Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideUshio Shinohara was a leading light in the avant garde art scene in post war Japan who in 1969 headed out to New York in 1969 to seek his (international) fame and fortune. He quickly established himself in the burgeoning artist colony in Sotho for both his art and his limitless capacity to drink. Three … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThis is one of those real life stories that you come across now and again that re-affirm your faith in the goodness of (some) human beings. Rocky Braat’s story is especially moving and relates how one very ordinary and regular young American man, who is exceptionally unselfish and wonderfully generous, made a real difference to the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideJoyce Carol Vincent was an enigma. A 38 year old British woman of Grenadian & Indian descent who was found dead in her messy bed-sit in a Housing Estate (Projects) located above North London’s busiest Shopping Centre in 2003 by Bailiffs’ who had come to evict her for not paying her rent. She had been … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIt’s just a sheer co-incidence that I sat and watched this documentary about the uncovering of the Bernie Madoff’s audacious Ponzi fraud scheme the day before that Peter his son is sentenced to 10 years in jail for his part in the conspiracy. A reminder nevertheless that even though Mr Madoff Snr. is already behind … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideI have always had a bucket list of movies that for some reason or enough I have never got around too yet but am determined to watch before I leave this earth. Swimming to Cambodia has been on that list for far too long, and when I finally saw it tonight with an over-excited Spalding Gray … Continue reading
