6/25/2008 9:32 PM
posted awhile ago
Gay Pride Picks
In response to the egregiously vacuous post about Gay Pride by the SpoutBlog, I decided to go ahead a give a few cinematic selections for those celebrating the Gay Pride festivities this month. Feel free to add some of your own selections.
Angels in America
An epic made for television cinematic event that is loaded with fantastic performances by the likes of Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Mary-Louise Parker, Emma Thompson and Patrick WIlson. Set in the 1980's amidst the onset of AIDS, the growing intolerance of homosexuality and the struggle by the LGBT community to gain acceptable, Angels in America is a must-see.
But I'm a Cheerleader
Hilarious comedy about the pitfalls of coming out and learning to accept everything that that entails.
Loggerheads
Overlooked drama with an amazing soundtrack. Bring the tissues.
Paris is Burning
Documentary about life in New York in the late 1980's and early 1990's for disaffected gay people attempting to create a nurturing environment where their eccentricities are accepted and admired.
Wild Tigers I Have Known
An experimental film about a pre-pubescent boy coming to terms with his homosexuality.
Shortbus
A prurient celebration (and examination) of the LGBT community; very apropos.
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
A brief introduction about the origins of queer cinema with great commentary from a variety of great actors and directors.
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