Fairytale of Kathmandu

  Director Neass Ni Chianain first encountered legendary Irish Poet Cathal O Searcaigh as a student in awe of him. Years later, the two are now friends and the poet invites her to accompany him on his annual three month visit to Nepal, which he considers his spiritual home.   O Searcaigh, a middle aged openly gay man, … Continue reading

Fall

This is the story of Father Sam an aging Catholic Priest (brilliantly played by veteran actor Michael Murphy) who lives a quiet and somewhat boring life in a small Canadian town close to Niagara Falls.  He seems to just go through the motions of attending to his parishioners, and his lonely and solitary existence is … Continue reading

Falling : Viggo Mortensen’s finely nuanced directing/writing debut

  Watching a third movie that deals with dementia in as many weeks is kind of a tough call (especially for a critic edging on in years).  First Sir Anthony Hopkins played a cantankerous old man who never let up on his sainted daughter Olivia Colman in The Father. Then competing with them for Best … Continue reading

Falsettos : Live From Lincoln Center on PBS

  Openly gay composer and lyricist William Finn’s stunning Tony Award winning show Falsettos that he wrote with James Lapine is actually made up of the 2nd two parts of a musical trilogy about one man’s journey  that started out so full of hope. It’s the story of Marvin who quits his wife and young son … Continue reading

Families Like Yours

  This is an excellent  inspiring documentary that profiles several different LGBTQ families that so neatly dispels so many myths, and clearly shows that the diverse and loving relationships featured are on many levels actually more successful at bonding than many traditional nuclear families.  Award-winning Argentinian filmmakers Rodolfo Moro and Marcos Duszczak turn their cameras on … Continue reading

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