Cubby : how a closeted Midwesterner lied his way to a new life in NY
This is a rather bizarre coming-of-age comic drama that demands your patience watching it as it is not the easiest of films to relate too. It’s the feature film debut of its creator/director/producer and star Mark Blane, who plays immature 26-year-old Mark, and it starts as he is driving with his mother cross-country to … Continue reading
Cunningham : a celebration of a genius’s work
In the opening scenes of Moscow-born filmmaker Alla Kovgan ‘s debut film Cunningham, we hear the man himself slightly piqued as he insists to a radio interview he is neither a avant-garde or a modern dance choreographer He is, he states firmly, just a dancer. It’s not a question of modesty but more a frustration … Continue reading
Cupcakes
The Eurovision Song Contest,which is the epitome of the true meaning of ‘eurotrash’, really owes its continuing success to the thousands of gay men throughout the world who slavish watch the Broadcast every year with such glee. There are few programs on television these days that are camper than this outdated competition that seeks to … Continue reading
CURED : the story of the LGBTQ activists who fought back against American Psychiatry : reviewed by Queerguru’s Ris Fatah
“Cured” is a must-see. An award-winning documentary that takes viewers inside the campaign that led to a pivotal yet largely unknown moment in the struggle for LGBTQ+ equality: the very influential American Psychiatric Association’s 1973 decision to remove homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses. Early US gay rights activist groups – such as the … Continue reading
Carmen & Lola : the tale of two gypsy girls and forbidden love
Spanish filmmaker Arantxa Echevarría feature directing debut Carmen and Lola was the first Spanish film selected to play in the Directors’ Fortnight of the Cannes Festival . It was a great start for this tale of forbidden teenage love which would go on to pick up several awards on the Film Festival circuit. This … Continue reading