Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIn his first feature film Iranian/Armenian writer/director Pouria Heidary Oureh places his story in his two home countries which are very rarely the settings for any LGBTQ movie. The tale he spins is exceptionally beautiful and told with such a discreet compassion and understanding that when the main crux of the story is finally revealed, you … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesGrief can affect us in many different ways, but it’s often the reason that we may behave in a manner that is very difficult for others to comprehend or accept. When Jo’s (Laura Heisler) wife dies after she has nursed her for 18 months, her life as she knows it falls apart. She is a … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIt’s tough enough adapting a stage play into a movie at the best of times, but when it is set in a different culture and language it’s a hard one to pull off for a mainstream audience to get behind and enjoy. Writer/director Kenji Yamauchi’s movie At The Terrace, which seems the nearest thing to … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFilmmaking duo Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris who helmed the Oscar winning ‘Little Miss Sunshine‘ are back behind the cameras for another real-crowd pleaser of a movie that tackles the age old problem of parity between men and women. In this story, very much steeped in real life, the tale is not so much about the enormous … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis brief documentary about the legendary Civil Rights activist Bayard Rustin from filmmaker Matt Wolf doesn’t undertake to tell the detailed story of one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s mentors, as it is more a tribute to him by Walter Naegle his partner for ten years at the time of his death in 1987. … Continue reading