Ask Any Buddy

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Film History #167

Cruising the Movies is a new monthly podcast and screening series at IFC Center in New York from the creators of Ask Any Buddy. In each episode, Elizabeth Purchell and KJ Shepherd take a look at a different film from the fringes of queer cinema history. Through interviews, archival sources, and conversations with filmmakers, critics, and historians, this podcast and screening series will uncover how cinema is inextricable from queer history at large.

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Recent Episodes
  • Episode 12: Rosa von Praunheim's TRANSEXUAL MENACE
    Mar 13, 2025 – 36:17
  • Episode 11: Richard Benner's OUTRAGEOUS!
    Feb 26, 2025 – 40:03
  • Episode 10: Gregg Araki's THREE BEWILDERED PEOPLE IN THE NIGHT (1987)
    Jan 6, 2025 – 46:49
  • Episode 9: Arthur J. Bressan, Jr.'s DADDY DEAREST (1984)
    Dec 9, 2024 – 41:50
  • Episode 8: Gordon Willis's WINDOWS (1980)
    Nov 25, 2024 – 47:41
  • Episode 7: William Castle's HOMICIDAL + Mark Oates and Tom Rubnitz's PSYKHO III: THE MUSICAL
    Oct 7, 2024 – 42:36
  • Episode 6: Rosa von Praunheim's ARMY OF LOVERS OR REVOLT OF THE PERVERTS (1979)
    Sep 23, 2024 – 55:07
  • Episode 5: Edward D. Wood, Jr.'s GLEN OR GLENDA (1953)
    Aug 19, 2024 – 01:17:15
  • Episode 4: Fatale Video's SUBURBAN DYKES (1991) and SAFE IS DESIRE (1993)
    Jul 21, 2024 – 01:30:08
  • Episode 3: Frank Ripploh's TAXI ZUM KLO (1980)
    Jun 9, 2024 – 54:10
  • Episode 2: Bob Clark's SHE-MAN: A STORY OF FIXATION (1967) and QUEENS AT HEART
    May 10, 2024 – 01:43:29
  • Episode 1: Bruce LaBruce's NO SKIN OFF MY ASS (1991)
    Apr 26, 2024 – 01:34:41
  • Episode 44: A New Chapter...
    Apr 19, 2024 – 15:13
  • Episode 43: 'ASK ANY BUDDY and the Golden Age of All-Male Adult Cinema' Preview
    Oct 17, 2022 – 01:01:04
  • Episode 42: Arthur J. Bressan, Jr.'s DADDY DEAREST (1984)
    May 13, 2022 – 01:17:14
  • Episode 41: Jean Estienne's "AND... GOD CREATED MEN" (1978)
    Apr 29, 2022 – 01:32:46
  • Episode 40: Peter de Rome's ADAM & YVES (1974)
    Apr 15, 2022 – 01:26:34
  • Episode 39: Enrico Montenegro's FORBIDDEN PORTRAITS (1982)
    Mar 25, 2022 – 01:09:53
  • Episode 38: Red Drayton's HOLLYWOOD COWBOY (1974)
    Mar 11, 2022 – 01:49:42
  • Episode 37: Tom DeSimone's CATCHING UP (1975)
    Feb 25, 2022 – 01:15:51
  • Episode 36: Jack Deveau's FIRE ISLAND FEVER (1979)
    Feb 4, 2022 – 01:07:26
  • Episode 35: Wakefield Poole's BOYS IN THE SAND (1971)
    Jan 14, 2022 – 01:44:56
  • Episode 34: Roger Earl's BORN TO RAISE HELL (1975)
    Dec 24, 2021 – 01:34:11
  • Episode 33: Michael Zen's FALCONHEAD II: THE MANEATERS (1984)
    Oct 29, 2021 – 01:04:55
  • Episode 32: Linus Terri's WE'LL MEET AGAIN (1978) with Marc Paris
    Oct 15, 2021 – 01:05:34
  • Special Bonus Episode: J. C. Cricket's SEX DEMON (1975) with Joe Rubin
    Oct 8, 2021 – 01:22:37
  • Episode 31: Hand in Hand Films's GOOD HOT STUFF (1975) with William E. Jones
    Sep 24, 2021 – 01:27:38
  • Episode 30: Ray Harrison's ALL ABOUT ALICE (1972)
    Sep 10, 2021 – 01:14:28
  • Episode 29: Jerry Douglas's BOTH WAYS (1975)
    Aug 20, 2021 – 01:04:33
  • Episode 28: Tom DeSimone's SKIN DEEP (1982)
    Aug 6, 2021 – 01:05:46
  • Episode 27: William Higgins's THE BOYS OF VENICE (1978)
    Jul 23, 2021 – 01:04:07
  • Episode 26: Rob Simple's AMERICAN CREAM (1972)
    Jul 2, 2021 – 52:16
  • Episode 25: Ignatio Rutkowski's NIGHTS IN BLACK LEATHER (1973)
    Jun 18, 2021 – 58:41
  • Episode 24: Arch Brown's LOVE THY NEIGHBOR (1974) + Zachary Youngblood's CELEBRATION (1982)
    Jun 4, 2021 – 01:14:24
  • Episode 23: Jason Sato's BROTHERS (1973)
    May 21, 2021 – 01:04:59
  • Episode 22: Joe Gage's KANSAS CITY TRUCKING CO. (1976)
    May 7, 2021 – 01:25:19
  • Episode 21: PAT ROCCO DARES (1969)
    Apr 23, 2021 – 01:00:05
  • Episode 20: Steve Scott's PERFORMANCE (1981)
    Apr 9, 2021 – 54:45
  • Episode 19: Arch Brown's THE NIGHT BEFORE (1973)
    Mar 26, 2021 – 55:33
  • Episode 18: Fred Halsted's L.A. PLAYS ITSELF (1972)
    Mar 12, 2021 – 01:33:37
  • Episode 17: Gorton Hall's ZOOMERANG! (1974)
    Feb 26, 2021 – 01:09:48
  • Episode 16: Francis Ellie's KISS TODAY GOODBYE (1976)
    Feb 12, 2021 – 52:44
  • Episode 15: Christopher Rage's SLEAZE (1982)
    Jan 29, 2021 – 01:04:21
  • Episode 14: Arthur J. Bressan, Jr.'s JUICE (1985)
    Jan 15, 2021 – 56:59
  • A Fistmas Bonus: Talking NEW YORK CITY INFERNO with NYC Inferno Founder Adam Baran
    Dec 25, 2020 – 27:32
  • Episode 13: Jack Deveau's ROUGH TRADES (1977)
    Dec 25, 2020 – 53:16
  • Episode 12: Marvin Merkins' NEW YORK CITY INFERNO (1978)
    Dec 11, 2020 – 01:24:18
  • Episode 11: Tom DeSimone's THE IDOL (1979)
    Nov 27, 2020 – 01:17:21
  • Episode 10: Mother Goose's ROOM 328 + Fritz Gemein's HONORABLE JONES COMES OUT (1976)
    Nov 13, 2020 – 59:22
  • Episode 9: Peter de Rome's THE DESTROYING ANGEL (1976)
    Oct 30, 2020 – 01:04:37
Recent Reviews
  • AgatecourtRoad
    Scholarly
    I grew up in the ‘70s and knew some of these films by reputation, but was too young to have seen them. So Cruising the Movies and the film Ask Any Buddy have been a wonderful chance for me to become better acquainted with the era of gay lib in which I came of age.
  • Aaron Dripps
    You should listen!
    Every episode is a masterclass in film and queer history.
  • Cinema Fanboy
    Boys in the Sand is Grand
    Terrific, insightful review of one of the most famous gay erotic films in cinema history. The making of the Boys in the Sand and the impact it had on the participants, audiences and adult film industry are thoroughly explored.
  • bigsexyboogie
    Bravo!
    I am grateful Ask Any Buddy (podcast and movie) honors gay adult film history. Very Important and needed.
  • thomasinskeep
    Queer history, previously unheard
    I can’t emphasize strongly enough how important this podcast - and Elizabeth Purchell’s entire Ask Any Buddy project - is to queer history. For the most part, in the 1960s and ‘70s, the only queer films being made were in fact pornography, and this podcast is in the process of examining 100+ of said films. The research and writing involved is incredible, the vibe is very conversational, and it’s never not entertaining. A must-listen.
  • Anthonydoesstuf071986
    Epocharino
    As someone who’s not very familiar with film In general I thought it’d be interesting to listen to such a niched subject but instead of feeling out of my depth I was introduced to thoughtful commentary by the two hosts who are just as interested in the art of the film as much as where it stands in history and how it fits into it. Overall a fun and interesting podcast.
  • GerryGNYC
    A fun, informative and important podcast!
    It’s like having director’s commentaries on the dvds of your favorite porn films. Informed, well-researched, entertainingly presented investigations of seminal porn films with a great selection of quotes from reviews and interviews involving the original stars and auteurs. If only Netflix or some enterprising streaming service would produce a weekly series....well, I can dream can’t I?
  • MissionManSF
    Fun, interesting, smart
    Big fat money shot of now mostly forgotten LGBTQ history and media criticism. Important work and just plain enjoyable.
  • Naturesfaith
    Just what I needed
    Really fantastic analysis. Comforting to learn some queer history and dwell on some of the terminology. Certainly relieves some sources of shame.
  • antoniosf7
    Ask my buddy
    Listening to this I just wanted to fast forward for something better just like watching porn I get the art form but maybe if It had all been in one episode
  • scottysouling
    New favorite
    This is such a great resource from an expert.
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