queertiques
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The True Adventures of Wolfboy
In the opening scenes of the film the furry faced ‘Wolfboy’ is at an old fashioned Carnival being aggressively encouraged by his father to have some fun. Meanwhile he is also being mercilessly taunted by some teenage boys from his school. We not only feel as unhappy as Paul the Wolfboy but are also…
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Julia Scotti : Funny That Way
One of the high points of this documentary on the comedian Julia Scotti’s ‘journey’ is when she has just had a very successful appearance on America’s Got Talent TV Show. Howie Mandel, one of the judges summed her up perfectly when he screamed out enthusiastically ‘You Are A Joy’. This new documentary, the directing…
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Getting It : when misery meets depression are they a love-match?
Getting It is one of those slightly old-fashioned queer movies that maybe lacking in budget which it substitutes with as much enthusiasm as it can possibly muster. Mainly coming from Tom Heard in his debut feature film as writer/director/producer/star. He plays Jamie a self-absorbed and somewhat embittered middle-aged gay man stuck in a miserable…
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Queerguru’s ANDREW HEBDEN raves about Francis Lee’s AMMONITE
It is time to rename the London Film Festival the Lesbian Film Festival because once again our favourite movie of the series was all about the women. Last year it was the skin clawing religious creeper Saint Maud and the ode to life long love of the Two of Us. This year it’s the…
