Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterWhen the movie Big Eden was released 15 years it instantly became a gay cult classic. Thomas Bezucha’s debut feature film is an decidedly heart-warming old fashioned romance and real feel-good crowd pleaser which picked up nine awards from leading Film Festivals around the country. The San Francisco Chronicle explained its appeal so succinctly ‘Seeing middle-aged, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterLily-Rose Depp for Chanel It has just been announced that Lily-Rose Melody Depp, the 16 year old daughter of actress Vanessa Paradis and a certain actor whose name she carries, is about to break … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterOut gay director Roland Emmerich was on the receiving end of some very nasty vitriolic abuse by people condemning his new movie outright purely on the first sight of a trailer. A petition was even drawn up urging people to boycott the movie even though no-one had still actually seen it yet to judge it … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterAmongst Emmy Award winning director Jeffrey Schwarz’s prolific output are four excellent documentaries on iconic gay figures : first it was activist & cinephile Vito Russo, then celebrated porn actor Jack Wrangler, followed by the definitive profile on John Water’s favorite actress Divine. I get to talk to him now about his latest movie on … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe Toronto International Film Festival is richer than ever this year with so many more World Premieres of new movies that are going to feature high on both queerguru’s ‘must see’ list but also in the nominations for Academy Awards. One such essential piece of potential glorious silliness is Australian filmmaker Jocelyn Moorhouse’s adaption of Rosalie … Continue reading
