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TV Movie Guide: 7 – 13 December | Movie News | SBS Movies
- Closed Captions (CC) available for Black Chicks Talking, Ray, The Blues Brothers, Shutter Island, Life After The Oasis
- Audio Description (AD) available for Ray and Shutter Island
MONDAY 7 DECEMBER
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me
12:00pm, NITV (repeats Sat 12 Dec, 8:35pm)
PG
USA, 2017
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Director: Samuel D. Pollard
Featuring: Sammy Davis, Jr., Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal, Jerry Lewis
What’s it about?
Explores the life and art of a uniquely gifted entertainer whose trajectory blazed across the major flashpoints of American society from the Depression to the 1980s. A star-studded roster of interviewees (including Jerry Lewis, Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal) pay tribute to the legendary, multi-talented song-and-dance man.
Streaming from 10:20pm, Sunday 6 December at SBS On Demand:
Black Chicks Talking
9:05pm, NITV (repeats Tuesday 8 December, 12:20pm)
M, CC
Australia, 2002
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Director: Leah Purcell, Brendan Fletcher
What’s it about?
Performer and writer Leah Purcell talks with five dynamic Indigenous women – Rosanna Angus, Kathryn Hay, Deborah Mailman, Cilla Malone and Tammy Williams – about what it means to be Aboriginal in Australia today. In a series of individual interviews and at one lively dinner party, the women share their experiences and opinions with extraordinary candour. The result is a passionate and challenging exploration of black identity and a celebration of five very different lives.
Streaming after broadcast at SBS On Demand:
Capital in the Twenty-First Century
10:15pm, SBS VICELAND
PG
France, New Zealand, 2019
Genre: Documentary
Language: English, French
Director: Justin Pemberton
Featuring: Thomas Piketty, Ian Bremmer, Lucas Chancel, Rana Foroohar, Francis Fukuyama
What’s it about?
Adapting one of the most ground-breaking and powerful books of our time, this film is an eye-opening journey through wealth and power. It breaks the popular assumption that the accumulation of capital runs hand in hand with social progress, shining a new light on the world around us and its growing inequalities.
Streaming after broadcast at SBS On Demand:
TUESDAY 8 DECEMBER
My Beautiful Laundrette
12:10am, SBS VICELAND
M
UK, 1985
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Language: English
Director: Stephen Frears
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Gordon Warnecke, Roshan Seth, Jonathan Moore, Colin Campbell
What’s it about?
In Thatcher’s Britain, an ambitious Pakistani Briton (Warnecke) and his white boyfriend (Day-Lewis) strive for success and hope when they open a glamorous laundromat, while dealing with drama within family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads. Directed by Stephen Frears (Philomena, The Queen) and nominated for an Academy Award in 1987 for Best Writing (Hanif Kureishi).
Streaming after broadcast at SBS On Demand:
WEDNESDAY 9 DECEMBER
Ray
8:30pm, SBS VICELAND
M, AD, CC
USA, 2004
Genre: Biography, Drama
Language: English
Director: Taylor Hackford
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Harry Lennix, Regina King, Terrence Howard
What’s it about?
The story of one of America’s true musical geniuses, Ray Charles, featuring an Oscar-winning performance from Jamie Foxx as the blind prodigy. From his humble beginnings in the South through his meteoric rise to the top of American music charts, Ray’s inspirational journey is a tale of hope, redemption and the power of the human spirit.
NOTE: No catch-up at SBS On Demand
Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records
8:30pm, NITV (repeats Thursday 10 December, 1:00pm)
M
Jamaica, UK, 2018
Genre: Documentary, Music
Language: English
Director: Nicolas Jack Davies
Featuring: Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Toots Hibbert, Pauline Black, Don Letts, Dandy Livingstone
What’s it about?
The legendary London record label Trojan Records played a leading role in the musical conquest of Great Britain by Jamaican music styles like Ska, Reggae, and Rocksteady. This stylish documentary about Trojan is a timely and wide-ranging celebration of British Jamaican working-class youth culture.
Streaming after broadcast at SBS On Demand:
Glitter
11:15pm, SBS VICELAND
PG
USA, 2001
Genre: Drama, Music
Language: English
Director: Vondie Curtis-Hall
Starring: Mariah Carey, Eric Benét, Max Beesley, Da Brat, Terrence Howard
What’s it about?
A young singer dates a disc jockey who helps her get into the music business, but their relationship becomes complicated as she ascends to super stardom. A so-bad-it’s-good anti-classic, Glitter was nominated for six Razzie awards in 2001 and won Worst Actress for Mariah Carey.
NOTE: No catch-up at SBS On Demand
See You Up There
11:55pm, SBS
MA15+
Canada, France, 2017
Genre: Drama, Crime, Comedy, War
Language: Chinese, French, German
Director: Albert Dupontel
Starring: Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Albert Dupontel, Laurent Lafitte, Niels Arestrup, Melanie Thierry
What’s it about?
In November 1918, a few days before the Armistice, when Lt. Pradelle (Lafitte) orders a senseless attack, he causes a useless disaster, but his outrageous act also binds the lives of two soldiers who have nothing more in common than the battlefield: Édouard (Biscayart) saves Albert (Dupontel), although at a high cost. They become companions in misfortune who will attempt to survive in a changing world. Pradelle, in his own way, does the same.
THURSDAY 10 DECEMBER
The Blues Brothers
8:30pm, NITV (repeats Friday 11 December, 12:00pm)
M, CC
USA, 1980
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Music, Action
Language: English
Director: John Landis
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, James Brown, Carrie Fisher, Frank Oz, Aretha Franklin
What’s it about?
Jake Blues (Belushi) is just out of jail, and teams up with his brother, Elwood (Aykroyd) on a ‘mission from God’ to raise funds for the orphanage in which they grew up. The only thing they can do is do what they do best – play music – so they get their old band together and they’re on their way, while getting in a bit of trouble here and there.
NOTE: No catch-up at SBS On Demand
The Erectionman
10:55pm, SBS VICELAND
MA15+
Netherlands, 2010
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Director: Michael Schaap
What’s it about?
This documentary tracks the history of a little pill that popped on to the market ten years ago, and turned the world upside down. These tiny blue diamonds are also known as Viagra. Nosy and armed with a healthy dose of humour, the director discovers a tale about virility, anxiety and the state of our modern-day man.
Streaming after broadcast at SBS On Demand:
FRIDAY 11 DECEMBER
Monkey King: Hero Is Back
7:30pm, NITV (repeats 10:00am, Sat 12 Dec)
PG
China, 2015
Genre: Fantasy, Animation, Comedy
Language: Mandarin
Director: Tian Xiao Peng
Starring: Lei Zhang, Zijie Lin, Wenlun Wu, Jackie Chan
What’s it about?
The all-powerful Monkey King once roamed freely between Heaven and Earth, but after angering the Gods, he was imprisoned within an ice cage deep within the mountains. 500 years later, monsters attack a small village and a child flees to the mountains. Unknowingly, the child releases the Monkey King from his curse. With the help and encouragement from this special child, Monkey King saves the village from the evil monsters.
Streaming after broadcast at SBS On Demand:
SATURDAY 12 DECEMBER
Until Proven Innocent
12:00pm, SBS VICELAND
M
New Zealand, 2009
Genre: Crime, Documentary, Drama, TV Movie
Language: English
Director: Peter Burger
What’s it about?
In October 2006, a four-year-old from Corpus Christi, named Andrew Burd, died mysteriously of salt poisoning. His foster mother, Hannah Overton, was charged with capital murder, vilified from all quarters and sent to prison for life. But was this churchgoing young woman a vicious child killer? Or had the tragedy claimed its second victim?
Streaming after broadcast at SBS On Demand:
Shutter Island
9:25pm, SBS
MA15+, CC, AD
USA, 2010
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Language: English
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Michelle Williams, Patricia Clarkson, Ben Kingsley
What’s it about?
In 1954, as Cold War tensions grow and modern psychiatric treatment starts to adhere, two U.S. Marshals arrive on a secluded island in Boston Harbour to investigate a multiple murderess who has vanished from her cell at a highly secure hospital for the criminally insane. Trapped on the island by a looming storm, one of the officers (Dicaprio) struggles to discover the island’s true purpose even as events from his past intertwine with the case.
NOTE: No catch-up at SBS On Demand
Beyond the Lights
10:20pm, NITV
M
USA, 2014
Genre: Romance, Drama
Language: English
Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Starring: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nate Parker, Minnie Driver, Machine Gun Kelly, Danny Glover
What’s it about?
Noni Jean (Mbatha-Raw) is a hot new rising star. But not all is what it seems, and the pressure causes Noni to nearly fall apart – until she meets Kaz Nicol (Parker), a promising young cop and aspiring politician who’s been assigned to her detail. Can Kaz’s love give Noni the courage to find her own voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be? From Gina Prince-Bythewood, writer/director of Love Basketball.
NOTE: No catch-up at SBS On Demand
The Fly
12:25am, SBS VICELAND
MA15+
USA, Canada, 1986
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror, Thriller
Language: English
Director: David Cronenberg
Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz, Joy Boushel
What’s it about?
Seth Brundle (Goldblum) is a brilliant but eccentric scientist who attempts to woo investigative journalist Veronica Quaife (Davis) by offering her a scoop on his latest research in the field of matter transportation. Against all the expectations of the scientific establishment, his experiment has proven successful. But when he attempts to teleport himself a fly enters one of the transmission booths, Brundle finds himself transforming into something beyond human.
NOTE: No catch-up at SBS On Demand
SUNDAY 13 DECEMBER
B.B. King: On the Road
8:35pm, NITV
PG
USA, 2019
Genre: Documentary, Music
Language: English
Director: Jon Brewer
Featuring: Eric Clapton, Bono, Ringo Starr
What’s it about?
A reflection on the trials and tribulations, hilarity and rewarding moments of B.B. King’s years of tenacious commitment to his audience, sometimes at great personal cost, but also his life’s joy.
Streaming after broadcast at SBS On Demand:
Hard Paint
12:35am, SBS VICELAND
MA15+
Brazil, 2019
Genre: Drama
Language: Portuguese
Director: Marcio Reolon, Filipe Matzembacher
Starring: Shico Menegat, Bruno Fernandes, Guega Peixoto, Sandra Dani, Frederico Vasques
What’s it about?
While facing criminal charges, Pedro (Menegat), a timid, emotionally shut down teenager, must grapple with his sister’s sudden decision to move away and leave him behind. Alone in the darkness of his bedroom, he dances covered in neon paint, while thousands of strangers watch him via webcam.
Streaming after broadcast at SBS On Demand:
Life After the Oasis
3:35am
M, CC
Australia, 2019
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Director: Sascha Ettinger-Epstein
What’s it about?
In 2008, feature documentary, The Oasis, shocked Australia with its gritty insight into the lives of homeless teens at a notorious youth refuge in inner city Sydney. An outpouring of social and political goodwill followed, with the then Prime Minister pledging to halve homelessness by 2020. A decade later, with social inequality and homelessness worse than ever, the original participants reflect on where their lives have taken them.
Streaming after broadcast at SBS On Demand:
TV Movie Guide: 7 – 13 December | Movie News
- Closed Captions (CC) available for Black Chicks Talking, Ray, The Blues Brothers, Shutter Island, Life After The Oasis
- Audio Description (AD) available for Ray and Shutter Island
MONDAY 7 DECEMBER
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me
12:00pm, NITV (repeats Sat 12 Dec, 8:35pm)
PG
USA, 2017
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Director: Samuel D. Pollard
Featuring: Sammy Davis, Jr., Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal, Jerry Lewis
What’s it about?
Explores the life and art of a uniquely gifted entertainer whose trajectory blazed across the major flashpoints of American society from the Depression to the 1980s. A star-studded roster of interviewees (including Jerry Lewis, Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal) pay tribute to the legendary, multi-talented song-and-dance man.
Streaming from 10:20pm, Sunday 6 December at SBS On Demand:
Black Chicks Talking
9:05pm, NITV (repeats Tuesday 8 December, 12:20pm)
M, CC
Australia, 2002
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Director: Leah Purcell, Brendan Fletcher
What’s it about?
Performer and writer Leah Purcell talks with five dynamic Indigenous women – Rosanna Angus, Kathryn Hay, Deborah Mailman, Cilla Malone and Tammy Williams – about what it means to be Aboriginal in Australia today. In a series of individual interviews and at one lively dinner party, the women share their experiences and opinions with extraordinary candour. The result is a passionate and challenging exploration of black identity and a celebration of five very different lives.
Streaming after broadcast at SBS On Demand:
Capital in the Twenty-First Century
10:15pm, SBS VICELAND
PG
France, New Zealand, 2019
Genre: Documentary
Language: English, French
Director: Justin Pemberton
Featuring: Thomas Piketty, Ian Bremmer, Lucas Chancel, Rana Foroohar, Francis Fukuyama
What’s it about?
Adapting one of the most ground-breaking and powerful books of our time, this film is an eye-opening journey through wealth and power. It breaks the popular assumption that the accumulation of capital runs hand in hand with social progress, shining a new light on the world around us and its growing inequalities.
Streaming after broadcast at SBS On Demand:
TUESDAY 8 DECEMBER
My Beautiful Laundrette
12:10am, SBS VICELAND
M
UK, 1985
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Language: English
Director: Stephen Frears
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Gordon Warnecke, Roshan Seth, Jonathan Moore, Colin Campbell
What’s it about?
In Thatcher’s Britain, an ambitious Pakistani Briton (Warnecke) and his white boyfriend (Day-Lewis) strive for success and hope when they open a glamorous laundromat, while dealing with drama within family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads. Directed by Stephen Frears (Philomena, The Queen) and nominated for an Academy Award in 1987 for Best Writing (Hanif Kureishi).
Streaming after broadcast at SBS On Demand:
WEDNESDAY 9 DECEMBER
Ray
8:30pm, SBS VICELAND
M, AD, CC
USA, 2004
Genre: Biography, Drama
Language: English
Director: Taylor Hackford
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Harry Lennix, Regina King, Terrence Howard
What’s it about?
The story of one of America’s true musical geniuses, Ray Charles, featuring an Oscar-winning performance from Jamie Foxx as the blind prodigy. From his humble beginnings in the South through his meteoric rise to the top of American music charts, Ray’s inspirational journey is a tale of hope, redemption and the power of the human spirit.
NOTE: No catch-up at SBS On Demand
Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records
8:30pm, NITV (repeats Thursday 10 December, 1:00pm)
M
Jamaica, UK, 2018
Genre: Documentary, Music
Language: English
Director: Nicolas Jack Davies
Featuring: Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Toots Hibbert, Pauline Black, Don Letts, Dandy Livingstone
What’s it about?
The legendary London record label Trojan Records played a leading role in the musical conquest of Great Britain by Jamaican music styles like Ska, Reggae, and Rocksteady. This stylish documentary about Trojan is a timely and wide-ranging celebration of British Jamaican working-class youth culture.
Streaming after broadcast at SBS On Demand:
Glitter
11:15pm, SBS VICELAND
PG
USA, 2001
Genre: Drama, Music
Language: English
Director: Vondie Curtis-Hall
Starring: Mariah Carey, Eric Benét, Max Beesley, Da Brat, Terrence Howard
What’s it about?
A young singer dates a disc jockey who helps her get into the music business, but their relationship becomes complicated as she ascends to super stardom. A so-bad-it’s-good anti-classic, Glitter was nominated for six Razzie awards in 2001 and won Worst Actress for Mariah Carey.
NOTE: No catch-up at SBS On Demand
See You Up There
11:55pm, SBS
MA15+
Canada, France, 2017
Genre: Drama, Crime, Comedy, War
Language: Chinese, French, German
Director: Albert Dupontel
Starring: Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Albert Dupontel, Laurent Lafitte, Niels Arestrup, Melanie Thierry
What’s it about?
In November 1918, a few days before the Armistice, when Lt. Pradelle (Lafitte) orders a senseless attack, he causes a useless disaster, but his outrageous act also binds the lives of two soldiers who have nothing more in common than the battlefield: Édouard (Biscayart) saves Albert (Dupontel), although at a high cost. They become companions in misfortune who will attempt to survive in a changing world. Pradelle, in his own way, does the same.
THURSDAY 10 DECEMBER
The Blues Brothers
8:30pm, NITV (repeats Friday 11 December, 12:00pm)
M, CC
USA, 1980
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Music, Action
Language: English
Director: John Landis
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, James Brown, Carrie Fisher, Frank Oz, Aretha Franklin
What’s it about?
Jake Blues (Belushi) is just out of jail, and teams up with his brother, Elwood (Aykroyd) on a ‘mission from God’ to raise funds for the orphanage in which they grew up. The only thing they can do is do what they do best – play music – so they get their old band together and they’re on their way, while getting in a bit of trouble here and there.
NOTE: No catch-up at SBS On Demand
The Erectionman
10:55pm, SBS VICELAND
MA15+
Netherlands, 2010
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Director: Michael Schaap
What’s it about?
This documentary tracks the history of a little pill that popped on to the market ten years ago, and turned the world upside down. These tiny blue diamonds are also known as Viagra. Nosy and armed with a healthy dose of humour, the director discovers a tale about virility, anxiety and the state of our modern-day man.
Streaming after broadcast at SBS On Demand:
FRIDAY 11 DECEMBER
Monkey King: Hero Is Back
7:30pm, NITV (repeats 10:00am, Sat 12 Dec)
PG
China, 2015
Genre: Fantasy, Animation, Comedy
Language: Mandarin
Director: Tian Xiao Peng
Starring: Lei Zhang, Zijie Lin, Wenlun Wu, Jackie Chan
What’s it about?
The all-powerful Monkey King once roamed freely between Heaven and Earth, but after angering the Gods, he was imprisoned within an ice cage deep within the mountains. 500 years later, monsters attack a small village and a child flees to the mountains. Unknowingly, the child releases the Monkey King from his curse. With the help and encouragement from this special child, Monkey King saves the village from the evil monsters.
Streaming after broadcast at SBS On Demand:
SATURDAY 12 DECEMBER
Until Proven Innocent
12:00pm, SBS VICELAND
M
New Zealand, 2009
Genre: Crime, Documentary, Drama, TV Movie
Language: English
Director: Peter Burger
What’s it about?
In October 2006, a four-year-old from Corpus Christi, named Andrew Burd, died mysteriously of salt poisoning. His foster mother, Hannah Overton, was charged with capital murder, vilified from all quarters and sent to prison for life. But was this churchgoing young woman a vicious child killer? Or had the tragedy claimed its second victim?
Streaming after broadcast at SBS On Demand:
Shutter Island
9:25pm, SBS
MA15+, CC, AD
USA, 2010
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Language: English
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Michelle Williams, Patricia Clarkson, Ben Kingsley
What’s it about?
In 1954, as Cold War tensions grow and modern psychiatric treatment starts to adhere, two U.S. Marshals arrive on a secluded island in Boston Harbour to investigate a multiple murderess who has vanished from her cell at a highly secure hospital for the criminally insane. Trapped on the island by a looming storm, one of the officers (Dicaprio) struggles to discover the island’s true purpose even as events from his past intertwine with the case.
NOTE: No catch-up at SBS On Demand
Beyond the Lights
10:20pm, NITV
M
USA, 2014
Genre: Romance, Drama
Language: English
Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Starring: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nate Parker, Minnie Driver, Machine Gun Kelly, Danny Glover
What’s it about?
Noni Jean (Mbatha-Raw) is a hot new rising star. But not all is what it seems, and the pressure causes Noni to nearly fall apart – until she meets Kaz Nicol (Parker), a promising young cop and aspiring politician who’s been assigned to her detail. Can Kaz’s love give Noni the courage to find her own voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be? From Gina Prince-Bythewood, writer/director of Love Basketball.
NOTE: No catch-up at SBS On Demand
The Fly
12:25am, SBS VICELAND
MA15+
USA, Canada, 1986
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror, Thriller
Language: English
Director: David Cronenberg
Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz, Joy Boushel
What’s it about?
Seth Brundle (Goldblum) is a brilliant but eccentric scientist who attempts to woo investigative journalist Veronica Quaife (Davis) by offering her a scoop on his latest research in the field of matter transportation. Against all the expectations of the scientific establishment, his experiment has proven successful. But when he attempts to teleport himself a fly enters one of the transmission booths, Brundle finds himself transforming into something beyond human.
NOTE: No catch-up at SBS On Demand
SUNDAY 13 DECEMBER
B.B. King: On the Road
8:35pm, NITV
PG
USA, 2019
Genre: Documentary, Music
Language: English
Director: Jon Brewer
Featuring: Eric Clapton, Bono, Ringo Starr
What’s it about?
A reflection on the trials and tribulations, hilarity and rewarding moments of B.B. King’s years of tenacious commitment to his audience, sometimes at great personal cost, but also his life’s joy.
Streaming after broadcast at SBS On Demand:
Hard Paint
12:35am, SBS VICELAND
MA15+
Brazil, 2019
Genre: Drama
Language: Portuguese
Director: Marcio Reolon, Filipe Matzembacher
Starring: Shico Menegat, Bruno Fernandes, Guega Peixoto, Sandra Dani, Frederico Vasques
What’s it about?
While facing criminal charges, Pedro (Menegat), a timid, emotionally shut down teenager, must grapple with his sister’s sudden decision to move away and leave him behind. Alone in the darkness of his bedroom, he dances covered in neon paint, while thousands of strangers watch him via webcam.
Streaming after broadcast at SBS On Demand:
Life After the Oasis
3:35am
M, CC
Australia, 2019
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Director: Sascha Ettinger-Epstein
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New slate of LGBTQ holiday movies sparks joy, criticism over portrayal of queer stories
Along with the holiday season, come the holiday movies. And this year, the onslaught includes something new — an unprecedented wave of flicks focused around LGBTQ-relationships.
While the selection has some industry insiders saying ‘it’s about time,’ critics say Hollywood still has work to do toward shedding tropes often associated with queer stories.
Film journalist Mary Beth McAndrews says the selection of light-hearted movies featuring gay characters is an important one that signals a “pretty big shift” in Christmas films.
“A lot of the time in these [holiday-themed] movies, gay characters are side characters,” McAndrews said.
“As you realize your sexuality growing up and you think, ‘Am I bisexual? Am I gay? Am I a lesbian? I don’t see myself represented’… it makes you feel sad that you don’t see yourself.”
Dan Levy, Ben Lewis join holiday films
But 2020 has brought radical change. U.S.-based holiday flicks such as Dashing in December, The Christmas House and I Hate New Years all cast gay couples in the lead roles.
Canadians have been getting in on the action as well: Schitt’s Creek star Dan Levy plays a supporting role in Hulu’s recent Happiest Season, while Lifetime’s first ever LGBTQ holiday film — The Christmas Setup, which has its Canadian premiere today at 8 p.m. ET on CTV Drama — stars Toronto-born Ben Lewis alongside his real-life husband, Blake Lee.
That role, Lewis said, represents a significant cultural shift, one that was highlighted as he was tested for COVID-19 prior to arriving in Ottawa for filming. An older gay man who tested both Lewis and Lee said he was astounded by the progress made in his lifetime, Lewis said.
“He was very emotional, as he’s like swabbing our noses, telling us how much the representation means to him, how it’s something he never thought he would see,” Lewis said. “And so that was a very early indication … of the greater cultural significance of of doing the movie.”
McAndrews said this change, in holiday films specifically, is important. Whereas films featuring queer stories have seen success, they often deal with heavy, depressing and dour themes.
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Meanwhile, lighthearted movies — like Christmas and holiday-themed ones — have been left out, “because those aren’t technically considered as important,” she said.
“But like I said, gay people deserve joy,” McAndrews said. “Gay people are funny, like we’re all hilarious and deserve to have a little bit of joy and a little bit of cheese. Yeah, why not?”
Joyful movies needed
Christin Baker has noticed that trend for years. As the director of 2019’s LGBTQ romantic comedy Season of Love, she said hers was one of few movies that focused on joyous side of queer stories.
“We were the only one last year that had leading characters that were LGBT,” she said. “If you saw the list of holiday movies that were out, [gay people] were all side characters or part of a larger ensemble.”
After the release of that movie, she said she got a deluge of messages from fans on social media. They thanked her for making a film that represented them — which they could watch with their parents or children — that wasn’t primarily about hardship.
Up until now, Baker said, the vast majority of films featuring that representation — like Moonlight, Green Book, or Call Me By Your Name — focused on pain. While those movies are important, she said, painful stories are not the only ones that should be told. And around the holiday season, movies about rejection and sadness aren’t what most people are looking for.
“They’re coming out stories. They’re unrequited love. They’re ‘I can’t be with you because society tells me that,’ or ‘I’m coming out, but my Mormon parents are going to hate me,'” Baker said of existing LGBTQ films.
“I think the community is finally sort of going, ‘Wait a minute, we appreciate sad stories… [but] we would like a few more happy ones now.'”
Baker’s next film, I Hate New Years, is among the wave of LGBTQ-focused movies this year.
But while they are welcome by many, they haven’t escaped criticism.
Happiest Season — the 2020 Christmas rom-com starring Kristen Stewart, Aubrey Plaza and Dan Levy — has borne the brunt of these critiques. Despite strong reviews and popularity — in its opening week it had the highest viewership of any original movie on Hulu, according to Variety — its storyline has incited debate.
The film follows Abby (Stewart) as she visits her girlfriend’s family during the holidays. Abby plans to propose to her girlfriend, Harper (Mackenzie Davis), only to discover Harper hasn’t yet come out to her conservative parents.
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To USA Today entertainment reporter David Oliver, it was more of the same: one of the most anticipated holiday movies of the season defaulting to tropes all too common in LGBTQ media.
“I did not want to watch another coming out story and toxic relationship on screen,” Oliver said. “I kind of felt like I’ve seen enough of that — I’ve lived enough of that.”
The film, he argued, could have explored what a healthy gay relationship looks like, with a romance story about two people that already accepted themselves. By focusing on a coming out story — that is not even resolved in a healthy way — it instead only adds to the pile focusing on gay trauma.
Even outside of Happiest Season, Oliver said, there is farther to go. While there is more gay representation in films, there are still few transgender people in leading roles.
And despite the greater number of holiday movies, representation of LGBTQ people in films and tv is still in the single digits said Sarah Kate Ellis, CEO of LGBTQ activist organization, GLAAD.
All isn’t lost, though; Ellis said just looking at the increase in the number of such films is a positive.
“I’m beyond thrilled, honestly,” she said. “We’ve gone from relatively invisible in holiday films… to now this year, having five feature films include LGBTQ people as the main story.”
She said that while studios used to be nervous about making those stories, economics have convinced them to change. A significant percentage of young people identify as LGBTQ, she said, and creators are finally playing catchup.
“What you’re seeing is that movie studios and television stations and streaming content creators are realizing that — if they want to attract the next generation of television watchers and viewers — they really need to appeal and to include all identities,” she said.
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