Gay Themed – Page 8

Synopsis
Tragedy has a way of bringing people from opposite worlds together. When James (Hugh Grant) admits to his mother, Audrey (Julie Andrews), that he is gay it strains her liberal attitude. A San Diego businesswoman, Audrey believes she is a modern, open-minded mother, but the news sends her reeling. However, the real shock comes when James asks her to travel to Arkansas and inform his lover’s mom, Luanne (Ann-Margret), that her son has AIDS. As Audrey and Luanne learn to put aside their prejudice toward each other, they soon discover how to share their thoughts, hopes and fears for their sons. Gaining strength from this common ground, the two women learn there really is no substitute for a mother’s love.

Details
Country: USA
Director: John Erman
Cast: Ann-Margret, Julie Andrews, Hugh Grant, Zeljko Ivanek, Tony Roberts, Hal England, Loyda Ramos, Annabelle Weenick, Lisa Blake Richards, Essex Smith, Frank Whiteman, Elizabeth Austin, George Whiteman, Geoff Stradling
Language: English
Subtitles: English
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House Of Boys (2009)

Synopsis
Two young soul mates find each other while working at an all-male performance club/brothel.

It is 1984. Frank (Layke Anderson) is a determined teenager who runs away from high school to find an alternative lifestyle in Amsterdam. He finds a home and a job at the House of Boys, a bar-cum-brothel run by a strict Madame (Udo Kier) who has an eye for what his punters crave. Frank works his way up from barman to on-stage dancer and falls in love with some of his housemates. The first intimations of what is described as ‘the gay cancer’, casts a long shadow over Frank s tight-knit group of friends. Yet despite the troubles that cloud the hopes and dreams of young Frank, his perseverance, along with support from a willing doctor (Stephen Fry), will carry him through. House of Boys is a glamorous, colourful coming-of-age story that lifts the lid on an exciting world of sex and music, where deep passions suddenly turn into a struggle for courage.

The film covers the full range. It has the coming out story; it has the over-sexed drugged up tear-away; it has the tender love story; it has the abused child story; it has the heartless old queen manipulating young boys; and it has a heart-wrenching story of AIDS. The story is beautifully written and the acting is superb. The participation the iconic star Stephen Fry only strengthens the fact that this is not just a film, but it is something which is there to make you think. Music by Spandau Ballet, Roy Orbison, Jimmy Sommerville and others is beautifully integrated into the story. This is a must see.
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Baby Steps (2015)

Synopsis
Navigating queer, generational and intercultural conflicts in a light yet poignant manner, the film is thematically reminiscent of Wedding Banquet, and also stars veteran actress Kuei Ah Lei in the role of a stubborn mother struggling to accept her son’s sexuality.

Cheng himself plays the son Danny, who lives in Los Angeles with his partner, and the two are looking to start a family. When Mrs. Lee learns she might get a grandchild, she flies over from Taipei and tries to take over the process of finding a surrogate.
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