Little Miss Westie
As part of Transgender Awareness Week, Queerguru reviews LITTLE MISS WESTIE an extraordinary new documentary by Joy E Reed and Dan Hunt that has just had its World Premiere at DOC NYC. It’s the story of the McCarthy family in Connecticut where both of their children are transgender. The older sibling Luca came out … Continue reading
Little Richard : I Am Everything ………… (and he really was!)
It’s completely impossible not to be swept away by filmmaker Lisa Cortes’s enthusiastic admiration for Little Richard the undisputed King of Rock’ n Roll (the title that Elvis mistakenly thought was his). Little R is a charismatic fireball whose roller coaster life on and off the stage had so many highs before it reverted … Continue reading
Liz in September
When Eva is on her way to her vacation her car breaks down in a small isolated coastal town and the local garage mechanic announces that the engine has blown and so she knows she is stranded. She’s already slightly razzled as she is grieving from the recent death of her only son and has … Continue reading
Lizzie
It’s no secret that Lizzie Borden hacked her wealthy parents to death in 1892 but was never ever convicted of the crime, There have been endless stories mainly based on rumors and suppositions ever since, and this new biopic on her life tops them all off by painting Lizzie as being motivated by her … Continue reading
Loev : a gay Indian love story
This rather touching and gentle gay drama which is a very impressive debut from newbie filmmaker Sudanashu Saria, takes on an even greater than usual resonance by the mere fact that it is set in India where homosexuality was still illegal at the time. However in fact the movie, evidently shot very much on the down-low, … Continue reading