Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesA great wee find on YouTube (so its free) is this thoroughly entertaining HBO documentary by then newbie director Patti Kaplan about some of our favorite Drag Queens. The year is 1997 and Jeff Roberson aka Varla Jean Merman is so young he is totally unrecognizable in men’s attire : Lady Bunny had more … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIn Caroline Berler’s excellent investigation into lesbian cinema, which is a must see for any queer cinephile, she attempts to give us a female version of The Celluloid Closet. It is a valiant attempt as there are not nearly as man queer women’s movies and they have always been overlooked by those produced by gay … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis documentary by director Audrey Jean-Baptiste is the heartwarming story of a queer French Guiana kid known as Xavier who left his home country as it was impossible to be his true self. He put several thousands miles between his biological family and him and landed in New York, and very quickly found a … 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
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesLaerte Coutinho is an extraordinary person, who despite some initial reluctance at the beginning of this documentary, is very happy to share her continuing dialogue about what it means to her to be a woman. This 60-year-old extremely successful Brazilian artist and cartoonist was born a male, and at the age of 57 decided to … Continue reading