My sister is a fan of romantic comedies. They make up her entire DVD collection and she often watches them...
For the record, I’m not one of Kathy Griffin’s gays. I’m my own gay, my husband’s gay and your gay, dear reader; but Griffin I can take or leave, so I’m not getting her initials tattooed on my butt.
I appreciate Kathy’s status as one of our staunchest straight allies (though honestly, would she have a career without us?), and she can’t go very long without saying something bitchy that will make me laugh.
On the other hand, she seems to have a very limited number of subjects for her celebrity slander, and I get tired of her smug, self-satisfied poses after every joke that gets any kind of laugh.
Judging from available information, there will be as many LGBT faces on movie screens this spring as on the committee drafting the Republican platform. Even Focus Features, which gave us “Beginners” last year and “The Kids Are All Right” the year before, has nothing to offer.
While hoping for some surprises, we’ll mention a few titles that still should interest our readers.
Fresh from their Oscar triumph with “The Artist,” The Weinstein Company has two films with Atlanta dates to be announced. “Bully” is the documentary about school bullying that’s stirred up a storm because of the Restricted rating that will keep unaccompanied youngsters from seeing it.
Music, movies and books make great holiday gifts, and most can be ordered online — through local LGBT stores or major web retailers — to avoid fighting crowds at the mall.
Here are some options for your gay giving.
MUSIC
“Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album, Volume 2” (Columbia, 2011)