Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideBelgian Dominique Abel and his Australian wife Fiona Gordon are probably the best burlesque couple in movies today. Both rather angular and gaunt, this odd looking pair who are such gifted physical comedians would undoubtedly be super stars in old Hollywood where are any form of slapstick was both loved and respected. In their latest, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThis movie from 2010 is the true a group of some 180 women machinists in the Ford Factory in Dagenham, a London suburb, who in 1968 defied the fiercely male entrenched society at the time and did the unheard of thing by going out on strike and demanding equal pay. Lined up against them were Trade Union Officials … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideWithin a few minutes after the opening of this movie …. Woody Allen’s 46th, and probably one of his most tedious … it is very obvious that the magic in the title refers strictly to the staged tricks created by the two leading characters and not to the film itself. Allen’s very thin story, set … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIt’s been 15 years since filmmaker Noah Baumbach made his breakthrough movie ‘The Squid and The Whale‘ which netted him an Academy Award Nomination for Original Screenplay. In the years since he has helmed several intriguing and enjoyable movies such as Margot At The Wedding, Greenberg and Francis Ha, yet none of them captured … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideChristopher Guest the cinematic genius who defined the ‘mockumentary’ movie genre, is back on the big screen after a 10 year absence. This time his sardonic humor is aimed squarely at the rather bizarre culture of furry sports mascots, and in which bares more than a passing resemblance to Guest’s take on the dog world … Continue reading
