Any new Almodovar film is cause for celebration, and even more so this time as its his first one made in English. Starring two Oscar winning actors Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, THE ROOM NEXT DOOR, is not being released until ‘award season’ in December. The film follows Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha … Continue reading
Set in one of the shabbier areas in Bilbao in Northern Spain, this is a tale of racism, homophobia plus both unfulfilled and unrequited love. It’s the story of Ibra a 15 year-old youth who has fled Morocco and is living hand-to-mouth in an immigrants hostel and trying to survive on nothing but his wits. … Continue reading
The charismatic actor/director Paddy Quinn, best known for the mock-reality TV series Massholes, chose this intriguing tale of reconciliation for his feature film directing debut. Billy’s (Kurt Finney) unexpected dishonorable discharge from the Army resulted in him storming out of the family home in Texas after his father completely disowned him. In the midst … Continue reading
This devastatingly heartbreaking true story of two young Australian men Timothy Conigrave and his ‘husband’ John Caleo is so good that it needs to be told twice. Well, actually three times if you also count the award-winning play that ended up being staged all around the world. Conigrave wrote his memoir that both movies and … Continue reading
They immediately take off in a hurry to be followed in hot pursuit by Uncle Jorge and his thuggish bodyguards and when they catch up to them, they beat one of them to a pulp. Juampi though helps the other one escape and he jumps on the back of the man’s motorbike as he speeds … Continue reading
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