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Calypso Joined: April 16, 2007 Status: Offline Posts: 58 Rep:

Favorite gay-themed movies?

Tue Apr 24, 2007 5:01:47 PM #37308 Perm Link

As a lesbian, I'm always on the lookout for good movies with GLBTQ (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, queer/questioning) content. Usually I'm pretty disappointed by the lack of quality and selection, but every now and then I'll stumble upon a gem.

A couple of my favorites:

The Closet (French with subtitles). A straight man who is about to be fired tells his boss he is gay, knowing the boss will do the "PC" thing by not firing him. His newfound "gayness" has a remarkable affect on most of the women in his life, and a few of the men as well. If you don't mind subtitles, it's well worth a look.

But I'm A Cheerleader. Cheerleader with suspected lesbian tendencies is sent to "reorientation" camp where she falls in love with another girl. Both funny and touching.

Now I'd love to hear your suggestions!

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Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:59:45 PM #37319 Perm Link

Oh wow I'm SO going to rent the closet and use mah french skills.

Does 300 count?

Sex in the City, does that count? That show is frakking awesome.

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Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:37:58 PM #37321 Perm Link

Oh, I wish I could remember some of them. LOGO (the gay and lesbian channel) has a lot of good movies on it...and show (Wonderfalls, whoooo! =D) and I catch a lot of them, but I tend to forget after a while =\

I always liked Boys Don't Cry. And hmmm...does Dog Day Afternoon count? That was a good one too.

Y'know what, I think I've seen "But I'm a Cheerleader". Just part of it, but it was driving me crazy trying to remember what movie it was where a girl was sent off to turn her straight or whatever. So thanks :3

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Tue Apr 24, 2007 10:01:31 PM #37324 Perm Link

Notes on a Scandal was pretty good.

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Tue Apr 24, 2007 11:35:01 PM #37326 Perm Link

Angels in America.

The made-for-tv movie was pretty good, but the play (both Millennium Approaches and Perestroika) are incredible.

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Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:24:17 AM #37333 Perm Link

There are a few I like and have seen more than once: Better than Chocolate, When Night is falling, French Twist (in french I think the title was Gauzon Maudit), Long Time Companion, Entre Nous, But I'm a Cheerleader. Oh and then Queer as Folk and the L Word my favorite gay themed shows.

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Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:11:51 AM #37345 Perm Link

I'll have to keep an eye out for "But I'm a Cheerleader". It sounds like a really good flick! I enjoy "Queer as Folk" and "The L Word". My SIL is a lesbian, so she often comments on movies/shows that she has seen and liked. I'll have to make sure she has seen the two you spoke of.

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Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:43:48 PM #37350 Perm Link

I can't say that I could think of any but...er...The Rocky Horror Picture Show is probably the closest thing to a gay themed movie I could think of that I've seen.

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Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:55:50 PM #37360 Perm Link

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I can't say that I could think of any but...er...The Rocky Horror Picture Show is probably the closest thing to a gay themed movie I could think of that I've seen.

OMG THAT MOVIE IS FUCKING WIN!

Oh I just remembered: To Wong Foo: Thanks for everything, Julie Numar.

That movie is one of the finest piece of cinema ever created.

Edited at Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:42:05 AM

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Fri Apr 27, 2007 8:32:20 AM #37448 Perm Link

To Wong Foo...yep that one was great and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, mine and my daughter's all-time favorite.

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Fri Apr 27, 2007 8:33:33 AM #37449 Perm Link

I was just thinking should we include Batman and Robin?

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Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:06:38 PM #37505 Perm Link

I am a big fan of The Birdcage, but The Producers has a gay character that made me laugh like crazy.

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Fri Apr 27, 2007 11:00:31 PM #37512 Perm Link

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I am a big fan of The Birdcage, but The Producers has a gay character that made me laugh like crazy.

Not Nathan Lane's character right? He was gay in the Birdcage but not in Producers...and suprisingly not IRL either.

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Mon May 21, 2007 9:08:10 AM #38236 Perm Link

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Angels in America.

The made-for-tv movie was pretty good, but the play (both Millennium Approaches and Perestroika) are incredible.

I was going to add my two cents with the movie Urbania and the play Angels in America, but I'm partial as my cousin starred in both of them. Smile

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Mon May 21, 2007 11:22:46 AM #38243 Perm Link

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I used to watch that channel a lot because my gay friend god me hooked on this one show (I forget the name). Some of the movies on that channel aren't too bad.

A Home at the End of the World (I think that was the name) wasn't a bad movie.

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Fri May 25, 2007 9:18:49 PM #38507 Perm Link

That Certain Summer with Hal Holbrook and Martin Sheen it was on the ABC movie of the week and my mother banned us from watching it the first time it televised. She must have though it would have changed us.

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Sat May 26, 2007 7:38:53 AM #38514 Perm Link

Not being gay, I generally don't watch shows that have those themes. However, I understand Broke Back Mountain was good. I haven' watched it yet. Just not one of the movies on my list at the moment.

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Sat May 26, 2007 8:10:46 AM #38518 Perm Link

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You don't have to be gay to watch a gay-themed movie. Just like how you don't have to be a man to identify with a male character or similar with a female. Fiction is called fiction for a reason.

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Sun May 27, 2007 9:02:46 AM #38546 Perm Link

I would have to say that I really enjoyed Brokeback Mountain. Now the funniest one would have to have been The Birdcage. I love Robin Williams in that movie.

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Mon May 28, 2007 10:19:11 AM #38579 Perm Link

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I understand Broke Back Mountain was good. I haven' watched it yet. Just not one of the movies on my list at the moment.

Personally, I hated Brokeback Mountain. The accents were embarrassing, the acting horrible, and the relationship did not intrigue me at all.

As for other movies with a GLB theme, I liked "About Adam". The character's bisexuality is just part of him, not the entire focus of the movie. It's a funny, interesting film.

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Tue May 29, 2007 12:38:39 PM #38632 Perm Link

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You don't have to be gay to watch a gay-themed movie. Just like how you don't have to be a man to identify with a male character or similar with a female. Fiction is called fiction for a reason.

No, you don't good story telling and acting is what makes a movie good or bad.

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Tue May 29, 2007 12:51:11 PM #38638 Perm Link

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Are you agreeing or disagreeing with me?

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Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:15:05 AM #39080 Perm Link

Another good one is "Running with Scissors". The main character is a gay teenager. The book was better, of course.

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Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:44:10 PM #39207 Perm Link

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Are you agreeing or disagreeing with me?

1000% agreeing.

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Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:05:24 AM #39247 Perm Link

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I used to watch that channel a lot because my gay friend god me hooked on this one show (I forget the name). Some of the movies on that channel aren't too bad.

A Home at the End of the World (I think that was the name) wasn't a bad movie.

I saw Hal Sparks on Queer As Folk and never look at him the same on Vh1 I love the (whatevers)... is he really gay or just acts the role? Because I know 2 guys that look like him and I giggle every time I see them.

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Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:23:36 PM #39265 Perm Link

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Said By FroogleDoop
I used to watch that channel a lot because my gay friend god me hooked on this one show (I forget the name). Some of the movies on that channel aren't too bad.

A Home at the End of the World (I think that was the name) wasn't a bad movie.

I saw Hal Sparks on Queer As Folk and never look at him the same on Vh1 I love the (whatevers)... is he really gay or just acts the role? Because I know 2 guys that look like him and I giggle every time I see them.

go ahead flirt with them and found out.

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Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:47:55 PM #39414 Perm Link

What about "Kissing Jessica Stein"? I've always liked that movie, although it is more like an exploration of sexuality than a gay-themed movie, per se.

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