BELLO, Failure, Emotions and Redemption : a new film by Noel Alejandro (NSFW)
Born in Barcelona and currently based in Berlin, Noel Alejandro is an independent filmmaker and alternative adult films director whose work explores pornography as a tool to question society’s old standards. His films go beyond the explicit, being set to live in a blend between cinema and erotica. Noel’s force strives for a more sensitive … Continue reading
Best Worst Thing That Ever Happened
In 1979 composer Stephen Sondheim’s legendary partnership with director Hal Prince was on a real role. The two had very successfully collaborated on the Broadway productions of Company , Follies ,A Little Night Music, Pacific Overtures and now Sweeney Todd which won them a total of 8 Tony Awards. Empowered by this success Sondheim, … Continue reading
Better Half
Like most successful gay couples, Tony and Leo seem to be an unlikely pair. One is a single-minded successful fund manager who is focused on scoring the biggest deal of his career to date, whilst the other is a dedicated Emergency Room Social Worker who wants to solve all the problems of the troubled people … Continue reading
BEYOND ‘There’s Always A Black Issue Dear’
Growing up in an English Orphanage in the 1950s and 1960s there was always black and bi-racial children in my ‘family’ who were also my good friends. However, when I came out as gay in the 1970s in London I had somehow been adopted by a new group of friends who were primarily. It … Continue reading
Queerguru reviews David Lambert’s Award winning “Beyond The Walls aka Hors Les Murs”
This unexpected and rather remarkable film from first time writer/director David Lambert realistically scrutinizes the intimate details of the rise and fall of an edgy gay relationship, devoid of stereotypes. It premiered at Cannes Film Festival during the Critics Week (picking up an Award) and most of the Reviewers then made a point of commenting that after … Continue reading