As the rest of the civilized world strips down to its skivvies and prepares to enjoy Pride in the hot summer sun, we here Down Under are bundling up for the winter and settling in for some fabulous queer cinema.

Out Takes 2011 starts in Wellington this weekend and features films like the controversial LA Zombie (which got banned in Australia for its explicit content—if you haven’t heard about it, let’s just say “Dead guys don’t say ‘no’!”), Le Tigre: On Tour (directed by friend of FOF Kerthy Fix), and Stonewall Uprising which should be a must-see for all LGBT youths looking to learn more about our history and our ongoing struggle for equality.

I can’t be the only Kiwi lurking on this board. If you’re in the Wellington region, come and catch some shows!

The best friend Evil Eddy went on to make gay porn and is now back making horror films.

Movie description-
Charlie Brewster (William Ragsdale) believes that his next door neighbour Jerry Dandridge (Chris Sarandon) is a vampire. His belief is strengthened when mysterious deaths of girls are reported. When Dandridge confronts Charlie in his own bedroom one night and tries to kill him, Charlie concludes that the monster must be destroyed. But since nobody believes his story he enlists the help of Peter Vincent, the vampire killer from his favourite horror TV show, who is in fact sceptical about vampires existing for real.

You may not be surprised that a couple of them were made right after the landmark Roe v Wade case.

1- Rosemary’s Baby

This is the best film of the bunch- lots of suspense as we see the ever cute Mia Farrow fall victim to the conspiracy of a Satanic cult. I don’t why this film, which was originally in color, is in black and white on Youtube, but it’s still a good watch.

2- The Stranger Within

While technically, not a horror film, this TV movie made right after Roe v. Wade, features Barbara Eden from “I Dream of Jeannie” struggling with a mysterious pregnancy. Drink every time you see a pendulum, a clock, a car pulling in or out of the driveway or Barbra Eden guzzling super hot coffee – pre-Starbucks!

3- It’s Alive

Another movie made right after Roe v. Wade with the tag-line for “There’s only one thing wrong with the Davis baby…. It’s Alive.” Don’t scare the baby in this movie, he’ll kill you.

4- The Brood

Mama gets what mama wants, and this case, it’s murder. Samantha Eggar stars as woman who creates a brood of children that do her bidding after undergoing experimental psychotherapy.

5- Braindead A.K.A. Dead Alive.

Peter Jackson made this film that features a zombie baby. It’s full of dark humor and plenty of gore.

I love how slutty these dance girls are in this B movie “The Horrors of Spider Island.” The dance troupe auditions are so campy that I’d love to see drag queen recreate it. Bonus, there’s even a lesbian couple among the girls.

Plot: A plane crash leaves an all girl dance troupe stranded on a deserted island where a mutant spider bite turns the troupe’s male manager into a monster.

This one I found in a set of commercials on YouTube.  I extracted the clip and posted it on its own.  It’s almost as good as the “Favorite Time of Day is Night” clip we all know and love:

Finally, here is Ms. Bacall getting in her fancy limo for a ride– replete with coffee service, of course.  Only the finest for the grand dame.

If Murphy is picked, hell if any of them are picked, I think Glee has demonstrated that Lea Michele would be an amazing choice to take over the role of Elphaba the witch of the title adjective whose story the musical is.  She is not only a singer of emormous gifts, and a great actress, but a dead ringer for the now too old to pull off the role Idina Menzel who has been playing Lea’s mother on Glee.  I have no clue who could possibly fill the giant and yet tiny shoes of  Kristen Chenoweth in the role of the delightfully self absorbed good witch Glinda (Galinda), hell can we just let her pretend to be 18?

Wicked’s stage runs have generated over 2 billion (yes I said BILLION) in grosses worldwide so this was inevitable, and the success in the last decade of screen adaptations of Chicago, Hairspray, Dreamgirls and Mama Mia make the journey for Elphaba and Glinda to the big screen a fairly easy bet for studios  (reportedly Universal) and producers.

I can’t wait!

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Ebert has expressed this sentiment multiple times before, but with the internet culture we live in today, it went viral this time leading to an astounding 4500 negative comments on his Sun-Times blog post. Despite what you might think, the controversy was not necessarily in what he said. The controversy was whether he, as a film critic who has never played a video game, has the right to make such a declaration, and more specifically that it can “NEVER” be art.

Geeks be praised, he has apologized. On July 1st, 2010 he penned a lengthy apology titled “Ok kids, play on my lawn” that he posted to his blog. As he mentions in his blog, him making such a declaration without having ever experienced a video game is akin to “reviewing a film he has not seen” and that “never is a long, long time.”

What do you think?

How do you feel about video games?  Are they, or can they ever be “art?”

Should Ebert have apologized for his original post?

I recently attended a midnight screening of Pink Flamingos (1972), the cult ultra-dark comedy about a murderous female impersonator Divine, the filthiest person alive.

Compared to the other midnight movies I’ve seen, I was surprised by the difficulty it was to find ways the audience can participate in the film. After consulting Wikipedia, Peaches Christ, cult websites, and imdb.com I was able to piece together an experience.

So seats and couches don’t reject you, the following is a video for anyone looking for what to do when going to a midnight screening of Pink Flamingos. Enjoy.

Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway Do It in Three Days of the Condor

I wish this Youtube version was little better, as you can’t really register the surprised look on Faye’s face every time she gets poked by Robert. And what’s up with the cutaway scene of New York City? I’ve heard of “lay back and think of England” but New York?

Showgirls Champagne Showers and Undulations in a Pool

Elizabeth Berkeley as Nomi Malone and Kyle McClahacn as Zack Carey get it on in the pool after taking a champagne shower. I’m pretty sure that in her final throws of passion, Nomi’s crotch is no where near where it needs to be for penetration to occur unless Kyle’s penis in on his belly button.

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Moment by Moment

As if their lovemaking wasn’t coy enough, in a post coital hot tub scene Lily Tomlin beckons a naked John Travolta to join her with a hand gesture that I think only lesbians or the high priestess of some ancient cult understand. John also begs her not to smoke pot and he refuses to make love to her again until she professes her love for him.

The Broken Macaroni Sound of Brokeback Mountain

In Brokeback Mountain’s sex scene you can almost hear the sound of macaroni breaking at Heath Ledger takes Jake Gyllenhall from behind.

Can two guys ever go camping again without someone calling it a Brokeback weekend?

There’s no nudity but this video may be NSFW

Every Love Scene in 9 1/2 Weeks is Ridiculous

Every love scene in 91/2 Weeks is ridiculous but he feeding frenzy scene is probably the most famous one. If someone ever invites you to watch 9 1/2 Weeks be prepared for some funky stuff to go down and have a fridge full of food and an empty stomach because this person is probably a feeder.

The Feast of Fun has occasionally talked about the Horror genre, but have they ever seen House?

Hausu (1977) (House) is a Japanese experimental fantasy horror comedy. An idea from the director’s 7-year old daughter bursts the story of a teenage girl (Gorgeous) who impulsively invites her friends to her aunt’s house. Gorgeous leads her gaggle to the house she has only visited once and re-meets her aunt, who she has not seen in a decade. Secretly a ghost, she is waiting for her husband who went missing during WWII. In the mean time, she has a few hobbies.

Instead of Podcasting, she enjoys possessing her niece, murdering her friends, and feeding off the flesh of marriageable young woman who happen to stop by her house. She also likes to collect pictures of her accomplice, a cat named Blanche who has been living with Gorgeous for quite some time.

House hit the state of Michigan Friday April 25th at midnight. An enthusiastic crowd at the State Theater in Ann Arbor came ready to experience this series of WTF moments. To try and capture the essence of this film, I have thrown together a 30 second preview.

If Podcasting doesn’t work out for Fausto or your job isn’t going so well, am I the only one thatsees a potential career change?

With a running time of just 12 minutes (8 of which survive), Alice in Wonderland was the longest film produced in England at that time. Film archivists have been able to restore the film’s original colours for the first time in over 100 years.

We probably missed your favorite film, so please let us know what your favorite film in this genre is.

Mommie Dearest (1981)

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The face that launched a thousand drag queens. Who can forget Faye Dunaway’s unforgettable portrayal of Joan Crawford? Here is a video clip from 2007 featuring drag queen Lypsinka, John Waters and others talking about the film.

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

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Hag warfare. A great psychological thriller, black comedy, and over-the-top camp classic is this great trashy melodrama. The best part of this movie is that in real life, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford hated each other.

The Craft (1996)

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Four teenagers deal in witchcraft and it changes their friendship as some go to the dark side

Friday the 13th (1980)

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SPOILER: If you didn’t know, mommy did it!

Hellraiser (1987)

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Chinese puzzle boxes are hard to solve and this guy’s wife is a real bitch. How bitchy? She becomes Queen of Hell.

I Spit on Your Grave (1978)

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Don’t mind the rape so much but don’t mess with a feminist’s manuscript in the early 70s, she’ll cut your dick off!

The Lair of the White Worm (1988)

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Lady Sylvia is some high priestess, and the worm, maahrvelous!

Misery (1990)

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Kathy Bates plays the ultimate stalker, kidnapper, caretaker, hobbler. Her insane performance won her an Oscar. This scene where she smashes his feet always freaks me out. Warning! Will give you nightmares.

The Bride Wore Black (1968)

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French film that gets very creative in ways to off evil men.

Fatal Attraction (1987)

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Remember how serious people took this film when it came out? Watch it again now and tell us what you think.

Black Mama, White Mama

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It’s billed as “Chicks in Chains” starring Pam Grier. Need we say more?

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)

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Russ Meyer’s classic film with wonderful 60s makeup, hunks, fast cars and fast women.

To Die For (1995)

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Nicole Kidman kills.

The Girl Most Likely To…

The Girl Most Likely To…
It was made for TV but we love it anyway since the fat girl in high school gets revenge.

Kill Bill – Volumes One & Two

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Bill really had it coming.

Monster (2003)

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The real crime? Christina Richie’s massive forehead.

Aliens (1986)

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Two females that don’t take any crap battle to death.

Showgirls (1995)

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Did you really think we’d forget this one? It seems we quote this movie in just about every show we do. This is the film that taught us all to be careful on the stairs darlin’.

In a world where women are often seen as nice, these ladies broke all the rules and showed us just how bad they could be.

Whether it’s suspense, cult, horror, true stories or pure camp everyone loves to watch women behaving badly in films.

Murder, revenge, jealousy, they’re all an essential element to some of our favorite movies. So why are we so attracted to them?

Today San Francisco movie expert Peaches Christ joins us to take a look at some of our favorite hard women in film. From Blanche and Baby Jane to Nomi and Cristal Connors we’ve got some hot ladies for you!

Peaches spent last year working on her directorial debut film “All About Evil” which she also wrote about a mousy librarian who discovers her inner serial killer to save the family business- a failing movie house. It stars Thomas Dekker and Natasha Lyonne with Mink Stole and Elivra out of drag, Cassandra Peterson.

Listen as we chat with Peaches Christ about some of our favorite films were dames go bad and which of these films, if any, inspired the villianess of her new movie.

Visit the blog entry 20 Great Films with Bad Women for the the full list of films

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Director Sam Raimi, of the Spiderman and Evil Dead films is set to produce it.

Actress Rena Riffel, who played the dim-witted dancer Penny Hope in the camp classic “Showgirls,” seems to be single handedly revitalizing interest in the film and turn it into a bona fide franchise.

Rena is creating her own YouTube movies as “Penny Hope” which include some of the insane dialogue from the film.

I’m not sure if she’s in on the joke or not, but you gotta love her for trying! I’m still thinking we could organize Goddesscon, a 3-day conference for fans of the film, in the same spirit of a Star Trek convention. But where to hold it? In Las Vegas of course! With a night out at the Cheetah and a show at the Stardust!

Now, over a decade later, I think everyone’s ready to embrace the insanity of the film and possibly create a sequel, or even a prequel to the movie. What would the film’s plot be?

Comedian Sabrina Matthews was scuba diving off the coast of Myanmar when she was attacked by a barracuda that sliced through her diving mask and slit her left eyeball wide open. A year and several operations later, Sabrina sees the world in a whole new way.

Being a comedian and having a disability is like being a superhero in a comic book with the heightened powers of keen observation. Sabrian’s noticed almost all eye injuries portrayed in movies involve the left eye while the right eye is the untouched or sacred eye of film?

Join us as Sabrina fill us in on her life and experience as a stand up comedian. Just because she’s gay doesn’t mean that she hasn’t noticed what men do with their own packages. Why do guys touch themselves so much? Why do comedians look down on dick jokes? We have the answers.

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Australians up in arms that over emu and kangaroo flavored potato chips because the animals are the national symbols of Oz.

Safe and sustainable fish to eat.

Santas in Estonia give up their whips so they won’t frighten the children.

And a statue of Michelangelo’s David on Texas lawn is dressed up as a sexy St. Nick which leaves children asking “Why is Santa naked?”

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With Fantastic Mr Fox, an adaptation of a Raold Dahl book,  Anderson has finally found a story, a collection of characters, and a particular way of cinematically telling the story that is a perfect match to his own odd world view.  Who knew that stop motion animation would seem to be the medium Anderson was born to work in?

The film tells the story of a fox, Mr Fox, a smart, sophisticated, urbane poultry thief who gives up his dangerous ways for marriage and family and settles into an unsatisfying domestic life as a columnist, husband and father.  But Fox eventually finds this life dull and wants to move out of his boring literal “hole in the ground” to a home in a more upscale residence in a “tree with a view.”  Against the advice of his Badger lawyer, he takes up residence in a tree with a spectacular view of three farms which are overflowing with chickens, cider and turkey. These seductive reminders of the thrills of his former career are too much for him to resist and he puts his family, his home and his entire community of woodland creatures into the cross hairs of the farm owners, the delightfully evil Boggis, Bunce and Bean.

One of the quirks of Anderson’s films is a particular style of art direction and costume design that seems to  float in a weird hard to place time continuum.  The fashions, technology, architecture, interiors and even the character’s interests feel old fashioned, modernist, and hiply new all at the same time.  This visual atmosphere is completely captured by the stop motion technique, and the character design that seem lifted from a 1970′s Rankin/Bass Christmas special and yet have a completely edgy independent voice that is very much rooted in our current sensibilities.  The animals exude marvelous charm and wonderfully individualized personalities.  The sets are perfect and all the more fascinating  because of the awareness that these are kind of elaborate dollhouses built on a massive scale for Anderson and company to play around in.

The voice acting is pitch perfect.  George Clooney exudes that modern Cary Grant charm of his even when it’s all coming from a 12 inch fake fur fox.  Meryl Streep’s long suffering wife is just another in a long line of great roles for her.  It is Jason Schwartzman though, a longtime collaborator of Anderson, who is the real scene stealer as the insecure jealous Ash, Mr Fox’s diminutive son who must compete for his father’s attention against the perfection, good looks and athleticism of his visiting cousin, Kristofferson.

Fantastic Mr Fox is a complete delight.  Fascinating, compelling, rich and a wonderful match of filmmaker, medium, character and story.  A

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Parts of this groundbreaking film used time lapse photography to capture the activity of modern life, taking events typically shot at normal speed and accelerating them.

If you look at the trailer, you’ll get a glimpse of the movie that inspired ___ the director of Madonna’s video. There’s even a woman who resembles Madge at 1:33!

Click on the jump for the original video.

Today, writer and film critic Gregg Shapiro joins us to talk about Queer Cinema 101, a new gay and lesbian movie series at the Center on Halsted in Chicago.

The series features screenings of classic gay films and a roundtable discussion with a group of Chicago’s gay print media critics.

We’re also taking a quick look at some of the hot films just around the corner, from Hugh Jackman’s sexy return as Wolverine to Tyler Perry’s fierce appearance in the new Star Trek film.

Gregg’s performing at the Alt Q Music Festival in May and a reading of Poetic Voices Without Borders 2, also at the COH, so be sure to check him out.

Make a Statement: Design for the Cure is May 7th and hosted by the AIDS Foundation of Chicago’s Junior Board and showcases top fashions from the city’s up and coming designers as well as HIV-positive fashion designer and former “Project Runway” contestant Jack Mackenroth.

Police put a halt to ChristianUTuber, a 12 year old boy who video blogged without his parents consent and flamed the fires of homophobia only to became a victim of homophobia himself.

A woman claims to be too sick to use her computer at work is fired for updating her Facebook status from home.

A new development on the Craiglist Murderer reveals that he was going after gay men and transexuals too!

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On today’s show we’ve got movie maven Peaches Christ talking with us about Horror Movies every gay man must see.

Why are queers so enamored by the horror film genre? Is it the themes of being an outsider seeking revenge on the world or is it the joy of seeing the jocks and cheerleaders hacked into pretty little pieces.

But is this a genre an unsuitable outlet for teen angst after the tragic events at schools like Columbie or Viginia Tech?

Listen as we talk with Peaches about films like Rosemary’s Baby, Silence of the Lambs, Nightmare on Elmstreet, Fright Night and Evil Dead.

Is Bruce Campbell a gay icon? Do the two Corrys suffer from Mather’s syndrome? And what is the queen of all horror films?

Plus a special surprise- Peaches reveals everything about her upcoming slasher film. Who are the celebrity stars cast in this exciting new move? Listen to the show if you vant to know.

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HALLOWEEN: A Party
Friday, October 31st
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Cat Club, 1190 Folsom (at 8th)

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Brainchild of filmmaker Joshua Grannell, Peaches Christ is well known in San Francisco for the 10-year-running Midnight Mass movie events where drag queens perform tacky skits before the screening of a campy feature film.

The hilarious, insane and loosely scripted performances with outrageous costumes (check out her film-dress here) hark back to the hippie Cockette shows of the late 1960s. Peaches is our kind of gal!

Don’t let the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence inspired eye make-up fool you. Peaches Christ is dead serious about her love of film and the success of Midnight Mass is a testament to her passion for great movies and the value of a gay sensibility.

Like our friend Curtis Jensen says, Peaches is a guardian of our culture: “Peaches is presenting a forum for the screening of these films that have always had a special layer of meaning for Queer audiences. I see her as a the queer equivalent of the Cinematheque in Paris, where for years film enthusiasts could be educated about film. She is educating a new generation of queers about the rich cultural heritage of camp and cult film.”

So much in fact that in 2007, Peaches Christ celebrated the ten year anniversary of Midnight Mass with guest appearances by John Waters, Elvira, and Tura Satana. Campy celebrities love Peaches.

So kids, grab a bucket of popcorn and take notes! Class is in session.

Join Marc Felion and me Fausto Fernós as we talk with Peaches about some of the sickest, wildest and most hilarious movies of all time. What does Peaches think about such fabulous films like:
• Valley of the Dolls
• Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
• Mommie Dearest
• Showgirls
• The Bad Seed
• The Women

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