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Rainbow Colored Glasses

A podcast that looks at LGBT+ cinema of the past and asks what it means today.

tv & film film reviews

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Episode 46: Cthulhu (2007)

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2025/10/31

A gay professor learns there’s something fishy happening in his hometown. Cthulhu is a loose adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s The Shadow Over Innsmouth. The film understands that being LGBT can make even the most mundane of places feel dangerous.

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22:29

Episode 45: Turn of the Screw (1985)

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2025/10/01

A tutor fears his students are being hunted by evil spirits. Eloy de la Iglesia's Turn of the Screw gender swaps the protagonist of Henry James’ ghost story. Then cranks up the queer subtext. This episode comes with a trigger warning for discussions of sexual abuse.

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24:55

Episode 44: That Certain Summer (1972)

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2025/09/02

Hal Holbrook and Martin Sheen play a gay couple living in San Francisco. When Hal’s teen son comes for a visit, Hal debates whether to come out to him. That Certain Summer was made for the ABC movie of the week in 1972. It frightened the censors but proved a success for the network. My guests and I give it a fresh look.

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26:22

Episode 43: Torch Song Trilogy (1988)

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2025/08/04

In 1983 Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song Trilogy won him Tony Awards for Best Actor and Best Play. In 1988 his performance was preserved on film. Fierstein plays Arnold, a New York drag queen who experiences love and loss as he builds himself a family. It was a pleasure to introduce this classic to my guest.

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22:22

Episode 42: To Wong Foo (1995)

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2025/07/01

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar was a commercial hit in 1995. Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes and John Leguizamo play a trio of drag queens stranded in a small town. My guests and I ask: who is the protagonist and what is their journey? This episode contains profanity. Trigger warning for discussions of transphobia and sexual assault.

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21:52

Episode 41: The Boy and the Wind (1967)

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2025/06/03

The Boy in the Wind was called Brazil's first gay film. A teen vanishes. A witness has a supernatural explanation. Filmmaker Carlos Hugo Christensen managed to sneak a queer, political allegory past Brazil's strict censors. We unpack it here.

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26:43

Episode 40: Making Love (1982)

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2025/05/05

A closeted doctor has an affair with a man. Should he tell his wife? Critics dismissed Making Love as boring. My guests gave me a new appreciation for the film.

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21:28

Episode 39: Xenia (2014)

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2025/04/01

2014’s Xenia follows two Greek-Albanian brothers on a search of the father who abandoned them. Filmmaker Panos H. Koutras uses the story to examine the treatment of immigrants and minorities in contemporary Greece.

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25:16

Episode 38: In & Out (1997)

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2025/03/03

Matt Dillon outs Kevin Kline in his Oscar speech. Kline insists he's not gay. Is he, or isn't he? We revisit Paul Rudnick's coming out comedy.

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25:57

Episode 37: The Leather Boys (1964)

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2025/02/03

The Leather Boys follows Reggie, a naive biker, who's torn between his brassy wife and his gay best friend. Homosexual behavior was still illegal in the UK but the gay character is treated with respect. My guests and I discuss Reggie's options.

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27:11

Episode 36: People in the Summer Night (1948)

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2025/01/07

People in the Summer Night (aka Ihmiset suviyössä) follows the members of a farming community in rural Finland. Among them is Nokia, a closeted man who tries to blend in with a group of rugged log divers. HIs attempts to prove his masculinity will lead to his downfall. We discuss the film's themes in today's episode.

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21:01

Episode 35: Dracula's Daughter (1936)

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2024/10/01

A bisexual countess seeks a psychiatrist to cure her craving for blood. Dracula's Daughter is an unusual film. Anne Rice cites it as an inspiration for Interview with the Vampire.

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20:06

Episode 34: A Very Natural Thing (1974)

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2024/09/03

A New York school teacher searches for love in A Very Natural Thing. Christopher Larken's work is one of the first positive film depictions of queer romance.

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4:15

Mini-sode: Summer Kiss (1987)

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2024/08/08

Isaac, an awkward college student, meets Beauford, his high school crush, on the ferry to Provincetown. Summer Kiss aired on Connecticut Public Television in June of 1987. This romcom is all but forgotten. I wanted to bring some attention to it.

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24:10

Episode 33: Latter Days (2003)

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2024/07/01

In Latter Days an L.A. party boy attempts to seduce a Mormon missionary. My guest and I discuss this dramedy and take a brief look at the career of ex-Mormon singer David Archuleta.

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23:50

Episode 32: Staircase (1969)

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2024/06/03

In Staircase Rex Harrison and Richard Burton play a squabbling gay couple. The film was marketed as a "sad gay story." The stage play was a success in London. The film was rejected by critics and audiences. My guests and I take a look to see how it's aged.

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24:26

Episode 31: G.B.F. (2013)

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2024/03/04

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23:43

Episode 30: The War Widow (1976)

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2024/02/05

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21:36

Episode 29: Velvet Goldmine (1998)

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2024/01/01

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24:40

Episode 28: Olivia (1951)

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2023/12/04

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