Queer and Now

22 – Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Your Queer and Now hosts Dave (@darnthatdave) and Manish (@themanish89) take a look at 2001’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Nearly 2 decades ago, John Cameron Mitchell’s rock opera became a defining queer classic. With themes of gender, creativity, celebrity, and queerness, the musical is revolutionary and intensely affecting! Click the icon below to listen.        

21 – Billy Elliot (2000)

Your hosts David (@darnthatdave) and Manish (@themanish89) are back from hiatus with an all new decade of queer films to explore! First up is 2000’s Billy Elliot starring Jamie Bell and Julie Walters. The hosts discuss the queerness of the movie, the performances, and the historical context. Click the icon below to listen.        

20 – The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Your hosts Manish (@themanish89) and David (@daveagiannini) end their look at queer films in the 1930s with, you guessed it, 1939’s The Wizard of Oz starring Judy Garland. They discuss whether or not this is the most gay movie ever made, or at least the most gay movie they’ve covered so far. Tap your heels together and get ready for a new decade in the next episode. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57e05e534402434aa0f846c2/t/604aeaab44935263cbf5e601/1615522534126/Queer+and+Now_+Episode+20+-+The+Wiza.mp3/original/Queer+and+Now_+Episode+20+-+The+Wiza.mp3 Click the icon below to listen.        

19 – Stage Door (1937) and Hotel du Nord (1938)

On a special episode of the podcast series that takes a look at queer cinema year by year, your hosts Manish (@themanish89) and David (@daveagiannini) head towards the end of the 1930s with two films from two years: Stage Door from 1937 and Hotel du Nord from 1938! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57e05e534402434aa0f846c2/t/603716302cd4a70fc50d7df1/1614223022666/Queer+and+Now_+Episode+19+-+Stage+Do.mp3/original/Queer+and+Now_+Episode+19+-+Stage+Do.mp3 Click the icon below to listen.        

18 – Dracula’s Daughter (1936)

Manish (@themanish89) and David (@daveagiannini) discuss a horror movie that’s certainly of its time, 1936’s Dracula’s Daughter. The film is provocative, with its female vampire longing for women, despite the climate of the ‘30s and the overt homophobia. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57e05e534402434aa0f846c2/t/601a2ec9c9852b7f1eb6cc5f/1612328702348/Queer+and+Now_+Episode+18+-+Dracula_.mp3/original/Queer+and+Now_+Episode+18+-+Dracula_.mp3 Click the icon below to listen.