first english-language film to use the word homosexual!
thought this would be one of those movies that i'd love thinking and reading about way more than actually watching but NO!!! incredible engaging watch from start to finish, i love dirk bogarde so much (and the servant 1963 is one of my fav films ever) i can't believe i haven't seen this before… honestly surprised it even got made
Bizarre and human film about "gay boy" drag queens/trans women in late 60's Tokyo. The out-of-character interview sections with the cast confused me because I thought it was the characters talking about an in-fiction movie. fionageist recommended this to me as one of "5 Problematic Queer Films That, While Imperfect, Are Doing Something" and that's a good mindset to have going into it. Parts of it may kinda be uncomfortable or unfortunate or not line up with where we are now, but it's still an entertaining and valuable insight into a form of queer life in a different time and place.
as a queer individual who lives in a country where homosexuality is still illegal, this movie shaped me into who i am today, i was a clueless kid when i discovered this documentary that has been made in my country years ago, it made me miserable but than i couldn’t stop rewatching it and showing it to my friends, i’m not expecting from anyone to watch it and relate but i owe it to these people who appeared fearlessly in such a movie, it’s for them we’re out and proud now
anyone who hasn't seen this, i don't care about the list you have in ur notes app, watch this one next.
about a gay rights group (comprised of flaming gays) in 80s london who support this tiny welsh town over the course of the the miners strikes. its a true story and they portrayed it in such an earnest way. its funny, and it hammers at your heartstrings big time. cannot recommend enough
you can listen to thousands of radio stations all over the world!!! the main screen looks like google earth with green dots where stations are located and you can move around and listen/save them. there are also some unusual ones like audio noir which plays 1940s radio dramas, payphone radio where you can listen to random people's payphone messages, i found a few that play 24/7 eastern european orthodox chants etc
most of all i love going to more remote/obscure places like mauritius, kamchatka, congo, faroe islands etc and discovering their charts lol