Tag: HBO
‘FAYE’ a stunning revealing tell-all doc on the controversial Academy Award Winner FAYE DUNAWAY coming to HBO
Just half way through 2024 its proving a great year for documentaties of female icons….. and would be icons. There is ‘Let The Canary Sing‘ where we fell in love with Cyndi Lauper all over again: ‘I Am: Celine Dion‘: very emotional portrait of the Canadian singer: ‘I-800-ON-HER-OWN‘ on Grammy Award winner lesbian…
Queerguru reviews ROCK HUDSON : All That Heaven Allowed
Filmmaker Stephen Kijak’s excellent documentary on Hollywood heartthrob Rock Hudson should serve as a blueprint for other documentaries that focus on a subject’s very private life. His finely balanced portrayal of one of Hollywood’s great leading men is a respectful account of the star’s closeted public life without resorting to the usual negative sensationalism.…
The Gilded Age: the next ‘big thing ‘ in period drama from the creator of Downton Abbey
With the news that the DOWNTON ABBEY sequel movie release has now been postponed until March 2022 (Quelle horror!) there is some good news afoot for all those who love period dramas about the very very rich. Julian Fellows, who himself is a Peer of The Realm (i.e. h’s Lord Fellows) and who created…
Kate Winslet shines in HBO’s Mare of Easttown
Unlike other film actresses in her age group Oscar winner Kate Winslet has not suddenly started re-focusing her career onto playing roles in TV series. Even though her very first one Mildred Pierce potted her a Golden Globe in 2012. Winslet, recently seen on the Big Screen in Francis Lee’s glorious sophomore movie Ammonite,…
TINA : an exhilarating documentary of the Queen of Rock ‘n Roll
The recent infamous interview that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex gave to the Queen ……..ooops we meant Oprah Winfrey …… is just yet another example of how the tabloid media obsession with ‘bad news’ can ruin lives. It’s kind of irrelevant to them if it’s fake or real news : it’s hard to…
