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Royal Wedding (1951) dir. Stanley Donen 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) dir. Stanley Kubrick High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008) dir. Kenny Ortega Inception (2010) dir. Christopher Nolan Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) dir. J.J. Abrams
Nymphets in their iconic sunglasses
cinema + blood (click images to view titles in captions)
The Thing - Cugo - The Hills Have Eyes - The Silence of the Lambs - Evil Dead - Suspiria - The Babadook - I Am Legend - Nightmare on Elm Street 4 - The Lost Boys
There’s something claustrophobic about a film set entirely in a single location, an unsettling feeling of being cornered in a confined environment, cut off from the rest of the world. Stories such as these require nuanced characters and thoughtful attention to narrative detail, many of which employ a theatrical feel, while others were literally sprung from a playwright’s pen. Their action sequences are merely verbal, characters revealing shocking truths and saying the unthinkable, while the setting forces them together until an often brutal conclusion. When people are trapped like rats, it’s no surprise they sometimes eat each other.
The colors of horror movie posters
The Graduate (1967, Mike Nichols)
Mad Men “Far Away Places” (2012, Scott Hornbacher)
Which movies are most beloved for the light they shine on lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans experiences? Which screen stories involving LGBT characters are the most enduring, whether romances, horrors or comedies? Which are the most groundbreaking, politically or artistically? And which simply demand to be watched again and again?
We asked LGBT cultural pioneers – including Todd Haynes, John Waters, Kimberly Peirce, George Takei, Xavier Dolan, Christine Vachon, Bruce LaBruce, and many more – to share with us their ten best LGBT movies. Here’s their out-and-proud list of 50 great LGBT movies.
Our reviews of the weekend’s new releases:
Favorite 1980′s horror movies.
Bandaged faces - wounded identities
from top to bottom
Phoenix / 2014 / dir. Christian Petzold
Goodnight Mummy (Ich seh ich seh) / 2014 / dir. Severin Fiala & Veronika Franz
The Face of Another (Tanin no kao) / 1966 / dir. Hiroshi Teshigahara
Eyes Without a Face (Les yeux sans visage) / 1960 / dir. Georges Franju
The Invisible Man / 1933 / dir. James Whale
Red is the warmest color:
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, Stanley Kubrick)
The Conformist (1970, Bernardo Bertolucci)
The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie (1976, John Cassavetes)
Suspiria (1977, Dario Argento)
Three Colors: Red (1994, Krzysztof Kieslowski)
In The Mood For Love (2000, Kar-Wai Wong)
Beyond The Black Rainbow (2010, Panos Cosmatos)
Lost River (2014, Ryan Gosling)
Inherent Vice (2014, Paul Thomas Anderson)
Carol (2015, Todd Haynes)
To the filmmakers of Hollywood: The films you create do more than just entertain; movies can lift our spirits and even change the hearts and minds of millions. And woven together across the years, movies ultimately tell the story of our culture. I am asking you to remember that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people are part of that story. Hollywood films often give us some of our first glimpses of the world and people outside our own communities, but also provide reflections of ourselves. However, not everyone gets to experience that. For LGBT people looking for images of themselves on the big screen in the films Hollywood produces, there is usually very little for them to find. But when LGBT moviegoers do finally find those characters they can relate to, it affirms that they’re an important part of our shared society, and that they also have stories worth telling. It shows them that you, as some of our culture’s greatest storytellers, recognize that as well. And it’s not just those in America who ultimately benefit. Hollywood films are one of our most prolific cultural exports, and they can inspire others around the world. In countries where LGBT people face danger from oppressive laws and public persecution, your films can have a great impact simply by depicting LGBT characters as people worthy of dignity and respect. Please consider this as you develop and produce new films, and know that simply by making more inclusive movies, you can affect positive change.
A look at ‘80s horror movie typography.
