Freebie and the Bean (1974) Film Review D-
Our heroes, James Caan and Alan Arkin, first encounter Morley in a bathtub. He’s preening and lisping, and you can see that he disgusts them.
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Category: Genres (Musical-Western)
The Last of Sheila (1973) Perkins and Sondheim Have Fun! B
The actors are in good form, with Raquel Welsh being particularly impressive in her one genuinely good film. Dyan Cannon is a thinly disguised Sue Mengers.
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Save the Tiger (1973) Film Review B-
The writer Steve Shagen, an educated Jew, is in the Stone Age when it comes to a human being who has a different sexual preference than himself.
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A Touch of Class (1973) Film Review C+
Jackson’s character works in the garment industry, so we are on fairy alert. And, wouldn’t you know it, one of them does descend on her office just as Segal is visiting.
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The Day of the Jackal (1973) Film Review A
Another example of a gay character whose sole purpose in the movie is to be killed. Still, Zinnemmann and Rodgers treat his character with a modicum of respect.
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Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973) Film Review B-
Rita Walden, played beautifully by Joanne Woodward, in what is probably her best performance is about to go through a midlife crisis.
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Play It As It Lays (1972) Film Review C-
Unfortunately, despite a good performance by Weld, the film only comes alive when she is driving endlessly around LA’s spectacular freeways.
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Pete ‘n’ Tillie (1972) Film Review B-
And then there Tillie’s other best friend Jimmy, the film’s token gay guy, played by René Auberjonois, who had one of the most memorable names in cinema.
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The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) A+ Rated: Seventeen Fassbinder Films
A landmark in both New Queer Cinema and the New German Cinema, Fassbinder’s examination of the dynamics of a lesbian love triangle was shot in der wunderkind’s apartment.
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Pink Flamingos (1972) Film Review Trash! Trash! Trash! Rated C (Solo) High Camp at a Midnight Screening
A sick-and-twisted black comedy and the first part of Water’s “Trash Trilogy”, which also includes “Female Trouble” and “Desperate Living.”
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Cabaret (1972) Film Review A+
Based on the 1966 Broadway musical “Cabaret” by Kander and Ebb which was adapted from Christopher Isherwood’s The Berlin Stories” (1945).
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The Anderson Tapes (1971) Film Review D
Hamming it up and mincing all over the place, this is a cringe-worthy performance from Martin Balsam who is not referred to by his given name, just The Fag.
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Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) Film Review A
In “Sunday Bloody Sunday”, Murray Head plays a free-spirited bisexual who is having simultaneous relationships with Glenda Jackson and Peter Finch.
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The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1971) Film Review A-
“The Garden of the Finzi Continis” is based on the semi-autobiographical novel by gay Italian writer Giorgio Bassani who is played in the film by Helmut Berger.
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Death In Venice (1971) Film Review A-
Visconti’s best idea was changing Aschenbach’s profession from a writer to a composer opening up the movie to the Mahler Adagietto .
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Vanishing Point (1971) Film Review C-
In the movie’s most nauseating scene, Newman is briefly held captive at gunpoint by two exceptionally sleazy-slimy Queers, Arthur Malet and Anthony James.
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The Conformist (1970) Nando, Vittorio and Bernardo’s Masterpiece A+
Using Art Deco as a backdrop to the film’s narrative, the partnership of Bertolucci, Storaro and Scarfiotti changed the look of Cinema forever.
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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) Film Review A-
Excellent work by Robert Stephens (his best screen performance) and Colin Blakely (Dr. Watson). Geneviève Page gives a gorgeous melancholy performance.
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Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970) Film Review A+
Starring a luminous Carrie Snodgress, the last movie that director Frank Perry and his screenwriter wife Eleanor made together is their best.
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The Boys in the Band (1970) Film Review A
As we saw in the 2020 remake, Mart Crowley’s play “The Boys in the Band” has stood the test of time beautifully.
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There Was A Crooked Man (1970) Film Review B+
Hume Cronyn and John Randolph are our happy and well-adjusted gay couple. Yes, they fight and bicker all the time. However, they are clearly madly in love with each other.
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Women in Love (1970) Film Review B-
Future gay activist Larry Kramer’s adaptation of D.H Lawrence’s 1920 novel was an enormous critical and commercial success earning four Oscar Nominations:
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Performance (1970) Film Review B-
There will always be an argument as to who was the real auteur behind the camera.
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Entertaining Mr Sloane (1970) Film Review B-
Beryl Reed and Harry Andrews are both marvelous, especially at the finale when BOTH end up “married” to Mr Sloane who doth protest too much.
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Something for Everyone (1970) Film Review C-
Unfortunately, what should have been a gay romp and a fabulous showcase for its star, gay icon Angela Lansbury, falls flat after a promising opening chapter.
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The Sterile Cuckoo (1969) From Pookie to Sally B-
Liza Minnelli’s Oscar-nominated turn as quirky, oddball and needy “Pookie” Adams is a preview of her Oscar-winning performance in “Cabaret.”
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Goodbye Columbus (1969) Film Review B-
The Queer element in the film comes from Brenda’s older brother Ron. Ron has the hots for Neil (Richard Benjamin) who he keeps inviting back to his room.
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Z (1969) Film Review B+
Few seem to have noticed that “Z” is a virulently homophobic film in which the main villain is a homosexual and convicted pedophile.
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Midnight Cowboy (1969) Film Review A
John Schlesinger’s American debut is only X-rated movie to win Best Picture. It boasts two great performances courtesy of Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffmann.
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Staircase (1969) Bring on the Queens C-
Harrison’s performance is all affectation and condescension. Burton does better. He spends the entire movie wearing a turban, which is funny.
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