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Boys' Shorts | 
| Actor: Boys Shorts
Studio: Strand Releasing
Category: DVD
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 91395
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Letterboxed, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 119 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 712267961320
EAN: 0712267961320
ASIN: B0001KNHA4
Release Date: March 15, 2004
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Description
Showcases six of the finest gay shorts produced in the 1990s and exemplifies the quality, defiance and self-affirmation of the New Queer Cinema. BOYS SHORTS includes RESONANCE (Dir. Stephen Cummins), an exploration of a gay-bashing in the back streets of Sydney; RSVP (Dir. Laurie Lynd), a powerful portrait of loss punctuated by the haunting voice of Jessye Norman; ANTHEM (Dir. Marlon Riggs), a collage of erotic images that celebrates the lives of African American men; RELAX (Dir. Christopher Newby), an elegant film about one man`s fears and fantasies regarding HIV testing; BILLY TURNER`S SECRET (Dir. Michael Mayson), an upbeat, energetic comedy about a young black man coming out to his homophobic roommate; and THE DEAD BOYS` CLUB (Dir. Mark Christopher), a steamy and poignant tribute to the `70s world of promiscuity and disco balls from the perspective of gay life in the `90s.
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 "The Dead Boys' Club" is phenomenal January 15, 2005
Peter Marshall (Toronto, Canada)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I am replacing my VHS copy of this video with a DVD so that I will be able to watch it long after VCRs have disappeared. And I'm doing so solely for the short "The Dead Boys' Club". I first saw this at a film festival and it has become not just my favourite short film but one of my favourite movies period.
I came out in the 80s just after AIDS had changed the gay community forever. But I was absolutely fascinated by the stories I'd hear from older guys about the heady, care-free days of the 70s that had come before me. This film brilliantly captures the dream-like appeal of that bygone era for people that have never experienced it. (Although it does it with a very modern bias - all the guys in the flashbacks are far too clean cut and smooth chested to be from the 70s!) At the same time it also makes the most powerful statement about the intensely personal impact of AIDS that I have ever seen on film. And it does this despite - or maybe because of - never mentioning the word once. Subtley is so rare in gay films. In fact, so is anything resembling a decent script. It perfectly captures that bitter-sweet reality of growing up, only in this case it's an entire community's adolesence that's on view. That's why I am holding on to this little gem as long as I can.
 Well-Chosen and Worth Your Time November 27, 2004
Dennis West (Portland, OR United States)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I saw this in a theater in Chicago and found it to be an excellent and entertaining group of short films that attempted to span the experience of what it is to be young ang gay. Some were moving, many were quite funny. It wasn't just me! I make a point of listening to the comments of those around me. (A sort of informal "exit poll" if you will). The audience I was with had nothing but nice things to say about this as they were leaving the theater. This is FAR from a waste of your time. However, I do understand that later entries in this series have slippied in quality. Please do not let that keep you away from this extremely enjoyable collection of films.
 A complete waste of time. August 4, 2004
ardar88 (Falls Church, VA USA)
1 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is an abysmal collection of short gay movies. Some are pointless, some are totally incomprehensible, but ALL of them are really awful. I am at least of normal intelligence, so if I don't "get it" the problem isn't with me. Move on. Don't waste your time.
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