The Aggressives
As part of the continuing dialogue about gender identity and how we define ourselves. Breaking Glass Pictures has just released on VOD the 2005 documentary The Aggressives. Directed by filmmaker Daniel Peddle it is intimate portrait of six very different young mainly Black lesbians from New York who stress their masculine sides who self … Continue reading
The Chaperone : Take off the corset and put on the slippers
If a chaperone is the person who is supposed to be there to stop anything too racy happening this is an aptly named movie. It’s the story of a woman who manages to mentally and physically throw off her corsets while making the audience feel like they are easing into a pair of slippers. … Continue reading
The Green
The Green that the title refers to is a small Connecticut affluent seaside town where partners Michael and Daniel have escaped too from New York for a different pace of life. Wannabe novelist Michael is a high school Drama teacher, and Daniel has started his own restaurant and they are laying down roots refurbishing … Continue reading
The Prom : hit Broadway Musical gets the Ryan Murphy formulaic treatment
There used to be a time in the not too distant pass when a new movie from uber-gay producer Ryan Murphy was met with such unfettered excitement. Nowadays the announcement of yet another Netflix backed drama from one of the industry’s most prolific producers is greeted with more apprehension than actual enthusiasm. Particular in … Continue reading
The Secret Path
This new gay love story from a married couple of newbie filmmakers Daniel and Richard Mansfield is quite unique. Essentially a two-hander, its the story of a pair of lovers in their late 20’s who are on the run having deserted the British Navy in the early 1800’s. Having come ashore near the rather lush … Continue reading