Subgenre Sampler
LGBT: 458 Films to Buy & Rent
Velvet Goldmine (1998)
- Dir. Todd Haynes
Feat. Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ewan McGregor, Toni Collette…
- An intriguing, visually sensational 'faction' history of 70s British 'glam' music, centring itself on the rise and nosedive of Ziggy–type…
Wilde (1998)
- Dir. Brian Gilbert
Feat. Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Jennifer Ehle
- It seems this belated dramatisation of the life of Oscar Wilde was simply waiting for the right man for the job and they found him in Stephen Fry,…
Will and Grace (TV Series) (1998)
- Feat. Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally…
- Out and proud sitcom cooks up hysterical chemistry between its two eponymous leads – Will, a gay lawyer, and Grace, a straight interior designer…
Alive and Kicking (Indian Summer) (1997)
- Dir. Nancy Meckler
Feat. Jason Flemyng
- Solid British drama takes the post–AIDS–revelation scenario and couples it with an interesting setting – a crisis in a…
Bent (1997)
- Dir. Sean Mathias
Feat. Clive Owen, Lothaire Bluteau, Ian McKellen…
- Martin Sherman adapts his award–winning and extensively performed play about Nazi persecution of homosexuals, and the agonizing love story of…
Grace of God, The (1997)
- Dir. Gerald L’Ecuyer
- Biographical ‘essay’ that’s a genuinely moving patchwork of scenes from the director’s life, sharing stories of his loves, losses, emerging…
Hamam - The Turkish Bath (1997)
- Dir. Ferzan Ozpetek
Feat. Alessandro Gassman, Francesca d'Aloja, Carlo Cecchi
- Beautifully presented, exotic drama about a young Italian designer whose sexual and spiritual life takes a profound turn after inheriting a steam…
Hanging Garden, The (1997)
- Dir. Thom Fitzgerald
Feat. Chris Leavins, Kerry Fox
- Family secrets come to light in odd and interesting ways in this small–scale drama set on a wedding–day in sunny, seaside Canada.…
Happy Together (1997)
- Dir. Wong Kar-Wai
Feat. Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung (Chiu-wai), Chen Chang
- Wong Kar Wai's South American gay love story features the usual dazzling Christopher Doyle camerawork, but replaces the genre thrills of FALLEN…
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…