Carrie (1976) Queer Film A+
Brian De Palma’s masterpiece and one of the GREAT HORROR MOVIES with tremendous performances from Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie. The unforgettable score is by Pino Donaggio.
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Author: Patrick Browne
Sebastiane (1976) Queer Film D-
What seemed revolutionary in 1976 seems pretty mediocre today. More a series of tableaux vivants than an actual narrative feature, it wears out its welcome.
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Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) Queer Film Focus (F)
After two hours of heterosexual escapades—casual hookups, fleeting romances, and Theresa’s own search for identity—the story reserves its harshest judgment not for the straight milieu it has been dissecting, but for queer desire.
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Valentino (1977) Queer Film (F)
Russell’s worst film, it cannot even be enjoyed as camp. The audience either walked out or slept their way through the movie.
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The Choirboys (1977) Queer Film (F)
Blaney (Michael MacKezie Willis) is a young gay man who is cruising MacArthur Park in LA. The cops are there as well. When Blaney opens the police van’s door, he mistakenly thinks that Officer Lyles (Don Stroud) is waiting for him. Lyles, a Vietnam veteran, is in the middle of a PTSD flashback and shoots him in the face. The death of “the fag” gets a big cheer and a big laugh from the audience.
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