BBC Cultureflipped into All Stories19 hours ago'I wanted to make a gay Clueless': Jamie Babbit on how her lesbian comedy But I'm a Cheerleader became a cult classicverified_publisherBBC Culture - Emily MaskellIn 1999, this unlikely rom-com set at a conversion therapy camp and starring Natasha Lyonne was hated by critics. But it's since been recognised as both groundbreaking and hilarious. Jamie Babbit's audacious feature debut But I'm A Cheerleader is a bona fide LGBTQ+ cult classic. The satirical …
BBC Cultureflipped into All Stories1 day ago'Criminally underrated': Why My Brilliant Friend is one of the best shows on TVverified_publisherBBC Culture - Clare ThorpAs the final season of the HBO adaptation of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan novels begins this week, why has the show not received the plaudits – and the viewership – it deserves? Few novels have inspired as much devotion in recent years as those of the Italian writer, Elena Ferrante – specifically, …
BBC Cultureflipped into All Stories2 days ago'To me Clint closely resembled a cat': Sergio Leone on the role that made Eastwood a movie starverified_publisherBBC Culture - Francis AgustinClint Eastwood was catapulted to film stardom when he played a brooding gunslinger in Sergio Leone's first Spaghetti Western, A Fistful of Dollars. In a 1977 interview with the BBC, the Italian director confessed that he "really wanted" another actor for the now iconic role. A man clad in a dusty …
BBC Cultureflipped into All Stories3 days agoOn Swift Horses review: Daisy Edgar-Jones and Jacob Elordi lead an 'overwrought' 1950s-set drama about hidden gay livesverified_publisherBBC Culture - Caryn JamesAmid a starry cast, Edgar-Jones especially gives a "beautifully understated" turn as a woman struggling with same-sex attraction – but there's too much plot for the film's own good. In its bare-bones plot, On Swift Horses sounds like a love triangle, or maybe quadrangle, set in the repressed 1950s. …
BBC Cultureflipped into All Stories4 days agoThe Last Showgirl review: Pamela Anderson is 'a revelation' in poignant Las Vegas-set dramaverified_publisherBBC Culture - Caryn JamesGia Coppola's latest is an atmospheric and sympathetic drama about the showgirls on the Vegas strip, featuring "sharply drawn characters" and outstanding performances from Jamie Lee Curtis and Pamela Anderson. Pamela Anderson is a revelation and Jamie Lee Curtis is funny and heart-rending in Gia …
BBC Cultureflipped into All Stories5 days agoHard Truths review: Marianne Jean-Baptiste is Oscar-worthy in Mike Leigh's 'captivating' new filmverified_publisherBBC Culture - Caryn JamesIn his stunning new drama, Leigh portrays "living, breathing, flawed but good people", with Marianne Jean-Baptiste starring, in "what is sure to be one of the best performances of the year". The woman at the centre of Mike Leigh's brilliant new film is a living misery, especially to herself. Pansy, …
