Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterWe’ve been tracking this fabulous new Australian movie starring Kate Winslet for so long that we had almost given up in despair that we would ever see it on our screens in the U.S. ‘The Dressmaker’ is billed as a ‘revenge comedy drama film’, and when it opened in ‘Down Under’ last year it was the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterIt really is quite refreshing and still somewhat surprising that so many positive images revolving around the trans community that are just surfacing now have in fact been works in progress for some years. One perfect example of this is a new short movie from writer/director Elizabeth Rohrbaugh that is based on a theater piece … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterOn December 21st 1970 Elvis Presley, the King of Rock ‘n Roll, turned up at The White House in Washington uninvited and asked to meet President Nixon. Elvis’s luck was in that day as one of the Presidents Aides was a huge fan of the singer and told his boss that such a … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterOne of the most highly anticipated documentaries for 2018 is Every Act of Life a profile of the groundbreaking life and work of 4-time Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally. This iconic hero of the LGBT community was the very first proudly open major American gay playwright who has been a powerhouse in the fight for equal rights … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatter20th Century Fox have just released the first teaser trailer of what could be one of the cutest coming-our stories of 2018. Love, Simon is an American comedy-drama directed by Greg Berlanti (Dawson’s Creek) and based on the novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli. The film stars Nick Robinson, (Jurassic World) as Simon, a 17-year-old closeted gay high school student forced … Continue reading