Queer Cinema

[rrhill]

The gay movies in my DVD collection:

Boy Culture
Shelter
Trick
The broken hearts club
Burnt money (Plata quemada)
Pricilla Queen of the Deserts
To Wong Foo
My beautiful Laundrette
Another Gay Movie
Rent
Gods and Monsters
My own private Idaho
Hedwig and the angry inch
Bad education
Big Eden
The trip
Edge of seventeen
Eating out
TransAmerica
The 24th day
Whole new thing
A question of love
Were the world mine
Beautiful thing
Get real
Knowing
24 nights
Shortbus
Latterdays
Tan Lines
Maurice
C.R.A.Z.Y.
Coffee date
In & Out
Mysterious skin

 

[rrhill]

There was a bit of gay theme in Downton Abbey.

There is a bit of gay theme in the new James Bond: Skyfall

 

[cumrag27]

More Gay Movies to enjoy!

The gay movies in my DVD collection:

Boy Culture
Shelter
Trick
The broken hearts club
Burnt money (Plata quemada)
Pricilla Queen of the Deserts
To Wong Foo
My beautiful Laundrette
Another Gay Movie
Rent
Gods and Monsters
My own private Idaho
Hedwig and the angry inch
Bad education
Big Eden
The trip
Edge of seventeen
Eating out
TransAmerica
The 24th day
Whole new thing
A question of love
Were the world mine
Beautiful thing
Get real
Knowing
24 nights
Shortbus
Latterdays
Tan Lines
Maurice
C.R.A.Z.Y.
Coffee date
In & Out
Mysterious skin

Dear Robert,

I especially like "My own private Idaho" and "Gods and Monsters". Others I feel you would find enjoyable to watch are "Philadelphia" with Tom Hanks, Antonio Banderas, and Danzel Washington

and "Brokeback Mountain" with the now deceased Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, and Michelle Williams.

Historically speaking, there are other classics like: "Boys in the Band"; "Midnight Cowboy" with Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight; "Midnight Express" with the now deceased Brad Davis and John Hurt; and "Cabaret" with Liza Minnelli and Michael York, that I would recommend to anybody with an historical perspective!.



Sincerely,

Stimpy

 

[rrhill]

How nice of you Stimpy.

Did not see the Boys in the band, the others I did.

Do own Cabaret, Brokeback mountain, and let's not forget Victor Victoria

 

[Valentine]

I spent my summer watching most of the LGBT film genre on Netflix and Hulu. They have a shitload. Lots of good ones, including some you mentioned. You Tube has a number of full length and short films with gay themes posted. Be sure and watch Ruben's Place which is a fantastic little indie film posted only on You Tube and Vimeo. It's not on DVD. I've encouraged the filmmaker to try and get it into an LGBT film fest, it is that good. If you liked Harvest, you'll love it. Two guys find each other in the middle of nowhere in this one too. I'm a woman too. My husband does watch some of this stuff with me. If I find a particularly good one, I watch it again with him and he always loves them. So some straight guys will watch gay cinema. (I vetted him well before I married him. I'm bi.)

 

[BenBen]

One of my favorites is Love Valour Compassion There is one scene where a gay couple are getting ready for dinner and one of them plucks hair out of the other guys ear. That scene just kills me, for me that's love on a more intimate level. It's easy to be there for the fun stuff but it takes something special to be there for the things that aren't fun and this idea is played over and over with each character in the movie.

 

[cumrag27]

May I recommend the following:

How nice of you Stimpy.

Did not see the Boys in the band, the others I did.

Do own Cabaret, Brokeback mountain, and let's not forget Victor Victoria

Dearest Robert,

So nice to be in-touch again. "Boys in the Band" from 1970 was really a major breakthrough in mainstream movie-theaters in the US on a topic previously reserved for "peep shows and porn shops only". It was controversial because of all the "stereotypes" interwoven into the plot that, in the days preceeding "political correctness", soon became a film even denounced by almost all Gay Organizations and media like "The Advocate".

I was 22 at the time and living in "Gay" Atlanta in 1970 and I felt so fortunate to get an insight into what it was seeing many of the different personality types of Gays, instead of ONLY the typical limp-wristed flaming fags our media so liked to portray. To the media including the entertainment branch, Gay only came in ONE FLAVOR - Lavendar! I will never forget the day when I purchased my ticket to see this flick. What an eyefull it was for me and I was soaking it all in as much as possible. Regardless of the many stereotypes it presents, it was good therapy for me to have the exposure. Even now at 64, I have never entered a gay bar or done so many other things other Gays take for granted today. Nor am I claiming moral superiority either! This movie gave me my essential "frame-of-reference" I really needed before forming my personalized Gay identity. Therefore, I have attached great significance to this film, that was once an embarrassment and dismissed by all Gay Organizations & Media in the early 1970's. It is for this reason that I am recommending this film to you! You be the judge. It is full of extremes, lots of highs and lots of lows on this roller coaster of a film. You will want to strap yourself in for safety sake!

Another more obscure film directed by Vincente Minnelli(HINT: the father ofLiza Minnelli's) that is even older yet, but tells of the time in the US when directors were afraid to even mention the word "homosexual", as the word Gay was not yet in common parlance at the time. In this movie, I think homosexual was referred oddly as "Sister-boy", even though Hollywood was crawling with Gays at the time including the director himself! This 1956 film is "Tea and Sympathy" featured a major star of the day, Deborah Kerr, the same actress that was paired with Yul Brinner in the blockbuster movie "The King and I". As far as I can remember, "Tea & Sympathy" was the first film I can remember seeing that vaguely referenced "being different", when they were really meaning Gay. I was only 8 when it left its permanent impression on me and even as an 8 year old, I had so much sympathy for the main character of the film and the hazing he endured while entering college because he was "DIFFERENT". My not even knowing the word "homosexual" or even the concept at the time did not prevent me from appreciating the cruelty he was subjected to and my heart was truly with him throughout his ordeal. It is as if the film was speaking directly to me at only 8, as a foreshadowing of what I had instore in my life once I grew up. I simply love this film with all of its subtle messages, its innuendo, and the humanity of Deborah Kerr's instinctual(almost maternal) understanding of the main character's plight. Because of the film's age, you might not be able to find this movie and certainly it is a bit dated today, but at least you will know what its significance was for me and many others growing up gay searching for my proper identity!


Thank you for listening. I really love you Robert!



Stimpy

 

[mikeyank]

Boys in the Band & Death In Venice

I find Stimpy's take on Boys In The Band very interesting. As I am two years younger, I was 20 when the movie was released. and I went to see it in Manhattan with my best friend David, who I had been "playing around" with since age 11 in the Boy Scouts, but that is a whole different discussion.

I found the movie entertaining, but also rather depressing. It certainly did portray all of the gay stereotypes, from the pock marked drag queen, to the young hustler who was the "gift" as I recall at the Birthday party. As I later discovered there is no one "typical" kind of gay man, and that I was not doomed to be a guest at that rather depressing party later in life, but it was a slice of life of a segment of the gay population in the late 1960's when Stonewall had just happened, and gay liberation was still in it's infancy.

Another film that I found entertaining but troubling that I don't believe has been mentioned on this thread is "Death in Venice". It stars Dirk Bogarde as a middle aged man on vacation in Venice, where he becomes obsessed with a young teenage boy who is with his parents at the beach resort. The boy is obviously aware of Dirk's interest, and flirts with the older artist. I don't recall the ending, but I do remember that it was a disturbing yet fascinating film to me at an age when I was understanding that I was a homosexual, and was trying to figure out what gay life was all about. I found this trailer online.

 

[tampa24]

I spent my summer watching most of the LGBT film genre on Netflix and Hulu. They have a shitload. Lots of good ones, including some you mentioned. You Tube has a number of full length and short films with gay themes posted. Be sure and watch Ruben's Place which is a fantastic little indie film posted only on You Tube and Vimeo. It's not on DVD. I've encouraged the filmmaker to try and get it into an LGBT film fest, it is that good. If you liked Harvest, you'll love it. Two guys find each other in the middle of nowhere in this one too. I'm a woman too. My husband does watch some of this stuff with me. If I find a particularly good one, I watch it again with him and he always loves them. So some straight guys will watch gay cinema. (I vetted him well before I married him. I'm bi.)

Welcome to the forum Valentine!

 

[rrhill]

You Tube has a number of full length and short films with gay themes posted. Be sure and watch Ruben's Place which is a fantastic little indie film posted only on You Tube and Vimeo. My husband, I vetted him well before I married him. I'm bi.)

Welcome Valentine, will watch your 'Ruben's place' this weekend. Ever did a trio with your husband? Isn't that what most straight man dream of? : -)

Must get myself a copy of 'The boys in the band' too...

 

[melodility]

I spent my summer watching most of the LGBT film genre on Netflix and Hulu. They have a shitload. Lots of good ones, including some you mentioned. You Tube has a number of full length and short films with gay themes posted. Be sure and watch Ruben's Place which is a fantastic little indie film posted only on You Tube and Vimeo. It's not on DVD. I've encouraged the filmmaker to try and get it into an LGBT film fest, it is that good. If you liked Harvest, you'll love it. Two guys find each other in the middle of nowhere in this one too. I'm a woman too. My husband does watch some of this stuff with me. If I find a particularly good one, I watch it again with him and he always loves them. So some straight guys will watch gay cinema. (I vetted him well before I married him. I'm bi.)

You liked Harvest? I never thought I'd know anyone that would've seen that. I loved it. I'd hesitate recommending it because it's for quite a particular taste, but beautifully crafted slow-burners are right up my street. Those boys acted with their EYES! Fantastic performances.

Will defo check out Ruben's Place. Do you know the filmmaker?

 

[tampa24]

I'm a woman too. My husband does watch some of this stuff with me. If I find a particularly good one, I watch it again with him and he always loves them. So some straight guys will watch gay cinema. (I vetted him well before I married him. I'm bi.)

Sounds like you found a keeper.

 

[grace17]

Shallow Grave was a big hit in our house (my sister's a Ewan superfan and I was an indie cinema even then) but it wasnt mainstream - it was total indie fare, Danny Boyle pre-Trainspotting, pre-28 Days Later, pre- Slumdog Millionaire, pre-Olympic Opening Ceremony! Back before he and Ewan were household names. Its so great that you saw it recently - it's still an excellent film.

I couldn't resist my latest addiction and watched Ewan McGregor in Shallow Grave again today.

Melodility, remember the mark on the forehead of Ewan's character from the drill?

 

[tampa24]

Ewan has had many nude scnes on film from what I recall. Not in Star Wars though. :/ LOL

 

[Beth]

I couldn't resist my latest addiction and watched Ewan McGregor in Shallow Grave again today.

Melodility, remember the mark on the forehead of Ewan's character from the drill?

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Ewan is one of my, "fuck yeah I would leave my husband for you," guys! Have you ever watched the two documentaries he did, "Long Way Down," and "Long Way Down?" He travels with his best friend, Charlie and basically goes around the world. I really love it because it shows who he is as a person; and fuck, he is hot!

 

[grace17]

Ewan is one of my, "fuck yeah I would leave my husband for you," guys! Have you ever watched the two documentaries he did, "Long Way Down," and "Long Way Down?" He travels with his best friend, Charlie and basically goes around the world. I really love it because it shows who he is as a person; and fuck, he is hot!

Thanks for the 'hot' tip, Beth!

 

[melodility]

I couldn't resist my latest addiction and watched Ewan McGregor in Shallow Grave again today.

Melodility, remember the mark on the forehead of Ewan's character from the drill?

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Yep - are slight forehead wounds from household-appliances-turned-weapons a bit of a fetish for you?!

 

[melodility]

Ewan has had many nude scnes on film from what I recall. Not in Star Wars though. :/ LOL

I know! Future me visits schoolgirl me - Don't bother love, Little Ewan gets lots of screen time in my world.......

 

[melodility]

Ewan is one of my, "fuck yeah I would leave my husband for you," guys! Have you ever watched the two documentaries he did, "Long Way Down," and "Long Way Down?" He travels with his best friend, Charlie and basically goes around the world. I really love it because it shows who he is as a person; and fuck, he is hot!

Both great shows - plus beardy, natural Scottish accent Ewan is hotter than, well, hot things.

 

[mikeyank]

Brian & Justin QAF

I don't know if cable television counts as "Queer Cinema", but I did love Queer As Folk, and this first encounter between Brian & Justin is as hot as it gets on television!