Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIn 2003 the Israeli Government started construction on a Separation Fence in the Occupied West Bank BUT instead of going along the border line of the area, it cut right through Palestinian land. So much so, its planned route would have isolated six villages that would have then become completely land-locked. One of them was Budrus, and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThis has been generating a great deal of media attention because it had initially been rated an ‘R’ movie thus preventing it been shown to the under 17’s who are most affected by the problem. The filmmakers took out a few swear words to ease censor’s conscience who gave it a PG-13 rating, but now thatI have seen … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideI guess you could call Jeannette Maier a lucky Madam, as unlike Deborah Jeanne Palfrey the so called DC Madam, for when the FBI raided her New Orleans Brothel in 2005 she just lost her livelihood but not her life. In this fascinating documentary on the life of the media-dubbed ‘Canal Street Madam’ what comes shining through is the very … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIn 1990 in a small New England town Pamela Smart, an attractive blond sexpot teacher who was having an affair with one of her students, was accused of plotting her husband’s murder. This rather scandalous cause celebre was the first ever trial to be televised and this new HBO documentary from filmmaker Jeremiah Zagar focuses … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThis enchanting new profile of the great Broadway star that has just turned 91 years and is still performing, is an affectionate and admiring look at her long career. It’s heavy on the sentiment but apart from her last brief and happy marriage to her childhood sweetheart (who sadly died shortly after filming) is scantily passes over her … Continue reading