Clubs
MISS GAY JOZI 2013
Sat 25 May. Club Simply Blue and Mi-House bring you the Miss Gay Jozi beauty pageant. Contestants selected from Joburg and surrounding area will compete in this fierce challenge to become the first Miss Gay Jozi. 36 Rogers street, Selby.Facebook
Events & Places
DURBAN PRIDE 2013
Durban is set to go pink once again this June for the annual Durban Pride festival. And, this year it’ll take place together with the city’s gay and lesbian film festival. Read More
CHOSEN FEW FUNDRAISING FUN RUN & WALK
The Forum for the Empowerment of Women invites you to a fun run and walk on Youth Day to raise funds to get the Chosen Few lesbian soccer team to the World Out Games in Belgium. Read More
JOBURG SCREENWRITER'S WORKSHOP
Ever wanted to write a film script? The gay-friendly Writing Studio is presenting a weekend workshop for screenwriters in Joburg on June 1 and 2. Turn your ideas into big screen action! Read More
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Television
TV Listings
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On Stage
WORLD BALLET STARS BOUND FOR SA IN JUNE
In the most spectacular gathering of international ballet stars ever to visit South Africa, dancers from ten countries will perform a repertoire of magnificent classical ballet showpieces in Johannesburg this June. Read More
EDDIE IZZARD: FORCE MAJEURE WORLD TOUR
Occasional cross-dresser and comedy maverick Eddie Izzard is bringing his Force Majeure world tour to South Africa this June. Expect a night of edgy stand up comedy. Read More
AN AUDIENCE WITH PIETER-DIRK EISH!
An Audience With Pieter-Dirk Eish! is a tribute to the audiences that have made Pieter-Dirk Uys's forty-year career possible. And it'll be delighting Joburg this May. Read More
movies
REVIEW: LES MISERABLES
The grim and astonishingly-long 80's musical epic finally hits the big screen with an impressive cast, including Hugh Jackman, who go all-out to impress. So, is it worthy of the adulation and awards?
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REVIEW: MAGIC MIKE
Abuse and exploitation of women. Greed, envy and selfishness. Drug and alcohol abuse. Emasculation of men. If this is what you are looking for in entertainment, then Magic Mike will satisfy your demand, writes Daniel Dercksen.
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REVIEW: THE HUNGER GAMES
The Hunger Games phenomenon has been likened to the Twilight movies. The most obvious difference between these two franchises, however, is that The Hunger Games is actually a good movie.
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REVIEW: SKOONHEID
This is no Leon Schuster family film outing… Skoonheid is a disturbing, insightful and extremely well-made film, confirming once-again that South African film really has come of age.
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REVIEW: CHLOE
Chloe, a call girl, is hired by gynaecologist Catherine Stewart to test her husband’s fidelity. The doctor soon becomes seduced by more than Chloe’s tales.
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REVIEW: INCEPTION
Inception is a reality-shifting blockbuster starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a thief who, instead of stealing ideas from the mind, is tasked with implanting them.
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REVIEW: I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS
Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor in a gay romcom? You'd better believe it. It's a pity that the gay themes will likely sink this movie.
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REVIEW: ECLIPSE
It’s all about sex in the third film of the Twilight saga; a welcome improvement in what has to-date been a tediously drawn-out affair.
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REVIEW: SEX AND THE CITY 2
Just like the first Sex and the City film, this over-the-top, botox-oozing sequel will be best enjoyed if you’re a fan of the hit television series that it’s based on.
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IRON MAN 2
The greatest challenge when creating a sequel to a successful film is to provide more of the same AND up the ante. So, does Iron Man 2 succeed?
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