My favorite gay movies

[loneleeb3]

I got a kick out of that, too.

BTW, Richard, your last post was the 250,000th on the forum!

Wow! Just call me Mr Quater Mill!!

[Wishes]

I don't think anyone has mentioned Billy Elliott yet but that is one of my favorite movies. Would it be at home here?

Thanks for the mention. I saw part of it on TV but was not able to view all. I need to check it out on DVD. I remember on newstalk radio some movie reviewer (so called) referred to it as "Billy Idiot". But what I saw, I really liked. 

[Artiste]

Just discovered this, wow!

Any other GAY movies? And talks, more we can do on the ones listed... please!

Au revoir,
hugs!

[optom3]

Brokeback

maurice

Death in venice ,stunning scenery( and that beautiful young boy) and of course Dirk bogarde.

quentin crisp (with john hurt)

Brideshead (fell in love withAnthony Andrews)

[Artiste]

Wow optom!

Was C.R.A.Z.Y., mentioned?

Au revoir,
hugs!

[optom3]

Wow optom!

Was C.R.A.Z.Y., mentioned?

Au revoir,
hugs!

You are just so sweet sometimes,I hope that means you are having a good day today!!!

If you haven't seen Death in Venice ,watch it It is a bit dark and surreal at times,but beautifully filmed,and it is also very haunting.

[optom3]

Almost forgot.
The talented Mr.Ripley (JUde law in swimming trunks)
 and the lovely Italian scenery.including Venice again.Was that film not one of the reasons why Matt Damon allegedly turned down BBM as he had already played a gay role?
Anothr country,actually anything with Rupert Everet in just divine!!!

[Artiste]

Thanks optom!

Yes, I did see Mort à Venise (Death in Venice... I do not know the Italian title)... many, many years ago!
It is like you say!

Did you think that it touches people to-day?

Au revoir,
hugs!

[twistedude]

"The Naked Civil Servant" (what someone called "Quentin Crisp--John Hurt")
"Angels in America" (the made for TV version) (2003)
"Wings" (1927)--yeah, I know--it isn't. But oh! what a love scene!
"Victim" (1961)--Bogarde
"Brokeback Mountain"
"Parting Glances" (1983)
"Death in venice" (Visconti, 1971) is very beautiful, and I love the Mahler music, and the casting--but I miss Thomas Mann's words. I guess Visconti thought he could do without Aschenbach's thoughts...visual medium, and all that--but some people find it boring because of the lack of action, but what they mean is intrerior monologue. I don't find it boring, but incomplete.
"Gods and Mosters" (1998)
"Mysterious Skin" (2004)


I also like "The Boys in the Band" and...I'm really trying to hate "Cruising," but so far, I haven't thrown it away.

[BlissC]

Wow! So many movies I'd never even heard of until I read this thread!

My own favourites:

Brokeback Mountain (of course!)

My Beautiful Laundrette (first saw that years ago back when I was in college and the student union LGBT society had a film festival - that was the first gay movie I saw)

Notes on a Scandal (very cleverly done)