A Brief History of Queer Coding in Film: Part 2
Weirdly, post-Hays films were sometimes worse than Hays-era films, both creatively and in how they deal with LGBTQIA+ topics and characters! Let’s look at some of these films, from The Exorcist to First Cow.
A Brief History of Queer Coding in Film: Part 1
I was recently asked to put together a short primer about the history of queer coding. This is nowhere near exhaustive, and though chapters 5 and 6 are less egregiously white, it’s still a very pale overview; if you have film suggestions, additional thoughts and specifics, etc., would love to hear from you in the … Continue reading
Divide and Conquer
I’ve wanted to stay away from the C word on this blog, at least outside of practical on-set situations and discussion of how it has impacted storytelling on various shows – SUPERSTORE incorporating masks in their blue-collar cast of characters, LEGENDS OF TOMORROW creating cast bubbles and so writing fewer overlapping ventures, KEVIN CAN F**K … Continue reading
Back in The Setlife Again
After a year of being forced to sit on our hands (metaphorically, but also I tried it literally because turns out forced isolation + meditation is hard?), we in the creative space are able to get back to what we love. Despite many of us making a resolution to slowly submerge ourselves rather than fly … Continue reading
a PITCH PERFECT movie for all times
When my godson was born, I got a 20 second phone call. “We’re on our way to the hospital. The agency said there’s a baby. We had to clear out your room just in case. Will let you know more soon. Bye!” A month before, I’d rented my best mates’s spare room for the winter … Continue reading
Experiencing Film
“The last X I experienced was X” posts circle social media like buzzards as we all adjust to our Quarantine of Indefinite Time [QoIT]. Zines and shortreads examine what certain events were like as the world’s corners started shutting down. Just as anyone with an internet connect can’t avoid seeing these musings, I can’t avoid … Continue reading
Odds and Ends: An Update
– That featured picture is me doing The Killingsworth. Here’s the Facebook album, here’s the website, and here’s the submission email. It’s open to anyone who wants to do it, and I’d be honored if you were to do your own and send it in! – I will be revamping this site design to make things … Continue reading
The Lilith Premiere
Hello, all. With apologies to those of you who are ‘connected’ with me on any social media venue (as you’ve heard and will continue to hear much about this), I have a small announcement. The Lilith Necklace will be shown at a preview screening on Sunday, February 17th at 7:ooPM at Madison’s High Noon Saloon. … Continue reading
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