Beautiful Thing
on DVD
(1996) Starring:Scott Neal, Glen Berry, Tameka Empson Director:Hettie Macdonald Certificate:
The offbeat, underachieving denizens of a southeast London apartment building get an emotional wake-up call when two of the neighbors--two teen boys--unexpectedly fall in love. Tender-hearted kitchen-sink realism from Channel Four Films, adapted from the play by Jonathan Harvey.
Maurice
on DVD
(1987) Starring:James Wilby, Patrick Godfrey, Ben Kingsley Director:James Ivory Certificate:
At Cambridge, Clive Durham [Grant] is immediately attracted to a fellow student, Maurice Hall [James Wilby]. The love between them is platonic but intense and, in a society that both persecutes and prosecutes homosexuals, guilt and fear lead to Clive's breakdown and a bitter rift between the two ..read more »
Shortbus
on DVD
(2006) Starring:Sook-Yin Lee, Paul Dawson, Lindsay Beamish Director:John Cameron Mitchell Certificate:
A group of New Yorkers caught up in their romantic-sexual milieu converge at an underground salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality.
Brokeback Mountain
on DVD
(2005) Starring:Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams Director:Ang Lee Certificate:
From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ang Lee comes an epic American love story, Brokeback Mountain . Set against the sweeping vistas of Wyoming and Texas, the film tells the story of two young men -- a ranch-hand and a rodeo cowboy -- who meet in the summer of 1963, and unexpectedly forge a ..read more »
Wilde
on DVD
(1997) Starring:Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave Director:Brian Gilbert Certificate:
This unconventional biopic traces the brilliant, witty, and tragic life of Oscar Wilde from his rise to fame as a much-in-demand author and public speaker to his downfall and ultimate imprisonment for homosexuality. Thoughout the melodrama, the amazing performance of comic actor and author Stephen ..read more »
La Cage Aux Folles
on DVD
(1979) Starring:Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Michel Galabru Director:Edouard Molinaro Certificate:
Chaos ensues when a gay man attempts to pose as straight for the benefit of his son's future in-laws. Renato owns a popular nightclub and his long-time lover Zaza, is a female impersonator and the club's star attraction. Unfortunately, Renato's son, Laurent has not told his future father-in-law, an ..read more »
South Pacific
on DVD
(1958) Starring:Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr Director:Joshua Logan Certificate:
A Rodgers and Hammerstein classic revolving around a forbidden love affair between a native girl and a young American sailor on a Pacific island during World War II. SOUTH PACIFIC's blend of war, love, and racial bigotry is based on the novel TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC by James A. Michener. The ..read more »
Beaches
on DVD
(1988) Starring:Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard Director:Garry Marshall Certificate:
The story of a deep friendship, lasting from childhood to beyond death, between two very different women--Bette Midler plays C.C. Bloom, a poor but ambitious Jewish girl from the Bronx who goes on to become a famous Broadway star, and Barbara Hershey plays Hillary, an attractive WASP from a wealthy ..read more »