Man Made
Trans filmmaker T Cooper’s new documentary follows four men as they prepare to compete in Trans Fit Con the only bodybuilding competition in the US specifically for the trans community. The contest rules simply state that everyone must identify as trans and as such they allow contestants to enter regardless at what point they are of their … Continue reading
Mankind : escaping to a new (gay) life on Mars
A sci-fi queer film is at best a rarity. Maybe filmmakers still think that there are enough earthly issues that the LGBTQ community are still connecting with before we take flight. Mankind, an immaculate and compelling short directed and co-written by Brit Layke Anderson, is about Will (Ricky Nixon) a restless young man who … Continue reading
Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes For Lizards
Although we see a great deal of the legendary shoe designer Manolo Blahnik in this enchanting profile on him, he evidently had only agreed to the project with director Michael Roberts if he kept the cameras primarily on the impressive list of fashion heavyweights and celebrities who lined up to testify that Blahnik is … Continue reading
Mansfield 66/67
Mansfield 66/67 is a deliciously camp and funny romp by filmmaker married duo Todd Hughes and P. David Ebersole that is loosely based on the life of Hollywood pin-up and blonde bombshell Jayne Mansfield. They make a point of stating right from the start that their documentary is based on press cuttings and rumors … Continue reading
Mapplethorpe
Filmmaker Ondi Timoner’s spirited attempt to capture the very essence of the sheer genius who was Robert Mapplethorpe in this new scripted biopic, sadly leaves us asking for more. In the two decades of his short life that are portrayed by Matt Smith playing the troubled photographer shows a self-centred man who could manipulate … Continue reading