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‘But I’m A Cheerleader’ Puts the Camp in Conversion Camp
Jamie Babbit’s 1999 comedy works to preserve its goofy tenor amidst bleak themes.
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Interview: Author Kyle Turner on Queer Cinema, New York City, and Casting James Bond
12+1 questions with the author of The Queer Film Guide on his hot take on casting the next James Bond, underrated John Waters movies, his perfect New York day, and more.
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Top 10 Pride Movies
From Best Picture winners to beloved obscurities, our Top 10 Pride Movies spotlights our favorite and most affecting portrayals of the LGBTQ+ experience on film.
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How ‘Hairspray’ and ‘Once’ Made Me Love Musicals
I used to think musicals were frivolous, unserious entertainment. Then one fateful summer, two diametrically different movies accidentally teamed up to convince me otherwise.
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Anne Chmelewsky on the Lush and Innovative ‘My Fair Lady’ Score
The multi-instrumentalist and composer of Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities (2022), Where Hands Touch (2018), and Derek (2012) writes about her favorite movie musical soundtrack.
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Catching Up with ‘Chicago’ and Other Movie Musicals
We watch a lot of movies, but we haven’t seen everything. This month we’re tackling our personal movie musical blindspots!
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The Melody Lingers On: A Century of Fred and Ginger
When you watch a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musical, you are getting a piece of the movie musical Rosetta Stone.
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All That Glitters Is Not Gold: On Breaking Up with ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers’
I was raised on classic cinema and musicals. But while I was always taught to appreciate the art, I was not taught to think critically about it.
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Camp, Punk, and Goth-Rock Galore in ‘Repo! The Genetic Opera’
Despite a wild storyline and all-star lineup, Repo! has not one trace of sarcasm, self-consciousness, or so much as the smallest amount of external context.
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To Live and Die in ‘La La Land’
If you’re a hopeless romantic like Seb and me, iron your suit and whistle along as we take a stroll through the sights, sounds, and bittersweet feels of Damien Chazelle’s modern American masterpiece.
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Top 10 Movie Musicals
Ensemble in place, orchestra ready, spotlight on… it’s showtime for our Top 10 Movie Musicals!
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Why Martial Arts Movies are the Best Sports Movies
As a black belt in Kukkiwon Tae Kwon Do, I find martial arts movies to be an incredible display of skill and far superior to other sports movies. Here are 3 reasons why.
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Interview: Ron Shelton on ‘Bull Durham’ and Trash Talking in Sports
12+1 questions about how Susan Sarandon won her iconic role in Bull Durham, the origins of “the church of baseball,” trash talking in sports, and more!
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The Women Are All Right: ‘A League of Their Own’ and the Power of Belonging
It’s possible the reason I loved Penny Marshall’s A League of Their Own so much was that it was a wonderland of amazing female athletes who occupied their own fully formed world.
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UCLA Football Staff Pick Their Favorite Sports Movies
Sports Month wouldn’t be complete without hearing from real-life athletes and coaches.
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Learning to Fly (And Fail) Like ‘Eddie the Eagle’
Throughout his journey Eddie Edwards is ridiculed at every turn, but he never stops working hard to get where he wants to be.
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BMX Stunts and Budding Romance? That’s So ‘Rad’
The culmination of ‘80s cinema is, of course, the BMX dance routine in the 1986 coming-of-age sports movie Rad.
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5 Sports Movies for People Who Don’t Care About Sports
Some “sports-adjacent” films that will scratch your itch for rousing competition but not leave you wondering what the hell an “audible” is.
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Blindspotting: Sports Movies
We watch a lot of movies, but we haven’t seen everything. This month we’re tackling our personal sports movie blindspots!
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Kormac on Mogwai’s broody and enthralling ‘Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait’ soundtrack
The Dublin DJ, producer, and composer writes about his favorite sports movie soundtrack.
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Top 10 Sports Movies
After intense tryouts, wrenching roster cuts, and a motivational speech for the ages, our team of Top 10 Sports Movies is ready to go for the gold.