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this is an exercise i like to do called reading between the lines

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I got to watch Jeffrey a few years after its 1995 release, when I was in college.

This is another one of those absolutely star-studded queer films.

It's about a guy who wants sex, but struggles with the idea of having sex in a world with AIDS. It's poignant and hilarious and heartbreaking and more people should see it.

Jeffrey (1995) ⭐ 6.8 | Comedy, Drama

1h 32m | R

If you loved Too Wong Foo and The Birdcage, then you will probably also love Jeffrey.

Sterling: You know, Darius once said you were the saddest person he knew.

Jeffrey: Why did he say that?

Sterling: Because he was sick. He had a fatal disease. And he was a million times happier than you.

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309 - Jeffrey (Patreon Selects)

We're back again with another episode chosen by one of our sponsor-tier subscribers from Patreon, this time with a bit of 1990s gay cinema! Thank you Lance for bringing us all to 1995's Jeffrey! Adapted from Paul Rudnick's Off-Broadway smash play, the concept of an "AIDS comedy" made it difficult to get produced, but ultimately unique once it reached theatre audiences. Despite playing to a limited audience on film and taking a broad comedic approach to the culture surrounding gay life in the 1990s, Patrick Stewart's performance as an interior designer diagnosed with AIDS earned some bit of buzz.

This episode, we talk about the career of Paul Rudnick and the types of gay cinema that emerged in this moment of American independent filmmaking. We also talk about Stewart's surprising lack of awards history, Bryan Batt's performance as Stewart's lover, and Christine Baranski hosting a "hoedown for AIDS."

Topics also include TikTok smash videos, "start my orange for me," and Debra Monk talking gay stuff.

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Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game

directed by The Bragg Brothers, 2022

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Toby Regbo has a small role in this new movie -- Pinball: The Man Who Saved The Game. Still a period piece set in 1970s NYC, but MUCH MORE modern than his most well-known roles of Aethelred in The Last Kingdom, Francis in Reign, Tommaso in Medici 3, Young Albus Dumbledore, and the centuries-old vampire Jack in A Discovery Of Witches.😄. https://pinballfilm.com

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“themikedoyle Get your 70s on and join us tomorrow for the world premiere of Pinball: The Man Who Saved The Game at the Hamptons Film Festival.@pinballmovie@hamptonsfilm@thebraggbrothers(x)

“pinballmovie This Saturday is the WORLD PREMIERE of PINBALL at the Hamptons International Film Festival! The film will screen Saturday, October 8, at 11:15 a.m. in East Hampton, New York, followed by a Q&A with the film’s directors Austin and Meredith Bragg, cast member Crystal Reed, and the film’s subject—Roger Sharpe himself.

There are a few tickets still available. Get them at the 🔗 in our bio today!@hamptonsfilm “(x)

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Darlin'

Fans of Pollyanna McIntosh’s performances on VIKINGS and the WALKING DEAD series will not be disappointed by her debut as a writer-director, DARLIN’ (2019, Shudder). The third part of a trilogy (starting with 2009’s OFFSPRING and 2011’s THE WOMAN), it features her return as the feral, cannibalistic Woman. Here the focus is on her adopted daughter, Darlin’ (Lauryn Canny), whom she leads to a hospital at the film’s start. There the girl bonds with a gay nurse (Cooper Andrews) before she’s sent to a Catholic orphanage to learn to speak, worship God and hate herself. The film has a big mad on against the Catholic church as a site of patriarchal power. The church’s hospital is a little dictatorship, and Anderson mentions that he and his partner were turned down for adoption by the orphanage. It’s almost a cliché that the bishop (Bryan Batt) sexually abuses the girls in his charge. But the various women Canny encounters — her fellow students and the nun (Nora-Jane Noone) charged with getting her to speak — bond with and support her. That parallels Woman’s experience when she’s taken in by a group of homeless women. McIntosh directs well. The film moves along nicely and though the violence is well-staged, she keeps the focus on character. The scenes in which Canny develops a friendship with the school’s troublemaker, Billy (Maddie Nichols), are particularly touching, with just a hint that Billy is a baby lesbian. There’s also a very funny performance by Eugenie Bondurant as Mona, the slightly addled den mother of the homeless women. The rest are also strong, and Batt gets points for not overplaying his villainous role. McIntosh is simply a wonder. She completely inhabits the soul of this feral woman, making her as sympathetic as she is frightening. Her brief scenes as a member of the all-female homeless commune are a lovely grace note, setting off the film’s feminist themes without pounding the audience over the head.

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