For many years, prominent South African writer and film critic, Leon van Nierop has been reviewing gay movies for the magazine. And now his recommendations and critiques will be made available to you right here! Perfect for that Sunday afternoon when you are looking for something to watch. Check in from time to time for new reviews! Happy chilling, boys.
“We go out to get some,” writes Jeremy Atherton Lin in his new book, Gay Bar. “We go out because we’re thirsty. We go out to return to the thrill of the chase … We go out for the aroma. Some nights just smell like trouble.”
It’s 2021 and AJ is back. This time he kicks off the year with
his very first R&B era, by releasing his highly anticipated EP
“Left with a Broken Heart”
Losing one’s virginity is always a memorable experience, no matter how forgettable we’d like it to be. For actor and theatrical producer Nathaniel Hall, though, the experience is one he will never be able to forget.
RuPaul’s Drag Race star Soju has denied sexually assaulting several men, insisting their claims are “completely false or misunderstood”.
Streaming giant Netflix has announced its latest foray into LGBTQ programming: an adaptation of the young adult graphic novel series Heartstopper.
Neil Patrick Harris, who grew to fame portraying straight roles on How I Met Your Mother and Harold & Kumar, weighed in on the casting debate in a Thursday interview with U.K. newspaper The Times.
Welcome to Screen Gems, a weekend dive into queer and queer-adjacent titles of the past that deserve a watch or a rewatch.
RuPaul’s Drag Race looks set to continue its journey to world domination with its long-anticipated Australian series, according to reports.
In a TV moment providing exactly the light relief we need right now, the Lorraine star used the word by mistake while interviewing Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey.
Paul Bettany reflected on his father coming out as gay, and how he felt forced to go back into the closet aged 83 after his partner of more than 20 years passed away.
Though South African companies and advertising agencies have traditionally shied away from the gay community (and our cash!), many international brands have advertised to gay consumers for years. Here is a fun series of historic TV ads aimed at the LGBT community, or featuring gay content. Enjoy!
Though South African companies and advertising agencies have traditionally shied away from the gay community (and our cash!), many international brands have advertised to gay consumers for years. Here is a fun series of historic TV ads aimed at the LGBT community, or featuring gay content. Enjoy!
Though South African companies and advertising agencies have traditionally shied away from the gay community (and our cash!), many international brands have advertised to gay consumers for years. Here is a fun series of historic TV ads aimed at the LGBT community, or featuring gay content. Enjoy!
Though South African companies and advertising agencies have traditionally shied away from the gay community (and our cash!), many international brands have advertised to gay consumers for years. Here is a fun series of historic TV ads aimed at the LGBT community, or featuring gay content. Enjoy!
We spent six incredible seasons in that motel in Schitt’s Creek, but it was the love story of David and Patrick that really brought the feels and captivated the world.
Madonna shows us her wild side while the boys in the video bring out ours!
It will always be a Pride anthem and has a fabulous fun factor.
One of the most popular gay anthems since the decadently divine 80’s
A trailer for The Boys in the Band, Ryan Murphy’s Netflix adaptation of the acclaimed gay play, has finally landed.
Ryan Murphy has shared a first look at the cast of his latest Netflix project, The Prom – and with two Oscar winners in the in the form of Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman, we are truly shook.
Max Parker and Kris Mochrie met only one time on set, but they’ve been low-key dating ever since.
You’ve probably seen glimpses of New York’s ballroom, vogue, and drag scene in documentaries like Paris is Burning, Kiki, and The Queen.
Billy Porter has issued a statement following the controversial snubs for Pose at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards.
Right before their single “King” blew up on the UK charts, an Independent review of a Years & Years gig at Heaven in 2015 suggested the band appeared to have little ambition beyond regular plays on Radio 1.
The Emmys are here and they’re queer. Schitt’s Creek, Killing Eve, and Dead to Me were among the shows with leading LGBTQ+ characters and storylines to pick up nominations Tuesday from the Television Academy.
Troye Sivan has shared a brand new track called Easy. The uptempo synthpop anthem reflects on a relationship that “hasn’t been easy” due to something – or someone – coming between them.
The far-right Christian group One Million Moms is targeting Kit Kat candy bars for their latest breathless boycott. The group is an astroturf offshoot of the anti-LGBTQ hate group American Family Association and has significantly fewer members than their name would imply.
God’s Own Country director Francis Lee has said that his new film Ammonite will show audiences the “power of love” and “touch”.
In this episode of Grumpy Old Homos we visit the legendary Cafe Picobella Trattoria where Sis Faith teaches me how to make pizza dough and Mark and I create our very own pizzas, The Grumpy Homo Veg and The Grumpy Homo Breakfast – both delicious! ILoveMellville.LIVE’s station manager Thato Malindi pops in for a taster. Hmmm, yum!!!
Mr. Gay World™ regrets to announce that the Mr. Gay World™ 2020 contest has been postponed to next year, in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns.
If you live in South Africa, you can now stream Moffie in the comfort of your own home!
To fit in the top 25 gay-themed films during this magazine’s illustrious 25-year past, is like trying to fit Russell Tovey’s ears onto the back of a postage stamp
Leon van Nierop reviews ‘Tom of Finland’, directed by Dome Karukoski.
If these DVDs received star-ratings, this one would have earned five stars and taken its place as one of the top 10 best gay films ever made.
The king of Emperor of gay music, Todrick Hall has dropped the video for “I Like Boys” just in time for World Pride and we are dripping!
With the more explicit scenes of gay sex in the Elton John biopic, Rocketman, we delve into the evolution of gay sex on the big screen.
Readers who are used to those six-pack-flashing glimpses of nudity cock-teasing American gay stories will get a pleasant surprise
The Elton John film Rocketman does not disappoint. It is a triumphant picture of the life of a gay rockstar, leaving no holds barred.
Love comes in many forms – be it friendship, heterosexual, bi-sexual, homosexual or love for your family. See what Netflix has to offer an all of these!
Starring Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer. Directed by Luca Guadagnino. This film has already become a much-lauded classic in die LGBT-genre and is finally available
Starring Jessica Rothe, Taylor Frey and Joseph Haro. Directed by Gabriele Muccino. This is one of those easy-going movies you watch on a Saturday night
Starring Josh O’Connor and Alex Secareanu. Directed by Francis Lee. Together with Call Me By Your Name, this may be one of the best films
Starring Sebastian Deery and Ezra Fienemans. Directed by André D. Chambers, Brendon McDonnall and Dawid Ullgren. Have you always had a fantasy of getting involved
With Louis Hofman and Jannik Schümann. Director Jakob M Erwa. This illuminating and captivating film moves at an unhurried pace juxtaposing the past with the
With Harris Dickinson and Madeline Weinstein. Directed by Eliza Hittman. This touching, provocative and uncompromising view of sexual identity, emotional abuse, and trying to fit
With Jannis Niewöhner and André Hennicke. Directed by Piotr J. Lewandowski. Apart from Call me by your Name, Jonathan is the best LGBT-film I saw
Starring Ethan Sharrett and Chase Conner. Directed by Byrum Geisler. If the names Bennet and Darcy don’t give it away, the rest of the story
Starring Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Vanessa Redgrave. Directed by Michael Samuels. This is a stunning two-part series based on a novel that tells the stories of
Starring Rupert Everett and Colin Firth. Directed by Marek Kanievska. This classic film, and one of the first films addressing an openly gay theme the
Starring Alessandro Gassman and Massino Paggio. Directed by Marco Filiberti. This is the dull story of a group of sexually confused guys (well, mostly) and
Directed by amongst others Charlie Francis, Jake Graf and Andrew Keenan-Bolger. There are ten films in this much appreciated series where young filmmakers get the
With Fionn O’ Shea and Nicolas Galitzine. It is the rage at all current gay film festivals – not only because of the good-looking (but
