![]() ![]() Is JAWS about the violent fear of queer desire? Yes yes, and we’ll tell you why. We’re outing all of your favorite films! Is TITANIC a genderqueer love story? Yeah! Does POINT BREAK explore latent homosexuality in sports culture? Absolutely. Queer Film Theory 101 at Alamo Drafthouse takes an in-depth look at the queerest “straight” films ever produced. Hitchcock’s simulated “one-take” thriller is a classic piece of subversive queer cinema that is simultaneously deeply homophobic, extremely homosexual, and a damn good time at the movies. Will Brandon and Phillip prove their intellectual superiority and achieve their goal of reaching “ubermensch” status? Or will Phillip crack under the pressure as Brandon’s vanity leads him to toy with their unsuspecting dinner guests? Alfred Hitchcock’s 1948 film Rope, based on the Patrick Hamilton play of the same name, is dripping with queer subtext and deviant desire. *gay gasp* Shuddering breaths, lingering glances, and trembling lips ensue as tensions rise between the two accomplices. Tempting fate, they stage a dinner party with the victim's family and friends, including their former Prep School housemaster Rupert (Jimmy Stewert), gathered around his hidden corpse. Childhood pals (let’s be honest, they’re clearly lovers) Brandon (John Dall) and Phillip (Farley Granger) take a thought experiment a few steps too far when they murder their friend and former dormmate David (Dick Hogan). ![]()
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