5 min movie guide
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DARK HORSE
In 1998 I was in my hotel room in NY checking out Village Voice when I came across news that some Distributors had disowned Todd Solonz’s new movie ‘Happiness’. I’m not sure if it was the rape, pedophilia, suicide and murder or the bizarre sexual phone caller that had particularly upset them, but once I read…
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TOM WOLFE GETS BACK TO BLOOD
Now in his ‘80’s, the writer and journalist Tom Wolfe is regarded as one of America’s great literary giants. Not just highly-successful but as an ingenious self-promoter quite infamous too. One whose works are well read and reviewed although not necessary well-regarded by all his literary peers. In the early part of his writing career…
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FOLLOW MY VOICE : WITH THE MUSIC OF HEDWIG
Back in 2003 Chris Slusarenko a record producer had the idea of getting some cutting-edge musicians to record a tribute album consisting of all the songs from ‘Hedwig and The Angry Inch’. And all the proceeds from the sales of the album would go towards helping fund the Harvey Milk School for gay, bisexual and…
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THE INVISIBLE MEN
Louie is a 32 year old Palestinian who tries to live his life unobtrusively hidden away from society’s prying eyes. He has no legal right to live in Israel, and thus without ‘papers’ he must continually avoid any confrontation with the Police or officialdom, as if he returns back across the Border he risks the…
