Subgenre Sampler
LGBT: 459 Films to Buy & Rent
Kiss Me Guido (1997)
- Dir. Tony Vitale
Feat. Nick Scotti, Anthony De Sando, Anthony Barrile
- Gay–straight comedy of mistaken identity (ala WEDDING BANQUET) set in New York's Little Italy has an authentic sub–cultural bent, but be…
Latin Boys Go to Hell (1997)
- Dir. Ela Troyano
Feat. Irwin Ossa, John Bryant Daula, Jenifer Lee Simard
- Torrid sexual intrigue, dance–club shenanigans and breakneck plot twists power this low–budget story of the New York Hispanic gay…
Licensed to Kill (1997)
- Dir. Arthur Dong
- Applauded, regularly disturbing investigation into the mindset of anti–gay killers, bringing together a series of interviews by dir. Arthur…
Love and Death On Long Island (1997)
- Dir. Richard Kwietniowski
Feat. John Hurt, Jason Priestley, Sheila Hancock…
- Delightful central conceit sees John Hurt fall in love with flaky teen–movie actor Jason Priestley in this decidedly genre and…
Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997)
- Dir. Joe Mantello
Feat. Jason Alexander, Stephen Spinella
- The exclamations–marks certainly fly in this spirited comedy of summer–weekend craziness and bad manners. Based on Terrence McNally's…
Ma Vie En Rose (1997)
- Dir. Alain Berliner
Feat. George Du Fresne, Michele Laroque, Jean-Philippe Ecoffey…
- Confusion envelops an idyllic French suburban household when their youngest son starts believing he is a little girl. Solemn regard for themes of…
Star Maps (1997)
- Dir. Miguel Arteta
Feat. Douglas Spain, Efrain Figueroa
- With dreams of Hollywood stardom, a Mexican teen migrates to California, settles for work in his father's prostitution ring, and makes 'progress' as…
Beautiful Thing (1996)
- Dir. Hettie MacDonald
Feat. Linda Henry, Meera Syal, Glen Berry
- An effervescent take on first love between two teenage boys living in the un–secluded environ of a London council tenement block. Their…
Birdcage, The (1996)
- Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane…
- Robin Williams lets someone else wear the frocks in this faithful remake of the French hit, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES. As the live–in–lover left…
Boys Life (1996)
- Dir. Raoul O'Connell, Robert Lee King, Brian Sloan
Feat. Josh Phillip Weinstein, Raoul O'Connell, Russell Scott Lewis…
- Three half–hour short films that examine the gay perspective in America through three adolescent characters.
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