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Raskolnikov2089 posted:Trite, formulaic, usually poorly acted, and almost always only about white people. If your only exposure to gay people was through American gay cinema, you would think homosexuality was something only very attractive young white guys do. I think the AIDs-centric films are necessary as the entire crisis among the gay community in the 80's and 90's seems to have simultaneously been ignored by the general public and completely left out of the history books. Of course you're right that it's unfortunate that those are the only kinds of films that are recognized and funded in gay cinema. Blue is the Warmest Color is currently on Netflix and while its sex scenes are pretty gratuitous and unnecessary, it's a pretty beautiful film about a relationship between two women. Just watched the thriller Kristy and while it was a pretty run-of-the-mill, it definitely won me over with how well-shot and well-acted it was despite its budget. Also, speaking as someone who played a sport in college and had to stay on campus through almost every holiday for 4 years, it perfectly recreates that stark contrast of a college bustling with thousands of kids one day and emptied out and desolate the next. The buzzing of fluorescent lights in a basement laundry room. The way wind whistles differently through a parking lot when it doesn't have cars in it. The echo of a closing door hanging just a little bit longer than usual. The loneliness that creeps in when you're hit with the knowledge that you're the only soul in a building designed to accommodate hundreds. This was a hauntingly nostalgic film for me.
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Raskolnikov2089 posted:Trite, formulaic, usually poorly acted, and almost always only about white people. If your only exposure to gay people was through American gay cinema, you would think homosexuality was something only very attractive young white guys do. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk2vSbews2E
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Honestly it's news to me that "gay" is even a genre of movies at all
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You find them in the back corners of Netflix along with talking cat movies. Never mind. We might be thinking of two different things. Warm und Fuzzy fucked around with this message at 23:51 on Nov 6, 2015 |
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Has anyone watched "Blancanieves"? It just popped up in the recommended for me section in Netflix and it looks kinda interesting.
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Raskolnikov2089 posted:Is there anything worth watching on Showtime aside from shameless? This is late but Ray Donovan is excellent. In case you guys were wondering, the new Anjelah Johnson comedy special can safely be filed under 'catchphrase comedian.' I thought I'd give a comedienne I've never heard of a chance. She makes this weird 'ooh ooh' sound to punctuate every sentence for the first 10 minutes (where I turned it off), and I can also confirm she makes the same sound/punctuation in various podcast interviews in to support the release of this special in the past few weeks. OOH OOH (throat clucking sound)
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drunken officeparty posted:Honestly it's news to me that "gay" is even a genre of movies at all I take it you're not familiar with Gregg Araki of Doom Generation fame(?)
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Found it. Kingsman is on Netflix Canada. Along with RIPD if anyone is in the mood to hate-watch a movie.
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drunken officeparty posted:Honestly it's news to me that "gay" is even a genre of movies at all I'm guessing you don't have Hulu because that is literally one of the genres.
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Dirk Squarejaw posted:I'm guessing you don't have Hulu because that is literally one of the genres. Same thing on Netflix. AndyP fucked around with this message at 09:43 on Nov 7, 2015 |
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Anyone else check out Aziz Ansari's show Master of None? I just watched the first episode, it was ok, but I dunno if it was just early episode jitters but something about the acting is really off, like it's stuck between being too rehearsed and trying to seem naturalistic.
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cat doter posted:Anyone else check out Aziz Ansari's show Master of None? I just watched the first episode, it was ok, but I dunno if it was just early episode jitters but something about the acting is really off, like it's stuck between being too rehearsed and trying to seem naturalistic. Finished it earlier. The acting gets better, and it finds a better balance in general, but overwritten bits pop up until the end. Enjoyed it, though
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morestuff posted:Finished it earlier. The acting gets better, and it finds a better balance in general, but overwritten bits pop up until the end. Enjoyed it, though Yeah I ended up watching the rest of it, the first episode is kinda weak but it improves a lot. They actually do some interesting visual storytelling which a lot of comedy doesn't do these days, and it's consistently pretty funny. It's good, I recommend it.
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drunken officeparty posted:Honestly it's news to me that "gay" is even a genre of movies at all
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drunken officeparty posted:Honestly it's news to me that "gay" is even a genre of movies at all Why not, I mean there are multiple genres just for nerds. Doesn't seem that far fetched.
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Why not, I mean there are multiple genres just for nerds. Doesn't seem that far fetched. Is this going to be something as ridiculous as "scifi", "fantasy", and "superhero movies" or am I presuming?
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drunken officeparty posted:Honestly it's news to me that "gay" is even a genre of movies at all A local video rental place in Westport seems to have survived partly by having a huge LGBT section. (Also, lots of porn and I think they sell vape stuff.)
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Gay Cinema reminds me of Christian cinema in that it usually seems like artless crap manufactured as hastily as possible, to sell to a specific crowd that will buy it regardless of quality. If it's good enough it doesn't really need the tag "gay cinema" since straight people will watch it too.
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I just watched The Devil's Advocate because netflix is pushing it hard and I like Alpa Cheeno and Keanu Reeves. Any other good movies on netflix where the actual devil is a guy in a suit?
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NESguerilla posted:If it's good enough it doesn't really need the tag "gay cinema" since straight people will watch it too. 
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What's the gayest movie? Top Gun?
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4 RING SHRIMP posted:What's the gayest movie? Top Gun? Nah, Do Your Job is.
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Chichevache posted:Nah, Do Your Job is. Hahahaha ugh you morherfucker Russell_Wilson_Aaron_Rodgers_postgame_handshake.mp4
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drunken officeparty posted:I just watched The Devil's Advocate because netflix is pushing it hard and I like Alpa Cheeno and Keanu Reeves. Any other good movies on netflix where the actual devil is a guy in a suit? Only two I can think of off hand are Constantine and Reaper (TV series) neither is on Netflix now though.
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Drive Angry has The Accountant who is a henchman for the Big D.
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Yeah ok, probably an overstatement, but my original point still stands.
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4 RING SHRIMP posted:What's the gayest movie? Top Gun? Predator.
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4 RING SHRIMP posted:What's the gayest movie? Top Gun? Commando or A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
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drunken officeparty posted:I just watched The Devil's Advocate because netflix is pushing it hard and I like Alpa Cheeno and Keanu Reeves. Any other good movies on netflix where the actual devil is a guy in a suit? Watch Brimstone. Lurdiak fucked around with this message at 01:20 on Nov 8, 2015 |
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drunken officeparty posted:I just watched The Devil's Advocate because netflix is pushing it hard and I like Alpa Cheeno and Keanu Reeves. Any other good movies on netflix where the actual devil is a guy in a suit? Angel Heart
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4 RING SHRIMP posted:What's the gayest movie? Top Gun? Erebus posted:Predator. Predator isn't even the gayest Schwarzenegger film. That honor goes to Commando.
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4 RING SHRIMP posted:What's the gayest movie? Top Gun? Tango & Cash must be included in this conversation. The sexual tension between Stallone and Russell could be measured in plate tectonic units. edit: now that I think about it, Cobra is pretty gay too
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4 RING SHRIMP posted:What's the gayest movie? Top Gun? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SxecELnxMYU
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It's so weird how western society can't conceive of intimacy between men without assigning something sexual to it.
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Lurdiak posted:It's so weird how western society can't conceive of intimacy between men without assigning something sexual to it. Sorry dude, Carpenter's The Thing is one giant man on man gangbang.
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Lurdiak posted:It's so weird how western society can't conceive of intimacy between men without assigning something sexual to it. To be fair, Tango & Cash features a scene where Kurt Russell sneaks out of a club by dressing as a woman, so the statement isn't totally unfounded. Tango & Cash rules.
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Top Gun is just about a bunch of straight dudes enjoying each other's bodies.
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drunken officeparty posted:I just watched The Devil's Advocate because netflix is pushing it hard and I like Alpa Cheeno and Keanu Reeves. Any other good movies on netflix where the actual devil is a guy in a suit? Angel Heart has De Niro as the devil and it's fantastic. That might be considered a spoiler but like in Devil's Advocate it's extremely obvious from the moment you see him that he is the actual literal devil.
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precision posted:Angel Heart has De Niro as the devil and it's fantastic. Yeah they weren't exactly going for any sort of shocking twist when they name his character "Louis Cyphre".
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King of Bleh posted:Yeah they weren't exactly going for any sort of shocking twist when they name his character "Louis Cyphre". Jack Chick should sue for plagiarism.
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