Topic: BBM at the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival

[jakeofrome]

The London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival is presented by the British Film Institute, and is the third largest film festival in the UK. Since 1986 the festival has been screening the best of new queer cinema, and for its 20th anniversary year presents a strong and eclectic programme of feature films, shorts, artists' film and video and experimental work, as well as a whole host of discussions and special events. In 2006 the festival runs from 29 March - 12 April, and has been programmed by Jonathan Keane, Brian Robinson, Anna Dunwoodie, Del LaGrace Volcano and Topher Campbell.

This years' edition includes a "Western" section with the following titles:

Brokeback Mountain (USA 2005)
Gyllenhaal and Ledger's cowboy heroes look for escape on Brokeback Mountain in Ang Lee's beautifully crafted film.

Calamity Jane (USA 1953)
Cross-dressin', fast-shootin', secret-lovin' fun with everyone's favourite cowgirl, Doris Day.

Forty Guns (USA 1957)
Nothing says 'cowgirl' quite like Barbara Stanwyck on a horse, with the crooked sheriff in her thrawl and forty men riding by her side.

Johnny Guitar (USA 1954)
A rule-defying Western where the hero is a bar-running woman (a crazy-eyed Joan Crawford) and the baddies are the moral majority.

Lonesome Cowboys (USA 1969)
A piece of radical queer history with camp delights aplenty, from a time when cowboys were more usually cast in the mould of John Wayne.

Red River (USA 1948)
Matt (beautiful, closeted Montgomery Clift) and Cherry (John Ireland) size one another up and stroke guns.

For more information on this year's festival visit www.llgff.org.uk.

[ethan]

Thanks for the info, jakeofrome.

[jakeofrome]

you're very welcome

[chameau]

Thanks for this jakeofrome.  Man, I would like to see all of these movies...

Okay Old Cham, you have a valid passport... You could call a last minute vacation... Could you afford it?

Your Visa card could make it!

Hem, there is froggy in UK, some many other lovely members are there too....

Tom is in Scotland, I could try haggis! Have some scotches...

Your Visa card could make it!

Never been to UK before but a transfer in Heathrow...

Your Visa card could make it!

Stay away from me demons of temptation! 

Off topic!

[hidesert]

This years' edition includes a "Western" section with the following titles:

Brokeback Mountain (USA 2005)
Gyllenhaal and Ledger's cowboy heroes look for escape on Brokeback Mountain in Ang Lee's beautifully crafted film.

Calamity Jane (USA 1953)
Cross-dressin', fast-shootin', secret-lovin' fun with everyone's favourite cowgirl, Doris Day.

Forty Guns (USA 1957)
Nothing says 'cowgirl' quite like Barbara Stanwyck on a horse, with the crooked sheriff in her thrawl and forty men riding by her side.

Johnny Guitar (USA 1954)
A rule-defying Western where the hero is a bar-running woman (a crazy-eyed Joan Crawford) and the baddies are the moral majority.

Lonesome Cowboys (USA 1969)
A piece of radical queer history with camp delights aplenty, from a time when cowboys were more usually cast in the mould of John Wayne.

Red River (USA 1948)
Matt (beautiful, closeted Montgomery Clift) and Cherry (John Ireland) size one another up and stroke guns. 

There are some real cult films on that list.  "Calamity Jane", "Forty Guns" and "Johnny Guitar" have lesbian appeal.  The scene in "Red River" with Montgomery Clift and John Ireland is very funny because it's done in "code". Their guns that they are comparing is code for their penises.  Clift and Ireland both knew it, but the studio censors were clueless and passed the film for distribution.


Thanks Jake

[stephan]

There are some real cult films on that list.  "Calamity Jane", "Forty Guns" and "Johnny Guitar" have lesbian appeal.  The scene in "Red River" with Montgomery Clift and John Ireland is very funny because it's done in "code". Their guns that they are comparing is code for their penises.  Clift and Ireland both knew it, but the studio censors were clueless and passed the film for distribution.

Thanks Jake

You're absolutely right, hidesert. That scene with Monty Clift is sooooooo flirty. And it passed unnoticed.