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Tehran : City of Love …….for some people
This is the stories of three middle-aged sad and depressed Iranians trying to cope with the reality that love has simply passed them by.. In this very bittersweet comedy from writer-director Ali Jaberansari we see how these lonely individuals cope with the lack of a romantic relationship . Overweight Mina (Forough Ghajabagli) ironically is…
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Making Montgomery Clift : sorting the facts from so much wicked fiction
This is the film that all Montgomery Clift fans have waited for since his death at the far too early age of 45, and also the one to introduce to millenials who have never had joy of knowing of his existence, This wonderful queer actor, one of the most handsome Hollywood stars ever, has…
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WIG : the revival of WIGSTOCK with a look at its glorious past
Chris Moukarbel‘s film WIG about the revival of the icon NY drag festival was always going to be a flattering and affectionate profile as Neil Patrick Harris, and his husband David Burtka helped produce the film after they has partnered with Wigstock creator Lady Bunny to revive the event last year. Moukarbel used ample archival…
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5B : an inspiring tale of courage of the nurses and patients in SF’s first AIDS Ward
Two time Oscar winning filmmaker Paul Haggis’s first foray into a non-fictional feature is an insightful and affectionate look at the country’s first ever AIDS Ward : 5B at San Francisco General Hospital. Opened in 1983 not only would it become the busiest of its kind, but more importantly the dedicated nursing staff implemented a…
