Queer Cinema
If it's queer, it's here! Gay, Lesbian, Queer, Alternative... However you want to label it, this is the place for some of the most compassionate, honest, witty and memorable films at Alice in Videoland. The list below contains works that feature important gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender characters and issues; many using same-sex romance or relationships as an integral plot device.
"Queer Documentaries" may be accessed within the "Documentary" feature, left.
Right: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's "Querelle".
Affinity (2008)
6.4/10
Director: Tim Fywell
Starring: Amanda Plummer, Zoe Tapper, Anna Madeley
Upper class Victorian Margaret Prior is lost in grief for her late father. After a failed suicide attempt, Margaret escapes her troubles by becoming a... Read more
The Universe of Keith Haring (2008)
7.6/10
Director: Christina Clausen
An intimate portrait of one of the most popular and culturally significant artists of the 20th century, whose mantra was 'art is for everyone!'. Chris... Read more
Newcastle (2008)
6.2/10
Director: Dan Castle
Starring: Lachlan Buchanan, Xavier Samuel, Reshad Strik, Kirk Jenkins, Anthony Hayes, Shan...
Newcastle, Australia, home to a grim industrial landscape that is offset by idyllic sun-drenched beaches where teenagers hit the surf. Jesse isn't int... Read more
On The Other Hand, Death (2008)
6.4/10
Director: Ron Oliver
Starring: Chad Allen, Sebastian Spence, Margot Kidder, Gabrielle Rose
Private Eye Donald Strachey is back on the job, investigating the origin of hate crimes perpetrated against an elderly lesbian couple after they refus... Read more
Otto; or Up With Dead People (2008)
5.3/10
Director: Bruce La Bruce
Starring: Olivia Barth, Keith Boehm, Jey Crisfar, Nicholas Fox Ricciardi, Marcel Schlutt,...
Controversial Canadian director Bruce La Bruce wowed them at Sundance and the Berlin Film Festival with Otto, a gay neo-Goth zombie who hooks up with... Read more
Walk Like a Man (2008)
6.4/10
Director: Jim Morgison, Patricia Zagarella
Narrated by former rugby champion, Ian Roberts, "Walk Like a Man" traces the journey of two of the world's best gay rugby teams - reigning champions,... Read more
The L Word: Season 5 (2008)
7.5/10
Director: Clement Virgo, Lynne Stopkewich, Mary Harron, Rose Troche, Tony Goldwyn, Various, Daniel Minahan
Starring: Jennifer Beals, Karina Lombard, Laurel Holloman, Lolita Davidovich, Mia Kirshner...
The fifth season of The L Word began airing on January 6, 2008 and ended on March 23, 2008. 12 episodes were produced. Read more
The Witnesses (Les Témoins) (2007)
6.8/10
Director: Andre Techine
Starring: Michel Blanc, Emmanuelle Beart, Sami Bouajila
Paris, 1984: A group of friends contend with the first outbreak of the AIDS epidemic. Read more
Breakfast with Scot (2007)
6.8/10
Director: Laurie Lynd
Starring: Ben Shenkman, Tom Cavanagh
Gay partners Eric (Tom Cavanagh) and Sam (Ben Shenkman) have big adjustments to make when they get custody of 11-year-old Scot (Noah Bernett), the chi... Read more
Chris and Don: A Love Story (2007)
Director: Guido Santi, Tina Mascara
Starring: Don Bachardy, Christopher Isherwood
The true-life story of the passionate three-decade relationship between British writer Christopher Isherwood (whose "Berlin Stories" was the basis for... Read more