Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesNot all of Canadian filmmaker Rodrique Jean’s output necessarily have LGBTQ content, but the last two he made ‘Love in The Time of Civil War’ and also Men For Sale are unapologetically about the street hustlers in NY. He uses the city again as the setting for his latest and by far his most extraordinary … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesGymnast, dancer, aerialist and actress Dreya Weber has reunited with her ex-husband the writer and director Ned Farr to make, this their 3rd movie together. The Aeralist is a sequel to their 2006 award-winning film The Gymnast which told the story of the dancing and Vegas acrobatics after-life of a former Olympic hopeful Jane Hawkins … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFrom 2008 comes this hybrid docudrama that does such a good melding fact with fiction we have no idea which is which. Somehow that doesn’t seem to matter. The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela is the story of 2O year old Filipino Ladyboy who makes a living as a sex worker in Manilla. Raquela … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesWhen Juan’s brother moves out of his apartment in a Buenos Aires suburb he must find a roommate to replace him. He settles for Gabriel …… who he dubs the Blonde One ….. who is a colleague at the Woodworking shop where they are both employed. The two men couldn’t be more different as … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe course of true love rarely runs smooth, but if you are an Israeli Jewish gay man who falls for a Palestinian Arab gay man, then the chances are that you are completely doomed from the start. In this remarkable and moving take on ‘Romeo & Juliet’ director Eyton Fox follows up ‘Yossi & Jaegar’ … Continue reading