Entertainment Archives - Star Observer /category/artsentertainment Setting Australia’s LGBTIA+ agenda since 1979 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:44:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Entertainment Archives - Star Observer /category/artsentertainment 32 32 Tip Toe: The Most Nervewracking Thing About Russell T Davies’ New Drama Is How Real It Feels /artsentertainment/tip-toe-the-most-nervewracking-thing-about-russell-t-davies-new-drama-is-how-real-it-feels/242156 /artsentertainment/tip-toe-the-most-nervewracking-thing-about-russell-t-davies-new-drama-is-how-real-it-feels/242156#respond Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:44:23 +0000 /?p=242156 There are shows you enjoy, but they kinda follow you around like a shadow after you’ve finished them, and pop into your head like a jumpscare while you’re making dinner ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/tip-toe-the-most-nervewracking-thing-about-russell-t-davies-new-drama-is-how-real-it-feels/242156/feed 0 Darren Hayes, Robbie Williams, The Corrs & More To Honour José Carreras In One-Night-Only Event /artsentertainment/darren-hayes-robbie-williams-the-corrs-more-to-honour-jose-carreras-in-one-night-only-event/242133 /artsentertainment/darren-hayes-robbie-williams-the-corrs-more-to-honour-jose-carreras-in-one-night-only-event/242133#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 01:25:34 +0000 /?p=242133 Opera royalty, Irish pop legends, a former boyband heartthrob and one of Australia’s most beloved queer musicians are all heading to Brisbane for what organisers are billing as a once-in-a-lifetime ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/darren-hayes-robbie-williams-the-corrs-more-to-honour-jose-carreras-in-one-night-only-event/242133/feed 0 Talking The Queer Horror And Desire Of ‘Leviticus’ With Creator Adrian Chiarella /artsentertainment/adrian-chiarella-leviticus-interview/242119 /artsentertainment/adrian-chiarella-leviticus-interview/242119#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:14:32 +0000 /?p=242119 “I wanted to make a film about that about how we were going backwards in a way, but I didn’t want to go backwards as a filmmaker,” says writer and ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/adrian-chiarella-leviticus-interview/242119/feed 0 Please Enjoy All These Beautiful People Wearing Underwear In Calvin Klein’s Pride 2026 Campaign /artsentertainment/calvin-klein-pride-2026/242109 /artsentertainment/calvin-klein-pride-2026/242109#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:11:25 +0000 /?p=242109 Calvin Klein has launched its Pride 2026 campaign, introducing a limited-edition collection alongside a creator-led advertising project featuring model and athlete Jordan Rand, dancer Sam Salter, and artist Deon Hinton. ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/calvin-klein-pride-2026/242109/feed 0 By The Power of Camp, ‘Masters of the Universe’ Delivers Big, Dumb Fantastical Fun /artsentertainment/masters-of-the-universe/242097 /artsentertainment/masters-of-the-universe/242097#respond Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:52:12 +0000 /?p=242097 Big, dumb and gloriously camp, He-Man has finally made it to live action again in Masters of the Universe, and the result is exactly the fantasy blockbuster you’d expect, for ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/masters-of-the-universe/242097/feed 0 ‘Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma’: A Surreal And Sensual Investigation Of The Horror Genre /artsentertainment/teenage-sex-and-death-at-camp-miasma-review/242094 /artsentertainment/teenage-sex-and-death-at-camp-miasma-review/242094#respond Sun, 07 Jun 2026 04:29:13 +0000 /?p=242094 A deeply metatextual twist on the traditional slasher film, Jane Schoenbrun’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is one of the most psychologically intriguing horror films of the 2020s so far. ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/teenage-sex-and-death-at-camp-miasma-review/242094/feed 0 ‘Leviticus’: This Aussie Social Horror Is Unashamedly Queer And Quite Effective /artsentertainment/leviticus-2026-review/242072 /artsentertainment/leviticus-2026-review/242072#respond Sat, 06 Jun 2026 06:50:47 +0000 /?p=242072 Anyone seriously tapped into the horror genre can tell you that queerness has always played a major role in it, though for much of film history has had to exist ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/leviticus-2026-review/242072/feed 0 Madonna Shocks Fans With Stunt During Surprise Pride Performance /news/madonna-shocks-fans-with-stunt-during-surprise-pride-performance/242079 /news/madonna-shocks-fans-with-stunt-during-surprise-pride-performance/242079#respond Sat, 06 Jun 2026 04:02:01 +0000 /?p=242079 Madonna left fans both thrilled and alarmed during a surprise Pride Month performance in New York’s Times Square this week. The pop icon appeared at a Grindr hosted Pride event, ...

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]]> /news/madonna-shocks-fans-with-stunt-during-surprise-pride-performance/242079/feed 0 Mel B Claims The Spice Girls Docuseries Isn’t Going Ahead /news/mel-b-claims-the-spice-girls-docuseries-isnt-going-ahead/242076 /news/mel-b-claims-the-spice-girls-docuseries-isnt-going-ahead/242076#respond Sat, 06 Jun 2026 02:44:39 +0000 /?p=242076 The original Scary Spice Mel B has dropped the news that the much anticipated Spice Girls documentary isn’t likely to be going ahead. Mel B, who seems to be at ...

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]]> /news/mel-b-claims-the-spice-girls-docuseries-isnt-going-ahead/242076/feed 0 Buffy Star Anthony Head Remembered Through Beautiful Story Of Trans Allyship /news/buffy-star-anthony-head-remembered-through-beautiful-story-of-trans-allyship/242077 /news/buffy-star-anthony-head-remembered-through-beautiful-story-of-trans-allyship/242077#respond Sat, 06 Jun 2026 02:07:23 +0000 /?p=242077 Anthony Head is being remembered not only for his iconic television roles but also for a deeply personal act of kindness towards a transgender fan that has resurfaced online following ...

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]]> /news/buffy-star-anthony-head-remembered-through-beautiful-story-of-trans-allyship/242077/feed 0 ‘Hacks’ Star Meg Stalter Releases Iconic Pride Month Club Track, ‘GAY’ /artsentertainment/hacks-star-meg-stalter-releases-iconic-pride-month-club-track-gay/242059 /artsentertainment/hacks-star-meg-stalter-releases-iconic-pride-month-club-track-gay/242059#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:48:23 +0000 /?p=242059 Meg Stalter has done the impossible: released a Pride anthem so aggressively gay that it’s simply called GAY. No metaphors or subtlety (Stalter has never done subtlety well tbh). Just ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/hacks-star-meg-stalter-releases-iconic-pride-month-club-track-gay/242059/feed 0 Gay Porn Star Drake Von Charged With Domestic Battery In Las Vegas /artsentertainment/gay-porn-star-drake-von-charged-with-domestic-battery-in-las-vegas/242052 /artsentertainment/gay-porn-star-drake-von-charged-with-domestic-battery-in-las-vegas/242052#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:44:54 +0000 /?p=242052 Adult film performer Drake Von has been charged with multiple domestic violence offences after being arrested in Las Vegas this week. Von, whose legal name is Dawson Bacon, was taken ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/gay-porn-star-drake-von-charged-with-domestic-battery-in-las-vegas/242052/feed 0 Gay Wiradjuri Man Jake Gablonski Explores Identity And Belonging In New Book ‘Brave Like Bunji’ /artsentertainment/jake-gablonski-interview/242046 /artsentertainment/jake-gablonski-interview/242046#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:30:18 +0000 /?p=242046 “As a kid, you start to notice what feels safe and what doesn’t,” he says. “Sometimes one part of you might be welcome in a space, but another isn’t,” says ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/jake-gablonski-interview/242046/feed 0 Sorry About The Mess: Cassie Workman Is Gifting The World A Punk Trans Superhero /features/sorry-about-the-mess-cassie-workman-is-gifting-the-world-a-punk-trans-superhero/242043 /features/sorry-about-the-mess-cassie-workman-is-gifting-the-world-a-punk-trans-superhero/242043#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2026 03:01:04 +0000 /?p=242043 Created by Australian comedian and musician Cassie Workman, Sorry About The Mess is a new animated comedy series following Alice Peril, the transgender lead singer of punk band SUX.  Alice’s ...

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]]> /features/sorry-about-the-mess-cassie-workman-is-gifting-the-world-a-punk-trans-superhero/242043/feed 0 Our First Look At The Traitors Australia Is Here And It Is Camp AF /news/our-first-look-at-the-traitors-australia-is-here-and-it-is-camp-af/242015 /news/our-first-look-at-the-traitors-australia-is-here-and-it-is-camp-af/242015#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:50:04 +0000 /?p=242015 Aussies have been given their first glimpse into the revamped The Traitors Australia and it is proving to be as camp and dramatic as its international counterparts. Hosted by Gretel ...

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]]> /news/our-first-look-at-the-traitors-australia-is-here-and-it-is-camp-af/242015/feed 0 Slop! That! Train! Early Reviewers Allege RuPaul Film Has “Conspicuous” Use Of AI /artsentertainment/slop-that-train-early-reviewers-allege-rupaul-film-has-conspicuous-use-of-ai/242009 /artsentertainment/slop-that-train-early-reviewers-allege-rupaul-film-has-conspicuous-use-of-ai/242009#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 02:56:19 +0000 /?p=242009 Stop! That! TrAIn! Eagle eyed (or possibly just normal-eyed) viewers of the RuPaul feature film Stop! That! Train! have alleged that the film is absolutely packed with AI. Filmmaker and ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/slop-that-train-early-reviewers-allege-rupaul-film-has-conspicuous-use-of-ai/242009/feed 0 ‘Half Man’ Delivers A Powerful And Shocking Finale In The Must Watch Show Of The Year /news/half-man-delivers-a-powerful-and-shocking-finale-in-the-must-watch-show-of-the-year/241998 /news/half-man-delivers-a-powerful-and-shocking-finale-in-the-must-watch-show-of-the-year/241998#respond Sun, 31 May 2026 04:18:33 +0000 /?p=241998 Since launching six weeks ago, Half Man, the latest series from Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd has captivated audiences worldwide. The powerful queer drama that explores masculinity, sexuality, male loneliness, ...

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]]> /news/half-man-delivers-a-powerful-and-shocking-finale-in-the-must-watch-show-of-the-year/241998/feed 0 Drag Queen Pattie Gonia Calls Out Patagonia Over Trademark Lawsuit Against Her /news/drag-queen-pattie-gonia-calls-out-patagonia-over-trademark-lawsuit-against-her/242003 /news/drag-queen-pattie-gonia-calls-out-patagonia-over-trademark-lawsuit-against-her/242003#comments Sun, 31 May 2026 03:02:07 +0000 /?p=242003 Drag Queen Pattie Gonia has accused outdoor clothing giant Patagonia of attempting to silence environmental activism after the company launched legal action against the drag performer and climate advocate over ...

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]]> /news/drag-queen-pattie-gonia-calls-out-patagonia-over-trademark-lawsuit-against-her/242003/feed 1 Sir Ian McKellen Leads Protest Against Anti-LGBTQIA+ Laws Across The Commonwealth /news/sir-ian-mckellen-leads-protest-against-anti-lgbtqia-laws-across-the-commonwealth/242001 /news/sir-ian-mckellen-leads-protest-against-anti-lgbtqia-laws-across-the-commonwealth/242001#respond Sun, 31 May 2026 01:53:15 +0000 /?p=242001 Sir Ian McKellen has joined activists and LGBTQIA+ refugees in London to protest the continued criminalisation of LGBTQIA+ people across much of the Commonwealth. The veteran actor and long time ...

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]]> /news/sir-ian-mckellen-leads-protest-against-anti-lgbtqia-laws-across-the-commonwealth/242001/feed 0 Community Rallies Behind Drag Star Honey Davenport After International Mr Leather Win /news/community-rallies-behind-drag-star-honey-davenport-after-international-mr-leather-win/241986 /news/community-rallies-behind-drag-star-honey-davenport-after-international-mr-leather-win/241986#respond Sat, 30 May 2026 06:23:10 +0000 /?p=241986 Since winning the International Mr Leather Competition last week, Drag Race alumni Honey Davenport has faced plenty of criticism for his win. While many poured out their love and support ...

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