WALLFLOWERS : a saga of eternally single New Yorkers
Wallflowers one of the best and quirkiest of queer web series from 2013/4 has finally made it to DVD, and if you’ve never caught this wee gem when it was first broadcast, you’ll soon be hooked. It is a very funny saga of a group of single New Yorkers in their 30’s who simply cannot … Continue reading
Wallowitch & Ross : This Moment
This overlooked wee gem of a documentary from 1999 is the story of two very talented performing artists, now in their 70’s, whose rather charmed life was essentially well-kept secret outside the Cabaret rooms of Manhattan. John Wallowitch was a classical pianist and prolific popular songwriter who met Bertram Ross in the 1960’s when he … Continue reading
Waxie Moon in Fallen Jewel
Waxie Moon is an outrageous gender-bender burlesque queen whose raison d’etre is as a lanky mustached performance art diva striding around her personal kingdom in Seattle in raunchy outfits on dangerous high heels. She is evidently ‘a very big thing’ in the capital of Washington state, something that is very evident is this oddball movie with … Continue reading
WAY OUT WEST : our Picks Of The Fest
This week sees the kick-off of the 18th Edition of WAY OUT WEST (formerly the Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival). it has packed schedule of queer cinematic delights starting with Israeli filmmaker Eyton Fox’s first movie in English the delightful rom-com SUBLET. The Fest produced by CLOSET CINEMA an Albuquerque based nonprofit organization, … Continue reading
We Always Lie To Strangers
The opening scenes of this new documentary …. with its perfectly wonderful title …. reels off a whole list of extraordinary facts about the small town of Branson in Missouri that you are almost tempted to book a flight there immediately. With a local population of just over 10000 all year round, they get a remarkable 8 … Continue reading