#queer cinema

[victorianlonging]

i saw the tv glow said to come out you have to kill a part of yourself, the version of yourself you've created to protect yourself, the imaginary vision of yourself that was fed to you

[gayfilmgeek]

Caravaggio (1986) dir. Derek Jarman

[hayaomiyazaki]

Gabriel Byrne as Lord Byron and Julian Sands as Percy Shelley GOTHIC — 1986 dir. Ken Russell

[shaylogic]

I'm very grateful to George Rextrew for stating multiple times in interviews that gay characters are quickly over-sexualized, and he keeps bringing the focus back to the tender romance, youthful crush, and deep friendship between men. He's really trying to help expand the narrative of male relationships in how he presents Edwin on stage and in the press.

Jayden Revri and Steve Yockey have echoed and supported this spirit. I point to George here just because he receives the brunt of the gay rep questions right now.

Also, as ever, much love to Neil Gaiman for showcasing gay and trans characters across his many works because, as he said, he has gay and trans friends that he wasn't seeing represented in media of the time.

[ultimatedirk]

gold-skinned eager baby, blue shirt out the laundry

[edfartwhoreton]

Hard (1998) dir. John Huckert

[ilovelumity3000]

My main take away from But Im A Cheerleader right after watching it might be suprising (idk that for sure, since i just wathced it, but ya never know) but... its lowkey a sad and bittersweet story

Like, most of the kids at the camp either quit or are thrown out, which most likely means they have nowhere to go... unless they can find older supportive queers like Megan and Dolph did

The movie ends with the main character getting the girl and runnig away together... While the remaining kids at true directions complete thier "graduation"

The conversion therapy camp isnt destroyed, or overthrown, or discredited - it will probably continue for years or decades after Megan and Graham escape...

BUT

even still, as long as those lucky few kids manage to escape this awful system, it is still a victory, no matter how small in the grand scheme of things it is - even if not everyone could have been saved

[t0ocleverfox]

“Henry enters stage right. His suit is black, smooth, elegant. Perfect. Alex wants to rip it off.”

- Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

[ahneunjin]

Funeral Parade of Roses 薔薇の葬列 (1969) dir. Matsumoto Toshio

[queerartisbetter]

The films of John Waters

[queermasculine]

"Lesbian passion seething behind convent walls... engrossing, enriching, and elegant"

I, The Worst of All (1990) VHS cover

[toscrollperchancetomeme]

Not to get too autobiographic, but some of you clearly didn't watch "Velvet Goldmine" and "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" in your late teens to early twenties and made it your whole personality and it's showing. xD If I have to read one more post saying that Rockstar Lestat / "Long Face" is cringe… it's CAMP. That's the word you're looking for! CAMP!!! Just like an 18th century bisexual blond french mentally unstable drama queen would be! <3

On a more serious note, I have seen a lot of people worrying about how the tonal shift will work and...

Watch those two movies! I beg you! Ten times so if you're a queer person! They are incredibly good and especially Hedwig will give you a very good idea of where they seem to be going with the storytelling!

It's a framing device! Dubai had a vastly different tone from New Orleans/Paris and yet the overall tone worked perfectly! Why should this not work in the same way - just with a bit more fun! Some parts of Lestat's story are truly and deeply horrific, we need a balance and this will do the job so well!

The tonal change is part of the experience! This is the same whiplash every book reader had when going from IwtV to TLV. Enjoy and embrace it! To quote Lestat: Now we're having fuuuuuuuuun!

[gayfilmgeek]

Fear of Disclosure (short film, 1989) | dirs. David Wojnarowicz, Phil Zwickler

[hayaomiyazaki]

A SINGLE MAN — 2009 dir. Tom Ford

[interstellar-t]

I Saw the TV Glow (2024) dir. Jane Schoenbrun

[crumb]

SHELTER 2007 | dir. Jonah Markowitz