The All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival (aGLIFF)  : Queerguru’s Top Picks

  Now about to open its 32nd Edition The All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival (aGLIFF)  in Austin, Texas has over the years become the best LGBTQ FIlm Fest in the Southwest.  With it’s very diverse programming that covers all parts of the spectrum it offers the best in contemporary queer films, and with … Continue reading

THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY OF PHIL SPECTOR

Phil Spector, the record producer and hit –maker is a genius.  He has an obnoxious ego bigger than Donald Trump, bares life-long grudges for anyone who got more glory than him, is more than a few cards short of a full deck.  Oh yes, he’s also a convicted murderer. Directed by Vikram Jayanti for the … Continue reading

THE AMERICAN

This movie didn’t really appear on my radar when it opened in the US in September 2010.  It was after all a small film with a Big American Star with an unknown, but pretty cast, with unpronounceable names.  However I had one of those ‘Kevin Bacon 6 Degrees’ moments on the plane yesterday and suddenly … Continue reading

THE ANGEL’S SHARE

Director Ken Loach is drawn back to working class Glasgow again for his latest comedy drama about a young thug who’s given a second chance and turns out to be a good wee lad after all.  Robbie is in Court for the umpteenth time after a particular brutal assault on another young man, but his … Continue reading

THE ARBOR

This depressingly grim and sadly true story of the life of troubled Brit playwright Andrea Dunbar which had very little joy, has been made into a powerfully mesmerizing movie by artist and film maker Clio Bernard who has merged documentary with performances that makes it such a compelling view.  Ms Dunbar, one of nine children, … Continue reading

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