Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIt’s been 20 years since the award-winning documentary Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin by Nancy D. Kates and Bennett Singer was on our screens. So this new Netflix feature RUSTIN written by Academy Award Winner Dustin Lance Black and Julian Breece is well overdue. Rustin was an African-American leader … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatter1 Comment on First preview of MAESTRO the sophomore film directed by Bradley Cooper about Leonard Bernstein the quintessential MusicianLeonard Bernstein was not just an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian, but he was considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time and the first American conductor to receive international acclaim. As well as being one the most celebrated prolific musicians, by all accounts his … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe UK at the beginning of the 1980s was a highly-charged environment. Thatcher’s brutal economic policies, high youth unemployment, the urban riots of the summer of 1981, and very politicized new wave and Two-Tone music scenes fuelled a tense atmosphere. George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley were best friends, having met at school in 1975 … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesOne of the great things about NETFLIX programming it refuses to be insular like major TV channels and it schedules such a wonderful selection of shows and series from around the globe. Especially when it comes to LGBTQ+ programming. There is Elite, a show from Spain that follows the antics of a wealthy group … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesPlease do not say a word to Ron DeSantis but Netflix has just announced a new TV series that they promise to be super gay. Glamorous is the story of aimless twenty-something Marco Meija, (Miss Benny) a gender non-conforming makeup artist who gets the opportunity of a lifetime when model-turned-mogul Madolyn Addison (Kim Cattrall) … Continue reading
