Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideFor her sophomore directing gig Greta Gerwig took an enormous gamble by putting her spin on Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel LIttle Women that has been universally beloved for the past 150 years since it was first published. Happily this adaption/reinterpretation is a sheer delight that not only will Miss Alcott’s loyal fans love, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterWhilst Julian Fellowes may chose to keep us guessing about the inevitable Downton Abbey Movie sequel and whether Barrow the Butler will ever find true love, he has just announced his next new project. Lord Fellowes, as he should be formally addressed, is about to start a new period drama for HBO that this … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesWatching the glorious movie version of Downton Abbey on the big screen is just like being welcomed back home to old (rather grand) friends who we have missed . Of course we are not the visitors that Lord and Lady Grantham (Hugh Bonneville & Elizabeth McGovern) are expecting as they have just received a … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIf a chaperone is the person who is supposed to be there to stop anything too racy happening this is an aptly named movie. It’s the story of a woman who manages to mentally and physically throw off her corsets while making the audience feel like they are easing into a pair of slippers. … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideVeteran British Filmmaker the 7 time Academy Award Nominee Mike Leigh’s latest film takes a look back at a disgraceful part of English history that most people are totally unaware of. This epic length drama is from one of the most lauded auteurs in indie cinema whose work however never really enjoys mush commercial success,. … Continue reading
