Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThis affectionate tribute of the late great comic genius Gilda Radnor from filmmaker Lisa D’Apolito has the remarkable benefit of a surfeit of archival footage and also access to Radnor’s very moving journey. There are times when D’Apolito overwhelms us with some rapid montages from the past, but she can get away with it most … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThere is no such thing as a bargain basement when it comes to getting yourself a mail order bride as the lonely men featured in Jonathon Naducci’s compelling and somewhat sad documentary soon realized. He chooses to follow five men from the US who have been unable to find a replacement for their ex wives, or … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIn his sophomore feature, documentarian Ben Patterson would have us believe that Steve Madden, the man behind the shoe brand of the same name, is at worse, just a bit of a rough diamond. From his humble beginnings in Queens NY, this self-made man found he had a natural affinity with selling women’s shoes. … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideWhat maybe the start of yet another Orson Welles revival, this montage of clips and interviews in a new documentary from Academy Award Winning Director Chuck Workman on the great man’s life that marks the centenary of his birth. With a wealth of archival footage and contributions from leading cinematic figures such as Martin Scorsese, Julie … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThe sheer beauty of Tom Volf‘s enthralling documentary on the legendary diva Maria Callas is that he puts such an emphasis on the music and her magnificent voice. By using only her words from interviews, letters and videos whilst Volf touches on Callas’s life that was more tumultuous off-stage, he never lets that override this … Continue reading