Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesLondon based TV Producer/Presenter Simon Atkins seemed to have put the Catholicism of his childhood in Ireland on the back boiler when he met his boyfriend Matthew . Two years into their relationship Atkins starts to get more interested in Matthew’s Jewish faith, and although the two of them are not at a marrying … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFor his feature film debut Israeli writer/director YUVAL HADADI gives us this compelling tale of an outwardly successful gay couple in Tel Aviv who seem to have all the trappings of a good life but who are nevertheless destined for heartbreak Yoav (ODED LEOPOLD) and Dan (UDI PERSI) live in a chic penthouse city apartment and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis delightfully eccentric queer Italian comedy is from married couple writer Sebastiano Mauri making his directing debut and starring his husband and co-writer Filippo TImi. Fairytale is adapted from a theatrical production of the same name which Timi also wrote and starred in and which premièred in 2011 to great acclaim. This last point is … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesDeath in Buenos Aires is an unexpected delight : a queer thriller with a rather odd plot and quirky nature but one has a total charm that entertains you to the final credits. Set in Argentina in 1989 its the story of shabbily dressed tough guy Police Inspector Chávez (Demián Bichir) who whilst investigating … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesEytan Fox the ‘father’ of Israeli queer cinema that helmed such classic dramas as ‘Yossi & Jaeger‘ and ‘The Bubble’ seems to be mellowing with age. His last film was a delicious comedy about Eurovision called Cupcakes, which he followed up with an hilarious TV Series The Bar Mitzvah and now he is releasing a … Continue reading
