Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideEven if you have never had a yearning to quaff a glass or two of Bordeaux wine you will after seeing this new documentary about one of them oldest and most famous of libations, although you will probably be sampling the table wine variety and not the prestigious vintages that this movie focuses on. It … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesWilliam Yang is something of a Queer Icon in Australia’s art world. A third generation Chinese-Australian born in Brisbane in the 1940’s, who as soon as he was old enough he left the genteel quiet of Queensland to head to Sydney, the gay mecca of Australia. He not only developed a acute eye and remarkable … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThere is an hilariously funny opening sequence when the camera swoops down from the nearby mountains to spot Shirley, a suburban housewife on the verge of a breakdown, hanging out her washing in her garden whilst she recreates the beginning of ‘The Sound of Music’ that she is totally obsessed with. Her five daughters however … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideJonah is a scruffy twenty-something who lives in a large ramshackled house in Sydney’s inner city that he inherited from his parents and now shares with his two best friends Gus and Stevie with whom he makes a passable living throwing weekly wild house parties. Money may be tight, but there is plenty of drugs, sex … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis totally enchanting documentary is a deliciously hilarious look at same-sex couples in Australia as they practice to enter the ballroom dancing competition at the Gay Games. The story starts in the autumn of 2009 and just nine months away from the World Gay Games in Germany, and Anny a vivacious blond dance instructor … Continue reading
