Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideLuck is unpredictable. Take this weekend, when on Friday 13th I became a US Citizen (outstanding good luck) and then on Saturday and Sunday I saw back to back movies starring Channing Tatum (exceptional bad luck). Ex male stripper/fashion model/dancer Mr Tatum got his big break as a disadvantaged dancer in ‘Step Up’ and has … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideI’ve been a fan of Ed Burns ever since his directing debut ‘THE BROTHERS MCMULLAN’ some 16 + years ago (it picked up the SUNDANCE GRAND JURY AWARD). The small slew of movies that he has written/directed and starred in since them have established him as a kind of an Irish/American Woody Allen, but without … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThis movie was unquestionably the biggest breakout hit of SUNDANCE 2012. I will fess up that it hadn’t even entered my radar until everyone (that I respected) at the Festival was raving about it, and so much so that the Organizers thankfully scheduled an extra P + I Screening so i could join a … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideAlbert, the Duke of York, was the 2nd son of King George V and as a Naval Officer and husband and father with two young children he enjoyed a calm and privileged life and the freedom that came with not being the Heir to the British Throne. That all changed suddenly with the unexpected death … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideAnd watching this movie certainly didn’t make it one of the better days. It’s a mash of three separate stores about a group of four struggling Portlanders whose lives are going nowhere, just like this film. These are disparate characters out of step with the rest of the world, but writer/ director Matt McCormick ensures … Continue reading
