Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesAlready 5 days into Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival we are taking a look at what it still to come for this 2nd weekend. As there always in this the second longest-running film festival of its kind, there is a whole range of queer cinematic treats : from award-winning international feature films … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFor his debut feature film Chilean writer/director Omar Zúñiga Hidalgo adapted his own short film San Cristabel which won the prestigious Teddy Award at the Berlinale in 2015. It is a beautifully executed queer love story that is a near perfect as it could be. Lucas (Samuel González) has just won a scholarship to … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesValentina is a very impressive feature film debut from Brazilian writer/director Cássio Pereira dos Santos that tells the heartbreaking coming-of-age story of a transgender teenager. It starts with teenage Valentina (Thiessa Woinbackk) being unable to get into a night club with her friends because her official ID card still lists her with her male … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe much heralded movie adaption of the 2018 Broadway revival of Mart Crowley’s gay classic drama THE BOYS IN THE BAND has finally. arrived Helmed by the uber queer Producer Ryan Murphy who has a passion for period dramas, the movie has that highly polished look that we now expect from him on all … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesBritish actor turned director Harry McQueen sophomore feature film SUPERNOVA has just had its World Premiere at the San Sebastian Film Festival this week. The movie has entered as it stars Academy Award winner Colin Firth and Academy Award nominee Stanley Tucci as a long time gay couple grappling with a dementia diagnosis … Continue reading
