queertiques
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The Sex Of Angels
Bruno is a struggling student who gets mugged in a Barcelona street when he is watching a breakdance performance, and Rai one of the dancers comes to his rescue. There is an immediate bond between these two men who also happen to be very hot. (I know that’s very shallow, but it’s that kind of…
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Clapham Junction
Although set in contemporary London when it was filmed in 2007, ‘Clapham Junction’ (named after the area where most of the action is centered) has a decidedly old-fashioned feel to it’s plot. And a very negative one at that. Commissioned by the UK’s Channel 4 Television Channel to mark the 40th Anniversary of the decriminalisation…
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The Bubble
The course of true love rarely runs smooth, but if you are an Israeli Jewish gay man who falls for a Palestinian Arab gay man, then the chances are that you are completely doomed from the start. In this remarkable and moving take on ‘Romeo & Juliet’ director Eyton Fox follows up ‘Yossi & Jaegar’…
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The Killing of Sister George
Robert Aldrich’s stunning movie of Frank Marcus’s Broadway hit play was way head of its time when it was released in 1968. It was one of the first to ever get an X rating from the Censors, the Catholic Church loudly condemned it as ‘immoral trash’, respected Film Critics of the day bitterly dismissed it,…
