queertiques

  • If The Dancer Dances (Everything is Done)

    If The Dancer Dances (Everything is Done)

      The celebrated American choreographer Stephen Petronio has been creating innovative work for his own NY Dance company for over 30 years now.  In fact up until now they have only danced the pieces that he has made..  After his mentor the late and great Merce Cunningham died,  Petronio decided to mount a new production…

  • Berlin, I Love You ; the latest in the I Love You Cities movie series

    Berlin, I Love You ; the latest in the I Love You Cities movie series

      The ‘I Love You City’ series of movies started off with such a bang with the first film ‘Paris I Live You’ in 2006 but has been a rather major disappointment ever since  This latest, and the 4th in the franchise, is based in Berlin and as usual boasts an impressive line up of…

  • Dykes, Camera, Action! a look at the history of lesbian filmmaking

    Dykes, Camera, Action! a look at the history of lesbian filmmaking

      In Caroline Berler’s excellent investigation into lesbian cinema, which is a must see for any queer cinephile, she attempts to give us  a female version of The Celluloid Closet.  It is a valiant attempt as there are not nearly as man queer women’s movies and they have always been overlooked by those produced by gay…

  • J T LEROY : Literary Bandit’s Haul of Mirrors

    J T LEROY : Literary Bandit’s Haul of Mirrors

      The story of this literary hoax is a confusing one but the movie is a Dummy’s Guide to JT LeRoy and lays out the pieces in a way that begins to make sense. As it holds up a mirror to people pretending to be who they are not it is hard to decide if…