Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe queer French auteur François Ozon turns to a very English novel for the source of his latest bittersweet romance. Evidently, he read Aidan Chambers’s 1982 novel Dance on My Grave. when he was a teenager and this story of teen angst must have really resounded deeply with him that almost four decades later … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFirebird is an enormously satisfying and complete film. It tells a full tale of life, and love and loss from its beginning right up to an end that could never need or want a sequel. Peeter Rebane‘s story of two Soviet military recruits, a pilot officer and a private, falling in love on a military base … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesOne of three World Premieres at this year’s Queer Screen’s Mardi Gras Film Festival in Sydney Australia is a truly delightful feel-good road movie, The debut feature from queer Greek filmmaker Stelios Kammitsis is one of those romances you are never sure will work, but the journey is so worth it anyway. It all … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesStay home, stay safe, and treat yourself. Peccadillo Boys on Film 21 comes of age with a polished set of shorts that are almost poems, marking the small moments that make histories. MEMOIRS OF A GEEZA (UK, 4 mins) Dir. Theo James Krekis. A playful start with an ode to the theme that “perception is … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesKleenex alert for this queer Colombian/American touching movie of young love that gets tested to breaking point by the US Immigration authorities. This is story of two young gay Colombians, Adrian (Miguel González) and Sebastian (Juan Pablo Castiblanco) who landed themselves their first jobs after college in NY. The film starts with showing us … Continue reading
