Help us spend $200 on gay-themed movies

[kallipolis]

That Matthew is a well established social justice campaigner, I would highly recommend "The Shawshank Redemption," for its rivetting performances, displaying the endurance of the human being, who struggles for justice under the most extreme circumstances.:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111161/

 

[metta]

Shortbus


http://www.tlavideo.com/product/2-1428-241955_shortbus.html?sn=1

it's not exactly a porno...but it comes close....

it was done by John Cameron Mitchell, who did Hedwig.

 

[metta]

MILK
http://www.tlavideo.com/product/2-78-275911_milk.html?sn=1

 

[metta]

Are you saying that because there is sex in it or because it's really good?

lol...it is an excellent movie

it is a very special film.

 

[metta]

For heavier drama type films...not gay related:

The Diving Bell and The Butterfly
(it may be a little slow for some people but it is an amazing film and based on a true story. i would recommend not reading too much about this film...just watch it to the very end.....)

http://www.tlavideo.com/product/1-0-263234_the-diving-bell-and-the-butterfly.html?sn=1

Young @ Heart
A beautiful documentary to see in our youth obsessed society
http://www.tlavideo.com/product/1-1555-264182_young-@-heart.html?sn=1

Away From Her
(excellent story of people dealing with alzheimers and an amazing strength of real honest to goodness love from the husband)
http://www.tlavideo.com/product/1-0-246235_away-from-her.html?sn=1

 

[SonOfSlobone]

I liked Walk on Water, although beware that a lot of people hated it for reasons I can't go into without spoiling it...

And surely you've seen Priscilla? If not, it's a must.

 

[SonOfSlobone]

The Wedding Banquet. is that the Bollywood movie where the Indian guy is dating a UK guy?

Could you be thinking of My Beautiful Laundrette? But it's a UK film, not Bollywood.

The Wedding Banquet is about an American guy and a Chinese guy and his family. One of my favorites, directed by Ang Lee.

 

[Croynan]

Maurice

The Boys in the Band

Making Love

Sunday Bloody Sunday - 30 years old and still a brilliant classic

Midnight Cowboy

Love Valour and Compassion

Another Country (based on a true story about a couple of the Cambridge Spies)

Priest

An Englishman Abroad (about one of the Cambridge Four Spies) t.v. movie **

A Matter of Attribution (about one of the Cambridge Four Spies) t.v. movie **

Brideshead Revisted - (the television series not the film)

Parting Glances

And the Band Played On

M. Butterfly (true story)

Bear Cub

Cabaret

Priscilla Queen of the Desert

An Early Frost (t.v. movie)

**if you look up some of these films you will find that they may have a bit of a homosexual theme(s) to them but they also deal with other issues)

a rather electic list

eM.

 

[LiquidSky]

Edge of Seventeen

 

[operafan]

I really like documentaries, but they might not wear as well upon repeated viewings:

Our House: Stories of children who have gay parents
The Man You Had in Mind: 5 couples talk about their relationships
We are Dad: 2 dads who try to keep their 5 children together
Paternal Instinct: two guy's attempt at surrogacy

Foreign Films
Soft Hearts -- Much like Wedding Banquet, both of which I loved
His Secret Life - wife finds out about her husband's secret life

Mainstream Movies
Jack - A boy who deals with a marriage breakup because his dad comes out
Lost Language of Cranes - son and dad are gay, great Brian Cox film
Maurice - Set in pre-WWI England
Quinceanera - gay boy helps a preganant teen
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - mystery with Val Kilmer


Gay
Get Real - boy falls in love with the jock who loves him back for a while
Guys and Balls - gay soccer team
Prom Queen - based on a true story of guy taking a guy to prom

 

[metta]

^
No....not Adam and Steve....I saw that on HBO....it is horrible. That should go down as one of the worst gay themed films ever.

A silly film that got poor ratings but I still enjoyed was Mambo Italiano...it was stereotypically funny...

 

[handyman22]

The Ritz - which has been re-released recently, Red Dirt and Gods and Monsters

 

[Rimmer]

Saw Dog Tags last week, it was pretty good. Will also give the thumbs up to previously mentioned My Own Private Idaho and Shortbus.

I didn't see it mentioned, but another you might want to check out is A Home At The End Of The World. I thought it was excellent, if you like drama.

 

[gdude30]

Congratulations on winning money towards TLA movies.

The only TLA Movie I've seen is "Another Gay Movie" that movie is funny. I wanna see the Bear Cub though. Well now I gotta check out "Daddy and the Muscle Academy" too

I never knew there were so many TLA Videos out there though. I need to start seeing more of them.

 

[metta]

^
out of curiosity, please let us know what you decide.

(**whispers....shortbus... ****)

 

[versatastic]

C.R.A.Z.Y.

Tan Lines

Boy Culture

Transamerica

Bad Education

Doing Time on Maple Drive

 

[metta]

^
Transamerica.....excellent!!!

 

[miatajeff]

A Home at the End of the World.
Apartment Zero

Those are two of my all-time favorites