Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesOne of the very first things you learn from this enchanting wee documentary is that when you are growing up gay in a Southern Baptist family in a small North Carolina town you worship both God and Dolly Parton in equal measure. Handsome identical twins Gary and Larry Lane, now in their mid 30’s, got … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe very next day after queer filmmaker Craig Bettendorf and his crew celebrated Treading Yesterday’s world premiere at Dances with Films in Hollywood, the euphoria quickly disappeared. It was the night of the mass-killing at the Pulse Night Club in Orlando. The bitter irony (if that’s the right word) is that ‘Treading Yesterday’ Web Series … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesChoosing exactly who to be the main subjects in a documentary that will take over four years to shoot is always a major gamble, but one that played off big-time for Gail Freedman the director and producer of Hot To Trot a totally enchanting look at the world of competitive same-sex ballroom dancing. Freedman selected … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesPierre Cardin is an unsung hero. This pioneering design genius has too often been ignored or dismissed by a coterie of traditional fashion elitists who disliked Cardin for having the temerity of being the very first Haute Couturier to create a ready-to wear line back in 1959. It resulted with Cardin being expelled from … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesOscar-nominated queer writer/filmmaker DAVID FRANCE (“How to Survive a Plague“, “The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson” and “Welcome to Chechnya” has just released his new doc “How to Survive a Pandemic“. It’s a sort of semi-sequel to his very first film but this time instead of AIDS France has turned his … Continue reading