard of Frances “Franco” Stevens the powerhouse publisher/activist  who founded Curve Magazine, the best selling  lesbian magazine.of all time. This new movie corrects that somewhat as it shows how ground-breaking the magazine was … Continue reading



AIDS The Unheard Tapes – tragedy and joy from voices no longer with us

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  In the 1980s and 90s, as a new and apparently unstoppable disease ravaged the gay community, volunteers began to record for posterity interviews with the men infected with what would eventually be identified as the HIV virus, and with their friends. The tapes are now archived at the British Library and have never been broadcast … Continue reading



AILEY: the life of a troubled genius

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  Filmmaker Jamila Wignot’s new documentary of modern dance auteur, the tortured genius Alvin Ailey makes for such hypnotic viewing. With a combination of  audio interviews with the man himself and some breathtaking archival footage of his early performances, she gives an intimate portrait of one of the greatest interpreters of the universality of the … Continue reading




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