Omar Apollo to Make Acting Debut In Luca Guadagnino's QUEER

Singer/songwriter Omar Apollo is set to star in Luca Guadagnino's "Queer", an indie drama based on the 1985 semi-autobiographical novel by William S. Burroughs. The adaptation is penned by American playwright and "Challengers" scribe Justin Kuritzkes. The cast also includes Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey ("Outer Banks").

Set in Mexico City in the 1940s, the film follows the story of Lee (Craig), Burroughs' alter ego, who lives among American college students and bar owners living off part-time jobs and GI Bill benefits following World War II. The book's themes touch on sex and drug abuse, with the protagonist becoming infatuated with a younger, discharged American Navy serviceman named Allerton (Starkey). Allerton is a drug user, who, though indifferent to Lee's advances, eventually relents.

The film will premiere at the 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival, running from August 28 to September 7.

Apollo, recently released his sophomore album "God Said No". He has a Grammy Best New Artist nomination. Apollo also discussed his own on-screen interests in an interview:

"I feel like I need a little more training and studying when it comes to [acting and screenwriting]. With music, I fixate on [a producer or artist] and go through their whole discography, so I plan to take a similar approach with film… I’ve been doing music for almost 10 years, and only now am I feeling completely confident in my abilities. I have so many ideas that I would love to actualize in film one day, but I’m not rushing the process."

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DVD & Blu-ray: DECODER (1984) Starring FM Einheit and William Rice

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Product Description: FM (FM Einheit of Einstürzende Neubauten) has discovered something incredible in the monotonous 'muzak' played through the fast food restaurant H Burger's speaker system: the tracks are laced with subliminal messages designed to ensure complacency and consumerism. Experimenting with his discovery, FM soon realizes that by changing the type of music played, he can manifest a whole range of emotional responses and stir up the populace from their consumerist subordination. But as the diners are emotionally awakened, they become more and more prone to rioting and general social unrest, which puts FM in an increasingly dangerous position, especially when the sinister and mysterious organization behind the the plot to keep the public complacent takes an interest in finding and stopping him...

An underground hit from Germany's punk and new wave infused youth culture of the early 80s, director Muscha's DECODER blends arresting visuals, urban industrial aesthetics, science fiction, and moments of shocking violence, along side searing commentary on late 20th century consumerist culture. Co-starring punk icon Christiane Felscherinow and William S. Burroughs in a supporting role and featuring music by Soft Cell, The The and industrial pioneers Einstürzende Neubauten, Vinegar Syndrome is proud to bring this criminally under-seen masterpiece of German weirdness to Blu-ray, in a brand new 2k restoration of its original 16mm camera negative.

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