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Make the Yuletide gay : Christmas films finally show same-sex couples
published : 22 Dec 2020 at 09:45
4 Former Mean Girls actor Jonathan Bennett stars in The Christmas House, the first Yuletide film from Hallmark Channel to prominently feature a gay couple.
LOS ANGELES: When Jonathan Bennett s agent called about a leading romantic part in a new Christmas movie, the actor s first reaction was Great, who s the girl?
Although Bennett is gay, the former Mean Girls star is used to playing straight roles opposite Hollywood actresses particularly within the conservative, often formulaic genre of holiday films. There was a pause, and they said Jake. My jaw hit the floor! Bennett recalled, laughing. It was a long time coming.
Happiest Season , The Christmas House and similar queer-led mainstream holiday movies are ruling the cinematic season.
17 December 2020
17 December 2020
Happiest Season director Clea DuVall had no idea she was going to be a part of what has turned out to be A Very Queer Christmas 2020. Her rom-com about a lesbian couple caught in a Christmastime family deception, which the gay filmmaker also co-wrote, broke Hulu premiere records when it debuted on November 25. It wasn t making its point alone. With it came an army of nonhetero-led mainstream holiday movies, more than any other year in the history of pop culture: Lifetime s
The Christmas Setup, Hallmark Channel s
By Chris Azzopardi
Happiest Season director Clea DuVall had no idea she was going to be a part of what has turned out to be A Very Queer Christmas 2020. Her rom-com about a lesbian couple caught in a Christmastime family deception, which the gay filmmaker also co-wrote, broke Hulu premiere records when it debuted on November 25. It wasn t making its point alone. With it came an army of nonhetero-led mainstream holiday movies, more than any other year in the history of pop culture: Lifetime s
The Christmas Setup, Hallmark Channel s
The Christmas House and Paramount Networkâs
Dashing in December. I thought we were going to be the only one this year, DuVall tells MTV News. I didn t know about these movies until fairly recently, actually.
Posted12/13/2020 7:15 AM
The holidays were never going to feel normal in a pandemic, and with health officials warning against travel, it seems one of the most responsible ways to spend them might be sitting on a couch with a warm drink in hand, munching on popcorn while watching some mindlessly comforting TV movies.
Luckily, the annual barrage of ugly sweaters and eggnog-fueled drama has already commenced, with some of the earliest contenders hitting streaming platforms in late October - Halloween be damned. Big Christmas knows no bounds, and not even an airborne virus can stop Hallmark, Lifetime and Netflix from churning out dozens of movies this holiday season. This year, even more than most, we are so grateful.