LawrenceA Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 I thought you guys and gals may be interested in this from Slant. They're in chronological order. I'm a slacker; I've only seen 11 of them. http://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/the-greatest-lgbtq-films-of-all-time/P2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaragon Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Interesting list but somewhat slanted towards foreign and obscure indies- and please how can you make a list about the greatest gay films and not include "Brokeback Mountain" ?! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogeyboy Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 "Brokeback Mountain" is a beautiful, heartbreaking film with an unforgettable performance by Heath Ledger. I know it is fashionable in certain circles to dismiss it ( "I'm postgay, I abhor the obvious and commercial') but time will tell that BBM will stand as a great movie and not just a gay one. Anyone seen "Taxi Zum Klo" it is wonderful a time capsule for an era that was pre Aids and pretty damn awesome (if at times a bit morally ambiguous- I came of age in the late seventies, early eighties 60 miles from NYC. It was... delicious, devil may care and dangerous. I regret nothing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaragon Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 "Brokeback Mountain" is a beautiful, heartbreaking film with an unforgettable performance by Heath Ledger. I know it is fashionable in certain circles to dismiss it ( "I'm postgay, I abhor the obvious and commercial') but time will tell that BBM will stand as a great movie and not just a gay one. Anyone seen "Taxi Zum Klo" it is wonderful a time capsule for an era that was pre Aids and pretty damn awesome (if at times a bit morally ambiguous- I came of age in the late seventies, early eighties 60 miles from NYC. It was... delicious, devil may care and dangerous. I regret nothing I can't imagine anyone dismissing "Brokeback Mountain....you remind me of a movie call " Alone Together" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaragon Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 "Together Alone" (1991) Directed by PJ Castellanetta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Not a very good list, and yes, too foreign-centric.. It includes a few films that definitely belong in the greatest list, like Maurice; and I was definitely pleased to see another of my all-time favorites on the list: The Long Day Closes, which is every so slightly subtly gay, and one of the most beautiful movies ever made. But it's surprising that a list that has so many foreign films would omit Lilies (Les Feluettes), an exquisite and imaginative Canadian film, as well as scores of other American and British films. The list also includes a few films that I consider just ok, like Carol, Eastern Boys, and Stranger by the Lake, but not deserving of being on any best films list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogeyboy Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 I saw a British film years ago about two young boys in a housing project (Birmingham?) who fall in love. They have a friend, a heavy set black girl. "Beautiful" something it was a beautiful film very poignant and haunting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 I saw a British film years ago about two young boys in a housing project (Birmingham?) who fall in love. They have a friend, a heavy set black girl. "Beautiful" something it was a beautiful film very poignant and haunting Sounds like Beautiful Thing (1996). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Sounds like Beautiful Thing (1996). That is a lovely movie -- I saw it as a play first. There are many excellent British gay movies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaragon Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 That is a lovely movie -- I saw it as a play first. There are many excellent British gay movies. Love this movie too - the boys are very real and their love story is very sweethttps://youtu.be/RJ8iUDYiVE0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogeyboy Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 "My Beautiful Laundrette" my first introduction to Daniel Day Lewis! Here is a topic for conversation: "straight" actors who believably play Gay. Never bought William Hurt in "Kiss of the Spider Woman" as a gay person but Lewis was believable as well as Hoffman in "Capote" and Ledger in "Brokeback Mountain" Who can play Gay? and who can't? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaragon Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 "My Beautiful Laundrette" my first introduction to Daniel Day Lewis! Here is a topic for conversation: "straight" actors who believably play Gay. Never bought William Hurt in "Kiss of the Spider Woman" as a gay person but Lewis was believable as well as Hoffman in "Capote" and Ledger in "Brokeback Mountain" Who can play Gay? and who can't? Interesting... Molina is "Kiss of the Spider Woman" is a very theatrical role- also I find the gay man who sacrifices himself the love of a "straight " man is kind of dated and annoying.... I never believed Hoffman in "Capote"- Truman in that movie was barely gay- Ledger in "Brokeback Mountain" is on another level altogether- he deserved the Oscar for that one. Matt Damon was very convincing as Liberace's lover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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