#LGBTQ films

[mellxncollie]

My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) dir. Stephen Frears

[mediademon]

Love Lies Bleeding (2024) dir. Rose Glass

Don't ever fall in love, okay?

[lopeirce]

Imagine Me & You (2005) Starring Piper Perabo & Lena Headey

[lesbianmarrow]

US-based folks who love queer film - the 2024 lineup for newfest (the new york lgbtq+ film festival) was posted today! if you're not in new york city but you live in the US, i'd recommend checking out virtual tickets and passes. almost all of the films have options to stream virtually - it's $14.50 to rent one film (or one block of short films) and $99 for a virtual pass, which gives you access to all of the films available to stream virtually for the duration of the festival (october 10-22). i know that's a bit more pricey than most options to rent or watch films online, but i think it's worth it to help support independent queer cinema. plus you could have a watch party with all your friends and you all could pool your money together so you could have a little film festival at home! i've seen really incredible films at this festival in the past and i just want to share this wonderful opportunity with all of you!

[blackm00nflower]

“I wish I knew how to quit you”

[dekaydk]

LGBTQ CONTENT ALERT

Support the folks who make the content we crave

Producer of QL and BL content, Korea's Strongberry is small but scrappy and brought the world a lot more content than you might expect. The CEO had a live session a little while ago, and it was reposted with English subtitles yesterday. Among the takeaways: they have a lot more interest from actors than they used to. Also, some of the content they have distributed was produced by others but needed a distribution outlet, so they are clearly a part of the ecosystem that might not otherwise exist.

It's nice and short, and he says there will be a live session with the actors during March (date TBD). Watch this and drive up the stats! Make their investors realize they have a great audience! 😀

Above all, check out their other content on Gagaoolala and YouTube.

[doomedgrrrlblog]

gregg araki films ☆.｡.:*

[tentative-wanderer]

Pics from “Marry My Dead Body”

1. Confronted by ghost in bathroom, the moment before screeching ensues

(I love how absurd this pose is)

2. “This boy is up to no good” look. Dimples

(This dynamic appears frequently in the movie and I am living for it)

3. Courtesan-style lounging in front of his own memorial tablet

(Glam in death)

4. Possessed by the ghost/husband he pissed off. Yeah he’s dancing in his birthday suit in front of a policeman

(I am mesmerised by the flow of his movement in sync with the song he is humming. It’s extra bizarre because it’s one of my childhood songs. Never gonna be the same again)

5. The right way to do a princess carry

(From an extra on YouTube. The movie is focused on fast-paced plot, I fully approve of that, but I am starved of softer things and this extra fed me a teeny tiny scrap)

[malinkymax]

Brain Damage (1988)

[cinemaocd]

Top Ten David Lean Films Ranked by How Gay They Are

Lawrence of Arabia: it's a canon gay film. Look it up. Lawrence and Ali are desert husbands. But there are so many other ships and counter ships and ways to feel about these characters and they are all so very LGBTQ...

Brief Encounter: yeah it's practically the template for hetero longing but it was written by a gay man and that checks out: gay men have more longing in their pinky than most people have in their whole body.

Dr. Zhivago: this film is only gay if one day on the 34th viewing your friend goes: wow Julie Christie looks a lot like Peter O'Toole. And then you can't unsee it and it's just Lawrence 2: This time they're in Russia.

Hobson's Choice: the presence of Laughton alone ups the anti on the queerness of this film. Then there's the romantic hero of the film. His name is Willie...and he is... just very submissive. Something something metaphor for cock shaming and there's probably a thesis to be done out of a queer reading of this film.

Summertime: pretend Rosanno Brazzi is a butch lesbian and this is Carol but they fuck and no one dies.

Great Expectations: Herbert Pocket is a gay man and he and Pip live together and sit on the same side of the table as one another, like an old married couple at an echo-y restaurant that messes with their hearing aids.

Blithe Spirit: Noel Coward again. Witty drawing room comedy where everyone is smashed out of their minds and everyone has slept with everyone...how is this not just gay culture?

Bridge on the River Kwai: it's been decades since I watched it but the setting alone--homosocial POW camp--fires up the old slash goggles. Alec Guinness' character is wound up tighter than a drum and lashing out at everyone. If you know about AG's real life, you know this was not a big stretch for him. And a lot of people think Guinness' sexuality was a big of the reason for all that tension...

The Passionate Friends: the addition of Claude Rains to any cast automatically add a bonus 10 Queer points.

Madelaine: I dunno, a women-centered noir with Psychosexual Themes is usually pretty queer.

[sapphiccooper]

The Gays™️ after seeing the teaser:

Finally. This is the Regina we’ve always dreamed of. This movie will change lives. 😆🥹

The Straights™️ after seeing the teaser:

*triggered* Ugh who made this. That’s not my Regina, she would never wear combat boots. 😰🤢

[mellxncollie]

Housekeeping for Beginners (2023) dir. Goran Stolevski

[allweknewisdead]

All of Us Strangers (2023) - Andrew Haigh

It doesn't take much to make you feel the way you felt. Back there again, skin all raw.

[noors-reflection]

i saw the tv glow essay because i'm broken but at least there's still time to get better

i've honest to god never tried professional or academic writing before and i'm not sure if i've done it right?? i think though what i've written here has gotten across most of my big thoughts and emotions towards this masterpiece which is nice. i want to continue showing off my writings and improve because it's really fun, constructive criticism is very welcome!!

[sharkchunks]

Totally Fucked Up (1993, Gregg Araki)