Stonewall

This was one of the my first gay movies. The outfits are fabulous, the music is memorable, and the actors are so hot!!! This movie is fabulous and gets to your spirit! All of my roommates give it two thumbs up!... Full review

it had many weak points, something i think couldn't be helped with the budget they had, but if i could go back and re-direct it i wouldn't change diaz. he made the movie great, so with an unlikly blend i give... Full review

..but--sadly--we're still dealing with the same issues of hatred, bigotry and inequality more than 35 years after Stonewall.If more people from the so-called Christian right would/could see this movie (among others) with an open mind, maybe they would see that... Full review

A young gay man from the sticks comes to New York City in 1969 hoping for a better life, but finds the homosexual lifestyle just as stifled in the big city under police pressure, corruption and harassment. The legendary gay... Full review

I love this movie! The mixture of fact & fiction works very well. The music of the girl group The Shangri-Las immersed into the storyline is also an asset. These characters are so appealing & they feel like friends, so... Full review

Frederick Weller is the perfect embodiment of the frustrated gay male who is ready for a change, and a revolution to boot. He arrives in NYC, somewhat naive, and is befriended by a drag queen who introduces him to the... Full review

We are set in the year 1969 where Homosexuality is illegal and dressing in drag is likely to get you arrested, if not beaten!Everybody has their own Stonewall story... Everyone that lived through it will have a fantastic memory to... Full review

The night they raided the NYC underground bar Stonewall was the night gay pride exploded into the mainstream. This film tells the story of that night through a group of characters who each shine with their own unique story. There's... Full review

This film merges 1960's girl groups music and early gay and lesbian activism and experiences into the Stonewall Inn riot event of June 27, 1969. This is the event that is credited with starting the modern Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and... Full review

Stonewall is probably one of the best movies of all time. Yes, it may only be a fictional account of what happened in 1969, but a story told by characters that seem so real and a heartbreaking and funny story... Full review

Undoubtedly, that's one reason why this motion picture succeeds.....Depicted from another point-of-view, Stonewall could have been a real downer.....As it stands, however, Finch has made this an upbeat, triumphant tale.....Certainly, the most fascinating aspect of Stonewall is its depiction of the gay culture thirty years ago..... ... Full Review

Inside Stonewall there's a great story, an epic tale of courage The saving factor for Stonewall is its great spirit and some excellent scenes, particularly the time when LaMiranda visits the draft office and ends up with "Sexual Deviant" stamped on her call-up notice. ... Full Review

This is all interesting material--especially since the world it representsis ancient history for many young people. This is a curious plan, considering that in 1969 an interracialcouple might not be accepted in Arizona any more warmly than a gay couple, andthat in any event only Vinnie would presumably be familiar with Bostonia'sgenital landscape. ... Full Review

the Stonewall was a haven for drag queens, hustlers.... ... Full Review

June 22, 1969 was a very busy day when it comes to news. First came news of actress Judy Garland's death and later that night the famous Stonewall Inn riots started signifying the beginning the Gay Rights movement. ... Full Article

ONE SHOULDN'T see "Stonewall" expecting an objective overview of the June 1969 riots. This BBC-co-produced "semi-fictional" film about the events leading up to the legendary uprising that kicked off the modern-day fight for gay rights isn't that kind of movie. ... Full Article

People tend to alter events in their minds -- to reshape them to satisfy some yearning, some need for denial or aggrandizement. That's what Nigel Finch, the late British filmmaker (``The Lost Language of Cranes''), found when he and screenwriter ... Full Article