Cinesexuals
Featured links and text curated by The Cinesexual, mostly about gay movies.
Collection by Rick Powell
sensesofcinema.com
Divine
~18 min read · · “Oh God, it isn’t easy being Divine” – Divine, Mondo Trasho (John Waters, 1969) Fifty years ago, in 1972, a film was released that was so repugnant the director handed out vomit bags before each… · Shared by 6, including Rick Powell
The A.V. Club
Classic LGBTQ+ rom-com writers weigh in on Bros & Hollywood's progress
10 min read · · The writers of But I'm A Cheerleader, D.E.B.S., and In & Out reflect on the evolution of mainstream queer cinema in Hollywood and the impact of Bros · Shared by 7, including Rick Powell
commonsense.news
Why ‘Bros’ Bombed
2 min read · · The exact right amount of people saw the gay romcom. · Shared by 5, including Rick Powell
IndieWire
'Boys Don't Cry' Protests: Why We Should Listen to Trans Activists Criticizing The Milestone Film
3 min read · · Whether or not the celebrated queer film and filmmaker are worthy targets is irrelevant. Transgender people are tired of being erased in movies and television. We need to hear them out. · Shared by 4, including Rick Powell
The Advocate
Chucky’s Lachlan Watson on Their Dual Spooky Role
3 min read · · The nonbinary actor on their killer role(s) and why they’re ready to burn down the Hollywood system. · Shared by 7, including Rick Powell
Chicago Reader
Silent film at the Davis, Sudan Archives, and more
3 min read · · That’s what makes the Pioneers of Queer Cinema series at Gene Siskel Film Center this month a true event “for the culture”: it’s a broad survey of movies made by queers, for queers that offers at… · Shared by 4, including Rick Powell
VANITY FAIR
The Gloriously Queer Afterlife of Death Becomes Her
2 min read · · 25 years after fizzling out in theaters, this delightfully macabre comedy is a gay cult classic. · Shared by 7, including Rick Powell
internationalcinemareview.blogspot.com
Roberto Fiesco | Trémulo (Trembling) a.k.a Carlos and Julio
6 min read · · i don’t know tomorrow by Douglas Messerli Roberto Fiesco (writer and director) Trémulo ( Trembling ) a.k.a Carlos and Julio / 2015 In ... · Shared by 4, including Rick Powell
thecinesexual.com
Recommended Recent Gay Short Films 2022 March 26, 2022 In Featured, Film reviews
~17 min read · · Roundup of the best gay-themed short films from around the world, pandemic special edition · Shared by 7, including Rick Powell
austinfilm.org
Streamers: Historian Evan Purchell Presents Hidden Queer CInema
5 min read · · Austin’s Evan Purchell is a film historian and archivist whose popular and acclaimed (it was a 2018 Artforum Best) Instagram account Ask Any Buddy documents gay adult film and video history through… · Shared by 4, including Rick Powell
thegavoice.com
Famed gay director Randal Kleiser talks semi-biographical ‘It’s My Party,’ Out On Film
3 min read · · Randal Kleiser is associated with some of the biggest blockbusters in cinema; the biggest being his very first feature, 1978’s “Grease” — the golden comedy musical that Vanity Fair recently dubbed the… · Shared by 4, including Rick Powell
The Advocate
30 Forgotten Queer Films That Deserve Another Look
~17 min read · · Go beyond the well-known hits with our recommendations of queer films that deserve to be better remembered. · Shared by 7, including Rick Powell
photogenie.be
Being Gay Is Not a Movie: 'It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He…
8 min read · · Călin Boto analyses Rosa von Praunheim’s 'It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives'. · Shared by 5, including Rick Powell
The New York Times
Jerrod Carmichael Was Scared of Coming Out. He Still Is.
~12 min read · · “I want the love, desperately,” says the comedian, “but not at the cost of not talking about it because that makes me hate myself.” · Shared by 11, including Rick Powell
MEL Magazine
An Oral History of ‘Johnny Cakes,’ Vito’s Love Story on ‘The Sopranos’
20+ min read · · Of all the deaths on ‘The Sopranos,’ Vito Spatafore’s was easily the most unique, and it all started with a suggestion from actor Joe Gannascoli · Shared by 5, including Rick Powell
letterboxd.com
Wild Chemistry: The Stars of Wildhood on Romantic Two-Spirit Representation • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine
9 min read · · Leo Koziol chats with Indigenous actors Phillip Lewitski and Joshua Odjick about creating chemistry in Bretten Hannam’s Wildhood, the impact of helping their communities feel seen and keeping their… · Shared by 4, including Rick Powell
