Subgenre Sampler
LGBT: 458 Films to Buy & Rent
Telstar (Telstar: The Joe Meek Story) (2008)
- Dir. Nick Moran
Feat. Con O' Neill, Kevin Spacey, Pam Ferris…
- Suitably poppy biopic of the rise and fall of flamboyant music producer Joe Meek whose pioneering sound experiments briefly made him the toast of…
Valentino - The Last Emperor (2008)
- Dir. Matt Tyrnauer
- Surveying the final two years of Italian fashion great Valentino Garavani's career before retirement, this head–turning doco celebrates his…
Walk Like A Man (2008)
- Worthy documentary focused on the preparation of two top rugga teams from Sydney and San Francisco for the World Cup of gay rugby – the Bingham…
With Gilbert and George (2008)
- Dir. Julian Cole
- Poetic documentary about controversial art duo Gilbert and George, who work as a single entity and have mounted more exhibitions in museums and…
Black, White and Gray (2007)
- Dir. James Crump
- Stilted documentary investigating the relationship between controversial photographers Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe and their influence on…
Boystown (2007)
- Dir. Juan Flahn
Feat. Pepon Nieto, Pablo Puyol, Carlos Fuentes
- Very dark comedy with Hitchcockian flourishes with a nefarious real estate agent killing off old ladies who refuse to sell him their apartments in a…
Breakfast With Scot (2007)
- Dir. Laurie Lynd
Feat. Tom Cavanagh, Ben Shenkman, Noah Bernett
- Tom Cavanagh (from TV's ED) plays up his character's awkward machismo – a closeted sportscaster whose 11–year–old adoptive son is…
Chris and Don - A Love Story (Chris & Don) (2007)
- Dir. Guido Santi, Tina Mascara
- Love–letter–as–documentary recounting the poignant 33–year relationship between novelist Christopher Isherwood (author of…
For the Bible Tells Me So (2007)
- Dir. Daniel G Karslake
- Heartfelt doco exploring the intersection between religion and homosexuality in the USA. Director Karslake takes an evenhanded approach to the…
Itty Bitty Titty Committee (2007)
- Dir. Jamie Babbitt
Feat. Melonie Diaz, Nicole Vicius, Guinevere Turner
- Rousing comedy of radical feminism from dir. Babbit (BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER) follows the indoctrination of a naïve lesbian (Diaz) who falls in with…