Vito

Vito Russo was an extraordinary man.  A discerning cineaste and movie historian, an avid gay activist, and a leading Aids activist: my kind of hero!  In filmmaker Jeffery Schwarz’s  awe-inspiring new documentary on Russo’s action-packed short life, we can see the full extent of this remarkable man’s leadership and involvement in gay rights, his major contribution … Continue reading

VITO

Vito Russo was an extraordinary man.  A discerning cineaste and movie historian, an avid gay activist and a leading Aids activist : my kind of hero!   In filmmaker Jeffery Schwarz’s  awe-inspiring new documentary on Russo’s action-packed short life we can see the full extent of this remarkable man’s leadership and involvement in gay rights, his … Continue reading

Viva

There are two very distinct parts to Havana the capital of Cuba . One is the colorful picturesque area that has been freshly renovated and is where the tourists hang out, and the other is the seedy dilapidated streets where the local inhabitants struggle on a daily basis just to make ends.  This story of … Continue reading

Viva Ireland…. and other Oscar Hopefuls

When it comes to Countries selecting their Official Submissions to the Academy of Motion Pictures in the hope of being Nominated (an winning) a Best Foreign Picture Oscar we should never ever be surprised at what goes down.  Of the 32 entries so far (last year there was a total of 83) four of the … Continue reading

Vivian Maier in Color

  One of Queerguru’s favorite documentaries of all time is Finding Vivian Maier (2013).  It’s the story of how graduate student John Maloof unwittingly uncovered a photographic treasure trove of an unknown photographer who had  produced some of the very best  street images from the 1950’s to the late 1990’s.  Vivian Maier had been a … Continue reading

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