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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  • 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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