Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThis is a rather conventional documentary of a filmmaker who was anything but. Barbara Rubin exploded on the New York underground scene as a teenage when in 1963 her Uncle asked Jonas Mekas a Lithuanian filmmaker known as the godfather of American avant-garde cinema to give her a job. He was more than happy … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThank goodness there are still a handful of obsessive compulsive eccentrics in the world who both enlighten and delight us all with some fascinating project that we would otherwise never ever know about. Steve Young a head writer on David Letterman’s TV Show had created a segment for the Late Night Host where he … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideA Tribe Called Quest is an American Hip Hop Band formed in 1985 that achieved a great deal of success with their first three albums and disbanded in 1998, but then got back together in 2005 to tour the country again. Their became recognized as innovators at fusing hip hop with jazz and winning them … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIn my continuing quest to catch up with American Cultural Icons that never featured anywhere in my Brit upbringing, I discovered this wee gem of a documentary from 2006 about 5 octogenarian ex-chorus dancing girls from Harlem who are still dancing professional. The Silver Belles may be falling apart physically and ‘can’t remember shit’, but … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideA look behind the man behind the puppet who is one of the most cherished characters watched by millions of kids every day on Sesame Street. This fascinating story is of how Kevin Clash went from awkward teenager growing up in dilapidated area of Baltimore and ended up as part of Jim Henson’s team … Continue reading