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Soundless Wind Chime

Thursday, August 6th, 2009
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With themes encompassing death, rebirth and memory, Soundless Wind Chime is an attempt by director Kit Hung to capture his own experiences of grief and loss. Ricky, a young Chinese man, journeys across rural Switzerland seeking closure…

BLACK ICE

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
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It’s not often that a movie manages to be both entertaining and thought provoking, but this sleeper international hit from Finland manages to surprise, astound, disturb and amuse in almost equal quantities. Released in 2007 and nominated for…

Permanent Residence **

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
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Well in all honesty, this film by director/writer Scud really leaves a lot to be desired. I like gratuitous full-frontal nudity as much as the next homo but the two leads’ physiques cannot carry the entire movie. The voice-over narrative…

Drifting Flower

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
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Youth is like waves hitting the shores – the dramatic nature of it all. The common perspective on homosexuality is that gay and lesbians only know how to chase present moments of love, lacking the ideology of long term goals

The Reader *****

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
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The Reader tackles sensitive subjects through two intricate characters, Hanna Schmitz (Kate Winslet) and Michael Berg (David Kross and Ralph Fiennes). Beginning in post WWII Germany, the characters first meet when 15 year old Michael is suffering from nausea on his way back home…

MILK

Monday, February 9th, 2009
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Harvey Milk became the first openly gay man elected to any substantial political office in the USA. His rise to the political arena garnered many casualties including lovers, friends, colleagues and, most tragically, the murder of Harvey Milk himself – a pioneer in the fight for gay rights in the US.

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Portraying the life of the legendary master of Chinese Opera, the movie Forever Enthralled brings Mei Lanfang to life in flesh & blood. The film is divided into 3 parts: the life of young Mei Lanfang; the relationships between Mei Lanfang, his wife Fu Zhifang and lover Meng Xiaodong; and finally his life during wartime, concluding his relationship with Qiu Rubai.