queertiques
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The Chaperone : Take off the corset and put on the slippers
If a chaperone is the person who is supposed to be there to stop anything too racy happening this is an aptly named movie. It’s the story of a woman who manages to mentally and physically throw off her corsets while making the audience feel like they are easing into a pair of slippers.…
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The Most Dangerous Year : for the transgender community
One of the most important aspects of working towards both acceptance and equal nights for the transgender community is sheer visibility. As Vlada Knowlton’s excellent new documentary points out so much of the hatred and fear is based on ignorance of people who have yet to encounter or have an exchange with trans adult…
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Rainbow’s Sunset : a Filipino gay melodrama that is way too preachy
If you ever wondered what a gay Filipino Lifetime Made For TV Movie would look like, then Rainbow’s Sunset would be it. Maybe something got lost in translation, or it is to do with cultural differences, but this tale of these 80+ year old gay men finally moving in with each other when one…
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The White Crow ; the story of the original Bad Boy of Ballet
For his third time behind the camera the two time Academy Award nominated actor Ralph Fiennes has tackled the story of the defection to the West of Rudolph Nureyev the Russian who was one of the greatest dancers of all time. With a script by two time Academy Award nominated writer David Hare, this…
