Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThere is a tinge of sadness to watching The Duke when you realize that it became the swan song of British film and theater director Roger Michell who recently died aged 65… Michell’s work included a number of critically acclaimed productions at the National Theatre. His filmography included The Buddha of Suburbia , Hudson in … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesWe’ve just come across this wee gem on HBO max that slipped by us when it was first released. It’s the gentle story of a gender-fluid Toronto millennial of Pakistani heritage in an eight-part Canadian comedy about identity. It was created by its star, Bilal Baig, and director Fab Filippo, this and all … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesQueer actor and filmmaker Nicolas Maury was discovered internationally thanks to his role as an extroverted assistant in Call My Agent, the infamous series based in Paris about actors’ frantic agents. My Best Part is his directorial debut and he also plays the main lead, an openly gay, oversensitive, troubled actor reaching his 40s, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiques“The Forty-Year-Old- Version“ is a highly entertaining film written, directed by, and starring Radha Blank. The title, a play on words (remember “The 40-Year-Old-Virgin?”), signals that despite its heavy subtext of the sexism, racism, and ageism in the theater world, the tone and delivery are not without humor and a bit of spoofing, The … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterAfter three seasons of the Netflix documentary about the life of the outrageous gay former zookeeper and convicted felon Joe Exotic , you would think that the public would have no more appetite for his antics. How wrong you would be. There were two feature films/series in the work although the one starring … Continue reading
