Vito Russo was an extraordinary man. A discerning cineaste and movie historian, an avid gay activist and a leading Aids activist : my kind of hero! In filmmaker Jeffery Schwarz’s awe-inspiring new documentary on Russo’s action-packed short life we can see the full extent of this remarkable man’s leadership and involvement in gay rights, his … Continue reading
For the ‘NY Times’ to review a ‘gay’ movie is far too rare an occurrence but when A.O Scott, its senior Critic, goes one step further and gives one a rave review, then you know that that this is no ordinary film. This wee British movie shot over two weeks and as the title suggests, … Continue reading
Paul Greco is an uptight wealthy 50-year-old unmarried man who has just made a killing by selling off the Company he owned and ran and is now at a loose end as to what to do with all his free time. His hyper interfering sister gets him a dog to take for walks in the … Continue reading
The question posed in the title of this Taiwanese light hearted Rom. Com. refers to two couples in their 30’s who have reached a crossroads in their relationships. Wei-chung and Feng have been happily married for nine years. They have a six year old son, live in a nice apartment, and he has just been … Continue reading
Ten years on and Eyton Fox’s brilliant ‘Yossi & Jaeger’ about two Israeli soldiers who fall in love is fondly regarded as a ‘classic gay movie’, and now he follows it with this rather wonderful sequel. Yossi is still mourning the loss of his lover Jagger who died in his arms at the Front and … Continue reading