Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideLast January at my first Sundance I discovered movie fatigue. Well, that’s what I thought at the time when I came out of a screening of ‘Blue Valentine’ extremely under whelmed, yet seemingly everyone else there was raving (!) about the film. Flash forward to now when the movie is on the big screen at the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIf I were a member of the Academy I would give the Best Actor gong to Javier Bardem for his heart-wrenching performance as Uxebel in ‘Biutiful’. It’s not that I do not appreciate Mr. Firth’s stunning stammering turn which will inevitably get him the Oscar, its just watching Mr. Bardem intriguingly peel back all the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideTom and Gerri have been together since they met at University and now, nearing retirement age, are that rare breed of being a truly happily married couple. In their idyllic life, which seems to revolve a lot around gardening together, their geniality makes them a magnet for some very unhappy people. There is Ken an … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideR.W.D. AT SUNDANCE ’11 BEATS, RHYMES & LIFE. THE TRAVELS OF TRIBE CALLED QUEST. A Tribe Called Quest is an American Hip Hop Band formed in 1985 that achieved a great deal of success with their first three albums and disbanded in 1998, but then got back together in 2005 to tour the country again. … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideBecca and Howie are very happily married, successful and have rather a charmed life, which is shattered when their only child, a 4-year-old boy, chases his dog into the street and is killed by an oncoming car. 8 months later they are still trying to come to terms with his death and find ways to … Continue reading
