Puccini for Beginners
Commitment phobic Allegra (Elizabeth Reaser) is recovering from a breakup with her girlfriend but begins questioning her sexuality and sanity when she falls for a man (Weed’s, Justin Kirk) as well as his ex-girlfriend (Gretchen Mol). Buy
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Gray Matters
Sam (Thomas Cavanagh) and Gray (Heather Graham) are siblings who are creepily attached at the hip. When they both fall for the same girl, (Bridget Moynahan) sibling rivalry, love and destiny are turned upside down. Buy
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Outlaugh: The Best of Queer Comedy, 2007
Talented gay comedians come together to poke fun at same-sex stereotypes in this collection of highlights culled from the Outlaugh comedy festival. Featured jokesters include Lea DeLaria, Page Hurwitz, Karen Ripley, Jason Stuart, and members of the Gay Mafia comedy troupe. |
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Adam & Steve
After getting together for a one-night stand 17 years ago, Adam (Craig Chester) and Steve (Malcom Gets) cross paths again, and it takes almost a year of dating before the ditzy duo realize they'd already met. Parker Posey, Chris Kattan and Sally Kirkland round out the cast. Buy
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A
Family Affair
Whip out the Novocain because
if you try to sit through more
than two seconds of this horrific
movie you'll need something to
dull the pain. Brash New Yorker
Rachel (Helen Lesnick) moves to
San Diego looking for a new life
and a new romance. Just when she
finds one in Christine (Erica
Schaffer) her true loves pops
back in and all hell breaks loose.
Sound interesting? If so I've
been too kind. Not only does this
film highlight some of the worst
acting and dialog I've ever witnessed,
it features the most unappealing
lead actress on the face of the
earth. Please; clean your house,
cut your toenails, wash your dog…do
anything but waste two hours on
this movie.
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A
Girl Thing
Kate Capshaw and Elle McPherson
play a couple and Stockard Channing
plays a shrink. Need I say more?
This Showtime production consists
of four separate stories featuring
women dealing with life's unexpected
twists and turns. Check it out;
you won't be disappointed. Buy
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Another Gay Movie
In this teenage gross-out extravaganza, four gay high school friends pledge to have sex before they enter college. If you’re into sick, twisted humor, gay stereotypes and humiliation, you’ll love this film. If you’re the sensitive type who gets offended easily, steer clear. Another Gay Movie is playing in select theatres nationwide. Visit www.anothergaymovie.com for details. |
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April's Shower
Alex (Trish Doolan) is throwing a wedding shower for her best friend April (Denise Miller).  I have no idea why, since she was also April’s ex-girlfriend and is still in love with her - even though April refused to come out and hooked up with a guy to prove a point. Then suddenly at her wedding shower, April grows a set of balls and decides to follow her heart. Doesn’t that happen every day? This movie goes from bad to worse, when a subplot about the death of a baby is introduced. Not only is the story farcical, the acting is overdone and the writing is atrocious. Queer Eye for the Straight Girl’s Honey Labrador has a small role…but she should stick to her day job. Conclusion: April’s Shower is all wet. |
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Bound
This is a story of boy gets girl,
boy loses girl to another girl,
and girls hatch a plan to steal
boy's money. Jennifer Tilly, Gina
Gershon and Joe Pantoliano are
amazing in this film noir. Bound
is better than you'd think and
was even deemed one of the top
10 movies of 1996 by Roger Ebert. Buy
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Broken
Flowers
This indie film from writer/director
Jim Jarmusch stars Bill Murray
as Don Johnston, an elderly bachelor
who is forced to reflect on his
past when he receives a mysterious
letter in the mail informing him
that he has a 19-year old son.
Don embarks on a cross-country
pilgrimage in search of clues
from past loves (Frances Conroy,
Jessica Lange, Sharon Stone and
Tilda Swinton), but mostly he
searches within himself for a
deeper meaning that is nowhere
to be found. The supporting actresses
offer a much needed splash of
water to the dry film which makes
the 2 hours bearable, but your
best bet is to wait for the DVD
so you can fast forward to the
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But
I'm a Cheerleader
In this campy comedy, a misunderstood
high school kid's (Natasha Lyonne)
parents send her to a homosexual-rehabilitation
camp despite a lack of evidence
that she's gay… but she's a cheerleader,
she can't be gay! With a cast
including Cathy Moriarty and RuPaul,
this comical attempt to skewer
the present-day trend of curing
homosexuals is a riot. Buy
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Capote
This film follows Truman
Capote (Phillip Seymour Hoffman)
as he researches his book "In
Cold Blood," based on the murder
of a Kansas family, and on his
personal journey to understand
his relationship and identification
with one of the killers. Hoffman
is brilliant in this role and,
although I'm not psychic, I
predict an Oscar nod on the
horizon. Capote opens
in NY and LA on Friday, September
30. Read more about Truman Capote,
the pesky little twink, here. |
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Chutney
Popcorn
Did you know that chutney is an
Indian condiment? I'm not sure
what that has to do with this
movie or how it relates to popcorn,
but it is in line with the rest
of the film in that it hardly
makes sense. The premise is that
Reena, a lesbian of Indian descent,
agrees to be a surrogate mother
for her infertile sister. We follow
the sisters on their journey from
implausible to insane. The only
reason to watch this flick is
to catch Crossing Jordan's Jill Hennessy playing the lesbian
we all believe her to be. Buy
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Cure
the winter blues with a triple
dose of cinema. 12/12/05
If you're worn down by the
vicious rigors of holiday shopping,
treat yourself to a little cinematic
serenity with the following
film selections:
Brokeback Mountain opened
this weekend in NY and LA, and
is catapulting into an Oscar-worthy
category. Directed by Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain offers
a raw portrayal of two cowboys
(Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger)
who meet and fall in love while
working together as sheep ranch
hands in the summer of 1961.
Read a thorough review of this
movie here.
Transamerica, a film
staring Desperate Housewives'
Felicity Huffman, opened last
week and delivers an enlightening
look at a male-to-female transgender
person who travels to NY disguised
as a religious missionary to
post bond for her troubled teenaged
son (Kevin Zegers).
Capote opened on September
30 and follows Truman Capote
(Phillip Seymour Hoffman) as
he researches his book "In
Cold Blood," based on the
murder of a Kansas family. Read
more about Truman Capote here. |
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D.E.B.S.
If you're one of those people
who plop in front of the TV with
a bowl of Fruit Loops on Saturday
mornings to watch the latest antics
of your favorite superheroes,
you'll love D.E.B.S. If not, then
hop into your invisible jet, form
of a high-speed train or send
an aquatic rescue signal to your
dolphin friends and get away from
the screen immediately because
this film is not for you. In this
cartoonish adventure directed
by Angela Robinson, villain Lucy
Diamond (Jordana Brewster) is
stirring up trouble and the D.E.B.S.-
a team of sexy spies- are caught
in her wake. When their top agent,
Amy Bradshaw (Sara Foster), becomes
intrigued with the luscious lesbian,
the spies take a walk on the wild
side in an effort to set things
straight. Holland Taylor and Michael
Clark Duncan add a touch of class
to this Scooby Doo mystery, but
the only real reason to watch
is to start your day with a bellyful
of eye candy. So curl up on your
couch, poor the milk and enjoy
spoonfuls of this sugary-sweet
treat. Buy
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Desert
Hearts
If you've ever fantasized about
sleeping with your college professor,
this movie is for you. Professor,
Vivian Bell (Helen Shaver) arrives
in Reno to get a quickie divorce
and moves into a ranch belonging
to Frances Parker (Audra Lindley).
She tries to keep to herself,
but Cay (Patricia Charbonneau),
Parker's sassy tomboy of a stepdaughter,
keeps her intrigued and teaches
the teacher a thing or two about
love. This classic lesbian movie
is one of the best ever made.
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Domino - 10/17/05
Domino Harvey, the self-destructive,
"little girl lost," tossed her
coin in the air and it came
up tails.
All Domino ever wanted was
to leave her mark on the world
and now, because she sold her
life's story to director Tony
Scott for a measly $360,000
in 1995, her mark will forever
be known as the distorted Hollywood
version of the truth depicted
in the movie Domino that
opened in theatres on October
14.
A documentary about Domino
Harvey would make an academy-award-winning
tale. It'd be about an over-privileged
girl (her father is actor, Laurence
Harvey of the Manchurian Candidate,
and her mother is model, Pauline
Stone) who turned her back on
money and society, dabbled in
drugs and lesbianism, became
2003's Bounty Hunter of the
Year, and wound up overdosing
on a powerful pain medication
in the bathtub of her West Hollywood
home last June, at age 35, on
the eve of a trial for dealing
methamphetamines—one that
could have sent her to jail
for 10 years (a crime, for which,
she adamantly claimed she was
framed). But that story is not
the one told.
In Scott's highly explosive,
amped up version, Domino is
a European fashion model who
becomes a bounty hunter and
goes on to have her own reality
TV show hosted by Beverly Hills
90210 alumni, Ian Ziering and
Brian Austin Green (who quite
hilariously, play themselves).
Scott admits that most of the
film is made up; because that's
Hollywood, baby. Nonetheless,
if you're into fast-paced action
and clever one-liners, this
move will get your blood pumping
and leave you with a few quotes
to recite around the water cooler.
Keira Knightley sheds her wholesome "Bend it Like Beckham" image and sinks her teeth into
the role of Domino, chewing
laboriously on emotions that
the real Domino spat freely
into the face of anyone who
got to close. Mickey Rourke
co-stars as Domino's bounty
hunting boss, Ed, and Edgar
Ramirez plays another bounty
hunter, Choco, who falls for
Domino. (The real Domino was
either lesbian or bisexual,
which the film subtly implies
by having Domino play head games
with the FBI interrogator {Lucy
Liu}.) The stand-up cast also
includes Christopher Walken,
Jacqueline Bisset, Mena Suvari,
Delroy Lindo, Mo'Nique Imes-Jackson,
Macy Gray and Dabney Coleman.
While the true story of Domino
Harvey is much more interesting
than the theatrical one, her
name is finally in lights where
she always wanted it to be.
For more information on Domino,
visit http://dominomovie.com.
To view copies of Domino Harvey's
corner report, visit thesmokinggun.com.
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Eulogy
In this blacker-than-death comedy,
a dysfunctional family gathers
to mourn the passing of their
patriarch. Granddaughter Kate
is tasked with writing a eulogy
while her porn-star dad smokes
pot in the basement, her uncle
and his two tyrannical children
wreck havoc, her grandmother tries
several times (unsuccessfully)
to commit suicide and her lesbian
aunt defends herself against a
disapproving sister who fails
to keep her own tryst with a female
nurse undercover. The ensemble
cast includes Hank Azaria, Ray
Romano, Kelley Preston, Famke
Janssen, Debra Winger and Glenne
Headly. Buy
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Everything’s
Good: Lesbian Shorts
This collection of short films
consists of Desert Motel; Everything’s
Good; Pura Lengua; Small Town
Secrets; and Masha Mom. The only
film worth reviewing is Masha
Mom. Filmed over a seven-year
period in Russia, we follow Masha,
a Russian-American-Jewish lesbian
on her quest to motherhood. Touching
and captivating, this film will
move you to tears. |
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Flawless
In this Joel Schumacher
film, security guard Walt Koontz
(Robert DeNiro) suffers a debilitating
stroke and is assigned to a rehabilitative
program that includes singing
lessons from his drag queen next-door
neighbor, Rusty Zimmerman (Philip
Seymour Hoffman), who is saving
money for a sex change operation.
Amazing actors, decent movie. Buy
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Ghosts of Grey Gardens
In this independent short, an obsessed Grey Gardens fan attempts to uncover the reason for the films enormous impact on so many creative people. Interviews with the original co-director, Albert Maysles, fashion designer Todd Oldham and writer Beauregard Houston-Montgomery are enlightening, but the best reason to snag the flick is to see interviews with the current owners of the Grey Gardens estate, and to get a glimpse of the house and grounds as they look today.
Purchase the cult classic, Grey Gardens. Purchase the Ghosts of Grey Gardens. Buy
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Girls
Will Be Girls
This campy cult classic sheds
light on three women (played brilliantly
by men) who make Ab Fab's Edina
and Patsy look like PTA moms.
Evie (Jack Plotnick) is an aging
B-actress who loves liquid lunches
and luscious men, and her roommate
and nemeses, Coco (Clinton Leuppis),
is on a quest to have a child
with the doctor that performed
her abortion years ago. When Varla
(Jeffery Roberson) moves in, the
ladies learn that from Botox to
Detox, girls will be girls. Buy
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Golden Globe Winners
Cure
the winter blues with a triple
dose of cinema. 12/12/05
If you're worn down by the
vicious rigors of holiday shopping,
treat yourself to a little cinematic
serenity with the following
film selections:
Brokeback Mountain opened
this weekend in NY and LA, and
is catapulting into an Oscar-worthy
category. Directed by Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain offers
a raw portrayal of two cowboys
(Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger)
who meet and fall in love while
working together as sheep ranch
hands in the summer of 1961.
Read a thorough review of this
movie here.
Transamerica, a film
staring Desperate Housewives'
Felicity Huffman, opened last
week and delivers an enlightening
look at a male-to-female transgender
person who travels to NY disguised
as a religious missionary to
post bond for her troubled teenaged
son (Kevin Zegers).
Capote opened on September
30 and follows Truman Capote
(Phillip Seymour Hoffman) as
he researches his book "In
Cold Blood," based on the
murder of a Kansas family. Read
more about Truman Capote here. |
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Grey
Gardens
If you think your mother problems
are serious, check out what
poor Little Edie had to endure
in this mind-blowing 1976 documentary
by Albert and David Maysles.
The film chronicles the lives
of eccentric socialites, Edith
Bovier Beale (Big Edie) and
her daughter Edie (Little Edie)
- the reclusive aunt and cousin
of Jackie O - as they exist
in a bedroom of their decaying
28-room East Hampton, Long Island
mansion overrun with cats, raccoons
and fleas.
The Beales reveal pieces of
their cultured upbringing in
the way they speak, dress, dance
and sing, but somehow plummet
out of reality and into a tragic,
dysfunctional codependency from
which they are unable to rise
above.
The film documents candid moments
of the women berating each other,
but it quickly becomes apparent
that each would be incomplete
without the other. This is quite
possibly the best movie I've
ever seen and, trust me, I've
seen many. Buy it, watch it,
and then watch it again. You're
sure to find something that
will leave you amazed and perplexed.
Recently Grey Gardens has generated
new buzz and talks of a Broadway
show and motion picture are
in the works. Read
more
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Gypsy
83
Two young misfits head for New
York City to celebrate their idol
and muse, Stevie Nicks, at a drag
show called "The Night of 1,000
Stevies". This quirky movie stars
Sarah Rue before the red hair
and weight loss. Buy
Now!
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Happy
Endings
This Don Roos comedy about love
and dysfunction weaves together
the tales of a strange, yet endearing,
group of characters. Mamie (Lisa
Kudrow) is being blackmailed by
a filmmaker who claims to have
information on the son she gave
up for adoption years ago; Charley
(Steve Coogan) is convinced that
his partner's lesbian friends
lied about the sperm donor they
used to conceive their son; and
Jude (Maggie Gyllenhaal) is looking
for love in all the wrong places.
This film takes a long and winding
path to the point and leaves lots
of stones unturned, but the on-screen
commentary offers interesting
back-story and creates a happy
ending for just about everyone.
The ensemble cast also includes
Tom Arnold, Jesse Bradford, Bobby
Cannavale, Sarah Clarke, Laura
Dern, Jason Ritter and David Sutcliffe. |
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High
Art
Syd (Radha Mitchell),
an editor at an art magazine,
befriends her photographer neighbor
Lucy (Ally Sheedy), and a relationship
ensues. If you've ever wondered
what happened to Allison Reynolds
after her Breakfast Club detention,
I'm sorry to tell you she grew
up to be a lesbian heroin addict.
This movie has a few shining moments
(most of which involve Patricia
Clarkson as the tragically beautiful
girlfriend) and will make you
think about life and your place
in it. Buy
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If
These Walls Could Talk 2
This HBO production features three
stories depicting the plight of
lesbians throughout the years.
It will make you cry, think and
laugh - in that order. The most
moving and thought provoking story
is that of a women played by Vanessa
Redgrave, who finds herself widowed
and without rights when her partner
of 50 years dies. The second story,
set in 1972, features Michelle
Williams as a young women dealing
with women's liberation and the
sexual politics of the gay community
when she falls for a manly-girl
(Chloë Sevigny). The last story
portrays a contemporary lesbian
couple (Sharon Stone and Ellen
DeGeneres) planning to have a
child. Buy
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Imagine Me & You 2/06/05
On the day of her wedding, Rachel (Piper Perabo) meets Luce (Lena Heady), the florist who did the flower arrangements. Instantly attracted, Rachael starts to wonder whether marrying Hector (Matthew Goode) was the right thing to do, especially when she's falling for her new friend. |
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How to Lose Your Lover
Nice guy Owen (Paul Schneider) vows to leave LA and start fresh in NY. When he’s tempted to stay because of a new love interest (Jennifer Westfeldt), he tries to sabotage the relationship in order to leave without guilt. If you’re not into b-list romantic comedies, then buy this movie to drink in Tori Spelling as a lesbohimian and Westfeldt (Kissing Jessica Stein) in a funny but non-lesbian role.
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It's
In The Water
Something's turning the folks
in the conservative town of Azalea
Springs gay, and the locals fear
it could be the water. In this
charming flick you'll meet the
endearing people from this whacked-out
town including the closeted pastor
who runs a "go straight" seminar
in the church basement called
"Homo No Moe" and the sweet, yet
clueless Alex (Keri Jo Chapman),
who dates every gay man in town
before realizing she's in love
with her girlfriend. It's silly;
it's corny; but it has moments
of sheer hilarity, not to mention
the best first kiss line ever,
which alone makes the DVD purchase
worthwhile. Buy
Now!
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Johns
David Arquette and Lukas Hass
turn in emotional and believable
performances as street hustlers
trying to get through life one
day at a time. Dark and gritty,
this movie will leave an impression. |
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Julie
Johnson
Hoboken housewife Julie Johnson
(Lili Taylor) trades her husband
for a higher education and along
the way falls for her best friend
Claire (Courtney Love). This well-meaning
drama fails to deliver the punch
you'd expect from its New York
indie cast, although Love gives
an electrifying performance, which
made me wonder why she even bothers
with music. Spaulding Gray is
memorable as the college professor,
and check out Mischa Barton as
a lesbo's daughter before she
grew up to play gay on The
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Kiss
the Bride
An Italian family prepares for
an upcoming wedding. The recipe
for disaster: 3 fighting sisters,
2 family squabbles, 1 ex-boyfriend
and a partridge in a pear tree.
Add a splash of Italian culture
to the subplot and stew. This
movie is equal parts trite and
entertaining, but the cast is
surprisingly good with standout
performances by Jonathan Schaech
(Mr. Christina Applegate) and
Talia Shire (Aidriiiiaaan!). In
a not-so-clever twist, one sister
brings home her lesbian lover
(Alyssa Milano) simply for the
shock value. By the end of the
film, the outsider shows everyone
who's the boss. Buy
Now!
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Kissing
Jessica Stein
If Phoebe from Friends were a lesbian, she would be Jessica
Stein. In this New York comedy
(expanded from an off-Broadway
play) Jessica, a clumsy and nervous
newspaper editor, impulsively
answers a personal ad placed by
a bisexual woman. Conservative
Jessica is the polar opposite
of freewheeling Helen, but they
click as both friends and lovers
and take the audience on a comical
journey to love and acceptance.
There's a hilarious bit in a taxicab
where the two fems share makeup
tips, which will actually make
you laugh out loud. The ending
has a lot to be desired, but overall
this movie is enough to make you
pucker up and plant one on the
Blockbuster attendant. Buy
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Losing
Chase
In Kevin Bacon's directorial debut,
Chase (Helen Mirren) recovers
from a nervous breakdown with
the help of a caregiver (Kyra
Sedgwick) hired by her husband
(Beau Bridges). The two women
form a bond as they spend summer
days and moonlit nights together
in scenic Nantucket. As Chase
begins to realize the root of
her emptiness, her newfound friendship
takes on a deeper meaning and
changes her forever. While this
is a beautiful film with brilliant
actors, it's slow, choppy and
predictable. Don't run out after
this film. But if you happen upon
it, it's worth the watch. Buy
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Mambo Italiano 2/13/05
Angelo’s (Luke Kirby) old-fashioned, Italian-immigrant parents, Maria (Ginette Reno) and Gino (Paul Sorvino), are shocked to learn that their honorable son is a homo-ses-ualle. But when Angelo’s boyfriend Nino (Peter Miller) leaves him for a woman, the family concocts remedies for his heartburn. |
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Midnight Cowboy
Slow-witted, Texan Joe (Jon Voight) moves to Manhattan to earn cash as a street gigolo. When he meets sickly Ratso Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman), an improbable friendship blooms. Rated X in 1969, the movie won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay. Buy
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Never
Again
Two single 50-something New Yorkers
(Jeffrey Tambor and Jill Clayburgh)
meet in a gay bar and fall in love.
Things like this really happen you
know. I have a straight girl friend
who always manages to pick up straight
guys in gay bars… but the
relationships never seem to last
very long. Go figure. Buy
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Out of Season
Micki (Carol Monda), a jaded city girl, moves to a tourist town to care for her dying uncle. There she meets a local (Joy Kelly) and falls madly in love. Pretty Hollywood, right? My friends moved from Manhattan to Cape Cod and all they got was chronic depression, liver disease and busted bones. Chalk that up to life’s lessons.
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Partner(s) 2/06/05
An enterprising lawyer (Jay Harrington), acting on a report that his ex girlfriend (Julie Bowen) is about to make partner, plays gay in order to better his chances for the promotion. That is, until he falls for Lucy. (Brooke Langton) Buy Now!
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Running
with Scissors
Running with Scissors,
a film based on the tragically
hilarious memoir by Augusten
Burroughs, is currently in production
and scheduled to make its theatrical
debut in 2006.
Running with Scissors is the true tale of Burroughs'
twisted childhood starting from
the time his lesbian mother
sent him to live with her crazy
psychiatrist and his brood of
unruly offspring. His was a
childhood where the only rule
was, there were no rules; where
drugs were consumed like chocolate
drops; where tearing through
the kitchen ceiling on a whim
was considered normal, and where
he was left on his own to untangle
the web of dysfunction woven
by his family. Although his
upbringing was more like the
Munsters' than the Brady's (encounters
with pedophiles, struggles with
sexuality, a staged suicide
attempt and an early addiction
to alcohol), Burroughs' Halloween
history gave him phenomenal
material to draw from which
led to a best-selling book and
now this movie. And if you ask
me, that's nothing to bitch
about.
Annette Bening has been cast
as Deidre, Burroughs' mother,
and Gabrielle Union as her girlfriend,
Dorothy. Kristin Chenoweth will
play Fern, a minister's wife
who also ends up in bed with
Deirdre. Keep an eye out for
Olivia Wilde (The O.C.'s Alex)
in the roll of Nikki. Running
with Scissors will also
star Evan Rachel Wood, Brian
Cox, Gwyneth Paltrow and Alec
Baldwin. Joseph Cross will play
Burroughs, and Joseph Fiennes
will play the pedophile who
preyed on the boy until he was
15. I know that really doesn't
sound funny, but it is. See
for yourself when it comes out
in theatres next year, or buy
the book today. |
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Showboy
In this mockumentary, Christian
Taylor, a writer on Six Feet Under,
is being profiled by a British
documentary crew when he's fired,
though he doesn't know the film
crew has overheard the firing.
They follow him to Las Vegas,
where he is ostensibly doing "research"
for the next season, but is actually
pursuing a dream to become a dancer
in a Vegas show. Buy
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Secret
Things
I’ll let you in on a little secret… French
films are stimulating. The cinematography
is breathtaking, the subject matter is
over the top, and no amount of sex is
taboo. In Secret Things, erotic
dancer Natalie (Coralie Revel) and her
bartender friend Sandrine (Sabrina Seyvecou)
move in together after being fired. They
use their looks to land new jobs at the
same company, and together set out to
further their careers by seducing their
way to the top.
This film is a little discombobulated
and if you spend your time reading
the subtitles you’ll miss a
lot of the magic in the gestures.
A helpful tip: ignore what the women
are saying and concentrate more on
what they’re doing. You’ll
be spellbound. Buy
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Sex Monster
Marty Barnes (Mike Binder) had the typical male fantasy – to sleep with two women. When he finally persuades his wife Laura (Mariel Hemingway) to comply, he gets more than he bargained for when she seduces every woman in sight. Buy
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Showgirls
This flick is a drag queen's dream
and the secret pleasure of B-movie
aficionados everywhere. Elizabeth
Berkley portrays drifter Nomi
Malone, a Vegas lap dancer with
showgirl aspirations. Gina Gershon
shines brightly (second to only
to her smile) playing Berkley's
bisexual rival for the "lead showgirl"
title. Written by Joe Eszterhas
and directed by Paul Verhoeven
(Basic Instinct), this
film and its actors took a lot
of shit, but with backing from
a cult-like fan base the performers
were able to sling it right back. Buy
Now!
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Sordid Lives. 12/26/05
In this Mad TV-esque movie, Sissy (Beth Grant) is mourning the death of her sister Peggy, who recently died in a seedy motel room after tripping over the detached wooden legs of her adulterous lover, G.W. (Beau Bridges). In the midst of it all, she’s trying to quit smoking and has resorted to snapping a rubber band on her wrist every time she feels the urge. Her niece Latrelle (Bonnie Bedelia) is in denial over her gay son Ty (Kirk Geiger), an aspiring actor, and is bickering with her wacky sister LaVonda (Ann Walker) over her intention to dress Peggy in a mink stole for the burial in 100-degree Texas heat. Meanwhile, their brother Earl (Leslie Jordan), a homosexual transvestite channeling Tammy Wyanette, has been confined to a mental institution for the past twenty years. And if you need any other reason to watch this hilarious film, do it to see Olivia Newton-John costar as an ex-con and Delta Burke as a jaded wife. Both will make you long for the comforts of your trailer home. Buy Now! |
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Southern
Comfort
Southern Comfort, a new
film based on Kate Davis's riviting
2001 HBO documentary of the
same name, is scheduled to begin
production later this year.
The story focuses on 52-year-old
Robert Eads (Sissy Spacek) a
female-to-male transsexual,
and his girlfriend, male-to-female
transsexual, Lola Cola (Alan
Cumming), during the last year
of Robert's life, (ironically,
he's dying of cervical cancer)
and their quest to make it to
the Southern Comfort Conference
in Atlanta, GA, the nation's
greatest transgender gathering.
Slated as a producing, writing,
and directing team are Harry
Thomason (Designing Women) and
his wife, Linda Bloodworth-Thomason.
Demi Moore and Melissa Etheridge
are set to co-star. Buy the
documentary Southern
Comfort today. |
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Stagedoor
My childhood camping excursions consisted of mosquitos, bonfires and outdoor activities. But for the kids of Stagedoor Manor, camp is all about drama - literally. This documentary follows five dedicated campers through rigorous rehearsals and theatrical performances that rival professional productions. And at this camp, gay kids rule. |
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Strangers
in Good Company
…is a little like the Golden Girls
on Prozac. This heartwarming movie
fits right into our reality-centric
world. Director Cynthia Scott
took the unusual step of casting
nonprofessional actors in this
1991 Canadian film, and fact and
fiction become fluid after the
first 3 minutes. The story revolves
around eight elderly women whose
tour bus breaks down on route
to a passenger's childhood home.
While waiting to be rescued, the
eclectic group finds an abandoned
house and set up camp. The days
and nights they spend together
breathe new life into each and
awaken their spirits as they share
the stories of their lives. The
ensemble cast ends up playing
themselves in the film; the tales
they tell are truly their own.
Although heavy on dialogue and
slow on action, this film will
pull you in and make you question
your own ride in this world. Buy
Now! |
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The
Mudge Boy
This film chronicles the troubled
existence of Duncan Mudge, a
14-year-old misfit who-while
vying for the attention of his
vacant father-struggles to fill
the void brought on by his mother's
sudden death, and wrestles with
his budding homosexuality. This
move is kind of disturbing but,
like a train wreck, you can't
help but watch.
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The Opposite of Sex
Trashy teen drama queen Dee Dee (Christina Ricci) is pregnant and looking for a baby daddy. When she moves in with her half brother (Martin Donovan) she effortlessly dupes his gay lover (Ivan Sergei) into volunteering for the role. Lisa Kudrow shines as the sister of Dee Dee’s brother’s dead ex lover, but Ricci's narration keeps the film fresh and unpredictable. This is a classic Don Roos (Single White Female, Happy Endings) film. Johnny Galecki (Rosanne’s David) and Lyle Lovett also star. Buy
Now!
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What's Cooking? (2002)
There’s no denying it, holidays are rough. Every family has a saga, and this multicultural dramady serves up a steaming plateful of family tensions. The intertwining tales follow 4 families as they prepare for Thanksgiving dinner. Kyra Sedgewick (The Closer) and Juliana Margulies (ER) play a fabulously attractive lesbian couple to rival those on The L Word. Mercedes Ruehl, Alfre Woodard, Dennis Haysbert and Joan Chen round out the cast. Buy
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When
Ocean Meets Sky
This documentary chronicles the
rich history of Fire Island Pines.
Old film clips are interwoven
with stories told by long-time
residents and commentary by Carson
Kressley in an effort to give
the audience a glimpse of the
country-club world behind this
summer retreat. If you like the
History channel you'll love this
film. It’s a little longwinded
and not as interesting as a story
about Cherry Grove would be, but
it’s worth the watch.
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Wonderfalls
Many creative FOX shows have drowned
in the ratings, but Wonderfalls
is the one we shouldn't have let
plummet over the edge in a barrel.
This hour-long television show
about a snarky young girl (Caroline
Dhavernas) lured into doing good
deeds by a gaggle of talking inanimate
objects, aired in early 2004 to
critical acclaim. After running
four times in revolving time slots,
the show was canceled. A huge
outcry from fans prompted the
release of all 13 episodes on
DVD, so pick up a copy and see
for yourself why this offbeat
show is making waves. Buy
Now! |
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