2020
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Getting It : when misery meets depression are they a love-match?
Getting It is one of those slightly old-fashioned queer movies that maybe lacking in budget which it substitutes with as much enthusiasm as it can possibly muster. Mainly coming from Tom Heard in his debut feature film as writer/director/producer/star. He plays Jamie a self-absorbed and somewhat embittered middle-aged gay man stuck in a miserable…
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“Even Solomon” a transgender drama from BBC TV in 1979
The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) were always regarded as the bastion of British Broadcasting and part of the country’s Establishment. Even today they are still one of the world’s most trusted news service. There was however another side to them when in their earlier days they also produced some ground-breaking programming in their Play…
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QUEERGURU at The Movies @Seattle Queer Film Festival
The 25th Anniversary Seattle Queer Film Festival is taking place October 15-25 run by the delightfully named Three Dollar Bill Cinema Its the largest festival of its kind in the Pacific Northwest and it will be completely VIRTUAL & ONLINE this year. Here are QUEERGURU’S TOP PICKS OF FILMS NOT TO BE MISSED :…
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Queerguru’s ANDREW HEBDEN raves about Francis Lee’s AMMONITE
It is time to rename the London Film Festival the Lesbian Film Festival because once again our favourite movie of the series was all about the women. Last year it was the skin clawing religious creeper Saint Maud and the ode to life long love of the Two of Us. This year it’s the…
