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    PRIDE 2021: MOVIE RECOMMENDATIONS

    by wpadmin February 25, 2021
    written by wpadmin

    Written by our guest author: Natalya Brettle

    Most of us grow up loving movies.  Film is an immersive form of storytelling that engages our sense of sight, sound and sometimes even touch (vibrating seats, anyone?). These stories can be both an entertaining escape from daily life and a cultural touchstone that reflects our realities.  On the other hand, popular film making hasn’t always widened its lens to offer up much variety when it comes to fair and vibrant representations of 2SLGBTQ+ communities. In recent years, however, this seems to be changing. We asked our library colleagues for their anonymous recommendations, and they did not disappoint. By no means an exhaustive list, these were the top 4 suggestions to get you started on your next binge-worthy movie marathon:

    Boys (2014)

    • “It’s a beautiful and simple coming-of-age story that ends happy and hopeful.”

    But I’m a Cheerleader (1999)

    • “It’s light-hearted, campy, and the writer and director are members of the LGBTQ2S+ community and provide the queer gaze that is often missing from films about queer characters. Some of the jokes don’t hold up in 2021, but if watched with the understanding that it is a more than 20-year-old satirical film, it can be a real delight to watch.”
    • “Clea Duvall from “But I’m a Cheerleader” is the director of “Happiest Season”, and she is a lesbian in real life. They hired lesbian actors for the movie and several other actors were gay, lesbian or bisexual.”

    Moonlight (2016)

    • “A powerful look at toxic masculinity and the struggle to express identity within spheres of violence and fear, especially internalized ones.”
    • “This film is truly moving and powerful. I continually think about it and recommend it. I see it as a classic and that it will continue to be relevant for years to come.”

    Pride (2014)

    • “Great and very entertaining based on true events British comedy! Film follows a story of a group of LGBT activists raising money to help families affected by the 1984 British miners’ strike through the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners campaign.”
    • “Intersectional approach to the issues of gender and class.”

    Thank you to our colleagues for these awesome suggestions and comments! We have even more ideas for your next movie night… Click on the link below for the complete list, including films not in our collections.

    PRIDE-2021_-MOVIE-RECOMMENDATIONS-full-listDownload
    • BOYS
    • BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER
    • MOONLIGHT
    • PRIDE
    • BATTLE OF THE SEXES
    • BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
    • BOY ERASED
    • C.R.A.Z.Y.
    • CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
    • CLOSET MONSTER
    • CLOUDBURST
    • HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
    • KISSING JESSICA STEIN
    • LOVE, SIMON
    • MILK
    • THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST
    • PARIS IS BURNING
    • PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE
    • ROCKETMAN
    • THE FAVOURITE
    • THE HANDMAIDEN
    • THE CELLULOID CLOSET
    • THE WATERMELON WOMAN
    • WHAN NIGHT IS FALLING
    • WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY

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  • Anyone in the Mood for a Good Movie? Binge Watching, Maybe? Or how Criterion-on-Demand Could Become Your Go To Place to Stay Informed About the Seventh Art

    by Bojan Kumovic October 1, 2020
    by Bojan Kumovic October 1, 2020

    Sometimes, due to fast paced lives, we make poor information choices. A few hours of our free time, when the only thing we are able to do is hang out in front of the screen, is the time when we often choose to consume average entertainment products at our own financial expense. As a member of the University of Alberta, you have many choices to turn that time into a great art,…

  • National Indigenous History Month: Streaming Audiovisual Resources

    by Erin Sanderman June 16, 2020
    by Erin Sanderman June 16, 2020

    We are pleased to be celebrating National Indigenous History Month throughout June with a series of blog posts featuring some great resources from our collection that can be accessed online! Imagine being able to join Inuit hunters as they paddle out to find walruses or being dazzled by the joyous spectacle of a Pow Wow.  As Anne Carr-Wiggin, our Indigenous Initiatives Librarian, noted in her staff working from home profile, audiovisual resources…

  • Five Streaming Video Databases to Wander Through at Anytime

    by Bojan Kumovic April 8, 2020
    by Bojan Kumovic April 8, 2020

    Since the majority of us are stuck inside and online, we all have to find ways to work, learn, stay connected, shop, exercise or entertain ourselves… well… online. Even though the internet has been part of our world for a while now, and most of us take advantage of it already, ‘social distancing’ has resulted in significantly more time spent in front of our screens and a higher demand for quality streaming…

  • Film Streaming at Rutherford Library for Indigenous History Month and LGTBQ Pride Month

    by Meredith Bratland May 31, 2019
    by Meredith Bratland May 31, 2019

    June is the month to celebrate National Indigenous History Month as well as LGBTQ Pride Month. As a way to honour and acknowledge these communities, as well as their struggles and achievements, Rutherford Library is streaming films that highlight diverse aspects of their respective histories each weekday in June. All of the films listed below, and many more, are accessible through the streaming resources available through UAlberta Libraries. Please note that some of these films have…

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