The immediate future of Brazilian queer cinema may not look to rosy right now after the vitriolic homophobic President Jair Bolsonaro has recently declared that government funds will now be withheld from cinema projects containing LGBTQ content. Hopefully this (and he) will not last long as Brazil has become such a valuable source for … Continue reading
Edward Norton’s movie which he wrote, directed and starred in and was obviously a work of passion, is an impressive film noir. Very loosely adapted from the novel of the same name by Jonathan Lethem it’s a sprawling tale set in New York in the 1950’s which evokes more than a passing memory of … Continue reading
The latest film from queer auteur Pedro Almodovar, Spain’s most influential award-winning filmmaker, sees him reunited with actor Antonio Banderas yet again, but also a very welcome return to a homoerotic theme that were so prevalent in his early work. This is the story of a successful but tormented filmmaker Salvador Mallo (played by … Continue reading
This feature debut from Australian TV director Ian Watson tackles the sensitive subject of self acceptance with great sincerity and full of well-meaning intentions which sadly falls flat on the screen. It’s the story of Noah (Reece Noi) a young Brit/Australian gay musician who is feeling so unsettled that he quits the Tour of … Continue reading
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Queerguru talks with young American/Chinese queer filmmaker 
