Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe I in this LGBTQI movie doesn’t in fact stand for ‘intersex’ but for a taboo grouping that many people still find unacceptable. Filmmaker Joshua Lim tackles it sensitively and without melodrama and although the movie is unlikely to change people’s minds, it does offer a sympathetic view that is at least intriguing. This … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesGolden Youth takes us back to the late 1970’s when Americans were desperately squeezing into Studio 54, and we Europeans were flocking to the more accessible but equally debauched Le Palace night club in Paris. It was home to extravagant theme parties and performances, that literally threw together rich and poor, gay and straight, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesOdd couples are seeds for great stories. If you squint a little to see it The Green Book is more than a mismatched road trip pairing of black and white, gay and straight, talent and ignorance. It is the best man on man love story of the awards season Frank “Tony Lip” Vallelonga (Viggo … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesPoor Greta Garbo would turn over in her (lesbian) grave if she knew how her name was being taken in vain in this rather turgid queer Brazilian drama. Its the feature film debut of writer/director Armando Praça who claims he adapted it from a stage comedy, in which we think he means he drained … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiques2019 could be the year the world rediscovers Halston, the groundbreaking designer who drove some of the key looks of the 70s and 80s. Not only have 80s looks been resurfacing for some time but Ewan McGregor is about to star in a TV dramatization of his life and work. Disappointingly this documentary by … Continue reading