Susan Lacy the director/producer of the multi Emmy Winning TV series ‘American Masters’ scored well when she convinced the publicity shy Hollywood business magnet and billionaire philanthropist David Geffen to agree to be the subject of her documentary. Lacy known for not shying away from controversy does an excellent job tracing this fascinating man’s rise … Continue reading
Mardik Martin, an Armenian living in Iraq with his wealthy parents, was shipped over to NY in the 1950’s to avoid being conscripted in the Army. Ostensibly he was to go to University here to learn business studies but soon after his arrival there was a Revolution back home and his father was no longer able to send your … Continue reading
For the past couple of years as the clock seems to ticking faster than ever, one of Bette Davis’s more famous quotes has been ringing in my ears. It’s her declaration that ‘old age is not for sissies’. It’s a notable sentiment that has been flourishing in the cinema too with movies such as ‘Young @ … Continue reading
It’s hard to grasp the fact that Matthew Shepard should have been celebrating his 37th birthday this year if it hadn’t been for the tragic events of that fateful night 16 years ago on that desolate prairie outside of Laramie in Wyoming. So many of us still think of him as the slight short blond-haired … Continue reading
Uber gay porn king Michael Lucas has kept his clothes on in front of the camera for a second time with his new documentary about the plight of gay men and women in Russia. It is a vast improvement on his first attempt at getting serious with his ‘Undressing Israel’ movie where life for the … Continue reading