Beyond the Glamour, the real
story of Behind the Candelabra
So why was there so much controversy over
distributing this film? Perhaps it’s the risqué gay
sex scenes or the taboo subjects of AIDS,
palimony and showbiz decadence which
prevented Hollywood from granting the film a
mainstream cinematic release. Subjects that
have never deterred HBO before. (More...)
Cinema Retrospective: Far from
Heaven to Brokeback Mountain
In terms of retrospective pink cinema, two films
stand out as an evolving understanding of being
homosexual in a distinctly repressive yet
ultimately American society half a century ago
representing both urban and rural repressions
of forbidden love. Repressive situations
depicted in Far From Heaven and Brokeback
Mountain are currently out of place in the 21st
century growing industry of gay and lesbian
weddings which has taken many American
states by storm with the increasing legalization
of same sex marriage from New York to
Vermont. (More...)
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PRIDE - Unlikely Allies Find
Solidarty
Every now and then a motion picture comes
along that defies convention, breaks boundaries
and enlivens the soul. PRIDE does this so
successfully, so subtly and with such universal
humanity that it is simply irresistible. With a
distinctive ensemble cast of very well known
British and Welsh actors, dynamic new talent
and the understated direction of a theatre
professional, the film manages to sustain
consistent laughter, tears and deep empathy in
its audience. (More...)
Backup Buddy Love - Tackling The
10 Year Plan
Hailing from the studios of Cinema175 in West
Hollywood, writer/director J.C. Calciano, creator
of previous Festival favourites such as ‘Is It Just
Me?’, ’eCupid’ and the sneaky hit YouTube web
series, ‘Steam Room Stories’, brings us his latest
cinematic shenanigans. (More...)
Edition 006 - May 2015
Review: The Falls
Unlike Ang Lee’s Oscar winning 2005 film
Brokeback Mountain, American director Jon
Garcia’s film The Falls is not big budget, overlong
or does not feature any major Hollywood stars.
Instead The Falls is a nuanced and superb
analysis of how two young men find affection
and sexual attraction for each other in the
confines of a repressive religious context in this
case the Mormon religion in the North Western
United States. (More...)
REVIEW: Decriminalizing Alan
Turing: The Imitation Game
Norwegian director Morten Tyldum elegantly
weaves a very touching and tragic story of
espionage, cryptography and sexuality
extracting nuanced performances out of
Benedict Cumberbatch as Turing and Keira
Knightley as Joan Clarke, an odd couple who
make up the mysterious collective which work
on and break the seemingly impossible Nazi
enigma code at the height of World War II.
(More...) David R Walker
REVIEW Saint Laurent: Cobras and
Caviar - YSL’s Fight for Elegance
Director Bertand Bonello’s epic portrait of the
life of influential fashion Designer Yves Saint
Laurent is beautifully if not explicitly captured in
his amazing biopic Saint Laurent, starring the
gorgeous Gaspard Ulliel as the iconic and
tortured designer. Belgian actor Jeremie Renier
(In Bruges) stars as the French industrialist
Pierre Berge whom together with Saint Laurent
founded the hugely successful and influential
Parisian Fashion House Yves Saint Laurent YSL,
making it an international, synonymous with
style and sophistication. (More...) David R Walker
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