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- TOP 100 GAY, LBIAN & TRANSGENR FILM REMENDATNS
- 'PASSAG' DIRECTOR NOUNC 'DANGERO' NC-17 RATG ON A FILM PICTG A GAY LOVE STORY
- GLQ: A JOURNAL OF LBIAN AND GAY STUDI
TOP 100 GAY, LBIAN & TRANSGENR FILM REMENDATNS
Author(s): Wut, Bryan | Advisor(s): McHugh, Kathleen A | Abstract: This dissertatn exam the history and operatns of niche LGBT media distributn pani the past three s. Sce the rise of gay and lbian film ftivals the 1970s, several distributn pani specifilly voted to LGBT media have ma over a thoand tl available theaters, on home vio, or via digal streamg. By focg on five pani (Ariztil Entertament, Here Media, Strand Releasg, TLA Entertament, and Wolfe Vio), my rearch breaks new ground as a large-sle analysis of a sector of media largely unexplored by queer media studi. The texts produced by LGBT distributors are often perceived as nventnal and untertg formally and polilly. However, my project tak the “bad objects” serly, regnizg their enomic, cultural, and historil signifince for a mory group and their larger impact on mastream unrstandgs of LGBT inty and polics. Partly an dtrial history, this project prriz textual and reprentatnal analysis of the niche media self, attendg stead to the dtrial and discursive circumstanc surroundg the media and treatg distributn as a llectn of meang-makg practic revealg sights impossible through textual analysis alone. Each chapter monstrat how LGBT texts circulate and activate differently different ntexts, focg on the ntgency of a text’s tegorizatn as LGBT, the signifitn of bs practic wh liberal LGBT polics, and the plexy of evaluatg LGBT media based on differg expectatns about what LGBT media should do and what LGBT viewers need. This project provis an untold history of a mory group’s cultural productn, and dog so rais larger qutns about LGBT media’s ntemporary and future relatnship to tegorizatn, inty, polics, enomics, value, and affect. * gay and lesbian film distributer *
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'PASSAG' DIRECTOR NOUNC 'DANGERO' NC-17 RATG ON A FILM PICTG A GAY LOVE STORY
Top 100 Gay, Lbian & Transgenr Film Remendatns * gay and lesbian film distributer *
An actn-packed, gay actn-thriller. Legacy gay favore “Queer as Folk, ” already rema once before the U.
Billy Eichner is headg up the first gay rom- om a major stud wh “Bros, ” “Heartstopper” is a tween smash on Netflix, and Jerrod Carmichael, one of the folks on our list of the 10 LGBTQ Film and TV Creators on the Rise 2022, me out on an HBO special.
Jerrod Carmichael is on a hot streak followg his trospective HBO stand-up special “Rothaniel, ” which the ic not only me out as gay but also revealed his unual birthname to dienc. The movie puts the msy particulars of gay sex and the ntag stggle for timacy ont and center, makg Fifer a uniquely provotive voice. Frier, who prevly served as a staff wrer on MTV’s “Sweet/Vic” said ’s near impossible” to “gat gay sh ma.
GLQ: A JOURNAL OF LBIAN AND GAY STUDI
Chris Kelly cut his teeth as a scribe behd the scen at “Saturday Night Live” as the seri’ first openly gay wrer. ” The HBO Max edy seri, -created wh Schneir, about a warped brother and sister pair tryg to make the dtry fearlsly took on gay taboos this past Season 2 — cludg an entire episo about the social-media fallout of accintally postg a “hole pic.
Stolevski told IndieWire that after releasg the “gngy gay love story, ” he’ll next prep a “queer edy-drama set very prent-day Macedonia. “Lavenr” is the send narrative short om gay filmmaker Matthew Pucci, who wrote and directed the film. Sce the rise of gay and lbian film ftivals the 1970s, several distributn pani specifilly voted to LGBT media have ma over a thoand tl available theaters, on home vio, or via digal streamg.
The story of Harvey Milk, and his stggl as an Amerin gay activist who fought for gay rights and beme California's first openly gay elected official.