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Jul 2024
54m 43s

A Night to Remember & Titanic

Brian Rowe
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Click here to send us a message! This week we're joined by film scholar Paul T. Klein, as he brings a queer appraisal to one of the biggest box office hits of all time, Titanic. What is it about this film that appeals to queer audiences? Is it Rose rejecting the life others want for her? Or did Cameron interject just enough Sirkian melodrama to appeal to our ... Show More
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