Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThis engrossing and jam-packed documentary on the first ever-female Leader of a Moslem Country starts with scenes of her assassination in 2007, before embarking on becoming a riveting history lesson on both Ms. Bhutto and Pakistan. There’s a myriad of facts, like it is the 6th most populated country in the world, and 97% Moslem, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideDuring ‘BILL CUNNINGHAM:NEW YORK’ we were treated to a glimpse of the amazing studio in Carnegie Hall that was his home for some 40 old years and also we got to meet a few of the eclectic band of artists and performers that were his neighbors there. This new movie, also featuring Bill, is about … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideI love crazy women, and Joyce McKinney, formerly known as ‘Little Miss Perfect’ turned out to be Madder than the Hatter. This hilarious documentary from Oscar-Winning filmmaker Errol Morris (‘The Fog of War’) was a sheer delight from start to finish. When a blowzy blonde 60+ year old woman looks straight to camera in the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIn my continuing quest to catch up with American Cultural Icons that never featured anywhere in my Brit upbringing, I discovered this wee gem of a documentary from 2006 about 5 octogenarian ex-chorus dancing girls from Harlem who are still dancing professional. The Silver Belles may be falling apart physically and ‘can’t remember shit’, but … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideAs part of my continuing process of brushing up on American Cultural Icons I viewed Katherina Otto-Bernstein’s 2006 documentary on ROBERT WILSON, who is arguably the pre-eminent avant-garde theater director/artist in the world. I shouldn’t have been quite so ignorant of Mr. Wilson as although he is American, most of his work has been in … Continue reading
