Dreamship Surprise is the queeniest, funniest gay film I've seen in years. Not surprisingly, this German spoof of Star Trek and Star Wars was the biggest box-office hit in its home country last year, giving hope to the Germans for its local film industry. Now, who says that fags can't be a country's heroes?
Shocking even to gore hounds, Haute Tension is truly an unforgettable slasher flick that will make you think twice before badmouthing any lesbian comrade. I watched two-thirds of this film through the finger slits of my hands.
Revenge is sweet, but never really a piece of cake. You need the boots from Helmut Lang and a coat from Gucci. Make them all black. And oh yes! Don't forget the rouge and the mascara.
Winner of Seven Golden Horse awards, amongst other international accolades, Lan Yu is one of the most satisfying gay romances in Asian cinema. Bring your boyfriend along, if you're attached; bring your ex, if you're psychotic; or, like yours truly, a pack of tissues if you're single and too available.
In this enjoyable gangsterama, Garrett Hedlund plays a gay musician who bands together with his three brothers (one of them played by Mark Wahlberg) to find and exact revenge on their mother's killers.
Canto-pop diva Sammi Cheng takes centerstage as Stanley Kwan's latest long-suffering muse in Everlasting Regret. Having gone to Venice and left without a Golden Lion, the film is still worth watching simply for its opulent beauty. And I'm not just talking about Cheng and the male leads.
Zee previews the much-feted Singapore art film Be With Me and found its depiction of teenage lesbian romance to be refreshingly unsentimental and objective.
Dubbed the lesbian cousin to Ang Lee's The Wedding Banquet, out writer/director Alice Wu's rave debut feature, Saving Face, has proven to be a hit with lesbian viewers in the US and elsewhere.
Imagine a film populated with penguins, replacing the customary roles of human actors. This is not Madagascar - this film marches to a different drum beat.
Awarded a Silver Bear for Individual Artistic Contribution, the Alfred Bauer prize and the Fipresci Prize at the 55th Berlinale this year; Malaysian-born, Taiwan-based director Tsai Ming-liang's The Wayward Cloud shocks audiences with its explicit sex scenes alternated with kitschy song and dance numbers.
