Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterWhen most people think about Australian LGBTQ movies they usually immediately just think of the 1994 smash hit The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of The Desert. However nowadays the country produces some stunning work that covers all genres of queer cinema and which have made their filmmakers major players in the world of LGBTQ movies. … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThe first line we hear uttered out of Tilly Dunnage’s mouth is ‘I’m Back you Bastards‘. And she is indeed in the remote Australian outback small town which she left overnight in a hurry some 20 years ago. For the past two decades she has re-invented herself as a very successful fashion designer wowing the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesDon’t be fooled by the deceptive title of this movie which implies it is just another teenage romp, as Craig Boreham’s feature film debut, is one of the most powerful edgy LGBT dramas to come out of Australia for some years. It’s hard not to compare it with Ana Kokkinos’s 1998 award-winning break-out hit ‘Head … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesScrum traces the success of the Sidney Convicts Rugby Team as they participate in the Bingham Cup Tournament in 2014 is probably one of the most uplifting LGBT documentaries for a very long time . It’s very essence is embedded in a story of hope, and how something so intrinsically wonderful came out of tragedy … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis devastatingly heartbreaking true story of two young Australian men Timothy Conigrave and his ‘husband’ John Caleo is so good that it needs to be told twice. Well, actually three times if you also count the award-winning play that ended up being staged all around the world. Conigrave wrote his memoir that both movies and … Continue reading
