Doc 5B: VOD August 27
A Ward with Heart
Documentary “5B” available on VOD August 27, 2019
by Hank Trout
Commemorating the incredible, selfless work of the nurses, doctors, and staff of...
Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City: Review
Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City
Developed by Lauren Morelli
Netflix
Reviewed by John Francis Leonard
Just when you thought his last book had finally closed the chapter,...
Pose on FX: Review
Pose
Created by Ryan Muphy, Brad Falchuk & Steven Canals
FX
Reviewed by John Francis Leonard
It’s 1990 in NYC. Madonna’s hit single “Vogue” is ruling the...
Adam B. Shapiro: Advocate
A Beautiful Heart
Actor Adam B. Shapiro talks about The Normal Heart, de-stigmatizing HIV and bridging divides
Text & photos by Alina Oswald
Many might recognize NYC-based...
America in Transition: Review
America in Transition
Created & directed by André Pérez
Revry
Reviewed by T.J. Banks
Tiommi Luckett is an HIV advocate living in Arkansas. Dezjorn Gauthier is a model,...
Filming H.I.(SHE): New Doc About Women & HIV
Filming H.I.(SHE)
In a new doc, filmmaker Cassandra Roberts explores the lives of women living with HIV
by Hank Trout
Cassandra Roberts, an Australian and British documentary...
Bohemian Rhapsody: Review
Bohemian Rhapsody
Directed by Bryan Singer
Twentieth-Century Fox
Reviewed by Alina Oswald
Many years ago, as a kid, I discovered the music of Queen, while listening to my...
1985: Review
1985
Written & directed by Yen Tan
MuseLessMime Productions/Cranium Entertainment
Reviewed by John Francis Leonard
1985 is a film about secrets—the secrets we think we’re hiding, but are...
HIV Books for the Giving
‘Tis the season… actually, it’s always the season for a good read! We here at A&U have reviewed several books this year that will...
Russell Deason: Advocate
Tough as Nails
For Singer/Pianist Russell Deason, Surviving is a Cabaret
by Hank Trout
Photographed Exclusively for A&U by Michael Kerner
When Russell Deason was growing up in...
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