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List Of LGBT-related Films Of 2020
Films References {{DEFAULTSORT:LGBT-related films of 2020 2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ... 2020 in LGBT history 2020-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahead Of The Curve (film)
''Ahead of the Curve'' is a 2020 American biographical documentary film co-produced and co-directed by Jen Rainin and Rivkah Beth Medow, with music composed by Meshell Ndegeocello. The film is based on the true story of Franco Stevens, one of the most influential women in lesbian history, and the founding publisher of '' Curve Magazine'', a leading international lesbian lifestyle magazine. Portraying themselves in the film are, Franco Stevens, Kim Katrin, Denice Frohman, Amber Hikes, Andrea Pino-Silva, Melissa Etheridge and Jewelle Gomez. The documentary premiered in June 2020 at the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival. Synopsis The film tells the story about the founder of ''Curve Magazine'', and its rise in the 1990s and its uncertain future today. When Franco was 23 years old, she funded the magazine with a bunch of credit cards. She took the borrowed money from the cards to the race track, where her bets resulted in her continual winning, and that's how '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonas Heldt
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Bloodthirsty (2020 Film)
''Bloodthirsty'' is a Canadian horror film, directed by Amelia Moses and released in to festivals in 2020 and commercially in 2021. It stars Lauren Beatty as Grey, an indie singer-songwriter who begins to transform into a werewolf while working at a remote wilderness recording studio with producer Vaughn (Greg Bryk). The film premiered on October 1, 2020 at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, and was released on video-on-demand on April 23, 2021. Plot Indie singer-songwriter Grey Kessler suffers anxiety over having released a successful album and feels pressure for a successful follow-up. She also takes medication to try to stop dreams of herself as a wolf, and she appears to have other medical issues too, though her doctor can find nothing physically wrong. A reclusive music producer, Vaughn Daniels, once a famous boy-band singer in the '90s, invites Grey to his remote mansion to write and record her second album. Grey's girlfriend, a painter named Charlie, learns Vaughn was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Döblin
Bruno Alfred Döblin (; 10 August 1878 – 26 June 1957) was a German novelist, essayist, and doctor, best known for his novel '' Berlin Alexanderplatz'' (1929). A prolific writer whose œuvre spans more than half a century and a wide variety of literary movements and styles, Döblin is one of the most important figures of German literary modernism. His complete works comprise over a dozen novels ranging in genre from historical novels to science fiction to novels about the modern metropolis; several dramas, radio plays, and screenplays; a true crime story; a travel account; two book-length philosophical treatises; scores of essays on politics, religion, art, and society; and numerous letters—his complete works, republished by Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag and Fischer Verlag, span more than thirty volumes. His first published novel, ''Die drei Sprünge des Wang-lung'' (''The Three Leaps of Wang Lun''), appeared in 1915 and his final novel, ''Hamlet oder Die lange Nacht nimmt ein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jella Haase
Jella Haase (born 27 October 1992) is a German actress. She began acting in theatre at a very early age. Her film credits include ', ''Fack ju Göhte'' and ''Combat Girls''. She has also appeared on the television shows ''Polizeiruf 110'' and '' Alpha 0.7 – Der Feind in dir''. She won the Bavarian Film Award for Best Young Actress in 2012, the Günter Strack Television Award in 2013 and earned a nomination at the German Film Awards in 2014. Biography Haase was born in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Her mother is a dentist. Haase began her career as a child actor in drama theatre. In 2009, she made her film debut in the short film ''Der letzte Rest'' at age 15. Her first major role was in the television film ''Mama kommt!'' It was followed by other TV productions, including two appearances in ''Polizeiruf 110''. In 2010, she starred in six episodes of '' Alpha 0.7 – Der Feind in dir''. In 2011, she appeared in the movie '. She also had a leading role in 's film about neo-Nazis, ''Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burhan Qurbani
Burhan Qurbani ( fa, برهان قربانی) (born in Erkelenz on 15 November 1980) is a German film director, writer and actor of Afghan origin. His directing, writing, and acting works include ''Shahada'' (2010), ''20xBrandenburg'' (2010 TV documentary), and ''Illusion'' (2007 short film). His modern day adaption of Alfred Döblin's modern classic novel '' Berlin Alexanderplatz'' was selected for the main competition of the 2020 Berlin International Film Festival. Notable works ''Shahada'' Shahada is a 2010 German drama film which narrates the fates of three German-born Muslims in Berlin whose paths collide as they struggle to find a middle ground between faith and modern life in western society. The film was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival. ''20xBrandenburg'' ''20xBrandenburg'' is a 16-minute German TV documentary directed by Qurbani, released in October 2010. ''We Are Young. We Are Strong'' ''We Are Young. We Are Strong'' (i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin Alexanderplatz (2020 Film)
''Berlin Alexanderplatz'' is a 2020 drama film directed by Burhan Qurbani. The third adaptation of Alfred Döblin's influential 1929 novel of the same name, following one in 1931 and a 1980 fourteen-part miniseries, this iteration transposes the story to the modern day with an undocumented immigrant from West Africa in the central role. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Welket Bungué as Francis/Franz, an illegal immigrant from Guinea-Bissau, who wants to start a better life in Germany. * Jella Haase as Mieze, a prostitute and love-interest of Francis, who is also the narrator of the film * Albrecht Schuch as Reinhold, a criminal drug dealer * Joachim Król as Pums * Annabelle Mandeng as Eva * Nils Verkooijen as Berta * Richard Fouofié Djimeli as Ottu * Thelma Buabeng as Amira * Faris Saleh as Masud * Lena Schmidtke as Elli Reception Jessica Kiang for ''Variety Variety ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sing To Me Instead Tour
The Sing to Me Instead Tour was the debut concert tour from American actor/singer-songwriter Ben Platt, in support of his debut solo album, ''Sing to Me Instead''. Background On February 11, 2019, Platt confirmed he would embark on his debut solo concert tour in promotion for his new album.Playbill"Ben Platt Announces Cities and Dates for Sing to Me Instead Concert Tour Playbill, February 11, 2019 His shows included telling personal stories about his life and how he became who he is today, using his music from the album and a few covers of popular tunes to weave it all together. The tour featured opening acts Ben Abraham and Wrabel, who co-write songs on ''Sing to Me Instead'', and ended on September 29, 2019 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Tour dates Concert film On September 9, 2019, it was announced in advance of Platt's concert at Radio City that it would be filmed as a TV special for Netflix. Alex Timbers and Sam Wrench served as directors, and Platt, Timbers, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue and Theater (structure), theater at 1260 Sixth Avenue (Manhattan), Avenue of the Americas, within Rockefeller Center, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Nicknamed "The Showplace of the Nation", it is the headquarters for the Rockettes. Radio City Music Hall was designed by Edward Durell Stone and Donald Deskey in the Art Deco style. Radio City Music Hall was built on a plot of land that was originally intended for a Metropolitan Opera House, although plans for the opera house were canceled in 1929. It opened on December 27, 1932, as part of the construction of Rockefeller Center. The 5,960-seat Music Hall was the larger of two venues built for Rockefeller Center's "Radio City" section, the other being Center Theatre (New York City), Center Theatre; the "Radio City" name later came to apply only to the Music Hall. It was largely successful until the 1970s, when declining patronage nearly drove the theater to bank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal Monee Hall
Crystal Monee Hall is an American singer, vocal arranger, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Born and raised in Richmond, Virginia, Crystal holds a master's degree in Education from the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education as well as undergraduate degrees in English and African American Studies. She began her career with the Tony–Award winning musical, RENT, playing numerous roles in the Broadway and National Touring companies. In 2010 Crystal independently released her debut album "River Train", garnering the attention of Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart. In 2011 Crystal joined the newly reformed all-star Mickey Hart Band. Crystal contributed songwriting and vocals to both of the band's albums ''Mysterium Tremendum'' (2012) and ''Superorganism'' (2013). As a vocalist, Crystal has provided supporting vocals for Elton John, Mariah Carey, Jason Mraz, India Arie, Ledisi and Ben Platt. She is currently an adjunct professor of music at the NYU Tisch School of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Platt
Benjamin Schiff Platt (born September 24, 1993) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He began his acting career in musical theater as a child and appeared in productions of ''The Sound of Music'' (2006) and ''The Book of Mormon'' (2012–2015), rising to prominence for originating the title role in Broadway coming-of-age musical ''Dear Evan Hansen'' (2015–2017). His performance in the latter earned him multiple accolades, including a Tony, Emmy, and Grammy Award. At 23, Platt became the youngest solo recipient of the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical. Platt reprised the role of Evan Hansen in the 2021 film adaptation of the musical, produced by his father. Platt's film credits include the ''Pitch Perfect'' film series, ''Ricki and the Flash'' (2015), and ''Run This Town'' (2019). Since 2019, he has starred in the Netflix comedy-drama series ''The Politician'', for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Timbers
Alex Timbers (born August 7, 1978) is an American writer and director and the recipient of Tony, Golden Globe, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and London Evening Standard Awards, as well as two OBIE and Lucile Lortel Awards. He is the recipient of the 2019 Drama League Founder's Award for Excellence in Directing and the 2016 Jerome Robbins Award for Directing. He was nominated for a 2020 Grammy Award. For his work on ''Moulin Rouge! The Musical'', Timbers won a 2021 Tony Award for Best Director of a Musical. His Broadway directing credits include ''Moulin Rouge! The Musical'', ''Beetlejuice'',, ''Oh Hello! On Broadway'', ''Rocky'', ''Peter and the Starcatcher'', ''Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson'', and ''The Pee-wee Herman Show''. His Off-Broadway credits include David Byrne and Fatboy Slim's ''Here Lies Love'', for which he won the 2014 Lucille Lortel Award for Best Director and the London Evening Standard Award, and ''The Robber Bridegroom'', which won the 2016 Lucille L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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