Reel Charlie Speaks – Details, episodes & analysis

Welcome. You’re listening to Reel Charlie Speaks, an LGBTQ podcast spin-off of the film and television review blog, Reel Charlie looking at movies and TV from a gay male perspective since 2009.

I'm your host, Philip Bahr. Each month I select a classic queer film, television series, or creator. I talk about how the subject spoke to me when I first discovered it years ago, and how its stood the test of time. Major spoiler alerts in this episode.

In episode 21 I explore The Birdcage.

⁠⁠⁠⁠Read The Birdcage review on Reel Charlie⁠.⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn about Reel Charlie creator Philip Bahr.⁠⁠

Beautiful Thing (1996) currently streams (as of February 2024) on various streaming platforms for a rental fee (Amazon has it for under a dollar), or get it on disk from your local public library.

Welcome. You’re listening to Reel Charlie Speaks, an LGBTQ podcast spin-off of the film and television review blog, Reel Charlie looking at movies and TV from a gay male perspective since 2009.

I'm your host, Philip Bahr. Each month I select a classic queer film, television series, or creator. I talk about how the subject spoke to me when I first discovered it years ago, and how its stood the test of time. Major spoiler alerts in this episode.

In episode 20 I explore The Birdcage.

⁠⁠⁠Read The Birdcage review on Reel Charlie.⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn about Reel Charlie creator Philip Bahr.⁠

The Birdcage (1996) currently streams (as of January 2024) on various streaming platforms for a rental fee, or get it on disk from your local public library.

Special thanks to my podcast mentor, Brad Shreve for suggesting I do a big Hollywood film. This one's dedicated to you!

I refer the The Birdcage as Birdcage throughout the episode.

Welcome. You’re listening to Reel Charlie Speaks, an LGBTQ podcast spin-off of the film and television review blog, Reel Charlie looking at movies and TV from a gay male perspective since 2009.

I'm your host, Philip Bahr. Each month I select a classic queer film, television series, or creator. I talk about how the subject spoke to me when I first discovered it years ago, and how its stood the test of time.

In episode 11 I explore the drag queen road trip movie, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. With drag queens under attack throughout the United States, it's time to look at this classic film which won the Oscar for Best Costume Design. Drag = Love.

Show Notes and links:

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia: https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/priscilla

The Finally scene from Priscilla: https://youtu.be/kevJJDQloNE

Drag Show bans on The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/commentisfree/2023/mar/10/drag-show-bans-tennessee-lgbtq-rights

DeAundra Peek on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL62A6D23BAA3B9ADD

Reel Charlie's Op Ed on drag and drag shows: https://reelcharlie.wordpress.com/2023/02/05/can-we-talk-about-drag/

Welcome. You’re listening to Reel Charlie Speaks, an LGBTQ podcast spin-off of the film and television review blog, Reel Charlie looking at movies and TV from a gay male perspective since 2009.

I'm your host, Philip Bahr. Each month I select a classic queer film, television series, or creator. I talk about how the subject spoke to me when I first discovered it years ago, and how its stood the test of time.

In episode 10 I explore two classic films from the master, Alfred Hitchcock. First up, Rope (1948), followed by Strangers on a Train (1951). Both films boast lesbian and gay writers, both star bisexual actor Farley Granger, and both feature queer male relationships during a time when Hollywood was contained by the Hays Code.

Currently the films are available to stream on various platforms for a rental fee and on disk from your local library. Perfect reason to hold on to your disk player.

Corrections: Not sure why I kept wanting to say Bruner instead of Bruno. I lived in New York City during the 1990's, not the 2000's. I Confess is the name of the Hitchcock film where Montgomery Clift plays a priest. 

http://www.alfredhitchcock.com/life-and-legacy/filmography/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alfred-Hitchcock
https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/87065%7C10493/Alfred-Hitchcock/#filmography
https://ew.com/movies/every-alfred-hitchcock-movie-ranked/

Reel Charlie's review of Rope: https://reelcharlie.wordpress.com/2014/04/06/rope-the-masterpiece-collection/
Reel Charlie's review of Strangers on a Train: https://reelcharlie.wordpress.com/2015/01/18/strangers-on-a-train-blu-ray/
Reel Charlie's all things Hitchcock: https://reelcharlie.wordpress.com/category/directors-alfred-hitchcock/

https://reelcharlie.wordpress.com/2022/08/29/reel-charlie-speaks-podcast/

Music by Daddy_s_Music from Pixabay

Welcome. You’re listening to Reel Charlie Speaks, an LGBTQ podcast spin-off of the film and television review blog, Reel Charlie looking at movies and TV from a gay male perspective since 2009.

I'm your host, Philip Bahr. Each month I select a classic queer film, television series, or creator. I talk about how the subject spoke to me when I first discovered it years ago, and how its stood the test of time.

In episode 9 I explore the classic gay male film, Making Love from 1982. In addition to discussing the plot, I also talk about the film as melodrama, the fallout for the male actors, and why this movie often gets ignored in the queer canon of films. 

Currently Making Love is unavailable to stream. Perfect reason to hold on to your disk player.

Corrections:
The director's name is not Arthur Hill, but Arthur Hiller.
Personal Best is a very important LGBTQ film from this time period. 

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/making_love
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/making-love-1982
https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/film/2012/07/14/how-making-love-changed-us
https://communication.ucf.edu/screenwriter-barry-sandler-talks-about-film-making-love/
https://ew.com/movies/harry-hamlin-making-love-role-ended-film-career/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOl5reHeqTw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo1MGPTjrVQ

Reel Charlie's 2015 review of Making Love: https://reelcharlie.wordpress.com/2015/01/05/making-love/
https://reelcharlie.wordpress.com/2022/08/29/reel-charlie-speaks-podcast/

Music by Daddy_s_Music from Pixabay

Welcome. You’re listening to Reel Charlie Speaks, an LGBTQ podcast spin-off of the film and television review blog, Reel Charlie looking at movies and TV from a gay male perspective since 2009. 

I'm your host, Philip Bahr. Each month I select a classic queer film, television series, or creator. I talk about how the subject spoke to me when I first discovered it years ago, and how its stood the test of time. 

In episode 8 we explore the classic New Queer Cinema film, The Watermelon Woman (1996), the first feature film from black lesbian filmmaker Cheryl Dunye.

https://thewatermelonwoman.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheryl_Dunye
https://www.jingletownfilms.com/cheryl-dunye

https://reelcharlie.wordpress.com/2022/08/29/reel-charlie-speaks-podcast/

Music by Daddy_s_Music from Pixabay

In episode 7 of Reel Charlie Speaks, the podcast spin-off of Reel Charlie, a film and television review blog, I explore all things holiday films and television episodes. Starting from the present and working my way backwards, I end up in the mid-20th Century asking that age old Reel Charlie Speaks question, does this movie stand the test of time?

Check out Reel Charlie's favorite holiday films and television.

https://reelcharlie.wordpress.com/

In episode 6 of Reel Charlie Speaks, the podcast spin-off of Reel Charlie, a film and television review blog, I explore all things Louise Hay focusing on her seminal book, You Can Heal Your Life which transformed the way I look at my life and the world. I discuss my own spiritual journey from childhood to the present.

Louise Hay’s books

Other books:
Patterns of the Whole Volume I: Healing and Quartz Crystals: Journey With Our Souls
The Curious Lore of Precious Stones
The Chakras
Emmanuel’s Book
Handbook to Higher Consciousness
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
Anatomy of the Spirit

My spiritual mentor and former step-mother-in-law Priscilla Normandy Greenwood.
Explore everything spiritual on Reel Charlie.

In episode 5 of Reel Charlie Speaks, the podcast spin-off of Reel Charlie, a film and television review blog, I explore all things Halloween from the perspective of someone who’s not a huge Halloween lover, nor am I a huge viewer of gore and violence. So this episode reveals some of the best movies and television where the focus is on camp and suspense, rather than blood and guts.

Browse everything Halloween on Reel Charlie.
Correction: I know The Shining‘s star is Jack Nicholson, not Lemmon, although maybe that would have been funnier.

In Episode 4 of Reel Charlie Speaks, I explore everything Amistead Maupin including a deep dive into his 9-part book series, Tales of the City. Maupin’s book and particularly the Tales series has made a lasting impact on my life and his character of Anna Madrigal is my favorite fictional character of all-time. I also discuss his stand-alone books, the various Tales adaptations and the beautiful legacy Maupin has created with his work.

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Read more about Armistead Maupin.
Purchase Armistead’s books or find them in your local public library.