Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIf you have ever watched any of the edgy movies made by the openly gay Chinese auteur filmmaker known simply as Scud, then you will know to expect a lot of full frontal nudity in his work. In this, his latest movie about to be released on DVD/VOD in the U.S., it’s actually easier to … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis was the first serious approach to homosexuality the cinema had ever made. Made in Britain in 1961 where, as in the US, being gay was still a crime, the movie was actually banned from American theaters simply because it used the word ‘homosexual’. The story is of a handsome young man called ‘Boy’ Barrett who … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFrom Eytan Fox the Director of ‘Yossi and Jaegar’ comes a story of a Mossad Agent who is ordered to track and down and kill one of the last remaining Nazi war criminals before he can die a natural death. To find his man, he is expected to act as a Tour Guide and befriend the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesWalking with Shadows has all the emotional set pieces that are expected from a film about a gay man who ends up married to appease the religious expectations of his family. With little to offer in the way of surprises the story plods towards a predictable destination whilst managing to under deliver against the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesNacho (Charly Etchévers) is an ordinary enough guy, works at a Bank by day, and has only recently split up with his girlfriend. They remain on good terms however and she invites him to her birthday party where meets Ana (Flor Dragonetti). She is almost the opposite to him a self-confident divorcee who has just … Continue reading
