Gay Cinematherapy: The Queer Guy's Guide to Finding Your Rainbow One Movie at a Time

by Beverly West, Jason Bergund

An entertaining guide to the world of film for gay men presents a selection of gay-themed and mainstream movies, both classic and contemporary, that are appropriate for any mood and that can help one cope with everything from a coming-out crisis to a stay-home-alone blues. Original. 20,000 first printing.

256 pages, Paperback

First published June 26, 2004

About the author

Beverly West is a bestselling developmental editor, ghostwriter and publishing brand strategist. Bev specializes in big think books by thought leaders in the areas of entrepreneurialism, sales, marketing and memoir.

Bev’s recent projects include Flip the Script by the incomparable sales guru Oren Klaff (Portfolio) Luck Comes to Visit It Doesn’t Come to Stay (Forbes) by iconic impresario Charles Koppelman (Forbes), Innovation in Translationk How Big Ideas Really Happen by visionary innovator Dave Ferrera, and Youth Nation by Matt Britton.
Bev’s work regularly appears in Forbesand Fortune. Her work has also appeared in Wired,US Weekly, Redbook, Vogue, Body and Soul, Nylon, Real Simple, Paper, Self, Marie Claire, Metrosource, and People Magazine.
Bev’s books have been featured in the New York Times, the New York Daily News, the Boston Herald, the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun Times, the Miami Herald, the Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and the Daily Oklahoman. Additionally, Bev was a national spokesperson for Netflix, and the lead writer for Monster.com’s Work/Life Balance area.

Bev lives with her husband Jason, 2 pugs, 1 rescue mutt named Olive, and one very confident cat on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

Reviews

[Fabian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adds some out-there movies (and genres) to the QC (QueerCanon) audaciously, as it supplies the reader with enough confidence to actually wanna go out & seek aforementioned films--although some of them are NOOT gay.

Thanks for telling gays to be themselves, though. Also, update this. There's been a plethora of queer cinema since 2002!

[Pandora · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beverly West has co-authored some great books about choosing books and films according to mood, and this one is no exception. From camp classics to newer queer movies to pop culture gems, this is a light-hearted guide to a great slice of movies. The demographic might be gay guys but plenty of straight gals like myself love these movies too! Nothing too brain-tasking here, but lots of fun, irrevent reviews of some classics. No wire hangers!

[Scoobs-buddy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent & fun to read-- find myself randomly flipping thru to find a movie for the night & use for trivia games with friends.

[Anne · Rating 3 out of 5]

something i bough for my friend N., who I'm sure will love this. :)