Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesCan’t two twinks fall in love in peace in 1980 Sicily? No. In a nutshell, that is the story of Fireworks, a new film by Giuseppe Fiorello based on the true story of an infamous hate crime. It imagines the days leading up to the murder of two young men whose deaths caused … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesMexican Lucha libre is the most spectacular of sports and the most sporty of spectacles…and was declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage in Mexico City in 2018. Based on Greco-Roman wrestling, it is a mixture of sport and theatre (dance and performance in the ring). The Lucha Libre wrestlers are well-known and among the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesDiana the musical, now available on Netflix, is a filmed version of the Broadway show, currently on at the Longacre Theatre, W 48th St, NY. The story is about Diana, Princess of Wales, the most famous woman of the modern age, and covers her life from age 19, when Diana Spencer first meets Charles, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesGolda is a tense new drama profiling Golda Meir, Israel’s only female prime minister, and her actions during the 19 days of the Yom Kippur War in 1973. Starring the brilliant Helen Mirren as Golda and Liev Schreiber as US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, we follow Meir as she navigates overwhelming odds, a … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIt’s Oscars season, and amongst a fairly predictable line-up of nominees is the nomination of Colman Domingo for his role as Bayard Rustin in the Netflix biopic Rustin. Rustin was a gay black activist who was the chief architect of the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington which led to the creation of … Continue reading