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Cloudburst

shannon — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 18:40:53 +0000

Winner of 30 Best Film Awards.

This hilarious foul-mouthed, lesbian road movie co-stars Oscar-winning actresses Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker as Dot and Stella, a crackerjack lesbian couple on the run from a nursing home heading to Canada to be legally married. Handsome Ryan Doucette co-stars as a young male hitchhiker along for the ride who will learn more than he ever imagined from this inspiring couple.

It’s like a lesbian “Thelma & Louise” with liver spots.

Destined to be a classic, this latest feature film from openly gay director Thom Fitzgerald (“3 Needles,” “Beefcake”) has earned rave reviews from lesbian and gay audiences everywhere.

“A rousing, frequently rowdy comedy with considerable crossover appeal … Dukakis outdoes even her most memorable earlier turns.” — Variety

DELUXE EDITION: This special Deluxe Edition comes with interviews with co-stars Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker.

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Review: Laugh, cry and fall in love with ‘Cloudburst’

Sidney — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 12:00:29 +0000

BY DANA PICCOLI
AfterEllen

“Cloudburst“, starring Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker, is the kind of movie our community so greatly needs. It’s an epic tale of love and living life to the fullest, with a rare focus on the elderly queer community. In order for the queer film canon to expand and grow gracefully, it needs to include tales of all of our lives. “Cloudburst” is an acknowledgement of the lives of older lesbians, and just maybe allows us to glimpse into a future for ourselves full of love and laughter. Overall “Cloudburst” is beautifully acted and engaging. Prepare to laugh, cry and fall a little bit in love with Stella, an old school butch played by Dukakis, and Dotty, her partner (Fricker).

Frameline Festival picks in San Francisco this weekend

candy — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 21:58:10 +0000

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Here are five films you should really check out at Frameline this weekend in San Francisco.

“Gayby”

Directed by Jonathan Lisecki

Screening Saturday June 16, 7:00PM at the Castro Theatre.

The laughs are plenty when straight girl, Jenn, and her gay best friend, Matt, decide to have a baby “the old fashioned way” in Jonathan Lisecki’s irreverent romantic comedy “Gayby.”