Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFeeling like a touch of queer romance this weeked without leaving the comfort of your own home (even if you could)? Then grab a box of Kleenex and head over to You Tube to watch THE FIRST. Created by writer/director Tim Zientek this is the story of two gay men in love, and each … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesConfession time. Truman Capote was one of the great queer iconic figures of the 20th Century that we would have loved to have known personally. Not the version of him in the biopic Capote that won Philip Seymour Hoffman an Academy Award back in 2006. It’s the ‘real’ Capote that is captured in a … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis debut feature film from Bora Kim of a quiet and confused 14 year old Korean schoolgirl is loosely based on her own giving a real sense of authenticity to this unique coming-of-age story. Plus its also set in 1994 which proved a significant year in South Korea’s history. Eighth-grader Eun-hee (Ji-hu Park) is the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis must-see documentary from 1997 was produced by San Francisco’ s KQED-TV as part of a series “Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco”. It’s a fascinating investigation on how The Castro became the gay holy grail. The area was originally known as the Eureka Valley when it was full of dairy farms until … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesSummerland is the debut feature film from Olivier award winning playwright, screenwriter and director Jessica Swale. She is reunited with actresses Gemma Arterton and Gugu Mbatha-Raw who both starred in her stage play Nell Gwynn, for this , another quintessential English drama with a real twist. Arterton and Mbatha-Raw play University Students in the … Continue reading
