Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe stunning LGBT coming-of-age drama Moonlight from filmmaker Barry Jenkins, based on a play by openly gay writer Tarell Alvin McCrane rightly walked away with the top prize of Best Drama at the Golden Globes last night cementing an excellent night for diversity in general. (The movie incidentally is already number 30 in the list of … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterMoonlight unsurprisingly swept the board at this years Dorian Awards winning 6 of the categories including Best Picture. These prestigious awards given out annually by the Gay & Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA) which is comprised of 170 film and tv critics and entertainment journalists in the UK, Canada and UK (of which queerguru is … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterWith all the media chatter about how the Academy of Motion Pictures becoming an all-white affair, it was good to see that when it is left to the actors themselves,, then diversity is the name of the game. At last nights S.A.G. (Screen Actors Guild) Awards there was not just a fair share of African/Americans … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterExplaining the British Honours System where twice a year H.M. The Queen (advised by a Political Appointed Committee) hands out fancy Titles and Awards for allegedly the “good and the great” of the Country, to a non-Brit is far from easy. In theory any member of the public can be nominated to receive one of … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterTonight at the Film Independent Spirit Awards Mya Taylor made history as the first trans actress to win a major acting award. When she collected her statute for Best Supporting Female from J.K. Simmons for her outstanding performance in the movie Tangerine she delighted the star studded audience with her funny feisty speech. She related … Continue reading