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December 5, 2012
Valentino: Master of Couture opens in London

Somerset House celebrates Valentino's 50th anniversary as a designer with a retrospective of his work

Following the success of Alexander McQueen's Savage Beauty and Prada/ Schiaparelli's Impossible Conversations in New York’s Metropolitan Museum, Italian designer and couturier Valentino Garavani is being honored with a retrospective of his work at London’s Somerset House.

Valentino: Master of Couture is an intimate exhibition displaying 130 of the visionary's haute couture pieces.

October 4, 2012
Gay fans 'Over The Rainbow' for Judy Garland talent search

National Judy Garland Talent Search kicks off in US, with top prize of $10,000

News that a search has begun in the US to find the nation's best Judy Garland act is sure to send fans of the gay icon over the rainbow.

To celebrate the 75th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz in 2014, the National Judy Garland Talent Search hopes to find one finalist per US state to compete for the countrywide title.

Contestants, ranging from 18 to 45 years of age, will be judged based on their overall appearance and vocal talent.

January 28, 2012
John Hurt to receive lifetime achievement award at Baftas

The Naked Civil Servant actor to be honored during February award ceremony

Veteran actor John Hurt is to receive the award for outstanding contribution to cinema at the 2012 British Academy Film Awards ceremony next month.

His film, the British Cold War-era spy movie Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is also nominated for 11 awards.

On hearing the news, Hurt said: 'I know that film means a great deal to me but I had no idea that I meant so much to film.'

January 13, 2012
James Franco takes another gay role

Oscar nominee to play photographer Robert Mapplethorpe

James Franco is set to add another gay role to his resume.

An Oscar nominee last year for 127 Hours, Franco has attached himself to a feature film about controversial photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.

Mapplethorpe was known for his large-scale, highly stylized black and white portraits of nude men and of flowers. Some of his work was so homoerotic that it resulted in controversy and debates about public funding in the arts.