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Queer Matter : News, Reviews And Interviews
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Over 80% of the actors at the casting for Jayro Bustamante’s film TREMOR refused to play ‘gay’
When Guatemalan filmmaker Jayro Bustamante‘s went to cast his sophomore film a drama about a married man who comes out as gay he was shocked to discover that over 80% of the actors at the casting would not play ‘gay’ . He needn’t have worried though as he chose the extremely talented actor JUAN PABLO OLYSLAGER whose finely…
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Walking With Shadows: plodding shadows stay flat
Walking with Shadows has all the emotional set pieces that are expected from a film about a gay man who ends up married to appease the religious expectations of his family. With little to offer in the way of surprises the story plods towards a predictable destination whilst managing to under deliver against the…
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OUTshine Film Festival FL: 10 Movies that you Musn’t Miss
The 11th Edition of OUTShine Fort Lauderdale (the offspring of OUTShine Miami) kicks of its 10 day Festival on 10/10 with an eclectic & diverse program of films that cover most of the LGBTQ spectrum. The QUEERGURU team have been glued to the screen seeing almost all of the movies and here is our…
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This is not Berlin : Art, politics and music collide in Mexican nightlife
Set against the background of the 1986 Mexico World Cup This is Not Berlin throws together a cast of creative misfits who are trying to change themselves, or the world, into something that works better for them. The drama is serious without being somber as sobriety is thrown up into the gutter during the…
