California Suite (1978) Queer Film C+
Meanwhile, Richard Prior, Bill Cosby and their onscreen partners suffer through one cringeworthy slapstick sequence after another.
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Month: November 2025
The Rose (1979) Queer Film B+
Bette Midler made a spectacular movie debut playing The Rose, a rock singer who is emotionally unraveling during what she insists is her final concert tour.
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The Seventh Victim (1943) Queer Film C
Gay writer DeWitt Bodeen skillfully creates a queer subtext that is both subtle and present, reflecting themes of isolation and existential despair.
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Nightmare Alley (1947) Film Noir – Forget About the Remake! (A)
Working with master cinematographer Lee Garmes, director Edmund Goulding produced one of the GREAT film noirs, a genre he had never worked in before and would never work in again.
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Hollywood Songwriters – The Great Tunesmiths – Part 1
Please refer to “The Great Tunesmiths of Hollywood’s Golden Age.”
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