Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesAs the British Film Institute Flare Festival heads into its final few days it’s nice to discover one of those quirky sub genres that makes these events special. Ladies, Gentlemen and Everybody let me introduce a new favourite, the Jolly Germanic Lesbian Romcom. It’s not often we get to put those three words … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesCan’t two twinks fall in love in peace in 1980 Sicily? No. In a nutshell, that is the story of Fireworks, a new film by Giuseppe Fiorello based on the true story of an infamous hate crime. It imagines the days leading up to the murder of two young men whose deaths caused … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatter4 time Emmy Award Winner the creator and star of Schitt’s Creek, Dan Levy shares the first preview of his filmmaking debut. The openly gay Levy conceived the story of ‘Good Grief’ during the Covod pandemic when he first felt compelled to tell a story about found family and the importance of it. Levy, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesHandsome couple Thomas (Juan Pablo Di Pace) and Oscar (Nico Tortorella) are living a good life in LA. They are in love, busy, and happy foster parents to a young kid Arthur (Matthew Jacob Ocampo). When it’s time for Arthur to return to his birth mother, however, his loss affects the couple deeply and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesWHEN THE LIPSTICK IS A STATEMENT A tender fictional film with visually attractive drawings, moving images, and ingenious storytelling of a boy that inhabits for a while the body of his babysitter. Curious Johnny (Tre Ryder) and sensitive Melanie (Colbi Minifie) share daily life activities while Johnny´s mother is away. She is his … Continue reading
