Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFrom French TV comes PROUD a powerful three part mini series that is a three-generation family drama about being gay in France from the 1980’s on. It’s how a committed Socialist working-class family had to cope with the reality that the outspoken liberal views of the father were severely challenged when he could not … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIn 2007 John Maloof a young graduate working on a history project bought a suitcase full of photographic negatives in a Chicago auction hoping that one or two them maybe useful in his research. However what he discovered that day was a treasure trove of what is undoubtedly one on the finest collection of street … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesRight at the tail end of a very busy round of Virtual Queer Film Festivals this summer comes the mainstream Toronto International Film Fest an important milestone in the moviemakers annual calendar. One of the best things about TIFF is that its eclectic program mixes the best of the new blockbusters with some superb indie … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFor Throwback Thursday Queerguru checks out the first short made by queer filmmaker Mark Christopher best known for as the writing/director of ’54’ and the subsequent ‘54 The Directors Cut. Christopher was 29 years old in 1992 when he wrote and directed Dead Boys Club. It is the story of Toby an innocent young man … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesTen years after OUTshine Film Festival (formally Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival) started in 1998, it gave birth to its younger offshoot in Fort Lauderdale. Slightly ironic as the city a mere 30 miles away, has actually become one of the top cities that LGBTQ seniors chose to retire. Miami itself is known … Continue reading