Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThere are usually two reasons why big-name directors like Academy Award Nominee Stephen Frears (‘THE QUEEN’, ‘GRIFTERS’ etc) return to Sundance Film Festival with new work after some years absence, a) to garner more press coverage, or b) despite the star wattage of their product they still haven’t managed to sell the movie. His ‘LAY THE … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideI discovered this amusing parody of all those Merchant/Ivory British period costume dramas when researching the work of late great Peter Ustinov, and it rather tickled me to be reminded of how very silly Brit comedies can be. This one is like an EM Forster novel (with a nod to Thomas Mann’s ‘Death in … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIf I were Norman I would have never answered the intercom when my father turned up unexpectedly on my door step at 7 am, especially if my boyfriend was still tucked up in bed. Even more so when letting father in meant pushing boyfriend out. But these were very different times, and Norman let his … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideMarty is a screenwriter who has writer’s block. All his blank page has so far is a title ‘7 Psychopaths’ and nothing else. Quite where he dragged this up is never really explained and as he pours himself his umpteenth drink he also pours out his woes to his best friend petty criminal/would-be actor and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideTim’s Burton’s latest attempt to scare us is a quite delightful homage to film noir that turns out to rather a tame spoof of a horror movie that makes one laugh rather than cower in fear. It’s a stop-motion animation (that I saw in 3D) about an ingenious young elementary school boy named Victor Frankenstein … Continue reading
