Bruce LaBruce
@brucelabruce.bsky.social
Filmmaker, Photographer, Writer, Artist
Underrated director Jonathan Kaplan was BOTD in 1947 & died in 2025 at 77. He came of age with another USA director named Jonathan who started out making B-movies, Jonathan Demme, who also died in his seventies, dying in 2017 at 73. Both started with AIP and producer Roger Corman
November 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Underrated director Jonathan Kaplan was BOTD in 1947 & died in 2025 at 77. He came of age with another USA director named Jonathan who started out making B-movies, Jonathan Demme, who also died in his seventies, dying in 2017 at 73. Both started with AIP and producer Roger Corman
HBD gay German filmmaker/activist Rosa Von Praunheim, BOTD in 1942, turning 83 2day. His film "It Is Not The Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives" (1971) triggered the Gay Lib Movement in Germany & inspired my porn film "It Is Not the Pornographer That Is Perverse"
November 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
HBD gay German filmmaker/activist Rosa Von Praunheim, BOTD in 1942, turning 83 2day. His film "It Is Not The Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives" (1971) triggered the Gay Lib Movement in Germany & inspired my porn film "It Is Not the Pornographer That Is Perverse"
My interview with and photographs of the marvelous @omarapollo.bsky.social for @buttmagazine.bsky.social are now online! He's a total sweetheart!!
November 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
My interview with and photographs of the marvelous @omarapollo.bsky.social for @buttmagazine.bsky.social are now online! He's a total sweetheart!!
The great Udo Kier, whom I once interviewed on stage at the Bloor Cinema in Toronto as we both got drunk on Chardonnay & a bottle of Jagermeister as he mercilessly teased me, has died at the age of 81. I dug up the poster for the event & two photos me hanging with him in Toronto
November 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The great Udo Kier, whom I once interviewed on stage at the Bloor Cinema in Toronto as we both got drunk on Chardonnay & a bottle of Jagermeister as he mercilessly teased me, has died at the age of 81. I dug up the poster for the event & two photos me hanging with him in Toronto
The groundbreaking transgender Warhol superstar Candy Darling was BOTD in 1944 & died in 1974 at 29. "Women in Revolt" remains my fave Warhol/Morrissey film, in which a reporter played by Jonathan Kramer tells her, "You're not a blond on a bum trip! You're a bum on a blond trip!"
November 25, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The groundbreaking transgender Warhol superstar Candy Darling was BOTD in 1944 & died in 1974 at 29. "Women in Revolt" remains my fave Warhol/Morrissey film, in which a reporter played by Jonathan Kramer tells her, "You're not a blond on a bum trip! You're a bum on a blond trip!"
The great Udo Kier, whom I once interviewed on stage in Toronto, both getting drunk on Chardonnay & Jagermeister, as he mercilessly teased me, has died at 81. Udo, one of the hardest working men in show biz, worked w/ everyone from Paul Morrissey to Fassbinder to Lars Von Trier
November 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
The great Udo Kier, whom I once interviewed on stage in Toronto, both getting drunk on Chardonnay & Jagermeister, as he mercilessly teased me, has died at 81. Udo, one of the hardest working men in show biz, worked w/ everyone from Paul Morrissey to Fassbinder to Lars Von Trier
The wonderful Susan Anspach, so great in such movies as Bob Rafelson's "Five Easy Pieces" (1970), Herbert Ross' "Play It Again, Sam" (1972, as Woody Allen's ex-wife), and Dusan Makavejev's "Montenegro" (1981), was BOTD in 1942 and died in 2018 at the age of 75
November 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The wonderful Susan Anspach, so great in such movies as Bob Rafelson's "Five Easy Pieces" (1970), Herbert Ross' "Play It Again, Sam" (1972, as Woody Allen's ex-wife), and Dusan Makavejev's "Montenegro" (1981), was BOTD in 1942 and died in 2018 at the age of 75
Legendary Hollywood scriptwriter Robert Towne was BOTD in 1934 & died in 2024 at 89. He wrote & directed the hot lesbian fetish movie "Personal Best" (1982) & allegedly had affairs with both its co-stars, Mariel Hemingway & Patrice Donnelly, ending his marriage. That would do it!
November 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Legendary Hollywood scriptwriter Robert Towne was BOTD in 1934 & died in 2024 at 89. He wrote & directed the hot lesbian fetish movie "Personal Best" (1982) & allegedly had affairs with both its co-stars, Mariel Hemingway & Patrice Donnelly, ending his marriage. That would do it!
HBD model/actress Mariel Hemingway, BOTD in 1961, turning 64 today. 7 members of her family took their own lives, including her grandfather, Ernest Hemingway, who shot himself in the head in 1961 at 61 & her older sister, model/actress Margaux Hemingway, who died in 1996 at 42
November 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM
HBD model/actress Mariel Hemingway, BOTD in 1961, turning 64 today. 7 members of her family took their own lives, including her grandfather, Ernest Hemingway, who shot himself in the head in 1961 at 61 & her older sister, model/actress Margaux Hemingway, who died in 1996 at 42
The great Geraldine Page was BOTD in 1924 & died too soon in 1987 at 62. She was married to actor Rip Torn, 6 years her junior, for 27 yrs. My fave performances of hers are as Alma Winemiller in P. Glenville's "Summer and Smoke" (1961) & as Eve in Woody Allen's "Interiors" (1978)
November 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The great Geraldine Page was BOTD in 1924 & died too soon in 1987 at 62. She was married to actor Rip Torn, 6 years her junior, for 27 yrs. My fave performances of hers are as Alma Winemiller in P. Glenville's "Summer and Smoke" (1961) & as Eve in Woody Allen's "Interiors" (1978)
The wonderful character actress Lee Patrick, who appeared in everything from "Stage Door" to "The Maltese Falcon" to "Now, Voyager" to "Mildred Pierce" to "The Snake Pit" to "Vertigo" to "Auntie Mame" to "The 7 Faces of Dr Lao," was BOTD in 1901 and died in 1982
November 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The wonderful character actress Lee Patrick, who appeared in everything from "Stage Door" to "The Maltese Falcon" to "Now, Voyager" to "Mildred Pierce" to "The Snake Pit" to "Vertigo" to "Auntie Mame" to "The 7 Faces of Dr Lao," was BOTD in 1901 and died in 1982
Gay French author Andre Gide was BOTD in 1869 & died in 1951 at 81. Known for his fiction & autobiographical works, he expressed the conflict & eventual reconciliation of the 2 sides of his personality, a Protestant austerity & a transgressive sexual adventurousness, respectively
November 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Gay French author Andre Gide was BOTD in 1869 & died in 1951 at 81. Known for his fiction & autobiographical works, he expressed the conflict & eventual reconciliation of the 2 sides of his personality, a Protestant austerity & a transgressive sexual adventurousness, respectively
There are still a few copies left from the second printing of my hot coffee table book "The Revolution Is My Boyfriend" from Baron Books! Order now! Makes the perfect anti-Xmas present!!
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November 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
There are still a few copies left from the second printing of my hot coffee table book "The Revolution Is My Boyfriend" from Baron Books! Order now! Makes the perfect anti-Xmas present!!
www.baronbooks.co.uk/product-page...
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ICUMI! My movie "Saint-Narcisse" is available on DVD from @filmmovement.bsky.social at filmmovement.com/product/sain... and on Blue-ray from @vinegarsyndro.me at vinegarsyndrome.com/products/sai...
November 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
ICUMI! My movie "Saint-Narcisse" is available on DVD from @filmmovement.bsky.social at filmmovement.com/product/sain... and on Blue-ray from @vinegarsyndro.me at vinegarsyndrome.com/products/sai...
HBD the great Goldie Hawn, BOTD in 1945, turning 80 today. I particularly love her in Hal Ashby's "Shampoo" (1975), a sensitive and underrated performance that proved her acting chops early on. This poster hung on my bedroom wall as a teen
November 22, 2025 at 1:52 AM
HBD the great Goldie Hawn, BOTD in 1945, turning 80 today. I particularly love her in Hal Ashby's "Shampoo" (1975), a sensitive and underrated performance that proved her acting chops early on. This poster hung on my bedroom wall as a teen
HBD superlesbian Christine Vachon, the prolific independent film producer known for her work w/ directors like Todd Haynes and Larry Clark, BOTD in 1962, turning 63 today. Her extensive filmography includes acclaimed films like Kids, Boys Don't Cry, Far from Heaven, and Carol
November 22, 2025 at 1:51 AM
HBD superlesbian Christine Vachon, the prolific independent film producer known for her work w/ directors like Todd Haynes and Larry Clark, BOTD in 1962, turning 63 today. Her extensive filmography includes acclaimed films like Kids, Boys Don't Cry, Far from Heaven, and Carol
This was such a great event at NYU the other week! It was so liberating to be discussing and celebrating a famous Marxist filmmaker, Pasolini, a few days after socialist Zohran Mandani was elected the mayor of NYC! lol
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Ara H. Merjian and Bruce LaBruce Discuss 'Teorema' and 'The Visitor' | Casa Italiana Zerilli—Marimò at NYU
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November 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This was such a great event at NYU the other week! It was so liberating to be discussing and celebrating a famous Marxist filmmaker, Pasolini, a few days after socialist Zohran Mandani was elected the mayor of NYC! lol
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HBD wonderful Estelle Parsons, BOTD in 1927, turning 98 today! She won a supporting Oscar 4 Penn's "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967) & nominated for Paul Newman's "Rachel, Rachel" (1968) playing Calla, a frustrated Evangelical Christian lesbian public school teacher w/ a crush on Rachel
November 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
HBD wonderful Estelle Parsons, BOTD in 1927, turning 98 today! She won a supporting Oscar 4 Penn's "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967) & nominated for Paul Newman's "Rachel, Rachel" (1968) playing Calla, a frustrated Evangelical Christian lesbian public school teacher w/ a crush on Rachel
HBD brill lesbian actor Jodie Foster, BOTD in 1962, turning 63 today! As one of the greatest child ever she played tomboy roles before transitioning to often disturbing adult ones, winning Oscars for both Kaplan's "The Accused" (1988) & Demme's "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991)
November 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
HBD brill lesbian actor Jodie Foster, BOTD in 1962, turning 63 today! As one of the greatest child ever she played tomboy roles before transitioning to often disturbing adult ones, winning Oscars for both Kaplan's "The Accused" (1988) & Demme's "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991)
Quasi-closeted Clifton Webb was BOTD in 1889 & died in 1966 at 76. Stunning Gene Tierney was BOTD in 1920 & died in 1991 at 70. They appeared in 2 great films together, Preminger's "Laura" (1944) & Goulding's "The Razor's Edge" (1946) w/ Webb playing heavily coded gay characters
November 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Quasi-closeted Clifton Webb was BOTD in 1889 & died in 1966 at 76. Stunning Gene Tierney was BOTD in 1920 & died in 1991 at 70. They appeared in 2 great films together, Preminger's "Laura" (1944) & Goulding's "The Razor's Edge" (1946) w/ Webb playing heavily coded gay characters
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November 19, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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November 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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HBD mysterious, legendary Amanda Lear, who is allegedly trans or intersex. A singer, songwriter, painter, actress & model, who may have been BOTD in 1939, likely turning 85 today! Some sources insinuate that Dalí sponsored Lear's "sex reassignment" surgery in Casablanca in 1963
November 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
HBD mysterious, legendary Amanda Lear, who is allegedly trans or intersex. A singer, songwriter, painter, actress & model, who may have been BOTD in 1939, likely turning 85 today! Some sources insinuate that Dalí sponsored Lear's "sex reassignment" surgery in Casablanca in 1963
Gay Hollywood Megastar Rock Hudson, born Roy Harold Scherer, Jr., was BOTD in 1925 & died of AIDS in 1985 at 59. He achieved stardom with his role in Douglas Sirk's "Magnificent Obsession" (1954), followed by Sirk's "All That Heaven Allows" (1955) & George Stevens' "Giant" (1956)
November 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Gay Hollywood Megastar Rock Hudson, born Roy Harold Scherer, Jr., was BOTD in 1925 & died of AIDS in 1985 at 59. He achieved stardom with his role in Douglas Sirk's "Magnificent Obsession" (1954), followed by Sirk's "All That Heaven Allows" (1955) & George Stevens' "Giant" (1956)
HBD Texan-born actor Steve Railsback, BOTD in 1945, turning 80 today. He big screen debut was in Elia Kazan's movie "The Visitors" (1972). He's best known for playing Manson in "Helter Skelter" in 1976 & for Richard Rush's "The Stunt Man" (1980) & Tobe Hooper's "Lifeforce" (1985)
November 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
HBD Texan-born actor Steve Railsback, BOTD in 1945, turning 80 today. He big screen debut was in Elia Kazan's movie "The Visitors" (1972). He's best known for playing Manson in "Helter Skelter" in 1976 & for Richard Rush's "The Stunt Man" (1980) & Tobe Hooper's "Lifeforce" (1985)