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Hello and welcome to 2023! Let's get down to business.

In this week's video, we're taking a closer look at some of Hitchcock's most notorious queer killers -- and also one gay character who's often overlooked, a somewhat mysterious but highly fashionable gentleman from Hitch's very first film, Pleasure Garden, in 1925. We're also spending some time with Farley Granger, who gets cruised and picked up by a stranger on a train (what could go wrong?) and also exchanging glances with Martin Landau's gay hench-hunk in North by Northwest. Also: I've got an intriguing clip of Barbara Walters interviewing Harvey Fierstein about Torch Song Trilogy in 1983. And a little glimpse at what more we have to look forward to in 2023!

Also, I've added Annual Memberships to the Patreon with a 10% discount. If you switch from monthly membership to annual, you'll get an entire year's membership at a 10% discount from the usual rate. And if you want to stay with month-to-month membership, that's fine -- you don't have to do anything, and nothing will change for you. Here's the link to switch to Annual Membership: https://www.patreon.com/pledges 

Here's Patreon's FAQ about annual membership: https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360042152671-Annual-membership-details 

And here's a backup link to the video in case the embed's not working: https://vimeo.com/mattbaume/hitchbonus3 

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Bonus Video! Hitchcock's Gay Cruising Scene

In this week's video, we're taking a closer look at some of Hitchcock's most notorious queer killers -- and also one gay character who's often...

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Anonymous

oh i’m catching up on some bonus videos & i gotta say i would love some our flag means death content ! it’s my favorite show rn lol. i usually watch ur videos to hear abt queer pop culture i otherwise wouldn’t hear about as a 20 yr old queer lol but contemporary sitcoms with queer characters are a huge interest of mine

Anonymous

I know this was posted awhile ago but I believe all the extensive Hitchcock restorations were released only for screenings and tours. I’m checking a friend who’s is a bit of an expert on this stuff. I’ll let you know if I find out anything.

Anonymous

Yes please on the Our Flag Means Death and History of Gay Pirates video!! Also maybe a Lets Watch party? Watching Rope with you making commentary would be fun!

Anonymous

Rope, both movie and play were also famously based on the real life murder of Bobby Franks in 1924. His killers Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were eportedly gay lovers

Anonymous

I don't why it formatted my comment like that. Obviously it's "reportedly gay lovers."

Anonymous

Terrified twunk*

Leotha Boyd

Happy new year 🎉

Anonymous

Thank you for the WONDERFUL video! We really enjoyed it! Turned us on to the Alfred Hitchcock movie “Rope” - which we watched and loved it!!! ❤️

mattbaume

It really breezes by, doesn’t it? I wish Hollywood still knew how to make 80 minute films.

Anonymous

Really fascinating to watch. The style of the time. How people dressed and interacted. What they did for entertainment before TV and social media. Beautiful to watch. The plot moves right along. Really held our attention. Would definitely watch it again.

Anonymous

Great video and lots to look forward to! I'm not sure how to contact her, but Lara Gabrielle writes a blog about classic films at https://backlots.net/author/backlots/ and she might know about how to find a copy of the restored version of The Pleasure Garden.

knope2001

Thank you for those dandy CBS Happy New Year promos -- I felt like a kid again! :-)

TBoneSF

"some of her questions don't age well". Pretty typical of Barbara Walters interviews. Look at her interview with Dolly Parton. BW is SOOOO condescending and outright insulting in her questions, but it just shows how smart and genuinely sweet Dolly Parton is.

Anonymous

Matt, does the annual subscription -- at a lower price to us -- have benefits to you? The monthly route is fine, especially if it nets you more funds for the work.

mattbaume

Thank you for asking! The benefit to me is knowing that folks will be around for at least a whole year -- having a nice strong long-term group of people participating in the patreon is what matters most to me.

Anonymous

With time and distance Barbara Walters interviews were meh. Her inartful way of posing questions was marketed as 'gutsy' but were bottomline aggressive. I believe the guest knew what was coming or they would have walked out of the interview.