Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe German/Canadian documentarian Thomas Wallner’s record of the closing night of the ‘Gardenia’ the famous Belgian Cabaret that had been touring Europe for the past years pries far too closely for comfort into the melancholy filled lives of the performers. They are a group of elderly, mainly overweight, transsexuals and gay men who are drag … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe best thing about Sabine Lidl’s captivating documentary on the celebrated photographer Nan Goldin is that she so perfectly captured the brutal honesty of both the woman and her work. Since the 1970’s Goldin has been photographing unfiltered raw shocking images of addiction, desire and sexuality but unlike her peers these were not of models … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIn China the word ‘Sheng nu’ means ‘leftover women’ and is a derogatory term made popular by the All-China Women’s Federation that classifies women who remain unmarried after they are 28 years old. It’s part of the pressure that their society place on women to conform and accept that marriage is the only goal they … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideA weary and desolate Angélique Litzenburger a 60 year old dance-club hostess and former stripper sits nursing yet another drink at the bar and declares to her younger co-workers ‘I was a superstar!’ The trouble is that although she is way past her prime, she is still partying as hard as she did in her youth it’s simply that … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesA ‘thylacine’ was evidently the largest known carnivorous marsupial of modern times and is nearly extinct which is something an overly anxious Charlie doesn’t want his relationship with boyfriend Nick to become. They are just about to celebrate being together for 9 months when Peter spots Nick having lunch with one of his many admirers … Continue reading
