Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThis extraordinary tale from 1789 of the daughter of a West Indian Slave and an aristocrat British Navy Captain was so far fetched that it had to be true. Like something out of the pages of a Jane Austen novel, it is the tale of Sir John Lindsay taking charge of his illegitimate daughter after the sudden death … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideWhen a disparate group of middle-class Brits discover that their limited pensions will not provide them with much of a retirement they abandon their homeland and get enticed by some advertisements for THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL, which lays claims to a luxurious sanctuary for “the elderly and beautiful” in Jaipur, India. The seven of … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThe brilliant filmmaker Gurinder Chadha , a British filmmaker of Indian descent, has over the past 25 years so succinctly captured the real essence of second generation of Asians who made the UK their home. With them having feet in both extremely different cultures, Chadra’s narratives reflect the whole generational aspect of racial bigotry … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideEighty-year-old Alistar plans to take a road trip to a village in Germany to apologize for the fact that he accidentally dropped bombs on them as RAF flyer on his first mission during WW2 when he was just 18 years old. He is now a crotchety old fart constantly bickering with his long-suffering spouse and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIt’s so hard to avoid not being more than a tad suspicious when some bright spark decides to remark a classic film noir, esp. when they turn out to be such insipid copies of the original. Think the stunning ‘Plein Soliel’ turned into ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’. Remember? I rest my case! So I was more … Continue reading