Fans of literature and art no doubt rejoiced when they heard that a full length feature movie was being made focusing on the relationship between famous surrealist Spanish artist Salvadore Dali and his compatriot, the poet and playwright…

On paper, Letters to Juliet is an exciting prospect. Doe-eyed young starlet leading a stellar cast, check. Eye candy galore with hot up-and-coming young male leads, check. Grand old dame of cinema, check. Visually stunning location…

The last few years have seen the release of a plethora of gay indie movies from Hong Kong directors. It’s as if the city’s gay community is bursting with stories to be told, and young auteurs are putting them onto celluloid (or digital) and garnering…

Even with the title being such a blatant a declaration of love, it comes as kind of a shock that, yes, I Love You Phillip Morris is indeed a love story. Who would have thought that the directorial debut of…

Veteran Japanese director Kichitaro Negishi brings us a subtle and effective drama, Villon’s Wife, centring around long suffering wife Sachi (stellar performance by Takako Matsu) of a thieving, adulterous and alcoholic novelist Otani…

In an era where musicals are making a comeback in the cinema (think Chicago, Sweeney Todd, Moulin Rouge, RENT) you can understand Rob Marshal’s confidence in directing a musical with an all-star cast. But musicals are also a very hard genre to pull off…

Ah, Tom Ford. You are one of the world’s leading fashion designers. Your smoldering, chiseled, five-o’-clock-shadow good looks are plastered all over magazines and billboards. Men want to be you, or at least they want to be your boyfriend…

Nowadays, for art-house fetishists around the world, the name Almodóvar is almost like a holy mantra, guaranteed to provide a new grail of contemporary world cinema with each biannual offering. The Manchego director’s latest film, Broken Embraces, is both a continuation of his recent output as well as a throwback…

“I don’t like men who pretend to be women, they disgust me” So says antagonist Pierre to his youthful protégé Jonas in Private Lessons, a Franco-Belgian production that explores the process of growing up and poses some uncomfortable questions about sexuality, authority and the corruption of youth…

Sometimes a movie comes along like a breath of fresh air. Patrik 1.5, is a gay movie that transcends any queer agenda to tell a heartfelt story of love, redemption and acceptance. Sweden is known for its progressive social views, a society that embraces differences…