That's (LGBTQ) Entertainment!

Recommended Features + Shorts

Sep 28, 2024

Growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, I spent many a weekend watching movies. Sometimes in a clean, first-run movie theater. Sometimes in a dingy, second-run dollar theater. My first job was even in a movie theater.

Around same time Video Killed The Radio Star came out, local cineplexes were being replaced by local video stores.

While the heydays of Blockbuster, VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray were relatively short-lived, film and film history keeps on keeping on.

While I love the latest and greatest as a kid, as a 50-something gay man, I prefer the hidden gems from years past. Especially films that Vito Russo wrote about in his 1981 classic Celluloid Closet. Or newer films that I think Mr. Russo would have loved.

On my YouTube channel, I started a playlist of these films…some just clips, but many complete movies. Just in case you’re looking for some classic films, below are a few of my personal favorites from the playlist.

Enjoy!
Clint