Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideI was a little non-plussed when I started watching Angelina Maccarone’s new documentary on actress Charlotte Rampling as instead of the usual career review the movie was in 9 different sections each with an ominous sounding title such as ‘exposure’, ‘desire’, ‘beauty’, ‘resonance’, ‘death’, ‘love’ etc. with Ms. Rampling talking with an interesting array of … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideDuring ‘BILL CUNNINGHAM:NEW YORK’ we were treated to a glimpse of the amazing studio in Carnegie Hall that was his home for some 40 old years and also we got to meet a few of the eclectic band of artists and performers that were his neighbors there. This new movie, also featuring Bill, is about … 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 guideOK confession time. I’m an (ex) menswear designer and had more than my 5 minutes mixing with my peers and many of the stars in the fashion industry of my day but until today I had never come across Carine Roitfeld. But then I have never ever read US or UK Vogue let alone French … 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