| “Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon Revisit Their Lesbian Neo-Noir Bound” | This is an interview and retrospective done in 2019 by Entertainment Weekly magazine, which is both fun and informative about the film and specifically the lead actors’ memories of the film experience. Jennifer Tilly mentions that a studio wanted to switch the gender of Corky, and other incidences of homophobia are addressed when discussing the ratings board. Gina Gershon discusses her process diving into a more masculine character, specifically mentioning the ways she emulated other male actors she had seen on sets in the past. |
| “The Year the Oscars Finally Got Gay Right” | Bret Easton Ellis wrote this Hollywood Reporter article on the LGBTQ representation seen in a smattering of films in 2019. |
| The 10 Best Films With Bisexual Leads | The Advocate lists and ranks ten films with bisexual leads. Chasing Amy is on the list…but this is an LGBTQ website…so… |
| “Bound Together: Lesbian Film That’s Family Fun for Everyone” | This article looks at the way Bound stands out as a lesbian romance enjoyed by everyone by comparing it to other lesbian films that came out around the same decade. The author shows how the film manages to attract both heterosexual and homosexual audiences, with the use of universal eroticism. She argues that the stereotypes represented are not all negative and can also be read as empowering, even with the triviality and exoticization. She also goes into the film’s use of parody to make a violent gangster film actually feel fun. The article is helpful in showing how the Wachowski siblings not only managed to subvert the noir genre with the use of gender swapping, but they also managed to subvert the lesbian film genre by avoiding common tropes and providing depth and legitimacy to the characters. Susie Bright’s role in the film is also given some credence in this article. |
