Saturday's screening of "101 Must-See Movies for Gay Men" was like a clip show of gayish movies -- presenter Alonso Duralde made a few quick introductions, and the rest was a whirlwind of Elizabeth Taylor and heaving gladiators, a stream of clips that left us even gayer than we were when we walked in.
But first, can we just say: WTF, Frameline? You have only one screening for an event that is not just sold out, but had people standing in the back -- standing, in the room! That's what "standing room only" means! People want to see the damn thing, and you could've sold an assload (maybe literally) of tix to additional showings! Honestly, for pete's sake -- a filmic orgy of bitchy women, heaving pecs, and vulnerable twinks? It would pack the seats year round if you let it. And if there's one thing we love, it's a packed seat.
Maybe after the fest's died down, Frameline (or someone) can host some a redo of what was a giddily popular event. Alonso's written about film for a bunch of newspapers, and has a book for sale (a fact of which the audience was reminded with some frequency), and he sure knows his stuff. Movies were curated into fitting cubbyholes: Strong Women, Strong Women Falling Flat on Their Face, Getting Left Out, Movies That are Art-Directed as all Get-Out, Gays With Guns, and Would it Kill You to Watch a Lesbian Movie? Some excellent picks in each category -- Mommy Dearest, Paris is Burning, Girls Will Be Girls, Xanadu, Fight Club, etc -- and also some noteworthy omissions.
More after the jump, including a tiny dancing asian man in a yellow jumpsuit.