Tuesday, March 3, 2015

The Celluloid Closet

After watching The Celluloid Closet, research gay and lesbian films after 1996.  How are these characters portrayed in film?  How has the industry grown to incorporate more LGBT themes?  What movies did you find?

Leave a comment to this post on your findings.

5 comments:

  1. http://www.imdb.com/list/ls004080897/

    IMDB has a list of movies with gay themes/characters

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  2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lesbian,_gay,_bisexual_or_transgender-related_films_by_year

    A list of hundreds of gay themed movies from all decades.

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  3. This is a trailer for a movie my family saw. It's a really good movie that I would recommend to anyone.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZfFvsKDuUU

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  4. 2013-French film: Blue is the Warmest Color

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOiug_u7Wns

    2013- Dallas Buyers Club follows Ronald Woodrow, the fist heterosexual man who was open about having AIDs.Yes, there are gay characters in it too. (Jared Leto <3)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs1kpGNSRVk

    2008- Milk: Gay activist, Harvey Milk's life in San Francisco.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp0uYT0zDbA

    Nikki says Philomena! Her son was gay.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG3QP8foCvg

    2010- The Kids Are All Right:The kids from a family with lesbian moms meet their sperm donor and things get twisted.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdDSqgZ87fM

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  5. Boys Don't Cry (1999): True story of a young trans man killed in Nebraska
    But I'm A Cheerleader (1999): Lesbian director Jamie Babbit explored femininity, female sexuality, and efforts to "de-gay" people.
    Transamerica (2005): A trans woman discovers she has a teenage son who is living alone in New York. Criticized for for using a not trans actress, and relying on tropes. On the upside, it is seen as mainstream, and a way for people not familiar with transgender issues to get some insight and perspective.

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