Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFrom Tom of Finland to Bugs Bunny in a dress – animation has been a place where artists can unleash and explore their sexuality. When did all this g(art) start? Is it a sexual turn-on? How did the artists get their start? Why the obsession with these fantastical stories and characters? Are they taken … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesHaving just previewed Kristine Stolakis debut feature film PRAY AWAY that Netflix is releasing in August I am simply fuming with anger. Not with the documentary itself which is totally excellent, but the subject matter. It is a profile of the “pray the gay away” movement which damaged so many lives, and even ending … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesServing as bookends to his filmmaking career, these two titles offer a fascinating insight into Jarman’s themes, obsessions, and aesthetics, as well as representing the powerful trajectory of one artist’s life/work. From painter to set designer (most famously on Ken Russell’s The Devils) to filmmaker, even if he claimed to never seeing himself as one. … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesMovies are often stories adapted from a stage drama, a novel, or a memoir but this is probably the first time we have come across based on a string of Twitter posts. This was the story of a very unusual road trip in 2015 by A’Ziah-Monae “Zola” King that was subsequently detailed in a … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesMark Wahlberg may be the headliner in this poorly conceived melodrama, but it is 21-year-old Reid Miller who shines through as the real star. Based on a true story, which has been disappointedly adapted for the screen by Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana (Brokeback Mountain) this is a gay drama made specifically for straight eyes. It … Continue reading
