Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Directors: Nickolas Bird and Eleanor Sharpe. Timothy Conigrave's memoir Holding The Man, published posthumously in 1994, is one of the touchstones of queer culture here in Australia. Widely regarded as a seminal novel about being gay, love and life in the time of AIDS, the novel was a poignant story about his long time love for John Caleo. The pair first met when they were …
THE GOOD THE BAD THE UGLY FILM SHOW PODCAST EPISODE #143
This week on The Good The Bad The Ugly Film Show Adam, Dave Greg and Nick take a look at new release films ‘The Wolf Pack,’ ‘StalkHer,’ ‘Holding The Man,‘ ‘Ricki And The Flash,’ ‘The Gift,’ and ‘She’s Funny That Way.’ This episode also contains interviews with Crystal Moselle, Meryl Streep, Mamie Gummer, Joel Edgerton, Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Jennifer Aniston, Imogen Poots, Kri Stenders (Kill Me Three Times), …
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HOLDING THE MAN – interview with Neil Armfield
HOLDING THE MAN - interview with Neil Armfield by GREG KING First published in 1995 Holding The Man is Timothy Conigrave's touching memoir of his fifteen year relationship with John Calleo, which began while they were both schoolboys at Xavier College in the late 70s. It is a cult classic, and one of Australia's favourite books. It was adapted to the stage, and has finally been adapted to the screen. Holding The …
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