Movies and TvShows featuring "male-gaze" theme.
Fastlane follows LAPD officers Van Ray and Deaqon Hayes, who are recruited by a secretive branch of the police force to go undercover and take down dangerous criminals. With their unique blend of street smarts and cutting-edge technology, they navigate the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles, facing off against drug lords, gangsters, and corrupt cops. As they infiltrate the criminal world, they must also deal with their own personal demons and the ever-present danger of their double lives.
A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents in suburban Detroit in the mid 1970s. The story takes place in affluent Grosse Pointe, Michigan, in 1974, as four neighborhood boys reflect on their neighbors, the five Lisbon sisters. The film begins with the suicide attempt of the youngest sister, Cecilia, as she slits her wrist in a bath. The family therapist Dr. Horniker suggests that Cecilia may have a problem with feeling neglected and advises her parents to pay more attention to her and their other children. After Cecilia's death, the Lisbon parents become even more overprotective, isolating their daughters from the community. Lux, one of the sisters, forms a secret relationship with the school heartthrob Trip Fontaine, but he abandons her after having sex. The sisters are then punished and confined to their house. Lux continues to have anonymous sexual encounters on the roof of the house. The boys across the street, who are obsessed with the sisters, eventually discover that all the sisters have killed themselves in a suicide pact. Devastated, their parents flee the neighborhood, and the community acts as if the Lisbon family never existed. The boys are left haunted by the mystery of the Lisbon sisters' suicides and will spend the rest of their lives trying to unravel it.
Karin, a DNA operator from the future, is on a mission to change the course of History by stopping Junta Momonari from becoming the Mega-Playboy who fathered 100 children and led to the overpopulation of the world. But Junta is no playboy; in fact he is allergic to girls. But when Karin shoots him with the wrong DNA-altering bullet, he starts sporadically becoming the Mega-Playboy capable of charming any woman. Karin must try to restore the situation to normal before the change to Mega-Playboy becomes irreversible.
Follows Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington as they revisit their modeling careers and the ways in which they disrupted the '90s fashion scene.
Married to Rasheed with whom she runs a school, Hela thinks she has the perfect husband. Only because she doesn’t know his secret…
A struggling writer and a street prostitute form an odd couple as they navigate their way through New York City. They live in a rented apartment, deal with eviction, and try to pursue their dreams while facing various challenges.
The Pleasure Garden is a silent drama/romance movie that tells the story of a young chorus girl and her journey through the theater world. She goes through various challenges, including domestic abuse, marital infidelity, and murder. This movie explores themes of love, friendship, and the dark side of the entertainment industry.
BRAINWASHED is a documentary that delves into the politics of cinematic shot design and its intersection with sexual abuse/assault and employment discrimination against women. Through interviews with experts and the analysis of film clips from 1896 to the present, filmmaker Nina Menkes exposes the perpetuation of sexist stereotypes in visual language. The film provides viewers with tools to be conscious of the implications of legacy filmmaking in their own lives.
In this futuristic comedy, a young orphan boy lives in a modern house of tomorrow with his eccentric grandmother. They navigate the challenges of modernization and the absurdities of futuristic inventions.
We wish to make him ours, to keep and to hold forever - but will the boy reciprocate? And is he everything we expected him to be? In these five tales from the UK, France, Sweden, Mexico and the USA, a variety of characters throw caution to the wind and take their chances on a fleeting moment. The short films are: Uneven [Impar] (2016); Wolves (2016); Johnny (2018); Debut (2016); Guardian (2018).
Chaman Bahar is a comedy-drama movie that follows the story of a young man who starts selling an aphrodisiac in his small village. As his business grows, his life takes unexpected turns, including encounters with a schoolgirl, tragic events, and experiences with police brutality. The movie also explores themes of class difference, village life, teenage love, politics, and the dark side of male gaze.
Rose Hobart is a surrealist collage film created by Joseph Cornell. It combines various elements including footage of actress Rose Hobart, African wildlife, and natural elements like lava, water ripples, and an eclipse. The film explores themes of obsession, celebrity worship, and the male gaze.
A model posing as a school teacher at Jones Beach causes chaos when her true identity is revealed. The two must navigate their complicated relationship amidst deception and public scrutiny.
On an Italian beach a father leaves his wife and child to reignite an old acquaintance. In London an app hookup leads to more than just a fling. Meanwhile Slovak lovers Dominik and Adam have their relationship put to the test when secrets come to the fore. Popular with children across the globe, hiding and seeking is a game we never seem to stop playing - well into our adult years. The short films are: Lolo (2019); The Den [La tana] (2015); Stanley (2017); If Only You Were Mine [Keby si bol môj] (2017); No Strings (2015).
Starting with a piece of vintage porn, filmmaker Naomi Uman painstakingly removed each female figure from the footage using nail polish remover, leaving a striking absence where there's usually a fleshy presence. Uman's celebrated film is a smart retort to pornography's obsessive gaze at the female body.
An erotic horror film about a boy who sleeps naked on a hot summer night and suddenly discovers that he's not alone.
Jim Backus (the voice of Mister Magoo) narrates a look behind the scenes at UPA Pictures during the development of the feature-length animated film "1001 Arabian Nights".