The Official Big Fat Gay DVD Thread, Which Gay Themed Movies Do You Recommend? Options

[Melchett]

Les Cage Aux Folles - French comedy about a butch gay and his camp boyfriendrunning a cabaret club. The in-laws come to stay and everyone plays straight. There's about a hundred sequels so you really only want to see the first one.

Two sequels, to be precise (such an embellisher ). And although the first film wasn't bettered; the second film is worth a watch if only to behold more of the comedic chemistry between the two leads. The third film, on the other hand... yep, give it a miss.

The Boys in the Band. Not really a very good film but the play was groundbreaking for its time, early '70s, claiming to portray the New York gay life as it was. Probably wasn't but an interesting take on it, nevertheless.

I think the film is great. Granted: I wasn't around when the play was staged; so I can't make a comparison. But the whole scenic progression of the film is very "theatrical" on a purely technical level, in my opinion. And I don't mean that as a criticism- I think it's refreshing. Mart Crowley's script is absolutely sublime.

In and out

Love this! It's been criticised for being too syrupy and schmaltzy here and there- but that's all part of its charm, I think.

This post has been edited by Melchett: Sep 30 2007, 15:09

[Hunkylad]

Aww I love In and Out - completely forgot about that one.

The 'learning to be a man' tape - genious!

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[Melchett]

Aww I love In and Out - completely forgot about that one.

The 'learning to be a man' tape - genious!

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* Phil's going to clean this thread up anyway *

This post has been edited by Tiuri: Sep 30 2007, 15:35

[Sixtenacre]

Don't forget STONEWALL.

Some other slightly more difficult to get hold of DVDs or vidoes, but worth the effort are

HAPPY TEXAS; KISS ME GUIDO and HIT AND RUNWAY.

[rhiordan]

Also "Doom Generation" (another Araki flick) and "Splendour"

Echoing the earlier recommendation for "Broken Hearts Club", I would add another Timothy Olyphant flick - "Advice From The Caterpillar"

I'd recommend "Urbania" as well as "24th Day" (although zero skin in the latter) and the standby classic "Head On".

There are also not-quite-outright gay flicks but ones with excellent subtext:

"Best Men" (with Drew Barrymore) and "Lone Star State" (again no skin, but it's Matthew Davis in the gay role, so try it out) and the brilliant "Happy Endings" with Jason Ritter, David Suttcliffe, Jesse Bradford, and Bobby Cannavale.

R.

This post has been edited by rhiordan: Sep 30 2007, 18:36

[sleepyrabbit]

Sorry if this one has been mentioned already:
Echo Park L.A. (aka. Quinceanera)
Directed by Richard Glatzer and Walsh Westmoreland, not sure if this is an exclusively "gay" film, but a central part of the storyline involves the homosexuality of a working class latino lad who is kicked out of his home, as is his female cousin. I thought this was a great film and the gay character wasnt the usual stereotype, which was refreshing. Oh and he was mega hot as well.
Have to agree with most of you guys as well, I absolutely loved both The Broken Hearts Club and Beautiful Thing these two are such good films.

This post has been edited by sleepyrabbit: Oct 1 2007, 20:10

[lemon_tango]

I would most certainly recommend C.R.A.Z.Y.

It's a french film, don't want to go into too much detail as I am sure you can get a synopsis from wikipedia or imdb.

One of my faves.

CS x

[eternal_inertia]

I'm glad someone mentioned Like it Is that's my favourite of all gay-themed films, although Beautiful Thing does come a close second, simply because it's cheesy and Sandra (Linda Henry) is brilliant in it.

I actually watched Like it Is last night in bed as I hadn't seen it in a while, and it's soooo good.

Anyone ever seen Jeffery? It's pretty crap, but Patrick Stewart as a gay man is rather entertaining to watch

[S54]

A Touch of Pink is good even with Kristen Holden-Ried's terrible english accent. Jimi Mistry and Kyle MacLachlan make up for it. From Amazon...

"Touch of Pink" is a comic clash of cultures, values, and sexuality. Alim ("The Guru"'s Jimi Mistry) seems to have it all: a great career, a handsome boyfriend, and a personal guide in the spirit of Cary Grant (Kyle MacLachlan from TV's "Sex and the City"). And living thousands of miles from his mother Nuru (Suleka Mathew) and his family in Toronto, he can keep his lifestyle hidden. But when Alim's conservative mom pays an impromptu visit, with the intention of dragging her son to a big fat monsoon wedding and getting him matched up with a "nice girl," the spirit of Cary Grant suddenly becomes indispensable.

[ladsnet]

I haven't watched Like It Is for ages.. but seem to remember the last time I did being distracted by the truly dreadful acting.

Another for Maurice too. If only because Rupert Graves is stunning in it.

I'm gonna pin this so it can grow, hopefully with some YouTube trailers too.

[Humpty Dumpty]

Like It Is is a good film.

No one has mentioned Priest, with Linus Roach as a gay priest torn by his sexuality.

[angelfan]

As I always say when anyone asks this question:

Relax...It's Just Sex
Finding North
Presque Rien
The Fluffer
Latter Days
Angels In America
Bad Education

[ladsnet]

I've added a lot of these titles to the fm amazon uk store

famousmales amazon uk shop

Just click on the "Gay Themed Movies" category

[Jon]

Sorry if I've missed it, if it's been mentioned already, but L.I.E. is an excellent film - "a 15-year-old Long Island boy loses everything and everyone he knows, soon becoming involved in a relationship with a much older man." Stars Paul Dano, from Little Miss Sunshine, and the excellent Brian Cox.

[DolceAndYourNana]

The Laramie Project, a dramatised documentary of the Matthew Shepard murder.
Mysterious Skin, based on the novel. The cute one from 3rd Rock From The Sun. I forget his name.

[JackInFla]

All great films listed so far. Thought I'd add a couple
SUGAR- Brendan Fehr is great as a hustler . Some really hot scenes!

[b]Speedway Junky- Jesse Bradford gets taught how to hustle Las Vegas style by Jonathan Taylor Thomas!

[YORKSHIRE GUY]

Hello guys. I have just resevered loads of these (including some that were described as hard to find) from my DVD rental club.

So many thanks to all reviewers.

The website has a recommended section, based on my choices, so if anything else crops up, I will post the names of the films.

[Connor]

I'm surprised to see Boy Culture hasn't had a mention so far. Good acting and a great, often funny, script make it one of my favourite films, gay or not.

This post has been edited by Connor: Apr 10 2008, 18:05

[angelfan]

I've just watched a great French movie called One Two Another (Chacun Sa Nuit which translates as To Each, Their Night). It's based on a true story of a brother and sister who share everything (including sexual partners). When the brother is murdered the sister uses her sexuality to try and find out how her brother died.

This is a great film with quite a surprising ending. There are some really sexy guys in it and quite a lot of nudity (including full-frontal although this includes the female as well unfortunately).

[dsb1973]

If you're a fan off horror too - how about 'HELLBENT' - the first gay slasher film - which actually turned out not to be as cheesey as it could've been!!