Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideWhen I sat watching writer/director John Carney’s latest movie that was hoping to follow on with the surprise success of his last hit, instead of being enthralled by the warbling tones of singer/songwriter Gretta on screen I just couldn’t get a certain Sondheim lyric out of my head. ‘Once, yes, once for a lark, Twice, though, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideBig Stone Gap is the sort of old-fashioned homespun middle America town that represents a gentler and kinder world where time literally stands still. It’s actually a real blue-collar mining town in a corner of Virginia where the movie’s writer and director Adriana Trigiani grew up, and this is not only based on her own … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideI will confess that I was drawn to this very quirky wee comedy by its title and by its whole concept. Its a hybrid of a movie within a movie that’s essentially a video of the wedding from hell. Alison the bride has got cold feet on the day she is about to marry Phil, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideWhen it comes to choosing a movie, you should always trust your instincts. Especially when you’ve been trapped at home for couple of weeks nursing a fever and your desperate need for cheering yourself up colors your judgements. I thought with obtaining MovieReviewIntelligence highest rating of ‘excellent’ as a result of so many respected critics … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIn this new mouth watering movie from the Weinstein Company there are three things that are hot. The food, the tempers and the star Bradley Cooper. It’s not the first time he has tried his hand at playing a temperamental master chef: back in 2005 he was in the very short-lived Fox TV series ‘Kitchen Confidential’ … Continue reading
