Category: Arts & Culture
Could Lando from the much-anticipated film Solo: A Star Wars Story, be pansexual? The film’s screenwriter, Jonathan Kasdan seems to think so. Speaking during an interview with the Huffington Post, writer Kasdan has confirmed that he did, in fact, see the character Lando Calrissian (Staring Donald Glover) as pansexual, and crafted his character as being so. The revelation comes […]
American drag queen, actor, model, singer, songwriter, television personality, and author, RuPaul will soon feature on the Netflix series titled AJ and the Queen. The ten-episode one-hour long, comedy series starring RuPaul, focuses on the life of Ruby Red a “bigger-than-life but down-on-her-luck drag queen who travels across America from club to club in a rundown 1990’s […]
The first trailer for the much anticipated gay-teen romantic comedy from Netflix has been released less than a month out from the film’s scheduled release. The film titled: Alex Strangelove, follows high school senior Alex Truelove, a well-rounded senior who is starting to explore the idea of losing his virginity. Produced by Ben Stiller and directed by Craig […]
Sleeping Arrangements, curated by Simon Gennard at The Dowse Art Gallery, presents a journey over four decades since the onset of the HIV crisis and the impact it has had on our lives. 21st April – 19 August 2018. Sleeping Arrangements brings to bear new perspectives on a crisis that remains unresolved and unfinished. The show […]
A Weekend to Remember in this artistic community. Feeling like a break?!…….need a break, a surprise, a chance to impress and escape for a few days to a little town that has little, but has it all. Never heard of Little River?……. wrong browser, wrong feed. Take a chance, feel that excitement and impress your […]
Sarah Murphy attends the AAF concert on 15 March of Jazz Sensation Cécile McLorin Salvant. Cécile McLorin Salvant specialises in forgotten numbers, far from the standards we all know and listen to on repeat. It made for an evening of surprises, jumping between genres, showing the incredible range of her voice. I couldn’t help but feel […]
Oliver Hall runs through upcoming events and shows not already highlighted in express for this month. The Grammy Guys Ed Sheeran returns to Auckland for two dates (Mt Smart, 24 and 25 March) and Dunedin for three (Forsyth Barr, 29 March – 1 April) with his Divide world tour. It’s his third time back in NZ in […]
Royal New Zealand Ballet’s original adaptation of iconic New Zealand movie, The Piano, leaves Georgette Jackson struggling to admire the new work. My love affair with the Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) began as a young dancer. I attended their workshops at the Wellington School of Dance, and as an adult I have undeniable […]