Directed by William Friedkin, who later directed a more questionable depiction of gay life in Cruising, the film's place in history is ensured as the first major studio picture to tackle homosexuality head on. As they await the arrival of the birthday boy, Michael's straight college buddy Alan (Peter White) unexpectedly turns up and creates a fissure in the group. Populated by the original stage production cast, the action is set in the apartment of Michael (Kenneth Nelson) who is throwing a bash for friend Harold (Leonard Frey). Dive in, enjoy, and happy upcoming LGBTQ+ History month.īased on Matt Crowley's 1968 off-Broadway play, The Boys In The Band is a landmark in LGBTQIA cinema (co-incidentally it is also perhaps the first mainstream American film to drop the c-bomb).
#50 BEST GAY MOVIES MOVIE#
From landmark moments in movie history to vital new voices, it’s a cinematic banquet.
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Of course, ‘LGBTQ+ movies’ isn’t a genre in and of itself – here you’ll find romances, comedies, period dramas, crime thrillers, teen movies, documentaries, heartwarmers and heartbreakers, indie gems and Oscar winners. Team Empire has hand-picked a selection of the greatest films that tell LGBTQ+ stories, or that come from LGBTQ+ filmmakers – contemporary, historical, factual, fictional, fantastical, or futuristic. And with every passing year, the rich tapestry of bold, funny and fearless queer cinema grows: we’re living a golden age of LGBTQ+ filmmakers having increasing opportunities to tell their own stories – whether specifically about the LGBTQ+ experience or not – resulting in greater on-screen representation, and allowing more people than ever before to see themselves in the movies they love. Throughout the history of cinema, there have been gripping and groundbreaking LGBTQ+ films – stories taking in the lives, history, and experiences of people who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, pansexual and beyond.