It is the condemned Wilde, rather than the playwright and wit, who is most vivid in our imagination; it's the judge's sentence, rather than any epigram of the prisoner's, which resonates with us. This ...
Wilde (1997) Director: Brian Gilbert Entertainment grade: B+ History grade: A– Oscar Wilde was a Victorian playwright and poet. Apparently, he had nothing to declare but his genius. You may not expect ...
Welcome back to our queer film retrospective, “A Gay Old Time.” In this week’s column, let’s look back on 1997’s Wilde, a biopic about—who else?—queer literary icon Oscar Wilde. Gilded Age-mania is ...