Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesMovie musicals are always a dicey proposition. Though studios have been cranking them out since Chicago took home the top honors at the Oscars in 2003, most have been forgettable. The Color Purple is the latest cinematic songfest to hit the big screen. At $100 million and with box office numbers surpassing industry … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesLeonard Bernstein was highly influential in American cultural life. As the composer of musicals, operas, ballets, and film scores including West Side Story, Candide, On the Town, he lived at the center of popular culture. He was also bisexual, horny, studly, and married with children but engaged with male lovers in a … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesCan’t two twinks fall in love in peace in 1980 Sicily? No. In a nutshell, that is the story of Fireworks, a new film by Giuseppe Fiorello based on the true story of an infamous hate crime. It imagines the days leading up to the murder of two young men whose deaths caused … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe Holdovers is the latest film from director Alexander Payne (Sideways, Election, Citizen Ruth) to mine the nitty gritty in human interaction, the small stuff that passes between people that mostly go unnoticed but can be life-altering. Payne’s films pride themselves on their low-key approach. There are no histrionics. Rarely are scenes of explosive … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesWhat dyke wouldn’t enjoy a road movie featuring two women in a camper van? Especially an old, beat-up camper that has been lovingly cleaned, restored, and decorated by the main character, Ele. This subtitled movie from Italy begins with a blurry nighttime shot of a young woman running from a building, with men in … Continue reading