Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIt would seem that when LGBT men and women come out of the closets as gay to their family in China today, the parents then rush into the closets themselves. According to this new documentary from Italian filmmaker Sophia Luvarà even liberated Chinese parents who ‘accept’ their children’s sexuality have an immediate concern in that the news … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis well-meaning documentary from Netflix takes a look at how the UK’s rapidly changing drag scene is surviving the Covid lockdowns. However, somewhere along it mixes its message so much and it eventually trails off into confusion. The film starts out acknowledging the hardworking local drag queens who have always been the mainstay of … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIn this current mass isolation when we are all social distancing in one form or another, it’s the perfect time for some self-reflection. Queerguru came across this intriguing documentary that looks at the lives of 9 queer Brits who inspire with who they are and what they represent. Listening and watching them is so … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesDirector William Friedkin claims that he had to take his notorious movie ‘Cruising’ about the gay S&M sub-culture to the Ratings Board on 50 occasions before they would give him a ‘R’. Whether that is totally true or not is part of the myth around the over-rated but little seen psychological thriller released in 1980 to great controversy. The gay … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesSusan Lacy the director/producer of the multi Emmy Winning TV series ‘American Masters’ scored well when she convinced the publicity shy Hollywood business magnet and billionaire philanthropist David Geffen to agree to be the subject of her documentary. Lacy known for not shying away from controversy does an excellent job tracing this fascinating man’s rise … Continue reading