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Originally Posted by The Batlord
She does come from country music so maybe old habits die hard? I hear that Dolly Parton is a barely closeted lesbian with a beard husband and a "best friend" who went on their honeymoon, and if true she's one of the biggest country stars of all-time and a 1st tier gay icon to boot but she won't even come out after decades. Country music is slightly stifled like that.
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I've heard that Whitney Houston was gay too.
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Originally Posted by adidasss
Second, I never though about it before you mentioned it, although she does seem a bit tomboyish. I would hope that in 2018 she wouldn't have to hide though. So hopefully not, because that would just be a little sad.
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I'd imagine it'd be extra difficult for someone like her, considering how her original fanbase (country fans) may be a bit conservative and not as open to the idea (if my conspiracy theory is correct). I found this clip from a Chely Wright interview that talks about it more in depth-- not that it's really new information for most of us, seeing as all this has been going on since the old hollywood days.
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Originally Posted by adidasss
In Europe, we'd just call that an "art film". I don't remember much about it, apart from "the sex scene" and generally terrific performances, but I found I liked Carol better. Ironically, it was "warmer"? for me.
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Oh, I've nothing against long, moody art films; Lea Seydoux was pretty convincing in the role, but I don't know, I just felt it was lacking something. Carol definitely felt warmer, as you said. (And also.. Cate Blanchett. I was going to love it regardless) Haven't seen Call Me By Your Name; when I first started hearing about it I felt sort of iffy about the plot, though I don't remember why.
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Originally Posted by adidasss
Most LGBT films either suffer from lackluster performances (difficult to find good gay actors or believable straight actors playing gay characters), low budget or throwaway silly storylines when they try to go for a more "mainstream" appeal.
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I dearly hope that the movie coming out about Virginia Woolf and her lover will be good or at least not too terribly butchered.
And yeah, netflix has never had a great movie selection in general. And plenty of older films especially are filled to the brim with gay/lesbian subtext, so I often just rewatch those instead. (Fried Green Tomatoes, etc)
I think Gia was my first Gay Movie Experience. Saw it when it first came on HBO (I think?) when I was a teenager.