Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIt’s very rare that you will see even mention of a War Movie on QUEERGURU as that is one film genre we have too many conflicting issues and concerns about. However once in a while we come across one that is so compelling and shows the sheer immorality of warfare that we simply cannot … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideDespite the fact that he is only in the 8th year of 20 year ban from filmmaking by the Iranian government Jafar Panahi is still managing to make excellent films on the ‘downlow’ which somehow find their way to prestigious European Film Festival where they add to his collection of Awards. His latest one … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideFor Queerguru, British satirist Chris Morris’s feature film debut FOUR LIONS was one of the very best movies at Sundance in 2010. This black comedy about an inept group of British Pakistani terrorists pushed any hint of good taste out of the window and stunned the Park City crowd onto silence. It was not … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThere seems to be a very fine line between observer and voyeur as we watch ’63 Up’ the latest addition of Michael Apted’s extraordinary series of films that he has been shooting for the past 55 years. Following the lives of some 14 Brits every seven years, the power of this precursor to the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideAmerican filmmaker Bart Freundlich’s remake of Danish director Susanne Bier’s Oscar-nominated 2006 film After the Wedding, doesn’t just gender-swap the leads but also provides a role as a powerful business women for his wife Julianne Moore. This however is a patchy melodrama that somehow ensures there is no real surprises in the plot twists … Continue reading