Victoria and Abdul

The two-time Oscar nominated British director Stephen Frears resume includes such stunning movies such as The Queen and The Grifters, and on the other hand some dreadful mistakes such as Lay The Favorite and Chéri that we’re sure he would rather forget. His latest movie Victoria and Abdul falls somewhere in the middle.  A pleasant crowd-pleaser … Continue reading

VIDAL SASSOON :THE MOVIE

‘How one man changed the world with a pair of scissors’ is the byline to this documentary and possibly a tad of an exaggeration, but he certainly made a remarkable and indelible impact on hairdressing … like no one before him, and possible not since. Vidal Sassoon never wanted to be a hairdresser but his … Continue reading

Viktor and Viktoria : the 1933 classic German film re-released

  Hollywood has always had the habit of taking a successful European movie and ‘Americanizing’ them,  often with very questionable results.  In this movie’s case they were last in line as at the same time  Reinhold Schünzel  was directing Viktor und Viktoria in Germany in 1933, he was also shot a French-language version of the … Continue reading

VILOM : making homosexuality legal is not always enough

  Vilom is a new queer Indian film that isn the writing/directing debut of actor Sunder Pal.  It is one of those movies that demand a great deal of patience from the viewer for the whole first half. A combination of stiff acting with an equally wooden script make it actually painful to sit through. … Continue reading

Vincent : A Life In Color

If you have been on one of the many daily Chicago River cruises that takes you through the heart of the city at any time during the past 14 years the chances are that you have seen Vincent P. Falk. From the start of summer season on Memorial Day until way into October he is … Continue reading

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