4 iconic movie performances from 4 of our favorite pop icons that you can stream right now
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Madonna stan? Cher disciple? Wherever your pop icon allegiances lie, there’s no doubting the indelible mark legends like Tina Turner and others have made on the queer community.But it’s not just the music they’ve gifted us with: Many of our all-time favorite divas have taken their talents to the world of film, too, gracing our screens with their superstar presence—even if the movie’s weren’t always worthy of worthy of them.For this week’s streaming picks, we’re spotlighting major motion pictures that feature some of the most indelible pop stars of all time, each with a special place in the hearts of gays everywhere.
This eclectic group of movies ranges from rom-com to musical to maligned video game adaptation, but all of them are elevated by these timeless queens.This swoony 1987 romantic comedy, directed by Norman Jewison, stars “Goddess of Pop” Cher as Loretta Castorini, a newly engaged Italian-American widow, who falls in love with her soon-to-be brother-in-law, the melodramatic and handsome breadmaker Ronny Cammareri (Nicolas Cage).
As Loretta and Ronny grow closer, her family deals with their own problems—her mother, Rose (Olympia Dukakis), is unhappy and knows that her husband, Cosmo (Vincent Gardenia) is having an affair.