LGBT Movies

Oh my god yes...and I'm never the type to cry at movies :tears:

 

I saw Arizona Skies recently. The aunt in it is just totally awesome.

 

I've seen quite a few, but the two that stick out are water lilly and north sea texas. they're both great and on netflix.

 

I always have my antenna up when it comes to LGBT media. I'm happy with how far those characters have come in the past 5-10 years. Recently I came across a web series, which is not usually my cup of tea because there's a lot of crap out there, but I'm glad I gave it a chance... It's called "twenties: the series" and it's on youtube. There's some pretty good eye candy and the character of Ryan - one of the leads - is gay. I was surprised how real the character felt. There's a pretty awesome episode where he comes out to his friends, episode 4.

Episode 5 is pretty incredible too. It's called "Gay Is Okay" and had me rolling.

 

"Prayers for Bobby" Okay so I read you guys talking about this movie and I was lucky enough to find the whole movie on youtube and OH MY GOD. This is the saddest movie ever, I cried several times because the message was so powerful! I genuinely love this movie now and i have to thank you for telling me about it.

 

Is there a search-function-thingy somewhere for the long threads? Oh, I'm still trying to figure out how this works

Besides the ones already mentioned a lot, I watched Fucking Åmål (a swedisch coming-of-age film). More cute than anything else but yeah. Cute

 

I've seen a lot in my time:

But I'm a Cheerleader (my first and favourite)
Lost and Delirious (second favourite)
All Over Me
Better Than Chocolate
Saving Face
D.E.B.S.
The Truth About Jane
Loving Annabelle
Kissing Jessica Stein
Bound
Desert Hearts
Itty Bitty Titty Committee
If These Walls Could Talk 2
Spider Lilies
Aimee and Jaguar
My Summer of Love
April's Shower
And Then Came Lola
Gray Matters
Show Me Love (F**king Amal)
Out At The Wedding
High Art
Gia
My Normal
The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love
Fire
I Can't Think Straight
Imagine Me And You
Brokeback Mountain
Tipping The Velvet
Fingersmith
Mango Kiss
Making Love
The Children's Hour
She Likes Girls 2
Common Ground (Brittany Murphy)
Bloomington
Claire of the Moon
Boys Don't Cry
The Gymnast
Floored By Love
Hannah Free
It's in the Water
The Secrets
When Night Is Falling
To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything Julie Newmar
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
The Birdcage

I would really like to see both versions of Madchen in Uniform

 

Mmm, "Maurice", one of my favorites that despite being an Edwardian period piece, ends on an optimistic note.
However, I find it hard to find a truly good gay film. I find that straight directors do surprisingly more justice for the situation that gay directors, who end have a tendency to focus on the actual physicality of sex. I saw John Krokidas complaining about straight directors "misinterpreting" gay sex; he references "Brokeback Mountain", because it isn't as spontaneous as Ang Lee portrayed it. I found Lee's work evocative because he focused on the emotion and the anger, rather than two people "getting ready". So I watched "Kill Your Darlings" and that was an unnecessary scene, it felt like filler. I mean, it's Daniel Radcliffe so I can't complain too much. I just feel like gay directors are trying to be honest and up-front with sexuality by showing all, but it comes off as blatant. Not that it's only gay directors - Lars von Trier is the guiltiest here. I just don't think that sensuality has to be unsimulated and up close, it can be implied, and implication relies on what our minds supply, which is arguably more powerful. Now that I'm done with my rant on gay film:
Maurice
Brokeback Mountain
Yossi and Jagger
But I'm a Cheerleader
A Single Man
Cabaret (oh yes it is)

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Boys Don't Cry, Out in the Dark, and Blue is the Warmest Color are on my list.

 

my top five:

1- a beautiful thing
2- get real
3- just a question of love
4- get over it
5- edge of seventeen

 

I forgot a few:

8: The Mormon Proposition
Madchen In Uniform (1958)
The Celluloid Closet

 

omg, I forgot The Falls.

 

Both Lesbian but:
Bloomington and I can't think straight are my favourites!

 

I'm recent to watching movies on my computer, so far I've just watched Blue is the warmest colour, and Freier fall. Both are great but Freier fall left me with a deep sadness for the rest of that day and I still feel sad when I think about it.. idk if I'm overly emotional but

Spoiler

the end was just trauma for me... Kay Engel :tears:

 

The King and the Clown

It's a Korean Drama, and there's no confirmed relationship but it's pretty obvious C:

 

Bridegroom! It's a really good movie!

 

I watched Brokeback Mountain for the first time today. Its an amazing film.. I wish I hadnt waited so long to watch it. I cant stop crying... it has totally made me realize that I need to stop dodging the truth

 

I finally got around to watching Brokeback Mountain, It was So Emotional knowing how they must have felt and being able to relate so closely to the characters. :tears:

 

I Just watched Prayers for Bobby, Oh my God.
I Usually don't Cry, but this films had me blubbering like a baby. :tears::tears::tears:

 

Brokeback Mountain
Philadelphia
Prayers for Bobby
Weekend
Many short films on Youtube

+ Strákarnir okkkar (Eleven Men Out) Icelandic film about a soccer player that comes out and the resulting drama.
Eleven Men Out - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

But I'm a cheerleader loved so much!