Gleason

Steve Gleason was a successful NFL player whose career highlight  occurred when he was playing with the New Orleans Saints in their first game in the city’s Superdrome exactly a year after Hurricane Katrina. Gleason made a spectacular pass which enabled the team to win this crucial  game which was a vital step in the recovery … Continue reading

Glenda Jackson and how I can never forget her award-winning performance in SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY

      Glenda  Jackson the British unquestionable consummate actress of her generation who died last week aged 87 proved that it was possible to achieve remarkable success in totally different careers.  As a performer she was one of a handful of actors to achieve the American Triple Crown of Acting, having won two Academy Awards, three Emmy … Continue reading

GLENN GOULD (X 2)

One of my local Film Festivals mission statement is to ‘Entertain, Educate & Inspire’, which is also my own mantra for movie watching. Recently I have been focusing on the ‘entertain’ part as I attempt to brush up on American Cultural Icons that never had the same impact on us Brits when I was growing … Continue reading

Glitterboys and Ganglands

  This documentary was shot in 2010 but because the setting is the rather deprived Cape Flats area of Cape Town in South Africa, it has a very distinctly old fashioned feel to it.  The area is populated by ‘Coloureds‘ a multi-racial ethnic group, and time has definitely stood still for the local populace, especially … Continue reading

Global Gay : the journey towards the universal decriminalization of homosexuality

This excellent French TV documentary about the journey towards the universal decriminalization of homosexuality was made in 2014,  and sadly very little progress has been made since then  President Obama had supported UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon efforts at what he called ‘the final  frontier in human rights“.  Out of 196 UN member states, … Continue reading

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