Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThis 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
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideI will need to re-incarnated as a Buddhist in my next life if I am ever to fully understand and really appreciate this movie. As beautiful as it was to watch it is a tad to esoteric and possibly even pretentious for me to ‘get it’ in this life. It goes like this. Uncle Boonme … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideYou would have had to be living on Mars in the 1990’s if you haven’t heard of the controversial exploits of Jack Kevorkian aka Dr Death that were covered in great detail by all the Media at the time. Dr Kevorkian, a retired Pathologist had been deeply disturbed witnessing the slow painful death of his … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThe surprisingly intriguing quirky documentary is exactly what its title states: a movie about a parking lot. A very scruffy triangular one in the centre of Charlottesville, Virginia behind a motley line up of late night bars and restaurants and smack opposite the University Campus. Filmmaker Meghan Eckman focuses on interviewing a rather large cast … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideWhen a story has already been filmed over 21 times, its reasonable to wonder why there is any need for yet another version. Its been made as a Silent Movie back in 1910; Orson Welles took a stab at it in ’43 (just after Citizen Kane); Bollywood gave us its take; its been a TV … Continue reading
