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Nowhere : a queer Colombian/American ill-fated love story

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  Kleenex alert for this queer Colombian/American touching movie of young love that gets tested to breaking point by the US Immigration authorities. This is story of two young gay Colombians,  Adrian (Miguel González) and Sebastian (Juan Pablo Castiblanco) who landed themselves their first jobs after college in NY.  The film starts with showing us … Continue reading



AILEY: the life of a troubled genius

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  Filmmaker Jamila Wignot’s new documentary of modern dance auteur, the tortured genius Alvin Ailey makes for such hypnotic viewing. With a combination of  audio interviews with the man himself and some breathtaking archival footage of his early performances, she gives an intimate portrait of one of the greatest interpreters of the universality of the … Continue reading



The Most Beautiful Boy In The World …….all grown up

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  At the  end of the 1960’s  the openly gay famed Italian opera and movie director Luchino Visconti was finally ready to film his take on Thomas Mann’ s novella Death In Venice.   The story is of  an elderly composer who  travels to Venice for health reasons where he  becomes obsessed with the stunning beauty … Continue reading




The Lady & The Dale : the remarkable story of pioneer transwoman Elizabeth Carmichael

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  The Duplass Brothers started out originally producing  low-budget mumblecore films, before progressing on to some really good comedies such as Safety Not Guaranteed and The Skeleton Twins.  Now in what is seemingly like another 180 turn they have produced a four-part bio-doc on trans pioneer Elizabeth Carmichael for HBO.  Mind you there are a … Continue reading



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