Date: Mon, 22 May 1995 15:26:54 -0500 (CDT) From: Kevyn Jacobs To: "Manhattan Queers Email List [MQ]" The Manhattan Public Library has this month added a new queer-themed video to its collection: TALES OF THE CITY CALL: VC 791 COMEDY Armistead PBS brought to life Armistead Maupin's controversial and award-winning "Tales" books about life in San Francisco in the 1970's - gay, straight and otherwise. Funny, touching, and surreal, this tale of pre-AIDS life is worth Watching - especially Olympia Dukakis as the enigmatic Mrs.Madrigal. (Three tape set) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Other queer-themed videos in the MPL collection: LONGTIME COMPANION CALL: VC 791 DRAMA Long This heart-wrenching, oscar-nominated movie was the first mainstream one to deal openly and honestly with the AIDS epidemic. A chronicle of gay life across a decade. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITH ARMS THAT ENCIRCLE: Three Stories, One Hope CALL: VC 150 Human Relations Produced by P-Flag Wichita, this excellent video profiles three stories in Kansas: A Lesbian Couple with children in the Wichita school system, A mother of a gay man, and a profile of a gay man man influential in Wichita. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILADELPHIA CALL: VC 791 DRAMA Philadelphia Tom Hanks won the best actor 'Oscar' for his powerful portrayal of a gay man with AIDS who is fired by his employer and decides to fight back. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALWAYS MY KID: A Family Guide to Understanding Homosexuality Call: VC 300 SOCIAL SCIENCES Always This documentary by TriAngle Video Productions and Houston P-Flag features parents of lesbians & gays talking about dealing with their childrens' coming out issues. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE CHILDREN'S HOUR CALL: VC 791 DRAMA Children's A vindictive girl at an all-girls boarding school falsely accuses the two headmistresses (Audrey Hepburn & Shirley MacLaine) of her school of being lesbian lovers. This 1961 version of the Lillian Hellerman play was far ahead of its time in dealing frankly with the harm heterosexism & lesbian-baiting causes in womyn's lives. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN CALL: VC DRAMA 791 Kiss William Hurt does a splendid role as Molina, a gay man in a Latin American prison who falls for his heterosexual cell-mate Valentin (Raul Julia). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LA CAGE AUX FOLLES CALL: VC 791 FOREIGN La Cage This hilarious French farce features a gay couple who attempt to pass as a heterosexual one. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK CALL: VC 920 BIOGRAPHY Times WINNER: BEST DOCUMENTARY, 1986 Academy Awards An intense portrait of the political life of San Francisco gay activist & politician Harvey Milk, who rose to power in the 1970's and was then assassinated, along with San Francisco mayor George Moscone, by City Commissioner Dan White. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON THREADS: STORIES FROM THE QUILT CALL: VC 300 SOCIAL SCIENCES Common WINNER: BEST DOCUMENTARY, 1989 Academy Awards A wrenching portrait of five people whose lives were touched by AIDS.