Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterWatching Jacques Becker’s masterpiece about Parisian Couture in the late 40s, starring the delightful Micheline Presle, on his grandmother’s TV set on a Sunday afternoon and more specifically, the fashion show at the end of the film – every single gown created by the extremely talented and very much forgotten Marcel Rochas – was … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterWhile the number of serious readers always seems to be in decline, the truth might be even more pronounced in poetry circles. Maybe a few reviews and positive word-of-mouth can stem the tide or at least forestall it somewhat. My interest in particular poets is often rooted in an introduction through biographies or other nonfiction … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterLa Cage aux Folles ☆☆☆☆ Park Theatre, London Many people will know the hilarious La Cage aux Folles from one of its many previous incarnations including three French films (1978,1980 and 1985), a musical version from 1983, and the Hollywood version featuring Robin Williams in 1996. Why might you ask do we need yet … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterTARGET MAN ☆☆☆☆ The Kings Head Theatre has done it again – Target Man is timely and incisive and ignites a rage inside of you – this is LGBT theatre at its incendiary best. We are introduced to Connor Woodhouse and Joel Nelson in the changing rooms of a premiership football club. Connor is the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThis is an extraordinarily wonderful documentary that followed obnoxious billionaire timeshare mogul David Segal and his pampered blonde trophy wife Jackie as their life of sheer excess starts to crumble around them. The story starts pre-2008 when everything in their Florida mansion was so rosy for them and children and whole menagerie of animal … Continue reading