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It's in the Water
(more) »rank: 18856starring: Keri Jo Chapman, Teresa Garrett, Derrick Sanders, Timothy Vahle, Barbara Lasater
directed by: Kelli Herd
: :It's in the Water is a charming little indie set in the sleepy, conservative Southern town of Azalea Springs. When an AIDS hospice opens up, the local homophobes go up in arms, polarizing the community. The heart of the movie, though, is the story of Alex, our listlessly married heroine who begins to have second thoughts about her orientation. (There is also a very slight 'comic' subplot involving a rumor that drinking the local water turns people gay. Ignore it.) While Alex's discovery process is a rather quick one due to the constraints of movie timing, it is well handled, including an affectionate ...
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A Love to Keep
(more) »rank: 19793starring: Juan Fernandez, Julieta Serrano, Carmen Elias, Fernando Rubio, Juli Mira
directed by: Juan Carlos Claver
: :Studio: Wolfe Video Release Date: 06/03/2008 Run time: 98 minutes
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The Object of My Affection
(more) »rank: 17744starring: Paul Rudd, Kali Rocha, Jennifer Aniston, Lena Cardwell, Natalie B. Kikkenborg
directed by: Nicholas Hytner
:Description:Jennifer Aniston stars in this sly romantic comedy as Nina, a young woman who falls in love with her new roommate, George, (Paul Rudd) even though he's gay and loves her purely as a friend. When Nina becomes pregnant, she realizes she'd rather raise her c :In this ultra-hip, multilayered comedy, triangles and emotional imbroglios take on a new meaning. Well, at least they try. Jennifer Aniston plays a straight woman who falls in love with a gay man (Paul Rudd). She invites him to move in with her just hours after they meet. As their friendship progresses, she learns she is pregnant, ...
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Chris & Don. A Love Story
(more) »rank: 18936starring: Leslie Caron, Christopher Isherwood, Michael York, Don Bachardy, Liza Minnelli
directed by: Guido Santi;Tina Mascara
: :Chris & Don: A Love Story is the true-life story of the passionate three-decade relationship between British writer Christopher Isherwood (whose Berlin Stories was the basis for the beloved Cabaret) and American portrait painter Don Bachardy, thirty years his junior. From Isherwood's Kit-Kat-Club years in Weimar-era Germany to the couple's first meeting on the sun-kissed beaches of 1950s Malibu, their against-all-odds saga is brought to dazzling life through beautiful, rare home movies and reminiscences from Don and many of their friends, including Leslie Caron and Liza Minnelli. With Isherwood's exemplary status as an out-and-proud gay hero, and Bachardy's eventual artistic triumph away ...
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The Celluloid Closet (Special Edition)
(more) »rank: 19364starring: Lily Tomlin, Tony Curtis, Susie Bright, Arthur Laurents, Armistead Maupin
directed by: Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein
: :Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 06/24/2008 Run time: 101 minutes Rating: R essential video:Author Armistead Maupin (Tales of the City) wrote Lily Tomlin's narration for this superb documentary, based on a book by the late Vito Russo, about Hollywood's treatment of homosexual characters in the 20th century. Never pointing a finger at anyone in the film community, The Celluloid Closet presents clips from more than 100 mainstream features (including The Children's Hour, Advise and Consent, The Boys in the Band, and The Hunger) that speak loudly in their respective images of gays and lesbians. The film makes a persuasive ...
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Gay Bed and Breakfast of Terror, The
(more) »rank: 19364starring: Mari Marks, Michael Soldier, Georgia Jean, Robert Borzych, Hilary Schwartz
directed by: Jaymes Thompson
: :Helen (Mari Marks) and Luella (Georgia Jean) are just another typical God-fearing mother and daughter who happen to bake Mincemeat muffins and run a charming if not a bit faded Bed and Breakfast Inn. Or are they? On the eve of the biggest gay party weekend of the year, and having not made advance reservations, five couples find themselves having to make accommodations far from the city. There's Dom and Alex, the performers (Vinny Markus & Michael Soldier) and Deborah and Gabby, the sophisticated, entrepreneurial lipsticks (Shannon Lee & Denise Heller). There's also Mike and Eric, the upscale guppie power couple (Derek ...
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Spider Lilies (2008 US Edition)
(more) »rank: 26694starring: Rainie Yang
directed by: Zero Chou
: :Behind every tattoo there is a secretWebcam girl Jade (Taiwanese pop icon Rainie Yang) makes her living tantalizing online voyeurs. But behind her sassy façade, Jade carries the powerful memory of her childhood crush on Takeko, a young woman who now works at a nearby tattoo parlor. Jade goes to Takeko seeking a tattoo of a spider lily, hoping to rekindle their love. Takeko refuses to give her the tattoo, which symbolizes a family secret. She also spurns Jade's advances - at first . . . From talented director Zero Chou comes a cinematic exploration of love and memory featuring an awesome ...
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My Beautiful Laundrette
(more) »rank: 38658starring: Saeed Jaffrey, Roshan Seth, Daniel Day-Lewis, Gordon Warnecke, Derrick Branche
directed by: Stephen Frears
:Description:With its 'extraordinary cast' (Los Angeles Times)including OscarÂ(r) winner* Daniel Day Lewisand 'riveting visual style' (Newsweek), this 'warm, compassionate and feisty' film (The Hollywood Reporter) about a young Pakistani man coming of age in London is 'a fascinating, eccentric [and] very personal movie' (The New York Times)! Living on the dole with his alcoholic father in a shabby South London flat, Omar is a bright-eyed Pakistani teenager who wants to make something of himself. And as his papa drowns deeper in vodka and self-pity, Omar turns to his unscrupulous wheeling-and-dealing Uncle Nasser to show him the key to success. But when Nasser hires ...
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Making Love
(more) »rank: 23571starring: Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson, Harry Hamlin, Wendy Hiller, Arthur Hill
directed by: Arthur Hiller
:Description:What would you do if your husband fell in love - with another man? 'Making Love' is about Zack (Michael Ontkean) and Claire (Kate Jackson) - two attractive, successful and playful affectionate partners who share the perfect marriage. He's a medic. She's a TV exec. And they're about to buy an absolutely gorgeous Beverly Hills home. Enter Bart (Harry Hamlin). He's a gay writer whose striking good looks pepper his social life with enough one-night stands so that he easily avoids commitment. When they first meet, Zack is merely curious. Gradually, he decides to take the plunge. Less about homosexuality than self-discovery, 'Making ...
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Parallel Sons
(more) »rank: 34005starring: Lawrence Mason, Heather Gottlieb, Murphy Guyer, Josh Hopkins, Graham Alex Johnson
directed by: Wendy Jo Cohen
:Description:An intelligent and haunting depiction of sexual passion and the interplay between desire and identification, John G. Young`s first feature is a festival favorite that`s been three years waiting for a release. Set in a redneck, upstate town, it`s about a white teenager who`s totally black-identified - does his blond hair in dreads, plays hip-hop, makes the Autobiography of Malcolm X his bible - although he`s never met a black person. His life takes a turn when he falls in love with Knowledge, a young black man who`s been wounded escaping from prison.
