Boys' Shorts
by Chris Newby, Laurie Lynd, Mark Christopher, Marlon Riggs, Michael Mayson
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Director: Chris Newby, Laurie Lynd, Mark Christopher, Marlon Riggs, Michael MaysonDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC
Running Time: 119 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-03-15
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Strand Releasing
Movie Reviews of Boys' Shorts
Movie Review: "The Dead Boys' Club" is phenomenal
Summary: 5 Stars
I am replacing my VHS copy of this video with a DVD so that I will be able to watch it long after VCRs have disappeared. And I'm doing so solely for the short "The Dead Boys' Club". I first saw this at a film festival and it has become not just my favourite short film but one of my favourite movies period.
I came out in the 80s just after AIDS had changed the gay community forever. But I was absolutely fascinated by the stories I'd hear from older guys about the heady, care-free days of the 70s that had come before me. This film brilliantly captures the dream-like appeal of that bygone era for people that have never experienced it. (Although it does it with a very modern bias - all the guys in the flashbacks are far too clean cut and smooth chested to be from the 70s!) At the same time it also makes the most powerful statement about the intensely personal impact of AIDS that I have ever seen on film. And it does this despite - or maybe because of - never mentioning the word once. Subtley is so rare in gay films. In fact, so is anything resembling a decent script. It perfectly captures that bitter-sweet reality of growing up, only in this case it's an entire community's adolesence that's on view. That's why I am holding on to this little gem as long as I can.
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