How far would you go to attract the attention of the girl of your dreams? Would you pretend to be gay and date her gay best friend in order to get closer to her? This scenario unfolds in director Q. Allan Brocka’s Eating Out.Caleb (Scott Lunsford), a red-blooded heterosexual male, possesses an insatiable attraction for… Continue reading Film review: Eating Out
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Brave film out of the closet
By Jeff Kubik
While North America grapples with the prospect of institutionalized gay marriage and activists and disparate conservative groups continue battle among themselves, the rest of the world continues to deal with homosexuality and transgender issues. Though we in the West often lose sight of the larger populace, the governments of the developing world clash every day… Continue reading Brave film out of the closet
Saddest music not so sad
By Rob Scherf
Thank God. With the release of The Saddest Music in the World, a Canadian artist finally has the balls to come right out and say we Canucks are a pretty moody bunch. And who is this trailblazing entrepreneur of fresh-air filmmaking? None other than cinematic lo-fi auteur Guy Maddin. Maddin’s delievers a strange mix of… Continue reading Saddest music not so sad
Semites of the world unite
We live in a highly volatile time precariously perched at the edge of conflict. The tiniest provocation in the form of sexuality, political ideology, religion can ignite a situation into irrevocable consequences. François Dupeyron has directed a movie offering us a more optimistic slice of life. Set in Paris in the early 1960s, Monsieur Ibrahim… Continue reading Semites of the world unite