We are less than two weeks away from "Gay Xmas" aka Gay Pride in London, and our outfits are all done and sorted. We can only hope that this new heatwave has subsided by then, otherwise we'll look less-than-glamorous, bathed in sweat...
Speaking of all things gay, we're well overdue another faboo classic film review by the lovely "Tired Old Queen at the Movies" Mr Steve Hayes - and when I saw his latest was one of the great British gay films of the 1980s [cf. Maurice, My Beautiful Laundrette], that coincided with my own coming-out, I whooped with joy! Some of the quotes alone are timeless:
Guy Bennett: "But you couldn't help it, could you? Because in your heart of hearts, like Barclay and Delahay and Fowler and Menzies, you still believe, in spite of your talk of equality and fraternity, you still believe some people are better than others because of the way they make love. Now, think of that for a lifetime. Think of the names: pansy, nancy, fairy, fruit, brown-nose."Menzies: "You'd better take a pull on yourself, Guy!"
Guy Bennett: "I'd rather do it with you."Fowler: "I have half a mind to ask Barclay for permission to beat you!"
Tommy Judd: "Well, you've half a mind. We can all agree on that."Guy Bennett: "Fame or infamy, what does it matter? I shan't be forgotten."
Wonderful...
Another Country is currently available to watch on YouTube - catch it while you can!
I'll have to look for the movie! It was a delight to watch Mr. Hayes! I'll have to sub to his YouTube channel too! Thank you
ReplyDeleteHe's been doing these reviews for years, and each one is a joy! Jx
DeleteThe hair in that movie! Every follicle was a work of art.
ReplyDeleteThe influence of costume dramas - Brideshead Revisited, all those Merchant Ivory films, and so on - on 1980s British fashion cannot be underestimated. Just check out old footage from Top of the Pops and you'll see just about every boy singer sporting some variant on this "floppy-hair" style. Jx
DeleteRupert Everett - sigh. Always stylish.
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Always and forever. Jx
DeleteI always think that the Tired Old Queen at the Movies has a distinct look of Margaret Dumont about him.
ReplyDeleteHa! I bet he'd be flattered at the comparison. Jx
DeleteI loved the film all those years ago. Tired Old Queen at the Movies is exceptional!
ReplyDeleteIt's a superb film, and the Tired Old Queen has done it proud (putting it into historical context - and giving a nod to Coral Brown's magnificent performance in An Englishman Abroad , too boot)! Jx
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