Vincent Hanley: Sex, Lies and Videotapes : the story of an Irish gay icon
Irish filmmaker Bill Hughes’s poignant and very personal documentary on his DJ friend the late Vincent Hanley will probably move you to tears. Especially if you are a gay man of a certain age. Or Irish. Or both. Hanley was a celebrity DJ and TV presenter in the 1970s & 1980s in a very … Continue reading
Viva
There are two very distinct parts to Havana the capital of Cuba . One is the colorful picturesque area that has been freshly renovated and is where the tourists hang out, and the other is the seedy dilapidated streets where the local inhabitants struggle on a daily basis just to make ends. This story of … Continue reading
WALLFLOWERS : a saga of eternally single New Yorkers
Wallflowers one of the best and quirkiest of queer web series from 2013/4 has finally made it to DVD, and if you’ve never caught this wee gem when it was first broadcast, you’ll soon be hooked. It is a very funny saga of a group of single New Yorkers in their 30’s who simply cannot … Continue reading
Wallowitch & Ross : This Moment
This overlooked wee gem of a documentary from 1999 is the story of two very talented performing artists, now in their 70’s, whose rather charmed life was essentially well-kept secret outside the Cabaret rooms of Manhattan. John Wallowitch was a classical pianist and prolific popular songwriter who met Bertram Ross in the 1960’s when he … Continue reading
We Always Lie To Strangers
The opening scenes of this new documentary …. with its perfectly wonderful title …. reels off a whole list of extraordinary facts about the small town of Branson in Missouri that you are almost tempted to book a flight there immediately. With a local population of just over 10000 all year round, they get a remarkable 8 … Continue reading