Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesMansfield 66/67 is a deliciously camp and funny romp by filmmaker married duo Todd Hughes and P. David Ebersole that is loosely based on the life of Hollywood pin-up and blonde bombshell Jayne Mansfield. They make a point of stating right from the start that their documentary is based on press cuttings and rumors … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe writer/director David France has followed his first excellent feature documentary the Oscar nominated How To Survive a Plague with another look back at an often forgotten part of LGBT history. It is the story of Marsha P Johnson a veteran drag queen and gay liberation activist who suddenly was mysteriously found dead not long … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIt is not easy to describe the Swiss-born Susanne Bartsch, the New York party promoter and self-styled ‘;‘, but at the beginning of this fascinating new documentary on her, a young RuPaul proffers the simple explanation that she just took over where Andy Warhol left off. By the end of the 86 mins of … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesChavela is an affectionate profile of the wonderfully outrageous legendary woman who introduced the world to soulful Mexican ranchero music, the likes of which had never been heard before. As another singer so aptly said, Chavela Vargas would strip all the happiness out of these songs and make it the music of the wounded … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesYou really need to brush up your knowledge of the Portuguese Saint Anthony of Padua to appreciate writer/director João Pedro Rodrigues’s very queer take on the legend of his life. It is both surreal and provocative and demands a great deal of of patience from its audience when it strays off on confusing tangents. Fernando (Paul … Continue reading
