Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThree Dollar Bill Cinema has been running Seattle’s Queer Film Festival for the past 25 years. Over the years they have established themselves as not only the largest LGBTQ film festival in the Pacific Northwest but also one of the very best in the US. This is one of our very favorite cities and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesLet’s address the controversy first. The choice of Benedict Cumberbatch to play the lead gay role in Jane Campion’s deceptively submerged The Power of the Dog led to further angst about whether it is OK to cast straight actors in gay roles. Let’s just say that Queerguru believes in equal opportunity but until we get … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesErez, a talented young Israeli swimmer, is one of five swimmers selected for a special residential training camp. The swimmers are in competition with each other and the winner will be chosen to join the Israeli Olympic swimming team. Erez (Omer Perelman) meets the beautiful, muscular Nevo (Asaf Jonas), a fellow swimmer at the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFilms about closeted gay swimmers seem to be cropping up all over the place. and although BEYTO may not be the best of the bunch, it will certainly appeal to hardcore queer moviegoers. It’s a contemporary melodrama that highlights the problems of young LGBTQ immigrants who find themselves stuck between the liberal culture of … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiques“London is a lot” is repeated several times in Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho. And if London is a lot, then the distilled essence of London’s fashion and party scene in Soho is a lot more. And then there is Wright’s imaginatively fertile fairy tale gothic horror movie centred in Soho and the … Continue reading
