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Billy's Hollywood
Screen Kiss (1998)
Starring: Sean
P. Hayes, Brad Rowe
Director: Tommy
O'Haver
Synopsis: Stylish, witty romantic
comedy about a gay photographer who falls for a sexually ambiguous
waiter. Critics loved the dizzy feel, visual ingenuity. Widely appealing
for romance fans seeking delightful fun.
Runtime: 89 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Comedy, Gay, Romance
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The Birdcage
(1996)
Starring: Robin
Williams, Nathan Lane
Director: Mike
Nichols
Synopsis: Widely appealing, upbeat
Hollywood rendering of French sex farce focuses more on political satire
than sexuality. A hit with fans of mainstream social comedies who enjoy
witty dialogue, broad slapstick.
Runtime: 119 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Comedy,
Drama, Gay
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Boys Life
(1994)
Starring: Anne Zupa, Dennis Christopher
Directors: Brian Sloan, Raoul O'Connell
Synopsis: Winning collection of
gay-themed shorts includes: Pool Days (charming, sexy), Friend
of Dorothy (funny, romantic), and The Disco Years (elegiac,
touching). Worthwhile viewing for gay film fans.
Runtime: 90 minutes
MPAA Rating: NR
Genres: Comedy,
Drama, Gay
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Boys Life 2
(1997)
Starring: Eileen
Brennan, Vincent D'Onofrio
Directors: Peggy
Raiski, Nickolas Perry
Synopsis: Involving, well-paced
quartet of short films (Must Be the Music, Nunzio's Second Cousin,
The Dadshuttle, and Alkali, Iowa) exploring gay identity and
relationships. Critics raved. A must-see for fans of character-driven
drama that effectively grapples with real-life issues, relationships,
coming of age.
Runtime: 74 minutes
MPAA Rating: NR
Genres: Comedy,
Drama, Gay
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Broadway Damage
(1998)
Starring: Michael
Lucas, Hugh Panaro
Director: Victor
Mignatti
Synopsis: Romantic comedy about gay
man wooing Mr. Wrong and finding Mr. Right. Cliched, formulaic comedy
traps engaging characters, but should still entertain undemanding
romance fans seeking a lighthearted, mindless romp.
Runtime: 110 minutes
MPAA Rating: NR
Genres: Comedy,
Gay
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Johns (1996)
Starring: David Arquette, Lukas Haas
Director: Scott Silver
Synopsis: Sentimental, gritty
portrait of desperate L.A. male hustlers. Its raw performances and vivid
characterizations make it appealing to art-house fans in the mood for
mix of tragedy and black comedy.
Runtime: 97 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Drama, Gay
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Killer
Condom (1996)
Starring: Udo Samel, Peter Lohmeyer
Director: Martin Walz
Synopsis: Gleefully gruesome comedy,
based on a German comic book, about a gay policeman pursuing
piranha-like prophylactics. Gory, campy mystery is definitely not for
all but should please midnight movie fans.
Runtime: 107 minutes
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Genres: Comedy, Cult, Mystery, Gay
Country of Origin: Germany
Language: German
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Night Walk (1996)
Starring: Dino Dimarco, Chad Conners,
Kevin Dean
Director: Michael Ninn, Gino Colbert
Synopsis: Enter
a world unlike anything you've ever seen: Where a Marilyn-like diva
soars above a smoky big-band nightclub…where cover boys in tuxedos
shed their clothes and inhibitions in the corridors of power…where
dreams are dreamt-and then fully realized. As Mickey Skee of Adult Video
News put it, "I've seen the future of gay porn and it is Night Walk."
Runtime: 100 minutes
MPAA Rating: X
Genres: Gay
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The Opposite of Sex (1998)
Starring: Christina Ricci, Martin Donovan
Director: Don Roos
Synopsis: Wicked black comedy about
teenage hellion seducing her gay brother's lover. Sparkling hard-boiled
dialogue, screwball humor, terrific performances appeal to hip, edgy
humor buffs, though gay barbs may offend some.
Runtime: 100 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Genres:
Comedy,
Gay
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Parting
Glances (1986)
Starring: John Bolger, Richard
Ganoung
Director: Bill Sherwood
Synopsis: Small-scale ensemble drama
about friendship, romance, being gay. Strikingly scripted, sure of its
milieu, film is sure to please fans of sentimental relationship dramas
focusing on loss and life change.
Runtime: 90 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Gay, Indie,
Romance
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Philadelphia
(1993)
Starring: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington,
Antonio Banderas
Director: Jonathan Demme
Synopsis: Young lawyer with AIDS
battles discrimination, the corporate machine in this mainstream
Hollywood tearjerker. Critics said it didn't break new ground, but this
pleases sentimental drama buffs seeking hanky action.
Runtime: 119 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genres: Drama, Gay
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Priest
(1995)
Starring: Linus Roache, Tom Wilkinson
Director: Antonia Bird
Synopsis: Controversial British
melodrama about young Catholic priest struggling with his sexuality
while dealing with parishioners' needs. Character-driven drama fans,
those seeking provocative critique of Church edicts will find this
fascinating.
Runtime: 98 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Gay, Drama
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The
Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
Starring: Terence Stamp, Hugo
Weaving
Director: Stephan Elliott
Synopsis: Offbeat, fun-filled comedy/drama/road
movie about raucous bus trip by aging drag queens across Australian
outback. Art-house favorite is a hit with fans of vivid, endearing
character portraits, non-mainstream relationship studies.
Runtime: 102 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Comedy, Gay, Music
Country of Origin: Australia
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Queer
as Folk (1999)
Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Aiden Gillen,
Craig Kelly
Directors:
Sarah Harding, Charles McDougall
Synopsis:
Stuart Jones has got it all. He's rich and drop-dead gorgeous.
His best mate Vince Tyler is funny and adorable. Then along comes HOT
HOT HOT Nathan Maloney - young, wild and coming out with a vengeance.
Absolutely worth to see!
Runtime: 260 minutes
MPAA Rating: NR
Genre: Gay, Comedy
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
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Queer as Folk 2 (2000)
Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Aiden Gillen,
Craig Kelly
Directors: Menhaj
Huda
Synopsis:
Stuart, Vince & Nathan are back for one last outrageous
adventure on Canal Street. Will beautiful Nathan ever get Stuart? Will
Vince get his man? After seeing this movie: No straight person is ever
going to call a gay boy "queer" again....
Runtime: 87 minutes
MPAA Rating: NR
Genre: Gay, Comedy
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
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Rude
(1996)
Starring: Sharon M. Lewis, Richard
Chevolleau
Director: Clement Virgo
Synopsis: Three edgy stories dealing
with life in the inner city, narrated by Rude, a Rasta DJ whose finger
is on the pulse of urban Toronto.
Runtime: 90 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Drama, Gay
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Total
Eclipse (1995)
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, David
Thewlis
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Synopsis: Ambitious biopic tracing
stormy romance between poets Verlaine and Rimbaud. Critically disliked,
but forgiving fans of the stars and those seeking a glimpse of
hedonistic 19th century French life may enjoy.
Runtime: 110 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Drama, Gay, Romance
Country of Origin: France
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Trick
(1999)
Starring: John Paul Pitoc, Christian
Campbell
Director: Jim Fall
Synopsis: Sweet-natured romantic
comedy about two gay twentysomethings searching for a love nest in
Manhattan. Despite some awkward moments and annoying musical numbers,
the plot's genuine charm should win over art-house crowds.
Runtime: 90 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Comedy, Gay, Romance
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