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I've put together a list of awesome Lesbian DVDs for your viewing pleasure! Build a roaring fire, cuddle up on the couch with that special girl that you met courtesy of online dating, and make a night of it! ;)~
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Lesbian DVD's
"The L Word" Foursome - Seasons 1-4
Starring: Jennifer Beals, Katherine Moenning, Leisha Hailey, Mia Kirshner
Set in the chic world of Los Angeles, this humor-laced dramatic series explores the lives of a group of lesbians, their friends, family and neighbors. The series takes a smart, sexy and fun look at the hopes, dreams and lives of these people as they deal with things like career struggles, relationships and the pressures of tying to start a family. A must-have DVD collection for the legions of "The L Word" fans!
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"The L Word" - The Complete First Season
Starring: Jennifer Beals, Katherine Moenning, Leisha Hailey, Mia Kirshner, Karina Lombard
This Showtime Original Series, "The L Word", is about a group of young women in Los Angeles, their lives, careers, and romantic relationships - both gay and straight. Bette Porter (Jennifer Beals) and her partner of seven years Tina Kennard (Laurel Holloman) are trying to find the perfect sperm donor to help them start a family as they struggle with their relationship. Bette and Tina's close network of friends includes Shane McCutcheon (Katherine Moennig), the resident heartthrob; Dana Fairbanks (Erin Daniels), a professional tennis player who is not yet out of the closet; bisexual journalist Alice Pieszecki (Leisha Hailey); and Bette's half-sister Kit Porter (Pam Grier), a musician and recovering alcoholic.
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"The L Word" - The Complete Second Season
Starring: Jennifer Beals, Katherine Moenning, Leisha Hailey, Mia Kirshner
Season Two of The L Word offers some notable guest stars and experiments in narrative and music. This season, Jenny (Mia Kirshner) fully embraces her sexuality as her ex-husband/roomie (Eric Mabius) departs and voyeuristic documentary filmmaker Mark (Eric Lively) and womanchaser Shane (Katherine Moennig) move in. Shane and Jenny struggle good-heartedly over the affections of new character Carmen (Sarah Shahi), who isn't given much to do plot-wise apart from occasionally spinning records and serving as one corner of the love triangle. Bette (Jennifer Beals) and Tina (Laurel Holloman) start the season on the rocks due to Bette's infidelity; the introduction of the one-dimensionally nasty Helena Peabody (Rachel Shelley) causes further friction between Bette and Tina while playing havoc with Bette's curatorial career. Meanwhile, Dana (Erin Daniels) and Alice (Leisha Hailey) go from being best friends to being a whole lot more, providing some of the most touching scenes of the season. Kit (Pam Grier) takes on The Planet, the seeming center of LA's lesbian universe, converting it into a nightclub where, conveniently, guest-starring bands can play.
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"The L Word" - The Complete Third Season
Starring: Jennifer Beals, Katherine Moenning, Leisha Hailey, Mia Kirshner
The third season of Showtime's The L Word is all about transitions. The season opens with Alice Pieszecki (Leisha Hailey) coping with her between-seasons break-up with Dana Fairbanks (Erin Daniels), who is herself headed for an even heavier series of transitions. Kit Porter (Pam Grier) both falls in love with a younger man and discovers she is going through menopause. Shane (Katherine Moennig), who spent much of the first two seasons of the show hopping from bed to bed, finds herself more or less committed to Latina deejay Carmen (Sarah Shahi). And the second season's resident villain, Helena Peabody (Rachel Shelley), becomes embroiled in a sexual harassment case that leaves her ultimately looking like the victim. As with previous seasons, The L Word gets all hot and bothered with various seductions filmed to sometimes jarring music on the soundtrack, but it's the day-to-day foibles and celebrations of Los Angeles's lesbian community that keep the show interesting. Newcomer Moira/Max (Daniela Sea) begins the process of gender reassignment, making for some curious situations with potential employers. Bette (Jennifer Beals) and Tina (Laurel Holloman) begin to drift apart when Tina lands a big movie studio job and starts feeling attracted to men, leading to a custody battle over their baby daughter.
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"The L Word" - The Complete Fourth Season
Starring: Jennifer Beals, Katherine Moenning, Leisha Hailey, Mia Kirshner
For those who felt season three was too dark, four offers a welcome corrective. There's still plenty of angst - Jenny's memoir meets with a few negative notices and Helena (Rachel Shelley) learns to live without Mommy's money. But there are plenty of moving moments to compensate. Shane (Katherine Moennig) becomes her brother Shay's guardian, New additions also arrive to shake things up, like Marlee Matlin as an artist who helps Bette to broaden her horizons, Kristanna Loken as a single mother with a yen for Shane, and Rose Rollins as an Iraq War veteran with whom Alice has a tryst. Bette (Jennifer Beals) and Tina (Laurel Holloman) stop fighting over their daughter Angelica, and Bette's new boss, Phyllis (a very game Cybill Shepherd), decides it's time to embrace her true nature. So, after 25 years of marriage, Chancellor Kroll comes out of the closet and sets her sights on Alice (Leisha Hailey). For all the inclusiveness, Max (Daniela Sea), still remains on the margins. Dumped by Jenny (Mia Kirshner) the year before, Max continues to share her apartment while acclimating to life as a man.
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Xena: Warrior Princess
Starring: Lucy Lawless, Renee O'Connor
In a time of ancient gods, ruthless warriors, and capricious kings, a land in turmoil cried out for a hero. She was Xena, a mighty Warrior Princess forged in the heat of battle. Relive the power, the passion, and the wild adventure of international icon Lucy Lawless as Xena, a program that swept up audiences the world over and completely redefined the role of the female action hero.
Season 1 Season 4
Season 2 Season 5
Season 3 Season 6
Xena - Complete Series (Seasons 1-6)
Xena - The 10th Anniversary Collection
Xena: The first 3 episodes from Hercules
Starring: Rachael Stirling, Keeley Hawes
Sarah Waters's acclaimed novel of lesbian love, betrayal, and redemption in Victorian England. This three-part BBC production chronicles with relish the story of Nan Astley (Rachael Stirling, the ravishing image of her mother, Diana Rigg), barely 18, and certain that life holds more for her than her oyster girl's existence. "You'll meet someone who'll have your head spinning and your legs turning to jelly," her sister promises. That someone surprisingly turns out to be "gay and bold" Kitty Butler (Keeley Hawes), a music-hall entertainer, with whom Nan falls instantly, and swooningly, in love. Nan follows her to London, where, as a double act, they become the toast of London, until Kitty's "marriage of convenience" breaks up the act and Nan's heart. The outcast Nan, decked out in Victor/Victoria duds, becomes a streetwalker, and then "tart" to the aptly named Diana Leatherby (Anna Chancellor). This affair, too, comes to "a bad end" as a destitute Nan is deposited back on the streets, where she insinuates herself into the lives of Florence (Jodhi May), a social worker, and her socialist brother. Is Nan "too spoiled and stained for love?" Will she risk her blossoming relationship with Florence when Kitty inevitably returns to rekindle their affair? There is enough "backbiting and bitching" to fuel several seasons of The O.C. Nan's couplings, while tastefully done, do carry what Waters, in the co-interview with Davies, calls "a queer erotic charge." They are graphic by Cinemax standards, let alone the BBC. But the sterling writing and performances will captivate even the most sensitive viewers, making this groundbreaking miniseries, to quote one character, "a delightful evening... a rare treat." ~Donald Liebenson~ Amazon.com
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The Gymnast (2006)
Starring: Dreya Weber, Addie Yungmee
The staggeringly athletic bodies of the two leads are a constant source of visual spectacle in The Gymnast. Fortunately, the movie also has a solid story to offer: Jane Hawkins (Dreya Weber, Lovely and Amazing) has lost all pleasure in her life: Her gymnastics career collapsed twenty years earlier due to an injury, her marriage has turned sour, and her job as a massage therapist has become a rut. When she gets invited to put together an aerial act using long strips of cloth instead of trapezes, Jane finds herself revitalized--and surprisingly drawn to her acrobatic partner, Serena (dancer Addie Yungmee). The tentative romance between the two is sultry and, thanks to their aerial routines, visually captivating. The Gymnast occasionally stumbles with some obvious dialogue and unpolished acting moments, but it's a strong coming-out story that gives texture and depth to its characters. The character's physical prowess ultimately becomes a metaphor for their emotional strength, but the movie also serves as a celebration of female athleticism. Weber and Yungmee's bodies are assertively sexy, expressing as much power as eroticism. It's easy to see why The Gymnast has won an abundance of awards at gay and lesbian film festivals. ~Bret Fetzer~ Amazon.com
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Loving Annabelle (2005)
Starring: Diane Gaidry, Erin Kelly (III)
Rising heart-throb Erin Kelly stars as Annabelle, a precocious Senator’s daughter who falls in love with her teacher Simone (gorgeous Diane Gaidry) at a stodgy Catholic girls boarding school. Inspired by the classic lesbian drama Maedchen in Uniform, out writer-director Katherine Brooks unveils this passionate tale of forbidden love with intelligence, wit and sensitivity.
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Imagine Me & You (2001)
Starring: Piper Perabo, Lena Headey
Piper Perabo lights up the screen as Rachel, a blushing bride whose perfect nuptials take a surprising turn at the altar. An innocent glance between Rachel and an unexpected wedding guest is all it takes to spark a 'love at first sight' romance with a surprising twist -- the object of Rachel's affection is a smart and sensuous... woman! Their shocking romance causes quite a stir amongst her family and friends as Rachel is forced to choose between her husband and the girl of her dreams.
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Everything Relative (1996)
Starring: Stacey Nelkin, Carol Schneider, André Weber, Monica Bell, Malindi Fickle
Reunited for a special occasion, a group of women friends -- both gay and straight -- relive their memories of their college days during the 1970s, rekindle faded friendships and ignite new romances. During their weekend in the country the friends trace the changes they've undergone in the last 20 years -- a journey that's bound to open old wounds and perhaps heal them.
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Wild Things (Unrated Edition) (1998)
Starring: Neve Campbell, Denise Richards, Matt Dillon, Kevin Bacon
Wild Things is the kind of lurid, trashy thriller that you'll either dive into with unabashed pleasure or turn away from in prudish disgust; it's entirely your choice, but we suggest the former option since it's obviously much more fun. The plot's so convoluted it's hardly worth describing, except to say that it's set in humid Florida and involves a respected high school teacher (Matt Dillon--yes, Matt Dillon as a teacher!) who is faced with accusations of rape by a student (Denise Richards, from Starship Troopers) who had been giving him the kind of attention most people would consider improper for such a "nice" young lady. Another student (Neve Campbell) raises a similar charge against the teacher, and that's when a police officer (Kevin Bacon) begins to investigate the allegations. Just when you think the movie's gone overboard with its shameless sex and absurdly twisted plot, in drops Bill Murray as an unscrupulous lawyer (of course) to spice things up with insurance scams and welcomed comic relief. As directed by John McNaughton (who has a way of making just the right moves with this kind of film noir melodrama), Wild Things is a bona fide guilty pleasure--the kind of movie you may be ashamed to enjoy, but what the heck, you'll enjoy it anyway. ~Jeff Shannon ~ Amazon.com
The Denise Richards-Neve Campbell swimming-pool scene is extended and sexier!
Bound (1996)
Starring: Gina Gershon
Destined for cult status, this provocative thriller offers a grab bag of genres (gangster movie, comedy, sexy romance, crime caper) and tops it all off with steamy passion between lesbian ex-con Corky (Gina Gershon) and a not-so-ditzy gun moll named Violet (Jennifer Tilly), who meets Corky and immediately tires of her mobster boyfriend (Joe Pantoliano). Desperate to break away from the Mob's influence and live happily ever after, the daring dames hatch a plot to steal $2 million of Mafia money. Their scheme runs into a series of escalating complications, until their very survival depends on split-second timing and criminal ingenuity. Simultaneously violent, funny, and suspenseful, Bound is sure to test your tolerance for bloodshed, but the film is crafted with such undeniable skill that several critics (including Roger Ebert) placed it on their top-ten lists for 1996. ~Jeff Shannon~ Amazon.com
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Better Than Chocolate (1999)
Starring: Karyn Dwyer, Christina Cox
Many lesbian movies are long on charm and short on production values; Better Than Chocolate has a solid dose of both and steamy sex scenes to boot. Our heroine Maggie (Karyn Dwyer), a clerk at a lesbian bookstore, meets footloose butch Kim (Christina Cox) and, after Kim's van is towed away, they move in together. Unfortunately for their romantic bliss, Maggie's mother, Lila (Wendy Crewson), and teenage brother move in that very evening thanks to Lila's impending divorce. But what really complicates matters is that Maggie can't bring herself to come out to her mother; even when she tries, Lila steamrolls through the conversation, like she knows what's coming and doesn't want to hear it. Interwoven with this is the struggle of Judy (Peter Outerbridge), a male-to-female transsexual who's in love with the bookstore's owner, Frances (Ann-Marie MacDonald), who's freaking out because customs officers are holding a list of books at the border that they claim are obscene. The overlapping plots are deftly juggled, the personal and political are compellingly interwoven, and, most satisfying of all, the characters have problems that aren't going to be easily resolved. A handful of candy-colored lip-synching musical numbers give the movie some flash and the sex scenes give the movie some heat, but it's the elements of sorrow and ambiguity that really make the joy in Better Than Chocolate something to savor. ~Bret Fetzer~ Amazon.com
Got Chocolate?
Starring: Angelina Jolie
There's a reason why Cindy Crawford was dubbed "Baby Gia" when she first hit the modeling scene. Indeed, Crawford, now the world's best-known supermodel, greatly resembled model Gia Carangi, who went from high school to the cover of British Vogue in less than two years. Carangi appeared on many more covers of Vogue (French, British, Italian, and American) and Cosmopolitan before dying of complications from AIDs (she was an IV heroin user) in 1986. Now most people recognize Carangi's name from this powerful HBO film that stars Golden Globe-winner Angelina Jolie, who comes by her talent honestly. Jolie is the daughter of veteran actor Jon Voight, and her own training as a model serves her well-- she has the moves. Throughout, she's heartbreaking--as no doubt the real Carangi was--effective, and stunning. ~N.F. Mendoza~ Amazon.com
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If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000)
Starring: Sharon Stone, Ellen DeGeneres, Chloë Sevigny, etc.
The three stories of If These Walls Could Talk 2 are uneven. Far and away the most powerful and moving story is the first, taking place in 1961, starring Vanessa Redgrave as a woman "widowed" when her partner of 50 years suddenly dies. Redgrave is phenomenal, and her piece alone makes this sequel worth watching. The 1972 portion stars Michelle Williams, who finds dealing with the sexual politics of the gay community increasingly more complex when she falls in love with a boyish woman (played by Chloë Sevigny). The most modern piece, taking place in 2000, portrays a contemporary lesbian couple (Sharon Stone and Ellen DeGeneres) determined to have a baby. The light nature of the story detracts from the more serious issues of the earlier segments. Despite the mixed fare, HBO once again proves itself on the cutting edge of moviemaking, with this rather daring film that will both provoke and entertain. ~Jenny Brown~ Amazon.com
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In Passing (2006)
Starring: Veronica Mittenzwei, Lisa Rothe
With New York City as a backdrop, actress Vanessa Kelly (Veronica Mittenzwei) and playwright Julia Garrison (Lisa Rothe) fall in love in this tender lesbian romance that faces a singular set of challenges. Being a couple proves complicated as Vanessa and Julia open their hearts, becoming more involved and more vulnerable -- and when one of the women violates the other's hard-earned trust, their relationship lands on the rocks.
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Desert Hearts (1986)
Starring: Helen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau
When college professor Vivian Bell (Helen Shaver) arrives in Reno in 1959 to get a quickie divorce, the last thing on her mind is romance. A prim intellectual, crippled by a sterile marriage ("We're a professional couple") and hiding behind her education, she moves into a ranch belonging to Frances Parker (Audra Lindley) and tries to keep to herself. But Parker's beautiful, sassy tomboy of a stepdaughter proves to be quite a distraction, and a love affair slowly blossoms. Cay (Patricia Charbonneau) refuses to be bound by convention or by expectations of how a nice girl should behave, and her devil-may-care attitude both attracts and terrifies the nervous professor. ~Simon Leake~ Amazon.com
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It's in the Water is a charming little indie set in the sleepy, conservative Southern town of Azalea Springs. When an AIDS hospice opens up, the local homophobes go up in arms, polarizing the community. The heart of the movie, though, is the story of Alex, our listlessly married heroine who begins to have second thoughts about her orientation. (There is also a very slight "comic" subplot involving a rumor that drinking the local water turns people gay. Ignore it.) While Alex's discovery process is a rather quick one due to the constraints of movie timing, it is well handled, including an affectionate sequence during which Alex watches the entire Lesbian Film Canon. While the straight characters tend to be rather broadly drawn, It's in the Water is a gentle film at heart and well worth an evening. The DVD edition includes commentary by the director and leading actresses that is both funny and interesting--in particular the discussion of what it was like for two straight actresses to play their first gay love scene. ~Ali Davis~ Amazon.com
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Lost and Delirious (2001)
Starring: Piper Perabo
Based on Susan Swan's novel "The Wives of Bath", this film focuses on a young girl who arrives at an all-girls boarding school to discover that her roommates are involved in a lesbian love affair. Over time, however, the two drift apart -- one starts dating a boy, leaving the other, played by Coyote Ugly's Piper Perabo, face-to-face with the trauma of unrequited love.
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The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love (1995)
Starring: Laurel Holloman, Nicole Ari Parker
This warm romantic comedy by newcomer Maria Maggenti is a gay coming-of-age story framed by Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass. Randy (Laurel Hillman) is a stoner, lesbian teenager who happens to be failing math and dating a married woman. One day, fellow student Evie (Nicole Parker) drives up to Randy's gas station in a Range Rover and flips her world upside down. Evie is privileged and popular. Randy is poor, impulsive, and according to the other students, a freak. Opposites attract when the two girls kick off their friendship in detention. The flirtation blossoms after Evie introduces tomboyish Randy to the joys of Whitman and opera. Randy returns the favor by acquainting the sheltered Evie with the problems and delights of mature, taboo love. There is a beautiful scene where the two consummate their courtship on Evie's birthday while Mom is out of town. The true test of their relationship occurs during the hilarious climax when angry families and friends chase the troubled girls into hiding. ~Margaret Griffis~ Amazon.com
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Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Starring: Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny
When Brandon Teena, a young man with an infectious, aw-shucks grin and an angelic face that's all angles, wanders into Falls City, Nebraska, he takes to the town like it's a second skin. In little time he's fallen in with a gang of goofy if temperamental redneck boys, found himself a girlfriend, and befriended enough people to form something of a small family. In fact, it's the best time Brandon's ever had. However, there are shadows looming over Brandon's life: a court date for grand theft auto, a checkered criminal record, and a seemingly innocuous speeding ticket that could prove to be his undoing. Why? Because as it turns out, Brandon Teena is actually Teena Brandon, a woman masquerading as a man. This fascinating story was based on real-life events that occurred in 1993, and ended in tragedy: Brandon's rape and murder by two of his supposed friends. ~Mark Englehart~ Amazon.com
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Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)
Starring: Jennifer Westfeldt, Heather Juergensen
Blessed by casual charm and sophisticated wit, Kissing Jessica Stein does for same-sex romance what Annie Hall did for straight neurotics. The influence of Woody Allen is keenly felt on this resourceful New York comedy (expanded from an off-Broadway play), especially when cowriter and costar Jennifer Westfeldt channels Diane Keaton's "la-di-da" nervousness as Jessica Stein, a romantically frustrated heterosexual copyeditor who impulsively answers a personal ad from a bisexual woman. Helen (cowriter Heather Juergensen) is as relaxed about lesbian love as Jessica is anxious, but they click as lovers, and so does the movie's delightful exploration of their budding relationship, which is further complicated by Jessica's yenta-like mother (Tovah Feldshuh) and a former boyfriend (Scott Cohen) who's now Jessica's boss. While acknowledging the serious repercussions of Jessica's bisexual flirtation, Kissing Jessica Stein takes its characters on a smart, compassionate journey of self-discovery that's as truthfully observant as it is gently entertaining. ~Jeff Shannon~ Amazon.com
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Fingersmith (2005)
Starring: Sally Hawkins, Elaine Cassidy, Rupert Evans
Based on the acclaimed novel by Sarah Waters, author of Tipping the Velvet. The lives of two young women collide in an engrossing Victorian thriller that alternates between the twisting back alleyways of Dickensian London and the cloistered gloom of a Gothic mansion. Raised in a den of petty thieves or "fingersmiths," plucky orphan Sue Trinder (Sally Hawkins) agrees to help a conman known as Gentleman (Rupert Evans) defraud and betray wealthy heiress Maud Lilly (Elaine Cassidy). But Sue’s plans are turned upside down when she falls in love with Maud. Then the women are separated — each to her own hellish prison — just as they realize the strength of their passion for each other . . .
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Watching You - Intriguing Lesbian Short Films
Director: Cassandra Nicolaou
This exciting collection brings together some of the best lesbian shorts from around the world: 4PM - Humorous tale of a one-night stand that goes horribly wrong. Bare - A hot on-night stand ignites a whole neighborhood of passion and romance. Interviews With My Next Girlfriend - A very particular single woman screens future prospects in a hilarious interview process. Watching You - A lesbian's hobby: photographing a captivating woman neighbor causes trouble with her jealous girlfriend. Dear Emily - Sara recalls the drama of her senior year, and an intense schoolgirl crush. The Ten Rules: A Lesbian Survival Guide - Takes a look at the pitfalls and pratfalls that happen when your friends aren't just your friends - they're also your dating pool. Traveling Companion - An upcoming trip to romantic Italy persuades travel writer Helen to tempt fate and place an ad for a traveling companion. Double Entente - Erotic tension builds when stressed-out Vanessa tries to meet her gorgeous lover Dulcie for an after-work cocktail. Will she settle for a stranger's touch?
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Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Starring: Kate Winslet, Melanie Lynskey
A starkly original film-going experience based on a true life story, this film from New Zealand director Peter Jackson (Dead Alive, The Frighteners) is a stirring drama that offers up the unexpected. The story concerns two girls, outcasts who become best friends, whose bizarre fantasy life becomes more intense as their bond becomes increasingly more obsessive. When the mother of one of the girls tries to intervene and split the girls apart, they kill her and stand trial for murder in what is to this day still a celebrated and controversial case. Kate Winslet (Titanic) and Melanie Lynskey create two sympathetic and yet uncomfortably eerie characters in riveting portrayals. Featuring some startling and unique moments of visual brilliance as well as a disturbing love story between the two girls, Heavenly Creatures is at once both unsettling and beautiful to behold. ~Robert Lane ~ Amazon.com
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When Night is Falling (1995)
Starring: Pascale Bussieres, Rachael Crawford
Great lesbian recognition and romance film! A great romantic movie. This is not a slopped-together film for the sake of titillating the hetero male crowd with lesbian sex, nor a cheap, half-baked B-movie for the lesbian audience (I hate it when we settle for less). This is a real film by folks who know what it takes to make a movie (a romance, no less!), deliver a story, and develop its characters. Not since John Sayles' Lianna have I seen a movie of this caliber about a woman coming to terms with her sexuality. It has characters you care about, depth, and a subtle sense of humor. You'll find this movie enjoyable and refreshing, especially if you're tired of the straight movie industry's continued obsession with making gays and lesbians into murderers, psychos, weirdos and laughing stocks, and the gay subculture's portrayal of everyone as tattooed, leathered, and extreme.
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Claire of the Moon (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) (1986)
Starring: Trisha Todd, Karen Trumbo
I rented this movie at a poinent time in my life. Second year of marriage and having issues. I watched it alone and cried at the ending....maybe just making connections with a "love story ending." But it was rather funny hearing blatently "serious" lines uttered with a blah-ze delivery. I laughed a lot. And seeing Trisha Todd's dream sequence fantasy of seducing a man at a dance club was rather silly...and over repetative. The music was however fantastic and the scenery was really complimentary. As a writer myself, I have never uttered the words "get out of my cabin...I'm on a roll here." And you never see her writing, just chain smoking, drinking in bars and hooking up with guys that aren't that much to look at other than a pretty face with a blank stare! Also seeing Trisha's character, Claire, using million dollar words to explain "her style of writing" was humorous to say the least...I don't know about you but verbiage...get's butchered in this film.. But it's a movie that I call one of my little "secret obsessions." Watch it for fun, take it tongue in cheek and just enjoy the music. My gay friends do think it's as funny as I do and then we throw in, "Kissing Jessica Stein" and "It's in the Water" as follow ups...cute, fun and there you go. ~written by 'A Viewer' on Amazon.com~
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Kate's Addiction (1999)
Starring: Kari Wuhrer, Farrah Forke
Kate (Kari Wuhrer) suffers from an addiction: She's addicted to Sara (Farrah Forke), her old college friend. But when Sara has her sights set on wedding her boyfriend (Matt Porretta), psychologically imbalanced Kate will stop at nothing to steal Sara's attention ... not even murder. Eric DelaBarre directs this thriller à la Single White Female.
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Starring: Radha Mitchell, Ally Sheedy
Syd (Radha Mitchell) is an editor at a painfully pretentious art magazine; by chance, she becomes acquainted with lesbian photographer Lucy (Ally Sheedy) and her weirdo German girlfriend (Patricia Clarkson, in a strange Dietrich-like role). Syd becomes captivated with Lucy and her work and, smelling a career move, offers to feature her in the next issue of the magazine. The two become attracted, but their relationship is fraught with perils--Syd loses her rather square boyfriend, Lucy's girlfriend takes a hike, the avaricious management at the magazine pressures Syd, and, most importantly, the pair begins to travel down the road of heroin addiction. Besides the lesbian theme, High Art addresses such subtexts as what an artist will (or won't) be willing to do for recognition, and what price that recognition carries. High Art is a remarkably honest work, painful at times but understated and thoughtful. It does an excellent job of portraying the heroin-induced torpor of Lucy and her bohemian friends as they lie around and become consumed with the stuff. It's a cautionary tale, a sincere love story, a reflection on the nature of art, and a "lesbian film" for which the lesbianism is integral but not part of an overriding agenda. Sheedy is excellent, as is Mitchell in a very expressive role. It's far from being a feel-good movie, but High Art undeniably has some power behind it that will stick with you past the closing credits. ~Jerry Renshaw~ Amazon.com
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