queertiques
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Queerguru reviews VIET AND NAM an achingly beautiful queer romance from Vietnam
Coming straight from Un Certain Regard Section at Cannes Film Festival comes this extraordinary… and quite beautiful Vietnamese movie VIET AND NAM that surrounds the most gentle queer love story that has already been banned in Vietnam. Surprisingly not because of the romance between these two young men, but reportedly for its portrayal of…
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Queerguru’s Robert Malcolm reviews THE BIG JOHNSON a charismatic queer/drag music icon like we’ve never seen before (or will again)
Dean Johnson was a charismatic celebrity and gay activist in the New York club scene of the eighties and nineties. Six foot six tall and with a shaved head, Dean appeared in drag as front man with two queer rock bands, The Weenies and The Velvet Mafia. His drag was unconventional. With his little black…
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Queerguru reviews STOCKADE how one gay immigrant had to break the law to get her US Visa
It would seem a perfect time for this new movie STOCKADE with its story of a Lebanese immigrant in NY trying to get a US Visa, which is such a hot topic in these precarious political times. However, when it turned into a thriller with some muddled plot lines, it confused us and somewhat diluted…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews NIGHT STAGE an erotic queer Brazilian thriller that’s the Closing Gala at London’s BFI Flare Film Fest
Matias (Gabriel Faryas) and Fabio (Henrique Barreira) are handsome, buff 23-year-old actors rehearsing a sold-out play with a prestigious theatre company in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The two friends live together and are equally ambitious and energetic. A casting agent is in town, scouting talent for a high-profile new TV series, and both men are keen…
