Memories of A Penitent Heart
When Cecilia Aldarondo’s mother was clearing her garage out in 2008 she called her daughter and asked if she would be interested in a box of decaying 8mm home movies and several hundred slides that she had just uncovered. Little did she know then when she agreed to take the box did she ever imagine the … Continue reading
Men Of Hard Skin : a dark abusive coming-of-age tale set in the Argentinian countryside
Teenage Ariel (Wall Javier) lives in a large rambling farm outside of Buenos Aires with his machismo father ( Claudio Medina) and older sister (Camila Diez) after his mother had upped and left some years previously. .He’s a major disappointment to his father as he is a quiet sensitive boy who shows no interest … Continue reading
Merchant Ivory : a compelling doc about the genius filmmaking couple who were also life partners
Director James Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant were one of the most successful filmmaker partnerships ever. Together they made 44 movies since 1985 and their incredible resume includes such masterpieces as Shakespeare Wallah, A Room With A View, Howards End, The Remains Of A Day. They were also life partners and privately lived openly … Continue reading
Metro Sexual : a queer comedy about a serious subject
Arriving on US screens (and in Canada too) this month is the latest comedy export from Down Under. Metro Sexual is a fast and furious low brow Australian sitcom TV web series that gets its laugh from an incessant stream of potty mouthed humor about body parts in distress . Set in Metropolitan Sexual … Continue reading
Mexican Men
The openly gay Mexican filmmaker Julián Hernández has won the prestigious Teddy Award for Best LGBT Feature Movie from the Berlinale twice, which is an exceptional achievement that has only been matched by the late British auteur Derek Jarman. Hernández’s last feature film (for which he won his 2nd Teddy) and which was probably his best too, … Continue reading