Well, maybe not NOW, but I've had a lot more practice at it than he has. Or maybe I should say I've been at it a lot longer. (He came out later in life whereas I came out at 18.)
Therefore, there are some big bits of gay subculture of which he's [blissfully] unaware.
Until now.
Last Christmas I purchased as a gift for him Alonso Duralde's book, 101 Must See Movies for Gay Men.
Along with such standards as All About Eve and The Women, Duralde serves up a list of other, lesser known, films that have either informed the modern gay consciousness or benefited from it.
And dishes up the dirt on each of them.
I'm not giving anything away here. Nor will I tell you what he has to say about each film. (I don't want to discourage you from buying the book -- it'd make a great gift for your gay friend who has everything else.)
Shortly after the holidays, we watched The Celluloid Closet. I'd read the book many years ago and seen the film (in a theater no less). But PIC hadn't. It's (a little) dated, but it's a good read/view.
This weekend, being rainy here and all, we hunkered down to watch another recommendation from Duralde's book: The Killing of Sister George.
Dyke Drama -- British Style
Now, I have to confess. TKoSG would NOT have been at the top of my viewing list had it not been for this book. But I've got to say, i LOVED it. While the movie was made in what some refer to as "the bad old days", the central drama lies not around the central characters' sexual orientation but around... well, I'll let you rent it and watch it for yourself. I'll just say it's well worth it and I'll be adding another Beryl Reid film to my Netflix queue for future enjoyment.
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