Tag: melodrama
LA MAISON : a new French TV series about the high dramas within an iconic Paris-based high-fashion atelier.
Two of (the many) things we love about the French are ‘fashion’ and ‘high drama’ and there is a brand new TV series that combine them perfectly La Maison, the upcoming French-language drama is set within an iconic Paris-based high-fashion atelier. Apple TV promise a behind-the-scenes look at the contemporary, ever-evolving world of…
Queerguru is not the least bit scared (or aroused!) reviewing the gay melodrama The Phantom of The Sauna
Javi (newcomer Néstor Goenaga) comes to the Sauna Popular in search of work in order to enable his dream of becoming a singer to come true. Unfortunately, the business is going through hard times, and so Asun (Antonia San Juan), can only offer him menial work. Javi is not there long before…
Queerguru reviews ISAAC a queer Spanish melodrama
Spanish filmmaking duo David Matamoros and Ángeles Hernández swap their usual roles of producers to become the co-directors and writers of his intriguing queer melodrama. Adapted from a very successful stage play, it is the story of two very different married couples who are quite ruthless in pursuing their own desires. Two close childhood…
The Aerialist : wants one more chance to perform before its too late
Gymnast, dancer, aerialist and actress Dreya Weber has reunited with her ex-husband the writer and director Ned Farr to make, this their 3rd movie together. The Aeralist is a sequel to their 2006 award-winning film The Gymnast which told the story of the dancing and Vegas acrobatics after-life of a former Olympic hopeful Jane Hawkins…
Walking With Shadows: plodding shadows stay flat
Walking with Shadows has all the emotional set pieces that are expected from a film about a gay man who ends up married to appease the religious expectations of his family. With little to offer in the way of surprises the story plods towards a predictable destination whilst managing to under deliver against the…
