Author queerguru

Halston was the US’s first haute couturier to be taken seriously.  From milliner to revered iconic fashion designer in a very short this flamboyant and fun-loving man firmly put his sartorial stamp on everything in the Studio 54 era so that his ‘star’ on Fashion’s Walk of Fame in NY rightly proclaims ‘The 70’s Belonged … Continue reading

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Encountering the work of the revolutionary dancer choreographer Pina Bausch for the very first time reminded me yet again of the great cultural abyss I live in at times, and if it hadn’t been for watching Wim Wender’s enchanting documentary, I would have missed knowing about her completely. Ms. Bausch once described the human impulse to … Continue reading

Author queerguru

A revealing documentary on Harry Belafonte the celebrated singer and Tony Award winning actor (and the first African American Emmy Award Winner) who’s extraordinary biography includes a lifetime involvement as an important Civil Rights Activist alongside Dr. Martin Luther King and the other leaders of the movement.  This illuminating insight shows a committed and dedicated … Continue reading

Author queerguru

The title of this engrossing documentary on the lives and work of design icons Charles & Ray Eames is somewhat misleading as we soon discover that there were so much more than just an architect and a painter. They were also furniture designers, filmmakers, graphic designers and visual communicators par excellence. In fact this multi-faceted highly … Continue reading