This month on CRUISING THE MOVIES, Liz and KJ take you into the twilight world of men turned into women with BLACK CHRISTMAS filmmaker Bob Clark’s feature debut, SHE-MAN: A STORY OF FIXATION. Made in Florida with a cast largely drawn from the

Episode 1: Bruce LaBruce's NO SKIN OFF MY ASS (1991)

28 days ago 1h 34m

In this inaugural episode of CRUISING THE MOVIES, Liz and KJ take a look at the controversial (and oft-censored) debut feature from one of queer cinema's great provocateurs: Bruce LaBruce. A loose remake of Robert Altman's THAT COLD DAY IN THE

Episode 44: A New Chapter...

Apr 19th, 2024 15m 13s

We know it's been a while since you last heard from us, so we wanted to let you know about our new project. It's a spiritual successor to ASK ANY BUDDY called Cruising the Movies: a monthly podcast and film screening series at IFC Center in New

Episode 43: 'ASK ANY BUDDY and the Golden Age of All-Male Adult Cinema' Preview

Oct 17th, 2022 1h 1m

We're back! This week, we return from our extended summer break with a look at something that's been in the works for nearly three years: the ASK ANY BUDDY and the Golden Age of All-Male Adult Cinema series happening at New York's Anthology Fil

Arthur J. Bressan, Jr.'s DADDY DEAREST (1984)

May 13th, 2022 1h 17m

This week on the podcast, we’re celebrating the release of Altered Innocence’s new Blu-ray release of Arthur J. Bressan, Jr.’s seminal PASSING STRANGERS and FORBIDDEN LETTERS by taking a look at his 1984 film, DADDY DEAREST. The third and final

Episode 41: Jean Estienne's "AND... GOD CREATED MEN" (1978)

Apr 29th, 2022 1h 32m

This week on the podcast, we wrap up our month in Paris with the film that trailers described as being “the gayest… Frenchest… French gay porn film which will fill your heart’s desire,” Jean Estienne’s 1978 romantic drama, ET... DIEU CRÉA LES H

Peter de Rome's ADAM & YVES (1974)

Apr 15th, 2022 1h 26m

Bienvenue! This month on the podcast we’re going international by taking a look at two films shot and set in gay Paree. Up first is Peter de Rome’s 1974 romantic comedy, ADAM & YVES. If you know the film, it’s probably for at least one of two r

Enrico Montenegro's FORBIDDEN PORTRAITS (1982)

Mar 25th, 2022 1h 9m

The lines between reality, art, and fantasy all blur together this week on the podcast as we take a look at one-and-done director Enrico Montenegro’s FORBIDDEN PORTRAITS. Sebastian is a Montreal-based artist whose expertise is drawing male erot

Red Drayton's HOLLYWOOD COWBOY (1974)

Mar 11th, 2022 1h 49m

This week on the podcast, we explore one of the strangest and most outrageous gay films of the 1970s: Red Drayton’s HOLLYWOOD COWBOY. With a cast and crew assembled from filmmaker Pat Rocco’s fan club SPREE, HOLLYWOOD COWBOY feels like both an

Tom DeSimone's CATCHING UP (1975)

Feb 25th, 2022 1h 15m

When Tom DeSimone’s CATCHING UP begins, two lovers are in crisis. The older man, Frank, tells his younger partner Dennis that their relationship has grown stagnant after a mere three months of living together. Frank’s solution? Spice things up

Jack Deveau's FIRE ISLAND FEVER (1979)

Feb 4th, 2022 1h 7m

Somewhere between RASHOMON and a telenovela, Jack Deveau’s FIRE ISLAND FEVER does what many of us wish we could at this time of year: launch from mid-winter chills to summertime splendor. Featuring a supporting cast of New York gay entertainmen

Wakefield Poole's BOYS IN THE SAND

Jan 14th, 2022 1h 44m

Wakefield Poole’s Boys in the Sand wasn’t the first gay porn film, nor was it star Casey Donovan’s screen debut. It wasn’t even the first gay film to be be shot on Fire Island. But its runaway success and crossover appeal marked a turning point

Roger Earl's BORN TO RAISE HELL (1975)

Dec 24th, 2021 1h 34m

Guess who’s back? The podcast returns for a special holiday Fistmas treat, with one of the roughest films we’ve covered: Roger Earl’s BORN TO RAISE HELL. Filmed with an unflinching documentary feel, Earl’s film comes with a disclaimer that it i

Michael Zen's FALCONHEAD II: THE MANEATERS (1984)

Oct 29th, 2021 1h 4m

Happy Halloween, everyone! We wanted to cap off Spooky Season with a true classic—and so we’re covering one of the most beloved films in the adult male genre. FALCONHEAD II throws us back into Michael Zen’s haunting realm of narcissistic self l

Linus Terri's WE'LL MEET AGAIN (1978) with Marc Paris

Oct 15th, 2021 1h 5m

Spooky Season is in full force with this week’s episode: Linus Terri’s horny phantom melodrama WE’LL MEET AGAIN! Don’t worry if you’re more of a Care Bear than a horror hound, since this movie has more in common with an episode of GHOST WHISPER

J. C. Cricket's SEX DEMON (1975) with Joe Rubin

Oct 8th, 2021 1h 22m

Happy Spooky Season, everyone! In the spirit of being more treat than trick, we’re releasing this bonus episode to everyone! And boy, do we have a treat for you: we’re discussing the previously-lost possession film SEX DEMON. Truly more interes

Hand in Hand Films's GOOD HOT STUFF (1975) with William E. Jones

Sep 24th, 2021 1h 27m

Have we got a surprise for you this week, listeners! On this episode, we discuss Hand in Hand’s ode to itself GOOD HOT STUFF. Part cheeky documentary, part meta-history, and part outright salvage job, GOOD HOT STUFF takes us through the young s

Ray Harrison's ALL ABOUT ALICE (1972)

Sep 10th, 2021 1h 14m

What happens when a short story becomes a classic movie, which then becomes a radio play, and then a Broadway musical, and then a campy drag parody featuring the beefy one-time owner of the Gold’s Gym empire? You get Ray Harrison and the GGRC’s

Jerry Douglas's BOTH WAYS (1975)

Aug 20th, 2021 1h 4m

This week on the podcast, we’re exposing ‘the eternal triangle of bi-sexuality’ and all the trials and tribulations that come with trying to have it… BOTH WAYS, directed by Jerry Douglas and released in 1975. Future disco queen Andrea True and

Tom DeSimone's SKIN DEEP (1982)

Aug 6th, 2021 1h 5m

This week on the podcast, we’re taking a look a title that many consider to be among the greatest all-male films ever made: Tom DeSimone’s SKIN DEEP. Released in the period after DeSimone’s mainstream slasher classic HELL NIGHT, SKIN DEEP tells

William Higgins's THE BOYS OF VENICE (1978)

Jul 23rd, 2021 1h 4m

We’re back! This week we’re kicking off our second season by taking in the sights and studs of sunny California with William Higgins’s THE BOYS OF VENICE. Taking the form of a sexual travelogue, THE BOYS OF VENICE was truly a breakthrough film

Rob Simple's AMERICAN CREAM (1972)

Jul 2nd, 2021 52m 16s

This week on the podcast, we’re getting patriotic — or are we? — with a look at Rob Simple's 1972 film, AMERICAN CREAM. A satirical deconstruction of masculinity told in three unrelated loops, AMERICAN CREAM is among the stranger films to emerg

Episode 25: Ignatio Rutkowski's NIGHTS IN BLACK LEATHER (1973)

Jun 18th, 2021 58m 41s

Tanned, sinewy, aloof — a few adjectives that only begin to describe Peter Berlin, the enigmatic star of Ignatio Rutkowski’s 1973 film NIGHTS IN BLACK LEATHER. Described as “combining the camp machismo of the leather set and [Berlin’s] own sens

Arch Brown's LOVE THY NEIGHBOR (1974) + Zachary Youngblood's CELEBRATION (1982)

Jun 4th, 2021 1h 14m

Happy Pride! We’re kicking off June with a double-header: Arch Brown’s LOVE THY NEIGHBOR (1974) and Zachary Youngblood’s CELEBRATION (1978/1982). Although neither of these films may be a classic of the genre, both include vital footage of early

Jason Sato's BROTHERS (1973)

May 21st, 2021 1h 4m

“It began at an airport…” This week on the show — and themed around the Memorial Day holiday — we present Jason Sato and Nick Eliot’s 1973 drama, BROTHERS. The film explores the relationship between homosexual Vince, and his younger — and strai