As gay characters and stories continue to move more into the mainstream in Hollywood, films like Brokeback Mountain, Kill Your Darlings, I Love You Philip Morris and Behind The Candelabra are thrust into the public conscience through the use of big name stars, large budgets and critical acclaim. But there are a number of hidden gems out there which may just have passed you by. Whether they are low budget affairs, have unknown actors or are foreign films which do not garner much publicity, there are some great films out there which can delight, charm and move you. So here are five films which you may have missed, but are well worth catching up with.
Poltergay
In this utterly charming French comedy, a young man, Marc, and his new wife move into an old house which used to be used as an underground gay club, until an unfortunate accident involving a short circuiting foam machine resulted in an explosion, and is now haunted by five gay ghosts.Trapped in the confines of the house and excited by the buff new arrival, the gay ghosts cause Marc to think he is losing his mind, as he is the only one who can see them and the only one who can constantly hear Boney M playing on repeat. His behaviour drives his wife away, and, feeling responsible, the ghosts embark on a plan to get the two of them back together. Don’t be put off by the fact that this film is subtitled, otherwise you will miss this gem of a movie. It is packed full of charm and heart, with a whimsical storyline and a feel good factor, which makes for some enjoyable and undemanding fun.
Five gay, short-sporting, horny promiscuous guys with gobs of liquid G, copious consignments of crystal meth, in a smog of monotone club beats opens up a whole production-line of tinned STI’d-worms. ★★★
We love Beyoncé, there is literally nothing that can keep Lady B down.
During her epic turn in this year’s Super Bowl’s half time performance Beyoncé worked it… and nearly at one point look like she was going to fall on her butt.
Thanks to her super strong core muscle the super star managed to keep T over A, rather than A over T. Watch it here. What do you think about her performance?
Older Millennial guys let me hear your war cries… We were the first generation of gay men who got to live more freely because of our forefathers’ efforts, we took fashion risks, we grew up with safer sex messages that rocked our world and we saw Charlie Hunnam get rimmed.
1) UFO clothing was everything and you had to have Buffalo shoes.
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God knows what we were thinking.
2) We played our love lifes out to Geri Halliwell’s first and best album.
Bag It Up was the theme tune to our life.
3) We remember those AIDS ads from the TV and condom usage was always a must.
That was so scary, condoms basically jumped onto our dicks.
4) Charlie Hunnam was literally everything.
Queer as folk was everything. And **that** rimming scene taught you everything you needed to know and a little bit more.
5) You remember watching watching Tony Hills and Simon Raymonds kiss for the first time on EastEnders and it was electric
Thank god there was no Twitter back then. Social media would have completely melted as these two love birds locked lips.
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6) Coming Out at school was probably still a huge No No.
It can still be tough to come out at school, but it was a complete no no back in the 80s and 90s.
7) You couldn’t talk about being gay with your teachers at school. It was against the law.
Yep. Thanks to Margaret Thatcher and the Tories in the 80’s we were “protected” from talking about sexuality in schools.
8) You remember thinking as a child that Todd from Neighbours was everything.
Todd was hot. There was no way of denying it.
9) When you came out the idea of marriage was so extreme you thought you’d end up alone and always be a social pariah that never married.
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Thank you 2004 and civil partnerships.
10) Celebrities only came out in newspaper exposés or interviews.
CREDIT: The Sun
Celebrities were either forced out or made some £££ out of coming out for national rags. Careers were often ruined and teen girls everywhere cried themselves to sleep.
11) Gaydar was really the only way to hook up online.
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This was the golden age of ASL
12) You totally had one of these
In either grey or pink. So so millennial.
13) You wore t-shirts that changed colour when you went clubbing.
It was so important for people to see you sweat.
14. If you were in London the Astoria was the only place to be if you were a twink.
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Shiz didn’t get more real. Millennials played out their entire social lives in the mid-level bar.
15. It was the golden era of boybands.
And we all wanted to look like them.
16. Pushpops taught us a lot.
Pushpops taught us that you have to get something up before you can suck it.
17. Will And Grace changed the game.
NBC/KoMut
We all wanted Karen as a friend.
18) Basic bitches had this phone
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19) Posh gays had this one.
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Millennial guys could do everything by text. It was basically the only way to get anything done. If you had money you had a Razr otherwise it was Nokia 3210 all the way.
20) We are a crossover generation learning to become more comfortable with a more accepting world.
What better way to warm ya cockles, lift spirits, and power-tool through a long dark night this winter then an evening of ogling bulging biceps, finger-licking thighs, prolific pecs and alluring abdominals? ★★★
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