Mark Christopher : from Farm Boy to New Queer Cinema Filmmaker

This summer queerguru got to sit down to talk with Mark Christopher the writer and director of one of the most successful LGBT movies of the year  54 The Directors Cut.  Mark talked to us about how he went from being a farmboy in Ohio driving a tractor singing showtunes (!) to become what critic B.Ruby … Continue reading

Mark Farrelly performs JARMAN his one play about the British iconic queer filmmaker and activist

  The British writer/actor Mark Farrelly has established his considerable reputation of telling the stories of iconic queer figures.  First Naked Hope, his one-man play about the legendary Quentin Crisp the flamboyant English writer, humorist, actor, life-class model, and at one-time rent boy. Crisp was a great self-publicist who gave outrageous interviews about his unusual life … Continue reading

Marlo is now Myrna

Up until about seven years ago actress Marlo Bernier was known as Mark. Marlo is transgender, and having completed her transition from male to female, she has stories to tell about her journey. And that’s what she intends to do in a new TV dramedy series called Myrna that she has created and co-written. Bernier … Continue reading

Marni Nixon the ‘unknown’ singing star of Hollywood Musicals has Died.

Marni Nixon an accomplished concert singer whose claim to fame was that she was the ‘voice’ who performed for major Hollywood movie stars who appeared in musicals even though they couldn’t sing a note, died on Sunday in NY aged 86 years old. One of Marni’s most famous roles was dubbing for Deborah Kerr in … Continue reading

Marry Christmas from Russell Tovey

  British heartthrob openly-gay actor Russell Tovey shows off his dance moves in an Instagram he posted this week to celebrate the holidays. In the video, captioned, “Merry Christmas,” the 40-year-old, dressed in an open, short-sleeve floral shirt and shorts, is goaded by a friend with “go, go, go!” as he takes to the street spinning and … Continue reading

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