From Baghdad to The Bay

It takes a big set of balls to be a part of the US Army’s operation in Iraq when you are both an Iraqi and a gay man. Ghazwan Alsharif definitely has them, as after serving as a Translator with the Armed Forces for a long time, just two days after Saddam Hussein was captured, … Continue reading

From Baghdad to The Bay

Ten years in the making this new excellent documentary from filmmaker Erin Palmquist is the engaging story of Ghazwan Alsharif an Iraqi refugee and former translator for the U.S. military.  After years of service helping the American invading forces, he was wrongfully accused of espionage and tortured by the military police in Iraq for some 75 days … Continue reading

FROM BEGINNING TO END

There is good taste, and then there is incest.  It’s surprising that I can sit and watch a lot of suspect and even deviant behaviour amongst (consenting) adults on the silver screen, but this is one topic that I feel is just a tad too icky even for me. Especially when it comes in the … Continue reading

From Beginning to End

There is good taste, and then there is incest.  It’s surprising that I can sit and watch a lot of suspect and even deviant behaviour amongst (consenting) adults on the silver screen, but this is one topic that I feel is just a tad too icky even for me. Especially when it comes in the … Continue reading

From Catherine the Nobody to Catherine the Great

The Australian TV & Film writer Tony McNamara seems to be developing a passion for writing about Mad Monarchs.  He co-wrote the screenplay of The Favourite with Olivia Colman picking up a  Best Actress Oscar for playing crazy Queen Anne.  McNamara was nominated for both an Oscar and Golden Golden Globe for his troubles. Now he … Continue reading

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