Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideI thought I had experienced everything I could in a movie theater already, that is until last night. How often would I ever get to sit behind (not literally) the film’s director as she clutches the Oscar that tonight’s movie won her? ‘She’ is of course the renowned Danish filmmaker Susanna Bier, and the occasion … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideTo select a Animated Movie for the Opening Night Gala of an International Film Festival is a brave decision, and in Miami it almost worked. The movie was Chico & Rita, a delightful narrative that traced the whole incredible culture of Cuban music over the past 60 years and the major influences it had on … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideAny new movie from Francois Ozon, one of my favorite directors, is something that I always eagerly anticipate. And true to form his latest one that I have just watched at the Miami Film Festival was classic Ozon, and a real treat. Set in 1977 it’s the story of Suzanne a sadly put-upon trophy wife … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideFor the best part of 25 years Ilich Ramirez Sanchez was one of the world’s most wanted fugitives as he, and his gang, wreaked havoc and a whole trail of death and destruction as possibly the most pernicious terrorists of the last century. Infamously known as ‘Carlos The Jackal’ he achieved notoriety with his audacious … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIf watching grown men burst into tears over a tart that can ruin their lives is your idea of fun, then this is the movie for you. This truly captivating movie from award winning filmmakers D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegadus (‘The War Room’ ‘Moon Over Broadway’) follows three Pastry Chefs as they go into … Continue reading
