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Mauckingbird goes queer with Shakespeare
Mauckingbird Theatre Company, which has carved out a niche for itself by injecting gay and lesbian characters into theater classics, is at it again. This time the company is turning one of Shakesp...
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‘Evil’ keeps the violence in film
“All About Evil” is the brainchild of Joshua Grannell (aka Peaches Christ). A wickedly funny horror comedy about a movie theatre manager turned filmmaker, Deborah Tennis (Natasha Lyonne), who snuf...
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Saved from the cutting-room floor
“Deleted Scenes,” unspooling July 15 and 17 at QFest, is the latest compelling and explicit romantic drama from the provocative queer writer/director Todd Verow. The film chronicles the relationsh...
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An older, wiser Philly filmmaker
Former Philadelphian Cheryl Dunye is receiving the Artistic Achievement Award for Directing at this year’s QFest on July 16, where she will also screen her new film, “The Owls.” Her intriguing, as...
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A ‘Top’ Gal
Kelly McGillis is this year’s recipient of the QFest Icon Award, celebrating a career that includes memorable turns in the locally shot “Witness,” the megahit “Top Gun” and the Oscar-winning drama...
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