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Grab your white wine! The schnecken beckons! This week marks the 25th anniversary of "The Birdcage," the smash hit directed by Mike Nichols with a screenplay by Elaine May, starring Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Hank Azaria, Dan Futterman and Calista Flockhart. Twenty-five years ago, gay marriage was not only illegal, it was banned in most states. But on March 8, 1996, audiences flocked to see something unusual in movie theaters: a lighthearted movie where openly ...

To understand whats wrong with Coming 2 America, we must first understand what was great about Coming to America, a hit back in 1988. The narrative construction of an African prince (Eddie Murphy) looking for love in Queens worked because it was not about black Africa (which the makers of Coming to America clearly knew nothing about), but instead concerned black America in Queens at the end of the closing half of a decade that was in every way historical, the 1980s. You had the fall of the B...

Mar 2, 2021 Bob: Dirty Dancing

A DRAG queen from Hereford will be aiming to be named Miss Drag UK 2021 next month.

1. Anne Hathaway as Andy Sachs in “The Devil Wears Prada” Hathaway revealed on a recent episode of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” that her portrayal of Andy Sachs almost never was. After being asked if she had to fight for any roles, she replied, “I will give you some tea, I was the ninth choice for ‘Devil Wears Prada. But I got it! Hang in there, never give up." While Hathaway didn’t reveal any actors who were considered ahead of her for the role of Andy, it was previously reported b...

Watch This o ffers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just our own inscrutable whims. This week: February is Black History Month, so we’re looking back on great performances by Black actors that the Academy Awards ignored. Advertisement The Netflix-distributed Dolemite Is My Name is filled to the brim with funny people. Of course, front and center is Eddie Murphy as Blaxploitation icon Rudy Ray Moore, leading a cast that includes guffaw...

At that early point in the pandemic, Tasjan hadn’t quite accepted that performances were mostly going to be that way for a while. Once he had a second to cool down, he sheepishly went back outside and retrieved his instrument from the bin. “I’m sure everybody’s had at least one moment like that during this thing,” he says. That struggle to trust his instincts and filter out the noise of this overly noisy moment are threads running through Tasjan’s latest album, Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasj...

Album Review: ‘Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan!’ by Aaron Lee Tasjan Aaron Lee Tasjan makes a creative breakthrough on a rich, absorbing fourth album By Sean Maunier on February 5, 2021 1SHARES Aaron Lee Tasjan — Photo: Curtis Wayne Millard Former glam rock guitarist and current indie folk-rocker Aaron Lee Tasjan is something of a musical chameleon. After moving to Nashville, putting out three well-received solo albums and suffering at least one period of creative block brought on...

“That was what set the wheels in motion.” Veronica Green has credited the legendary lip-sync between Raven and Nicole Paige Brooks as one of the reasons why she started drag. The star, who made her Drag Race debut on last week’s UK season two premiere, said she and fellow alum Vinegar Strokes were “amazed” at their fearlessness (and fierceness). “Vinegar and I met on a on a job about ten years ago and we both saw it on TV,” Veronica told GAY TIMES during our exclusive cover interv...

Complete List of Everything Leaving Netflix on January 1 Mens Journal 12/29/2020 Mens Journal editors © Shutterstock In case you haven’t heard, there is a (very) large list of popular TV shows and movies heading for the Netflix exit doors on January 1. So if you’ve been waiting for that perfect time to binge Indiana Jones, or the Office, or Back to the Future, or––well, you get the picture. Below is a list of all the shows that will be leaving Netflix once we ring in...