Sublet : a story of re-discovering love
Eytan Fox the ‘father’ of Israeli queer cinema that helmed such classic dramas as ‘Yossi & Jaeger‘ and ‘The Bubble’ seems to be mellowing with age. His last film was a delicious comedy about Eurovision called Cupcakes, which he followed up with an hilarious TV Series The Bar Mitzvah and now he is releasing a … Continue reading
Summer of 85 : Ozon’s bittersweet queer teen romance
The queer French auteur François Ozon turns to a very English novel for the source of his latest bittersweet romance. Evidently, he read Aidan Chambers’s 1982 novel Dance on My Grave. when he was a teenager and this story of teen angst must have really resounded deeply with him that almost four decades later … Continue reading
Sundance 2021 : FLEE the traumatic true story of a queer Afghan & his escape to freedom
Sundance 2021 : Day One. Although we are missing movies on the big screen and sharing the camaraderie of watching them with other industry professionals , we literally are enjoying being in the comfort of our own home, and not having to shell out an arm and a leg to be in Park City at … Continue reading
Surviving the Silence : the lesbian Army Col. who was a silent Hero
Norwegian born Margarethe Cammermeyer who is a naturalised American, served as a Colonel in the Washington National Guard, In 1961 she had joined the Army Nurse Corps and over time received a B.S. in nursing and then she earned a master’s degree in 1976 and a Ph.D. in 1991. With such impressive qualifications and … Continue reading
Queerguru reviews Susanne Bartsch : On Top
It is not easy to describe the Swiss-born Susanne Bartsch, the New York party promoter and self-styled ‘;‘, but at the beginning of this fascinating new documentary on her, a young RuPaul proffers the simple explanation that she just took over where Andy Warhol left off. By the end of the 86 mins of … Continue reading