Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFrom Pedro Almodovar, the undisputed king of high camp and high drama, comes this rather silly spoof of an airplane disaster movie : although in truth the only catastrophes that will befall any of the passengers are the results of the chaotic lives that they have temporary fled from on the ground. The action is … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesPalestinian writer-director Maysaloun Hamoud’s extremely delightful debut movie about three Arab-Israeli single women living together in Tel Aviv has deservedly won her copious awards around the world. The story about a conservative Muslim woman who moves in with a couple of partying flatmates features drugs, alcohol and homosexuality all of which are taboo in that culture … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesLGBT movies from Korea are still very much a rarity and most of them are based on the fact that although homosexuality is legal in the country, culturally it is still not accepted by most of the country. In fact, the first ever Korean LGBT rights organization Beyond The Rainbow was officially recognized last year after … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFather Adam is the pastor of a minute parish in the hinterlands of Poland where he has opened a center for ‘difficult’ teenage ex reformatory boys. In this bleak countryside he, and his lay helper Michel, have fashioned their small group of unruly charges into almost responsible young men. They play football, go swimming and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesJust when I thought that I had already been completely shocked into a stupefying daze by all the hard-hitting realism of a whole slate of compelling movies at MIFF this week, I saw INCENDIES which totally blew my mind. This French Canadian movie that only last week won no less than 8 Genies (Canada’s Oscars) … Continue reading