Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideHirut, a 14 year old Ethiopian girl, is walking home through the fields from the village school when she is suddenly surrounded by a group of horsemen who snatch her up and take her off. Tadele their leader intends to marry her, but first he imprisons the frightened young schoolgirl in his hut,, and beats … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideMartin Scorsese’s take on a big time financial crook who swindled money out of a legion of small time people to finance his life of excess and debauchery is a piece of faction. Based on the real life of convicted stockbroker Jordan Belfort whose Firm fraudulently sold billions of worthless penny shares, it does however … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideBased very loosely on a true story, this is the tale about all the shenanigans behind the making of the multi-Oscar winner smash hit movie ‘Mary Poppins’ in 1964. Walt Disney had been pursuing the book’s author P.L. Travers (Pamela) for the past 20 years to get the film rights and now in a last ditch … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIt’s Anthony’s 50th birthday, a fact that Jane discovers when she finds her mother Philomena crying over an old photograph. Anthony is the son that she had out of wedlock as a teenager in Ireland and who was forcibly taken by Nuns and given away for adoption. It’s a tale that she has kept to … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe very scary fact thing about watching Dallas Buyers Club is always knowing that this is sadly a very true story. Not that we have anything except unfettered admiration for Ron Woodroof and his wild unorthodox schemes, but it is the reminder of the sheer number of countless deaths that could have been avoided if … Continue reading
