Have you ever walked out of a movie and thought, “Damn, I can sum that whole thing up in three lines or less”? Well, so did those clever bookish types at McSwenney’s. They recently summed up famous films in three lines of dialogue or less. The results for classics like Citizen Kane, The Philadelphia Story and The Godfather was inspired. That, of course, got me thinking about all the terrible great lesbian films out there.

So, without further ado, here is a sampling of lesbian movies in three lines or less:

Lost and Delirious

Paulie: But I love you.
Tori: But I can’t be gay.
Paulie: Why do I suddenly feel like singing “I Believe I Can Fly?”

But I’m a Cheerleader
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Megan: 2-4-6-8! Being straight is really great!
Graham: Gimme a G! Gimme an A! Gimme a Y! What’s that spell? Gay! Gay! Gay!
Megan: I like your cheer better. Let’s make out.

Go Fish presented the reviewers with a formidable challenge: how to deal with a movie that made such an impact on lesbian filmmaking – and yet, wasn’t very good.

One of the most infamous classics in the indie lesbian canon, the movie has lots of heart, if not much by the way of production values. Still, the retro reviewers had a lot of fun with this one.

Check back next time for their review of D.E.B.S. and be sure to check out Caroline’s plug for the Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (QWOCMAP) film festival.

With the writers strike on the verge of pushing some of my favorite shows into repeats and the holidays fast approaching, I'm relying on my security blanket to keep me warm during the cold, hopefully not-too-long, new-episode-free nights. While globalgrrl gave you her picks yesterday for desert island TV, I've got some movie picks to help soothe the pain of reruns run amok that could be our future. It's my guilty pleasure movie collection.

Entertainment Weekly's writers confessed their not-ready-for-the-Oscars list of favorites yesterday. And I've got mine today. Sure, these movies aren't award winners or, in some cases, even all that good. But every time they come on (or every time I pop the DVD in ... hey, I'm not proud), I can't help but watch.

Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985): I love this movie. Love it. The dancing. The hairstyles. The DayGlo. It's, like, totally awesome. I can still sing “Dancing in Heaven” from the final dance scene by heart. Plus, how can you beat seeing a young Sarah Jessica Parker, Helen Hunt and Shannen Doherty together in one film? Like I said, totally awesome. … continue reading