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latter days

missouriboy — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:29:59 GMT

i cryed so many time wile waching this flick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek1o--PSb8U

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Mysterious Skin (movie)

missouriboy — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:00:00 GMT

Mysterious Skin
part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZD5u5xlMMc
part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGAPaV4wZOs&NR=1
part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtH0FYrwli8&NR=1
part 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNHmrXf-Lok&NR=1
part 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGh5RqpNjYU&NR=1
part 6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j4xmRKxl6Y&NR=1
part 7 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYID7iGtxe0&NR=1
part 8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9y1DRcnSQA&NR=1
part 9 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcnajHuYRe4&NR=1
part 10 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u0lSfbQJB8&NR=1
part 11 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM6aw9_nwtE&NR=1

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Bangkok Love Story

missouriboy — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:09:50 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbrRGsSerAI

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Make The Yuletide Gay

growlbear — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:22:02 GMT

Olaf (Gunn) goes home to Wisconsin from college for the holiday. unfortunately his boyfriends parents go on a cruise at the last minute the boyfriends drops in on Gunn & family! What could be a normal and dull plot, Gunn isn't out to his parents, get's a unique treatment including their reaction to the required Coming Out.

This is the dirtiest clean movie I remember seeing, double entdres throughout the movie had us rolling on the floor. This is one that I would reccomend to any gay person.

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No Ordinary Joe

missouriboy — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:56:20 GMT

part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3eI4nPAPiE&feature=related
part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nRijG3QM2E&feature=related

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RIP Bea Arthur!

Dr_SteveSS — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:44:26 GMT

Bea Arther passed away today, peacefully surrounded by her family at home. She was 86 and had been battling cancer for some years.

And then there was Maude. *sigh* And then there was Maude.

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anti-gay / know your enemy

Sizzle — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:35:33 GMT

www.silencingchristians.com/

a friend told me, as a follow up to this, allegedly it was meant to be aired on a tv station in Wisconsin, the TV station has sinced passed the offer, because the AFA has been uncommunicative. Of course, AFA supporters have blamed the "homosexuals" for denying their freedom of speech.

these are their survey questions...

Do you believe the Bible condemns homosexuality as sin? Yes No Undecided

Can homosexuals change their sexual orientation? Yes No Undecided
Should homosexuals be allowed to adopt children? Yes No Undecided

Should homosexuals be given the same special rights extended to African-Americans and other minorities? Yes No Undecided

Should hate crimes legislation be passed that would call for more severe penalties for crimes against homosexuals? Yes No Undecided

Do you believe that churches and religious organizations should be forced to hire homosexuals? Yes No Undecided

Would you support a boycott of a major U.S. corporation that contributes money to support homosexual activist organizations? Yes No Undecided

Should judges be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court who support extending special rights to homosexuals? Yes No Undecided

Should employers be forced to extend special consideration in the hiring of homosexuals? Yes No Undecided

Is the secular media demonstrating a bias in favor of the homosexual agenda? Yes No Undecided

Do you support amending the U.S. Constitution to limit marriage to a union between one man and one woman? Yes No Undecided

Should children in public schools be taught homosexuality is normal, acceptable, and equal to the traditional marriage of a man and a woman? Yes No Undecided

Do you agree that Christians should be arrested for speaking against homosexuality in public places? Yes No Undecided

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Guys & Balls (German w/subtitles)

growlbear — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:13:45 GMT

(www.imdb.com/title/tt0375911) Guys & Balls is a great movie. German with English subtitles. The plot is not new (come out, lose old friends, find place in the world, and get revenge) but is well done. The men on the gay soccer team are a great representation of different “types” from femme to leather to “straight acting.” I was a little disappointed that not everyone on the team had a part in the plot beyond the practice & game scenes, but eleven plot lines would be unwieldy to film.

There were parts of the movie that had us laughing riotously. For instance: “The gods have it out for us.” Says one character. “No, the gods have it out for fat horny little boys.” Says one of his partners.

This was a movie worth seeing...may even buy a copy later.

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East Side Story

growlbear — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:07:01 GMT

Set in east LA about a gay Latino man, Diego, and his coming out who has hidden furtive encounters with Pablo, a successful real estate broker who lives in Denial and loves roleplaying. Anglo homo’s are moving in and gentrifying the neighborhood to the concern of many folks. Bianca (formerly Blanca) breezes in from Europe and everything is in place for the free-for-all.

It was interesting, and frustrating, to watch the back and forth nature of the plot: Two characters get together…break up…back together… There is some tension between one GWM (a twink from Mississippi) and a hilarious moment with an AA group meeting in his house. (“He never gave me his rolex.” “It’s probably not real, like his hair.”) Even with the predictability of the plot several characters grew on me, notably the sister who I was ready to kill at the beginning and hug at the end.

The movie could have used a better lighting engineer, there were many scenes that were difficult to see because low light was ill aimed. However, it wasn’t a deal breaker.

Also, someone who would know commented to me that this was an accurate depiction of life in East LA.

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Eleven Men Out

growlbear — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:02:04 GMT

An Icelandic (?) film about a soccer player who comes out and ends up being demoted to an amateur team that ends up being all gay. One good thing about this is that it is European and these are regular looking people…not the Hollywood beauties. Even though the movie was made in 2005 it had the feel of the low budget Indie movies of the 1980’s. It was okay, but nothing to get excited about to me. (There was a preview for one that looked a bit better called Guys & Balls [Männer wie wir].)

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Socket

Druben — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:54:28 GMT

See it and then lets talk.

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New Moderator

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:09:31 GMT

Anyone interested? Please send me a note.

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Friends & Lovers: Ski Trip 2

growlbear — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:53:36 GMT

There is going to be a premier of this work by Maurice Jamal (of Ski Trip, Dirty Laundry, & B-Boy Blues) this weekend in Atlanta. It picks up with the main characters of Ski Trip moving to LA, and sounds like a TV Pilot from the write ups. Hope it fares better than Noah's Arc.

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Hex

Ms. Fill in the Blank — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:01:11 GMT

Hey has anyone watched the BBC Show called "Hex" ?
What did you think?

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A Dante's Cove tribe

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:18:07 GMT

http://tribes.tribe.net/dantescove

Come on in, the water's great ;)

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The L word

Ms. Fill in the Blank — Mon, 13 Dec 2004 07:25:51 GMT

Ok so I use to roll my eyes when people would start taking about the show "The L Word", I use to think it was going to be another showtime thing like the one with Ellen,and Sharon stone, with rich white lesbians, and the only person of color was a bad guy.
But I have to say I watched the first DVD, season 1, (thanks to Netflix) I really like it. I think i am hook. I mean , it still had rich/ middle class Lesbians, but atleast there are women of color being shown. I really like the way they are addressing some issures , I really like Jenifer B, damn she still looks good.
Even if it is centerd around LA Lesbians lol (different style than San Franicsco women) Its cool, The sex scene are nice also ;}

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Playing With Gender

Milo — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:07:05 GMT

"Playing With Gender" by Ashley Altadonna is going to be screening in Chicago on April 17th at Threat Level
http://www.myspace.com/threatlevelqueershorts

and then in Seattle as part of Translations: Seattle’s Transgender Film Festival
http://www.genderodyssey.org/details/events/filmfest/filmfest1.htm

Ashley is a friend of mine, and I'm playing a minor role in the film. Go see it and watch me play a genderqueer skipping rope!

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shortbus

Sizzle — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 18:42:29 GMT

i just got this note recently from my friend john cameron mitchell, of hedwig and the angry inch...
his new movie 'shortbus' is out... see it pass the word... you won't be disapointed...lots of sex too...
here is his note w/ links...

hey all, jcm here, just wanted to give you a "Shortbus" heads-up (sorry if
you get more than one of these). We've been doing a lot of work this summer
getting trailers, posters, etc, together for our imminent and full release by
the fantastic Thinkfilm.

The Theatrical (censored) Trailer and the new Uncensored Trailer (woo hoo!)
are now up on _www.shortbusthemovie.com_ (www.shortbusthemovie.com/)
(full site with bells and whistles coming soon courtesy of Crew Creative and
Sean Belman). You can also find all trailers on _www.ifilm.com_
(www.ifilm.com/) . I'd love if anyone and everyone could spread this information
around on your email lists or post it in chat rooms, blogs, myspace, bathroom
walls (hey, that's an idea, with a rubber stamp made of a potato!). We need
all the help we can get since we're such a little tiny movie.

Interesting dates:

Sept 10 - North American Premiere, Toronto Film Festival, - followed by a
big concert party (see our site for tickets).
Oct. 4 - New York release at the Landmark Sunshine
Oct 6 - LA and SF release
Oct. 12 Wash DC / Reel Affermations opening nite
Oct. 13 through Nov - we expand across N. America

Come opening weekend cause that means we stay in the theaters longer!

Our soundtrack will come out in late October. We're thrilled to be released
by Team Love which is run by Nate Krenkel and Conor Oberst of the band Bright
Eyes. They're the love-liest!

Thanks to all. It's going great, jcm

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Whats the best Gay Mens Films

Ms. Fill in the Blank — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 08:03:20 GMT

Ok so i think I have watched all the Lesbian videos I can think of. Many of them not being that good.
I have notice theres much more Gay men films
so I want to know which are the best ones to see.
The last Gay mens film I watched was "Bear Cub", it was ok. It was nice to see gay men with some meat on them, not just the twenty somthing washboard stomack(spelling) guys.
So any sugestions?

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HEATH LEDGER IS DEAD AT 28.

Druben — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:21:00 GMT

This was shocking news today. It must have been an overdose. Haven't gotten more of the story.

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One word... Torchwood

HaydenSpiritGuide — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:58:01 GMT

A BBC show airing on BBC America soon.

I saw series 1 via the magic of the internet.

It's a spin off of Dr. Who, but it is much more adult.

The main character is a bi-man. And several of the major characters have bi-tendencies/curiosity/experience.

One whole episode with the Main character, Jack, falling in love with another man.

A SciFi action hero that digs guys. WooHoo! Gay Geeks rejoice (hey I'm in that lot don't hate!)!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchwood/

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Gays in the Military

Craig — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:38:43 GMT

Anyone else see "Gomer Pyle" as en epic love story between Gomer and Sgt. Carter?

I'm only half joking. I just got season 3 on DVD and the plot of every episode I've seen could be interpreted as undercover gay. From being impressed by Liberace's house, to facing a jealous with because Gomer has gotten his "claws into her husband." And I don't see it as simply unintentional coincidence enhanced by a re-reading through the filter of today's consciousness, since Sgt. Carter in one episode asks Gomer "Mary, Mary, How does your garden grow?"

Not to mention, I always heard Jim Nabors was Rock Hudson's "long-term companion."

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gay silent film

Druben — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:09:02 GMT

Well, its not really gay but of gay male interest - rent "The Thief of Bagdad" with Douglas Fairbanks Jr.. His gorgeous physique is on disply for most of the movie as he is almost aways sirtless in very skimpy tight satin briefs that reveal everything. Quite amazing for 1925. He was quite a hunk.

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Black Lesbian Feature & Oakland Film Co.

DeeJay — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 18:10:51 GMT

Griot Soul Films, an Oakland-based non-profit film company dedicated to producing complex film images of Black and Black Connected communities, and providing community members tools and training to do the same. We're currently working to produce the 1st Black Same Gender Loving Woman's Romantic Dramedy "She Wasn't Last Night."

It's community funded and we've gotten a lot of positive press both nationally and internationally. We need more community involvement and the Winter Holidays are a great time to connect!

Please check out our website at www.griotsoulfilms.org and our trailer at www.afterellen.com/blwe/12-14-07

....and consider making a holiday donation of any size. Join our social network for the film at shewasntlastnight.ning.com

Thanks for taking the time!!!!

DJ

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NOv. 30: Katina Paneling at Fusion/LA, CA

LiteraryMasturbator — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 03:30:10 GMT

Katina Parker is a wonderful filmmaker, activist, and friend if you are in the area please support. Fusion is one of the best (of the many) film festivals in Southern California....

Hi, hope you had an amazing holiday. Please come out and support me this Friday at Fusion. I'm on a 3:30pm panel called Free the Media! Activist Filmmaking in Community.

Fusion has an amazing line-up of films and panels that you should check out. If you're outside of LA, tell an LA Friend to come support. Details Below. To register visit: www.outfest.org/fusion.form.html

Free the Media! Activist Filmmaking in Community
FRI NOV 30 @3:30pm

Moderated by: Masami Kawai, Director (Whose Dream…Which Cut?)
* Oriana Bolden – Filmmaker; Founder: proj-ectPRO:JECT
* Monica Enríquez-Enríquez – Multi-Media Artist; Founder: Queer Asylum
* Katina Parker - Media Strategist, GLAAD
* Francisco Velasquez – Film Independent (Project Involve)
* Womyn Image Makers (Maritza Alvarez, Aurora Guerrero, Dalila Mendez, Claudia Mercado) – Film Collective (Pura Lengua)

Film, video, and media-making has long been an activist tool that
brings together communities of color and sparks social justice
movements. Representing a variety of experiences in engaging with
revolutionary media, from home-grown community-based films to using
new media to open new channels of distribution, this session explores:
How are film and video makers changing the world for the better as we
speak? What are the different networks that activists and media-makers
can connect with to make even bigger waves?

*********************FULL SCHEDULE************************

IGNITE THE FUSE: QUEER PEOPLE OF COLOR IN FILM, TV, and VIDEO is a groundbreaking conference in LOS ANGELES for *everyone* featuring exciting speakers like Effie Brown (Producer, Rocket Science, Real Women Have Curves, But I'm a Cheerleader), Cheryl Dunye (Director: Stranger Inside, Watermelon Woman), Yvonne Welbon (Dir: Sisters in Cinema; Producer: Stranger Inside), Jasmyne Cannick (National Black Justice Coalition), Isabelle Gunning (President of the Board of ACLU in Southern California) - along with tons of producers, agents, emerging and established directors, writers, filmmakers, activists, and leaders from GLAAD, Regent Entertainment , Film Independent/Project Involve, Bienestar, as well as distributors from Strand Releasing, Wolfe Video, and Jengo TV. This is *the* place to get your connections on and raise your voice to engage with the LEADERS of the growing field of independent film/tv/video for queer people of color.

Ignite the Fuse: Queer People of Color and Film, TV, and Video

The Egyptian Arena Theatre
LOS ANGELES, CA

30 November – 1 December 2007

www.outfest.org/fusion.html

Fusion 2007 presents the inaugural Fusion Conference, IGNITE THE FUSE:
Queer People of Color in Film, TV, and Video, a conference bringing
together innovative leaders in the queer people of color media-making
community to engage with one another as filmmakers, activists,
cultural workers, producers, screen writers, television executives,
distributors, web-media pioneers, and critics. This forum provides a
platform to engage in provocative debates, critical networking
opportunities, and strategizing sessions to discuss the current moment
and future directions of media making for and by queer people of
color. Join us as we gather together in one place for a hot minute to
meet n' greet, discuss visions for the future, critique, build, play
sweet and rough, and…talk media.

Opening Remarks:
* Isabelle Gunning – President of the Board of Directors, ACLU of Southern California; Law Professor, Southwestern University.

Exploring Representations of Queers of Color
FRI NOV 30 @1pm

Moderated by: Kevin Iwashina, Talent Agent, OutFest Board Member
* Effie Brown - Producer (Rocket Science, Real Women Have Curves, But I'm a Cheerleader)
* Cherien Dabis – Director, Story Editor/Writer (The L Word)
* Cheryl Dunye - Director (Watermelon Woman, Stranger Inside)
* Stephen Macias – Senior Vice President, Marketing & Corporate Communications, Regent Entertainment

Queers of color are gaining more and more visibility within commercial
and mainstream channels. This session brings together the creative
minds behind queer of color characters that we see in more mainstream
media (TV, film) and the executives that green-light these ideas. What
are the various representations of queers of color that have been put
out there? How are queer characters of color created and put on
screen? Are we happy with these representations and how do we put our
two cents to question, challenge, and build on these images?

Free the Media! Activist Filmmaking in Community
FRI NOV 30 @3:30pm

Moderated by: Masami Kawai, Director (Whose Dream…Which Cut?)
* Oriana Bolden – Filmmaker; Founder: proj-ectPRO:JECT
* Monica Enríquez-Enríquez – Multi-Media Artist; Founder: Queer Asylum
* Katina Parker - Media Strategist, GLAAD
* Francisco Velasquez – Film Independent (Project Involve)
* Womyn Image Makers (Maritza Alvarez, Aurora Guerrero, Dalila Mendez, Claudia Mercado) – Film Collective (Pura Lengua)

Film, video, and media-making has long been an activist tool that
brings together communities of color and sparks social justice
movements. Representing a variety of experiences in engaging with
revolutionary media, from home-grown community-based films to using
new media to open new channels of distribution, this session explores:
How are film and video makers changing the world for the better as we
speak? What are the different networks that activists and media-makers
can connect with to make even bigger waves?

Getting Our Films into the World!
Saturday, December 1st @12pm

Moderated by: Yvonne Welbon – Director (Sisters in Cinema), Producer (Stranger Inside), Self-Distributor
* Jian Chen and Melinda Chen – Founders, QTpi Media
* Kevin Lau – Director of Theatrical Sales, Strand Releasing
* Debrah Wilson- Director (Butch Mystique); President, Moyo Entertainment (Jengo TV)
* Jeffrey Winter - Wolfe Video

Our images are being delivered to you straight from the participants
of this session, whose experience ranges from network television, to
queer distribution, self-distribution, and web-based exhibition
spaces. What are the current ways for putting out into the world
visions by queer people of color? How do we cultivate audiences for
creative work from/about queers of color? Where do audiences go to see
creative work? What networks need to be tapped into in order to make
your work accessible to the communities you care about?

Surviving & Thriving: Identity, Sexuality, and the Media
SAT DEC 1 @2pm

Moderated by: Jasmyne Cannick – Media Activist; Co-Founder: National Black Justice Coalition
* LaDawn Best - GIRL2GIRL Leadership Coordinator, REACHLA
* Maria Carmen Hinayon - Transgender Health Educator, Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team
* Coral Lopez – Communications Manager, Bienestar
* Ed Varga - Executive Director, Homo A Go Go/Queer Arts in Action

Fierce media and health activists join forces on World AIDS day to
raise questions of what work is currently being done and what needs to
be done in order for us to be ourselves and love each other in
fabulous health! As people of color, transgender people, immigrant
people, queer women and men, how does the way we identify affect our
health? What is the role of media and us having happy and healthy
lives? What alliances can we build across our different communities in
order to strengthen access to healthcare?

Closing Remarks:
* Lina Paredes – Director of Grant-making, Liberty Hill Foundation

Conference Information:
Go to www.outfest.org/fusion.form.html for registration.
Advance registration is requested but not required. Registration will
take place on Friday, November 30th at 12pm prior to Session 1 of the
conference. Fees for registration are based on a sliding scale: $0 -
$30. Conference participation is free for those 21 & under. Outfest
respectfully requests that you pay what you can afford to help support
the work of Outfest & all our programs including Fusion. No one will
be turned away for lack of funds!! Conference registration allows you
entrance to all four sessions of Ignite the Fuse. Conference
participation does not include Fusion screening entrance. Screening
tickets must be purchased separately.

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The Legacy Awards: Tickets On Sale Now!

LiteraryMasturbator — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:15:01 GMT

A Gala To Benefit The Outfest Legacy Project
For LGBT Film Preservation

Outfest 25th
Thursday October 4, 2007
7:00pm VIP Pre-Party, 8:00pm Awards, 9:30pm After-Party
Location: Directors Guild of America
7920 Sunset Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90046
Tickets: $125 General Seating & After-Party
$200 Pre-Party, VIP Seating, Gift Bag & After-Party
7:00pm
VIP Pre-Party

8:00pm
Awards Show

9:30pm
After-Party
Open bar & hors d'oeuvres

and Live Auction

Open Bar & hors d'oeuvres
213-480-7088

Hosted by
Caroline Rhea
Honoring

Judith Light

Showtime
Accepted by Robert Greenblatt, President of Entertainment.

Presented by:
David Duchovny
& Marlee Matlin

Legacy Tribute
"25 Films That Changed Our Lives"
Culminating Outfest's silver anniversary in 2007, we celebrate 25 groundbreaking feature films from the past quarter century that profoundly impacted LGBT audience

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Milwaukee Queer Film Festival

Painglass — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:11:44 GMT

Anyone going? What are you interested in seeing? i just returned from 10 days spent at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival, which was great, and look forward to another 10 days of the Milwaukee version.

Anyone want to see some movies at the Milwaukee Queer Film Festival with me? (September 6 through Sepetember 16)
www4.uwm.edu/arts/progra...lm/lgbtfilm/

(the following are the Movies I was to see at the festival, see the above link for a full list of available movies)
Thursday, September 6
7:30 pm NINA'S HEAVENLY DELIGHTS

Saturday, September 8
3 pm FtF: FEMALE TO FEMME (I've seen it in Vancouver, but it is showing with a bunch of shorts sponsored by the Milwaukee Femme Mafia and I'd love to see those.)
5 pm TULI
7 pm THE BUBBLE (HABUAH)
9 pm iLESBIAN: AN EVENING OF WOMEN’S SHORTS
11 pm BORN IN FLAMES (This Film is FREE. I like FREE, especially since I am broke.)

Tuesday, September 11
7 pm NEWS FROM HOME (This Film is FREE. I like FREE, especially since I am broke.)

Thursday, September 13
7 pm FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO
9 pm COLMA: THE MUSICAL

Friday, September 14
9 pm AT THE END OF OUR ROPES: AN EVENING OF MEN’S SHORTS

Saturday, September 15
3 pm BLACK WHITE + GRAY: A PORTRAIT OF SAM WAGSTAFF AND ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE
5 pm RED WITHOUT BLUE (I MUST see this film! I will be seeing this one for sure...)
9 pm ITTY BITTY TITTY COMMITTEE
11 pm FUNERAL PARADE OF ROSES(BARA NO SORETSU) (This Film is FREE. I like FREE, especially since I am broke.)

Sunday, September 16
3 pm LISTEN UP! A SCREENING WITH THE CENTER ADVOCATES (This Film is FREE. I like FREE, especially since I am broke.)

And I will highly recommend that all and sundry attend the following:
A survey of queer ‘zines…
The Queer Zine Archive Project (QZAP) will bring together highlights from this summer's wildly successful Queer Zine Art Show for a limited showing during the Milwaukee LGBT Film Festival.

Provocative, engaging, radical words and art saturate the pages of queer zines past and present. Assembled here for the first time, pages lovingly lifted, torn apart, wheat pasted from J.D.s, Anonymous Boy, Strange Fruit, Homocore, and
more. For more on QZAP see: www.qzap.org

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New Member: Intro 2U: C My Page/Send Add?

Merton — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 19:24:48 GMT

Hello Dear Tribe Members,

Just Wanted to Introduce Myself…
Hope you will want to see my page, send an add, and even write a testimonial:
http://people.tribe.net/d6aa2e9c-308c-4ab8-b937-d29e5f46af62

I am author, artist, illustrator, filmmaker, and photographer, Merton Parrish. I am a devotee of Priapian Spirituality (Priapus), and have a special devotion to my fellow gay, bi and str8 m4m men. I have diverse interests and am enjoying the diversity here on Tribe. I live in the midwest with my male partner of eight years. I am 44 years young.

Because the M4M life and Priapian Spirituality has been such a joy to me, I am here to provide information on these things for my m4m brothers. I would like to share with you my blogs, writing, art, and the various pages I have created on the net. I hope to be of service to you, connect with you, and become friends with you here on Tribe.

I will enjoy knowing you visited my page. I would be so pleased if you would add me as a friend and write a testimonial, and hope that you will also bookmark my Tribe page, and bookmark the various pages I've listed in my links section (I think you will enjoy my regularly updated 360 and Blogger Blog in particular… http://mertonparrish.blogspot.com/ and http://360.yahoo.com/mertonparrish )

Finally, I'd be happy to chat/cam/IM/Em with you (for friendship, camming, play, cockworship, or to answer any questions you might have about M4M life or Priapian Spirituality). Detailed contact info is below my signature…

Peace, guys!

Merton :)
*************************
Tribe page:
http://people.tribe.net/d6aa2e9c-308c-4ab8-b937-d29e5f46af62

Email:
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My Y_hoo IMs:
Numeroushats2 (for camming with guys nationwide)
Numeroushats3 (for rt with Indianapolis guys/guys who visit Indianapolis)
MertonParrish (for questions re: m4m/Priapian Spirituality)

Note: If you send an add to my IM list for any of the above IMs, make sure your age, sex, and location is on your profile and 360. Ty! :)

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Grey's Anatomy Actor Isaiah Washington Droped from Show after 'Gay Jibe'

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 16:48:22 GMT

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6733541.stm

So what do you think about ABC dropping the actor Isaiah Washington (who plays Dr. Burke) from the show Grey's Anatomy? Do you think it had anything to do with him calling fellow actor T R Knight a 'faggot?'

Personally I suppose it could have been a factor, but didn't really care for the character. You see the things the character does and think, "Oh puhleese, <roll eyes>, get over yourself."

I, for one, will not miss Dr. Burke.

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HBO's going QUEER!

jonbe — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:04:01 GMT

Last year, HBO put out a call to over 600 queer filmmakers: send in a 5-page script with a GLBT theme and you could win $15,000 to make it into a short film.

4 winners were chosen out of the entries!

They had 6 weeks to make those movies in time to premiere at the 2007 Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, where they played to a sold-out crowd and rave reviews...

HBO is reaching out to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community like never before. Starting this Monday, June 4th, you can watch 4 short films by, for and about queers - on HBO on demand:

HEARTS and HOTEL ROOMS - directed by Justin James - myspace.com/heartsandhotelrooms
Brian and Jimmy go their separate ways after an unforgettable night. Will their hearts lead them to each other again?

DADDY - directed by Sid Karger - myspace.com/daddythemovie
A one-night stand leaves Wayne with a strange craving for ice cream and shrimp.

DONNY & GINGER - directed by Jon Bush - myspace.com/donnyandginger
A lonely cop meets a drag queen hooker on a desolate street one night...

HAPPENSTANCE - directed by Joyce Draganosky - myspace.com/happenstance
Beth discovers she has a lot in common with her son's new girlfriend.

"...all four films were impressively well structured and technically adept...definitely names to watch in future..."
- Alex McLauchlan, gaywired.com

Click here to go directly to the HBO On Demand schedule!

Support the future of this incredibly cool opportunity for up-and-coming queer filmmakers by watching the films - HBO will be counting views to decide if they'll continue this amazing contest next year!

Films are only playing the month of June! Or catch them this July at Outfest in LA!

This is an excellent opportunity to promote GLBT vision on a prestigious main stream cable channel. Please pass along to friends!

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Outfest Wednesdays presents SMALL TOWN GAY BAR

LiteraryMasturbator — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 22:35:30 GMT

Outfest Wednesdays

Wednesday 4/18 - SMALL TOWN GAY BAR

Items of Interest

Outfest seeks dynamic daytime office volunteers!
WHOLE NEW THING starts Friday April 20

If you are unable to view this email in html please click this link:
spacedogmedia.com/outfest/outfestwed-040107.html Outfest Wednesdays screens at the historic Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood (6712 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood) in collaboration with the American Cinematheque.

Complete Outfest Wednesdays Screening Series information:
outfest.org/weekly.frame.html

You can now purchase Outfest Wednesday tickets online at www.fandango.com
Wednesday, April 18, 7:30pm Rigler Theatre @ The Egyptian
Winner: Outstanding Documentary Feature, Outfest 2006

SMALL TOWN GAY BAR

MORE INFO
Dir: Malcolm Ingram, 2005, USA, 81 min.

If you lived in small-town Mississippi, you could risk your life meeting friends for a drink at the local gay bar. That is exactly what happens in small towns in northeastern Mississippi, as you'll witness in this insightful, courageous examination of small-town gay life. SMALL TOWN GAY BAR is an enchanting tribute to the brave, creative and passionate owners and patrons of these establishments, where just existing can be a triumph.

IN PERSON: Malcolm Ingram
Outfest Seeks Dynamic Daytime Office Volunteers

Do you have a couple of free hours during the week to come help out in the Outfest office? We are seeking volunteers to come in once a week, primarily during lunchtime (11am-3pm) to assist our Office Manager. Preferred are people who can commit one day a week for an extended period of time (i.e. every Tuesday from 11-2 through July).

Responsibilities include answering phones and light clerical work, plus being a welcoming face to people who come through our doors. Instructions will be provided.

Contact us at volunteer@outfest.org or call Outfest at (213) 480-7088. Please tell us your name, you phone number and email address as well as what times you are available.
a Picture This! Entertainment release
WHOLE NEW THING

WHOLE NEW THING, winner of the Outfest 2006 Grand Jury Award for Outstanding International Narrative Feature, starts Friday, April 20 at at the Laemmle Sunset 5. The Laemmle Sunset 5 is located at 8000 Sunset Blvd.

FOR ADVANCE TICKETS: Call 323.848.3500 or visit www.laemmle.com
FOR MORE INFORMATION:Visit www.picturethisentertainment.com

"Genuine depth and wit...fully alive and contemporary... it gives one hope."
METRO DAILY

"The sexual stakes rise to hardly bearable levels!"
CHRONICLE HERALD

"One of the most compelling, warm and human films in recent memory!"
FILETHIRTEEN.COM

"A sweet film! The film has a winning charm."
Gary Kramer, SAN FRANCISCO BAY TIMES

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it's ok to be gay

Sizzle — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 01:47:33 GMT

http://www.myvideo.de/watch/133463

too cute little music vid from berlin.. in english..absolutly fagulous... a must see...

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Red Door & Loving Annabelle

Ms. Fill in the Blank — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 05:06:41 GMT

Hey has anyone seen these films yet?
I saw them both, I liked them both in different ways.
Red Door I thought was cute,sometimes funny. The women I thought were also very pertty.
Loving Annabelle, I liked , maybe be it was the school girl outfits lol
There is another womens movie I want to see called "The gymnist(spelling?). Has anyone seen this movie also?

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buying DVD's cheap on line, any links?

Druben — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:22:01 GMT

I'm looking to buying my own copy of shortbus. Can anyone send me a link to a good online source? Thanks.

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Peter Berlin

Druben — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 22:01:55 GMT

I recommend the documentary on this icon called "That Man: Peter Berlin." It turns out he's quite an interesting fellow - a pure exhibitionist.

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Outfest Legacy Project Screening Series launches 3/25/07

LiteraryMasturbator — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 21:30:36 GMT

THE OUTFEST LEGACY PROJECT SCREENING SERIES:
A tribute to the ONE Archives

THE OUTFEST LEGACY PROJECT SCREENING SERIES

The Legacy Project for LGBT Film Preservation is a collaboration between Outfest and the UCLA Film & Television Archive to preserve and restore LGBT film and video. The UCLA Film & Television Archive will screen prints bimonthly from this valuable and unique collection.

Sunday March 25 2007
7:00PM
The Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum

A TRIBUTE TO THE ONE ARCHIVES

The historic ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives has recently deposited their rare collection of film and videotape with the Outfest Legacy Project. To celebrate this important partnership, we will screen highlights from the varied ONE collection, including THE CHARLES PIERCE REVIEW, rarities from the heady 1970s such as DICHOTOMY (1974), and exclusive video footage of historic events at the ONE Archives itself. We will also feature a clip from our first Outfest Legacy Project video preservation: rare footage from a 1977 poetry reading benefiting Gay Sunshine Press.

In person: ONE Archives President Joseph Hawkins

Various formats, 90 min.

Jim Kepner, Archivist

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THEATER & TICKET INFORMATION
OUTFEST members receive $1 off tickets purchased in-person at the box office. Please present membership card to receive discount.

Advance tickets:
$10 at www.cinema.ucla.edu
*All online ticket sales are final; no refund will be given for any purchase made online.

At the door:
$9: General Admission
$8: Outfest Members, students, seniors

*Tickets are also available at the Billy Wilder Theater box office starting one hour before show time

More Info: 310.206.FILM / www.cinema.ucla.edu

DIRECTIONS & PARKING INFORMATION
The Billy Wilder Theater is located at 10899 Wilshire Blvd., 90024
(courtyard level of the Hammer Museum), at the northeast corner of the intersection of Wilshire and Westwood Blvds., just east of the 405.

Parking is located in the lot under the Hammer Museum for $3. Enter from Westwood Blvd., just north of Wilshire. Street parking is also available on Westwood Blvd. and surrounding areas.

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The UCLA Film & Television Archive presents a year-round calendar at the recently opened Billy Wilder Theater. The new Billy Wilder Theater is a unique addition to the film scene in Los Angeles. It joins an exclusive group – four at last count – of theaters in the country with the capability to screen all major film and video formats, from variable speed silent films and nitrate to the latest digital cinema.

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Black Queerstory Presentation and Film Screening at UCLA - Thurs. March 8 @ 5:30 PM

LiteraryMasturbator — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:46:24 GMT

Please Join Us Thursday, March 8, 2007
for an interactive presentation and film discussion

Black QUEERStory: Fierce, Gifted & Black Gays and Lesbians in U.S. History
featuring Rodney Evans' "Brother to Brother" and Marlon Riggs' "Tongues Untied"
Presented by Sisters of Sakia in Association with UCLA LGBT Resource Center.

Thursday, March 8 @ 5:30PM
LGBT Center

UCLA
F R E E

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GLBTQ Documentaries

Wed, 30 Aug 2006 15:05:55 GMT

David mentioned on the LOGO top movies thread the fact of the lack of Documentaries.

What good ones are there you think should be watched?

I have seen many but am bad with names. Off the top of my head the ones I can remember are "Tremble Before God", "Coming Out Under Fire " "Brandon Teena Story" "Common Threads" "Liscensed To Kill"

You guys have any recommendations? Love watching the documentaries.

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brothers and sisters

davidgabriel — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:00:06 GMT

do u like it
raphael in santa monica
gwm 48

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Summer of Sam

Solapan — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:24:45 GMT

1977 New York. It's the hottest on record, the murder rate is at all time high, David Berkowitz is stalking the city murdering young women and couples, the sexual revolution hits the working class with a dull thud, and a group of provincial low-rent Soprano characters look for a scapegoat for all the tension. They find it in Adrien Brody's bisexual punk.

Spike Lee takes on a dozen themes, including [for the first time that I know of] homophobia. I had no idea when I rented the disc. And I wonder - why isn't this on any of those damn 'Best 100 GLBTQ Films' lists?

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Queer as Folk

Druben — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:57:50 GMT

Sorry if this topic has been discussed to death. I looked for hreads on it and found none. So, I watched the first series, the British version, and hated it. The main charater is so unappealing and narcissistic and self-serving and everyone seems to pander to him and desire him. Unfortunately, I'm not sure this is not too far from the truth in gay culture, but its not a pretty picture and it is not a very affirming view of the possiblities of gay maturity. Are we to be perpetually portrayed as lusty boys that refuse to grow up? I would rather be one of the lesbians in the series who live in this sort of tribe. They were the only appealing characters in this show.

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Black Aura on An Angel Reviewed on After Ellen

LiteraryMasturbator — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 18:32:15 GMT

I love Faith, she and I became friends when she moved to So Cal.....I got to see her on the last day before I moved north....I love this movie too!!

Greetings All,

If you have a moment, check out the cool review of Black Aura on an Angel in the renowed, lesbian portal afterellen.

I have to make sure I stay on your mind, right?

www.afterellen.com

Love and laugh,

Faith T.

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Outfest Wednesdays presents 101 MUST SEE MOVIES FOR GAY MEN

LiteraryMasturbator — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:06:50 GMT

Outfest Wednesdays
Wednesday 2/21 - 101 MUST-SEE MOVIES FOR GAY MEN
Wednesday 3/14 - FOR THE LOVE OF DOLLY
Wednesday 3/21 - FILMS BY SU FRIEDRICH

Items of Interest

PUCCHINI FOR BEGINNERS opens February 9th
Exciting Job Opportunities with Outfest - Year-Round and Seasonal Staff!
Participate in our survey: 25 Films that Changed our Lives
Now accepting submissions - Outfest 2007 Film & Video

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Outfest Wednesdays screens at the historic Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood (6712 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood) in collaboration with the American Cinematheque.
Complete Outfest Wednesdays Screening Series information:
outfest.org/weekly.frame.html

You can now purchase Outfest Wednesday tickets online at www.fandango.com

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Special Event
Wednesday, February 21, 7:30pm Rigler Theater @ The Egyptian
101 MUST-SEE MOVIES FOR GAY MEN

MORE INFO
We know what makes THE BOYS IN THE BAND a gay movie. But why is MOMMIE DEAREST gay? Or FIGHT CLUB? Or JACKASS? Author and journalist Alonso Duralde provides this entertaining glimpse into how he crafted the list for his book, 101 MUST-SEE MOVIES FOR GAY MEN. Join Duralde as he shares clips from a broad range of favorites including BOOM!, SHOWGIRLS, VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, THE WOMEN, TONGUES UNTIED, DOG DAY AFTERNOON, MAHOGANY, SWOON, FEMALE TROUBLE, BOUND, HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH and many more.
POST-EVENT RECEPTION HOSTED BY:
ABSOLUT

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Wednesday, March 14, 7:30pm Rigler Theatre @ The Egyptian
FOR THE LOVE OF DOLLY

MORE INFO
Dir. Tai Ulhmann, 2005, USA, 56 min.
For nearly 40 years Dolly Parton has sung her way into the hearts and minds of millions of people - but few are as devoted as the fans featured in this clever, accomplished documentary. FOR THE LOVE OF DOLLY takes viewers on an intimate ride not only through Dollywood but also into the psyches of her most fiercely loyal fans. Here they reveal why Dolly's rags-to-riches story has transformed their lives - and those of many others.

Plus Short: PRO-CHOICE (Dir. David Jahn, 2006, USA, 4 min.)

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Outfest 25th Anniversary Series
Wednesday, March 21, 7:30pm Spielberg Theatre @ The Egyptian
FILMS BY SU FRIEDRICH:
DAMNED IF YOU DON'T / HIDE AND SEEK

MORE INFO
1987, USA, 16mm, 42 min./ 1996, USA, 16mm, 63 min.
In DAMNED IF YOU DON'T (Outfest 1988) Su Friedrich investigates the themes and connections between women, sexuality, personal relationships and religion in an innovative and graceful film that addresses a taboo subject: a young nun and her sexual attraction to another woman. Winner of the OUTstanding Documentary Feature in 1997, HIDE AND SEEK explores the fertile terrain of lesbian childhood and prepubescence in a 12-year-old girl living in Brooklyn in the mid 1960s.

IN PERSON: SU FRIEDRICH

IN COLLABORATION WITH: REDCAT

At REDCAT: More films by Su Friedrich, the LA premiere of HEAD OF A PIN and SEEING RED, on Mon. Mar 19 at REDCAT! See REDCAT for additional information

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PUCCINI FOR BEGINNERS
Opens Friday, February 9th at Laemmle's One Colorodo and Sunset

WATCH THE TRAILER

Maria Maggenti (THE INCREDIBLY TRUE ADVENTURES OF TWO GILRS IN LOVE)'s, PUCCINI FOR BEGINNERS was the opening night film of Outfest 2006!

New York writer and opera addict Allegra (Elizabeth Reaser, The Family Stone) loves her girlfriend Samantha (Julianne Nicholson, Kinsey), but can't commit. When Samantha leaves her, Allegra rebounds with handsome philosophy professor Phillip (Justin Kirk, Angels in America) as well as the irresistibly beautiful, recently single Grace (Gretchen Mol, The Notorious Bettie Page). Allegra juggles secret relationships with both of them, never suspecting that Philip and Grace have a connection of their own. With a sophisticated blend of humor and irony, this screwball sex comedy twists and turns with all the drama of classic Puccini.

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Exciting Job Opportunities with Outfest
Join the Outfest staff: opportunities for Year-Round staff, Seasonal staff & Contract work.

Positions include: Production Manager, Programming Coordinator, Hospitality Coordinator, Development Assistant, Volunteer Coordinator, Panels Coordinator.

Please see complete employment information on the Outfest website: outfest.org/employment.html

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25 Films That Changed Our Lives
In celebration of our 25th anniversary we are identifying 25 LGBTQ films that most touched audiences around the world. From December 15th - February 15th visitors (see link below) are invited to name the LGBTQ films that changed their lives and why. Outfest will announce the top 25 films and showcase selections at Outfest 2007 and year-round at the Outfest Wednesdays Screening Series.

To particpate in this survey please click here.

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Outfest 2007 - Film/Video Call for Submissions
Outfest 2007: The 25th Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, July 12-23
Early Submission Deadline: January 26, 2007
Final Submission Deadline: March 9, 2007

Filmmakers are invited to submit completed narrative, documentary, experimental and animated films and videos (features and shorts). Outfest 2007 will feature the most extensive filmmaker awards program of any LGBTQ film festival, bestowing 15 awards for film and video excellence including the $5,000 HBO Outstanding First Narrative Feature Award. As the only LGBTQ film festival in the heart of the entertainment industry, Outfest offers comprehensive services for emerging filmmakers to forge connections in Hollywood.

Submission forms and rules are available at outfest.org/submit.html

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SGL/LGBT Themed Films in PAFF (Southern California)

LiteraryMasturbator — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 20:57:51 GMT

I'd like to put in a good word for Rag Tag, Dirty Laundry, and Sarong Song...all excellent films and different kinds of stories...

Below is a listing of the LGBT themed films being screened at this year's PAFF.
For moreinformation, including trailers and photos, please go to paff.org/html/lgbt_films.php.

For overall festival events, please go to www.paff.org.

Enjoy!

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Pan African Film and Arts Festival LGBT Themed Programming

The Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF) continues its celebration of sexual diversity within the African Diaspora with a fresh slate of new Black lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender themed films for its 15 th Annual event.

4th Annual Black Gay Images in Film and Television Panel

This panel will discuss the past year in Black gay cinema and television as well as what's in store for 2007. Some of the panelists include Steven Macias, Senior Vice President Corporate Communications and Public Relations here! Networks and filmmakers Tamika Miller and Patrik-Ian Polk.
Moderated by journalist Jasmyne A. Cannick.

Sunday, February 11 @ 12:00pm

PAFF Bistro
3791 Santa RosaliaDrive
Los Angeles, CA 90008

Community Collaborators:
Outfest Film Festival
National Black Justice Coalition

Dirty Laundry

Director: Maurice Jamal

A modern-day prodigal son story with a twist. It follows Patrick, a magazine writer, who seems to have the "perfect life," until one day, there is a knock at the door. On the other side stands a secret that brings him face to face with the traditional southern family he hasn't seen in over 10 years.

Sunday, February 11, 2007 @ 1:10pm
Saturday, February 17, 1:00pm

AMC Magic Johnson Theatres
4020 Marlton Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90008

Community Collaborator: National Black Justice Coalition

The DL Chronicles: Robert

Director: Deondray Gossett & Quincy Le Near

A romantic dramedy which introduces us to Robert Hall, a closeted talent agent who falls for a hot health food store manager 20 years his junior. What Robert fails to share is that there is a very special lady in his life. When Robert's new lover grows suspicious about his many secrets, a game of cat and mouse ensues amongst a humorous love triangle with a surprising twist of events.

Wednesday, February 14 @ 6:35pm

AMC Magic Johnson Theatres
4020 Marlton Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90008

Community Collaborator: In the Meantime Men's Group, Inc.

The DL Chronicles: Wes
2007 PAFF Nominee for Best Short Film

Director: Quincy Le Near & Deondray Gossett

Wes, an upwardly mobile real estate banker, is overwhelmed by the demands of his marriage, career, and closeted attraction to men. When Wes' sexy but ambivalent brother-in-law stops in for an unexpected stay, he is directly faced with temptation and ultimately falls for the forbidden fruit.

Wednesday, February 14 @ 6:35pm

AMC Magic Johnson Theatres
4020 Marlton Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90008

Community Collaborator: In the Meantime Men's Group, Inc.

Lay to Rest

Director: Adaora Nwandu

By helping a woman who loved her children too much, a gay priest comes to terms with a mother who doesn't love him enough.

Tuesday, February 13 @ 5:35pm

AMC Magic Johnson Theatres
4020 Marlton Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90008

Noah's Arc Marathon

Director: Patrik-Ian Polk

A Marathon Featuring Your Favorite Episides
from Hit MTV Logo Series Second Season

Noah and his friends navigate life and love in L.A. The complete second season of LOGO's groundbreaking, one-of-a-kind series follows the friends as they chart an uncertain course through the city of angels, where laughter and drama are never in short supply.

Series Creator Patrik-Ian Polk and Cast to Attend

Community Collaborator the National Black Justice Coalition

Saturday, February 17, 2007 @ 8:30 p.m.

AMC Magic Johnson Theatres
4020 Marlton Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90008
$20

Rag Tag
2007 PAFF Nominee Best Director First Feature

Director: Adaora Nwandu

Raymond (aka Ray) and Tagbo (aka Tag) have a friendship forged in childhood. Ray is from a single-parent West Indian home and Tag is the pride of middle-class Nigerian parents. The two are inseparable until Social Services discovers Rag's mother isn't around and he's taken far from his London home to Birmingham . A decade passes. Tag is finishing law school and, despite incredible grades, can't find a firm willing to hire him. Meanwhile, Rag returns to London and finds his old friend. Their lives and circumstances have changed, but their rekindled friendship is more intense than ever. Once based on bonds of an innocent camaraderie, now their feelings have grown into something far more complex and confusing. As tensions build, the two realize they both must decide how far they're willing to go to satisfy the newfound urges they can't explain.

Wednesday, February 14@ 9:00pm
Sunday, February 18@ 7:10pm

AMC Magic Johnson Theatres
4020 Marlton Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90008

Community Collaborator: National Black Justice Coalition

Sarang Song

Director: Tamika Miller

A love story of two women set amidst the politically and socially turbulent times of the early 1970s. The couple's love is tested when one is thrust into the student protest movement and is forced to make a choice--will she choose her love or the Movement?

Wednesday, February 14 @ 6:35pm

AMC Magic Johnson Theatres
4020 Marlton Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90008

Community Collaborators:
United Lesbians of African Heritage
Out&About

Testify
West Coast Premiere

Director: Darius C. Monroe

As the son lay dying, he reveals to his father what his father has refused to believe and acknowledge. Stars Art Evans. Community Collaborator: Gentlemen's Gentlmen

Tuesday, February 13 @ 5:35pm
Friday, February 16 @ 3:00pm

AMC Magic Johnson Theatres
4020 Marlton Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90008

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Sugar Rush

Milo — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:50:23 GMT

We started watching this series last night. It's fantastic! In some ways it reminds me of "Metrosexuality"
high production values, good soundtrack... very good soundtrack...:
Blondie
The Smiths
The Las
Marianne Faithful... etc.

http://www.channel4.com/life/microsites/S/sugar_rush/

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"Another Gay Movie"

Druben — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 15:08:20 GMT

Who's seen it? Any comments? I loved it.

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Dante's Cove on here!

Doug — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 21:24:53 GMT

I live in the Chicago area and have yet to be able to see season 2 of "Dante's Cove" on here! via onDemand. Anyone know anything about this? I'm dying to see season 2 of this hot show!

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QUEER BLACK CINEMA ANNIVERSARY BENEFIT (NY)

LiteraryMasturbator — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:06:36 GMT

QUEER BLACK CINEMA
IN ASSOCIATION WITH NATHAN WILLIAMS AND SOULJA
PROMOTIONS

PRESENTS

THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY BENEFIT

HOSTED BY LEE SOULJA & DEEPA SOUL
FEATURING DWIGHT O'NEAL & THE CAST OF CHRISTOPHER STREET
AND RECORDING ARTIST TYRAN GEM

COME CELEBRATE AND HELP US RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THIS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SHOWCASES THE TALENTS OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY AS INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 25TH 2007
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DOORS OPEN AT 7PM
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Top 10 Favorite GLBT themed movies

Wed, 05 May 2004 20:34:56 GMT

List your Top 10 favs here!!

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Ugly Betty

harlan — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:18:26 GMT

Have we discussed Ugly Betty here yet? I havnt checked in in a while. I LOVE that show. I think the "very-possibly gay" nephew is great. He comes across very well adjusted, and sure of his interests and desires and is loved and respected, especially by his grandfather.

I laugh so hard at this show. I gave up on Desp Housewives, as too over the top. This show has a heart and while melodramatic, never unbelievable.

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Join Outfest at the 11th Annual Queer Brunch at the Sundance Film Festival - Please RSVP

LiteraryMasturbator — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 18:25:11 GMT

Sunday, January 21, 2007
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Grub Steak Restaurant at Prospector Square
2200 Sidewinder Drive, Park City, Utah

To RSVP call 213-480-7068
or email rsvp@outfest.org

For press/media credentials please contact jonathona@heretv.com

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sedona retreat comin to my place oceanside in santamonica

davidgabriel — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 05:44:45 GMT

volunteers
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Colin Farrell's new Gay film???

Mon, 21 Jun 2004 21:00:29 GMT

http://www.planetout.com/entertainment/news/?sernum=775

Is anyone else planning on seeing this movie? Has anyone heard any kind of buzz surrounding it?

I watched the trailer. It looks decent, though we have all seen this story line like a million times in Gay Themed movies.
2 childhood bestfriends. Ones Gay the other Straight. They grow up, the gay friend loves his straight friend. blah blah blah...

I am pleased to see Robin Wright Penn in this. I like her generally as an actor.

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Fernando Arrabal

Druben — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 20:33:01 GMT

I found this obscure director from the 70s on Netflix and found his movies very interesting. They all seem to have some gay themes. Does anyone know if Arrabal is gay? If you haven't seen his work I highly recommend it. I especially liked, "I will walk like a crazy horse."

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Outfest Survey - 25 Films That Changed Our Lives

LiteraryMasturbator — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 21:28:43 GMT

We are conducting a survey, and your response would be appreciated.

25 Films That Changed Our Lives

In celebration of our 25th anniversary we are identifying 25 LGBTQ
films that most touched audiences around the world. From December 15th -
February 15th visitors are invited to name the LGBTQ films that changed
their lives and why. Outfest will announce the top 25 films and showcase
selections at Outfest 2007 and year-round at the Outfest Wednesdays
Screening Series.

Here is a link to the survey:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?A=164007549E13668

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Outfest: Fusion Winners - Call for Submissions - Ebay Auction

LiteraryMasturbator — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 00:13:09 GMT

Outfest Wednesdays
Wednesday 1/3 - COLMA: THE MUSICAL

Items of Interest

Fusion 2006 – Audience Award Winners Announced
Outfest Holiday Auction on E-bay
Outfest 2007 - Film/Video Call for Submissions
Outfest Screenwriting Lab Call for Submissions
Why Not Let W Los Angeles - Westwood Be a Holiday Escape For You or Your Guests?

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Outfest Wednesdays screens at the historic Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood (6712 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood) in collaboration with the American Cinematheque.
Complete Outfest Wednesdays Screening Series information:
outfest.org/outfest/oftickets.html

You can now purchase Outfest Wednesday tickets online at www.fandango.com

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Wednesday, January 3, 7:30pm, Rigler Theatre @ the Egyptian
COLMA: THE MUSICAL

MORE INFO
Dir: Richard Wong, Scr: H.P. Mendoza, 2006, 112 min.
With colorful, wildly original and heartfelt songs this impressive, boisterous and entertaining musical blasts through the coming- of-age genre. Billy, Rodel and Maribel have no intention of sticking around Colma, where there are more graveyards than front yards. Tensions - sexual and otherwise - flare among the three friends, two straight, one gay, when one begins dating a new girl and the others must compete for his attention.

IN COLLABORATION WITH:
VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS

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Fusion 2006 – Audience Award Winners Announced
Fusion 2006: The Los Angeles LGBT People of Color Film Festival, December 1-3 was a huge success – thank you everyone who participated!

Fusion is the only multicultural, gender-inclusive film festival of its kind and included three days of extraordinary films, music, spoken-word, workshops and panels.

The audience award winners for 2006 are:

Best Feature was given to CUT SLEEVE BOYS, directed by Ray Yeung

Best Narrative Short was given to THE DL CHRONICLES, EPISODE: ROBERT, directed by Quincy LeNear & Deondray Gossett.

Best Documentary Short was given to I’M STILL HERE: BECOMING LEGENDARY, directed by REACH LA

For film descriptions please visit the Fusion website www.outfest.org

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Outfest Holiday Auction on E-bay
Give the perfect holiday gift and benefit the Outfest Legacy Project for LGBT Film Preservation. This authentic wool-lined corduroy jacket was worn by Heath Ledger as Ennis Del Mar in the groundbreaking BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (original production wardrobe tag attached). Focus Features has generously donated this one-of-a-kind item to benefit the Outfest Legacy Project, the first program in the world dedicated to saving and protecting LGBT films. Will ship in time for the Holidays. For more information on Outfest and its programs visit www.outfest.org.

To bid on the item, got to www.ebay.com and enter item #250057978672 or search on ebay.com for Brokeback Mountain, Heath Ledger or Outfest.
Click here www.ebay.com

Auction ends December 15, 2006.

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Outfest 2007 - Film/Video Call for Submissions
Outfest 2007: The 25th Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, July 12-23
Early Submission Deadline: January 26, 2007
Final Submission Deadline: March 9, 2007

Filmmakers are invited to submit completed narrative, documentary, experimental and animated films and videos (features and shorts). Outfest 2007 will feature the most extensive filmmaker awards program of any LGBTQ film festival, bestowing 15 awards for film and video excellence including the $5,000 HBO Outstanding First Narrative Feature Award. As the only LGBTQ film festival in the heart of the entertainment industry, Outfest offers comprehensive services for emerging filmmakers to forge connections in Hollywood.

Submission forms and rules are available at www.outfest.org

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Outfest Screenwriting Lab Call for Submissions
Outfest Screenwriting Lab, Spring 2007
Submission Deadline: January 26, 2007

Continuing Outfest’s commitment to supporting LGBTQ-themed films from conception to exhibition, this Lab nurtures emerging screenwriters and promotes promising screenplays that significantly feature LGBTQ characters and/or themes. The authors of five screenplays are invited to participate in a dynamic three-day workshop in Los Angeles in the Spring of 2007, working closely with established mentor writers.

Submission forms and rules are available at www.outfest.org

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LEGACY PROJECT INTERN

LiteraryMasturbator — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:56:29 GMT

Outfest is looking for an intern for the Legacy Project. This paid position will be directly involved in the following initiatives: Conservation/Preservation, Access and Education and will report to the Legacy Project Manager. The intern will accession donated and deposited film and video elements for conservation and access at the UCLA Film & Television Archive, where they will work directly with the Motion Picture Archivist to catalog and inventory the material. In addition, the intern will work at Outfest, where s/he will assist the Legacy Project Manager and Legacy Project Researcher to investigate potential restoration projects and track rare independent LGBT work. Finally, the intern will assist the Archive Research & Study Center Coordinator with outreach projects designed to expand academic and LGBT community research access to the Outfest Legacy Collection.

The intern will receive a $3,000 stipend for a minimum of 15 hours a week for 20 weeks. The position will begin January 2nd, 2007.

Qualified candidates will ideally be in graduate school with an interest in moving image archiving, a background or interest in queer film and knowledge of Filemaker Pro or equivalent databases. This internship must be used towards academic credit in an accredited program. Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume by December 1st to May Haduong, Legacy Project Manager, at 213.480.7096 or legacyproject@outfest.org.

Outfest is an equal opportunity employer. Outfest strongly believes in strength in diversity and actively encourages applications from women, people of color, and all persons who support Outfest's mission.

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Zarf comes to All My Children

Chris W — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 21:17:42 GMT

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2684725

you'll have to sit through crappy commercials and inane questions by the stupid host, but this is an interview with the actor who will become the first transgender character on daytime soaps.

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FUSION: GLBTQ People of Color Film Festival & Show

LiteraryMasturbator — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 20:35:34 GMT

Outfest Presents
SABOR CON FUSION IV:
Annual LGBT Performance Showcase

Saturday Dec. 02 2006
9-11:00 P.M.

Join Outfest for its fourth year of spoken word, music, dance and more from diverse and talented lesbian,gay bisexual, transgender & LGBT-allied artists. This year's theme is LGBT's in Hip-Hop: A Revolutionary Act. From powerful poets & knockout rappers to hot fashion & award-winning break-dancers; The lineup alone will make for a dynamic, memorable evening that should not be missed. Also enjoy the many great films of the Fusion LGBT of Color Film Festival weekend!

Featured Artists Include (NOT In Order):
Alison De La Cruz

Performance Artist - Los Angeles, CA

Melange LaVonne

Hip-Hop Artist - San Gabriel Valley

UN-Titled

Hip-Hop Dance/Theatre Company - Orange County / Los Angeles, CA

Breeze Vincinz

Poet - Los Angeles, CA

Skim &Jade Ross

Music / Spoken Word Duo - Los Angeles, CA

D'Ablo

Hip-Hop Artist - Los Angeles, CA

DEADLEE

Hip-Hop Artist - Los Angeles, CA

Sphear

Poetess - Los Angeles, CA

Fashion By:

Studs Clothing

Produced & Hosted By:
Naya'Hri Suhalia

FREE EVENT!!!

located @
Barnsdall Theatre
4800 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
www.outfest.org/fusion.html

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AMSTERDAM GAY FILM FESTIVAL - ROZE FILMDAGEN

BobMaster — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 01:21:00 GMT

From Dec. 14-23, 2006 the Amsterdam GLBTQ Film Festival will be showing lots of eye and ear candy at 62 screenings. Check it out: www.rozefilmdagen.nl

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Brooklyn's Bridge To Jordan

LiteraryMasturbator — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:36:38 GMT

Excellent short film. Tina's partner M.R. Stiff is the director of the documentary "Walking In The Light"...both of them are talented young women who I call friends. Please watch and support if you can...

Brooklyn's Bridge to Jordan will air on the Logo Network on Tuesday, October
24th at 10pm as part of The Click List 2 - Best in Short Film (The film is
the first one in the time slot).

If you don't have Logo, no worries b/c thanks to modern technology
the film will be on the Logo website for viewing :)
(www.logoonline.com).

Because they are looking for the next best gay filmmaker, I ask that
you spread the word to your friends, family, loved ones, colleagues, etc.
to take a look at the film online and to cast their vote. The voting
will be open after the film is aired and will continue until December.

www.tinamabry.com

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St. Martin de 4th Street Screening Tonight (Southern California)

LiteraryMasturbator — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:34:50 GMT

"IN THE MEANTIME MEN’S GROUP” PRESENTS A SPECIAL SCREENING OF
"SAINT MARTIN DE 4TH STREET"
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2006 @ 7:30PM
(JEWEL’S CATCH ONE)

The stellar cast includes Jazzmun (The 40 Year Old Virgin, Punks, CSI) Wanda Rovira (12 Hours, Ricky Martin Dancer) Diavanna Zarzuela (Angry Jellow Bubbles, Oz) Aubrey Crockett (Teen Nick, Spin The Bottle) Written & Directed by Robert Banks Ramirez (Ask Any Girl, SNAP!)

SAINT MARTIN DE 4TH STREET, one of the most highly-praised short films on the film festival circuit, will screen by special invitation from “In The Meantime Men’s Group, Inc.” on Tuesday, October 24th @ 7:30pm at the legendary “Jewel’s Catch One,” 4067 W. Pico Blvd. LA, CA 90019.

Sometimes it’s nice to watch films about the whacked out, weird lives of others to help you feel sane again. What’s tougher than being a thirteen year-old boy with a lesbian mother? Fighting with her hot, high-maintenance girlfriend for your mother’s affection. Young Martin may have the gods on his side when he prays to Peruvian Saint Martin de Porres to intercede on his behalf in SAINT MARTIN DE 4TH STREET.

Set in Montebello, California during the year 1980, this real-life drama stars Aubrey Crockett as Martin, a desperate kid in a desperate situation. His mother Lil Guy (Diavanna Zarzuela) has just moved in her new domineering and persuasive girlfriend Maria (Wanda Rovira). As sparks ignite and fists fly, Martin seeks refuge through prayer and the advice of his colorful nino/nina (played by legendary transgender diva Jazzmun).

Combining themes of spirituality, sexuality, gender, race, family, love and acceptance, SAINT MARTIN DE 4TH STREET is unconventional, intriguing and touching with fantastic performances. Receiving well-deserved accolades at film festivals around the world, SAINT MARTIN DE 4TH STREET is a must see.

SAINT MARTIN DE 4TH STREET also stars Cheryl Mendoza, Kristopher Hatfield and Cristina Santana. Written and directed by Robert Banks Ramirez, produced by Carolina Rivas, video graphed & edited by Gil Machado, costumes by Javier Ortega, Jr., make-up by Dominique Allen, hair by Debbie Valdez, and casting by Wheaton James.

In the Meantime Men's Group, Inc. is a non-profit charitable organization that supports and empowers African American men. We seek to address the psychological, spiritual and physical well-being of a community that is oftentimes isolated and excluded. Among our activities are ongoing support groups that focus on mental, physical and spiritual growth and development; HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention workshops; and a weekly discussion group that provides a safe space to discuss a variety of topics that include intimacy, relationships, race relations, homophobia, and community economics. In addition, In the Meantime sponsors several annual events that include a men's retreat, Kwanzaa celebration, King Day Celebration and a Men's Conference on Health and Wellness.

www.saintmartin4.com inthemeantimemen.org www.jazzmun.com

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araki

righteousdude — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 16:01:03 GMT

my boyfriend and i watched mysterious skin a few days ago and i can't get it out of my head. i can't recall ever being as titlated and nauseous simultaneously. joseph gordon-levitt was pretty great i thought, anyone seen it? what did you think?
anyone familiar with araki's earlier work? tom says its much more diy, i've never seen any of the films, recommendations very much appreciated

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hibiscus on youtube

david — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 15:12:56 GMT

somebody posted a video (from old super-8 film) of Hibiscus - founder of THE COCKETTES - performing in San Francisco in 1975 or so. This was after he'd left the San Francisco Angels of Light and was performing in NY with his partner Angel Jack and some of his own family. This show - I think it was called The Adventures of Jane Champagne, was a return to SF, and I think it wasn't received so well by the local angels an ex-cockettes who saw it as too much of a conventional drag revue.

you can find it on youtube at www.youtube.com/watch and there is also a cockettes clip up there as well that I uploaded, a little 45 second promo for my film.

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Don't Miss SHORTBUS Tomorrow Night at Outfest Wednesdays

LiteraryMasturbator — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 18:19:04 GMT

Outfest Wednesdays

Wednesday 10/4 - SHORTBUS
Monday 10/23 - FAT GIRLS
Wednesday 11/01 - COFFEE DATE
Wednesday 11/29 - THE GYMNAST

Items of Interest

Outfest Honors, October 13th
Fusion 2006 Coming Soon!

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Outfest Wednesdays screens at the historic Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood (6712 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood) in collaboration with the American Cinematheque.
Complete Outfest Wednesdays Weekly Screening Series information:
outfest.org/outfest/oftickets.html

You can now purchase Outfest Wednesday tickets online at www.fandango.com

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Wednesday October 4 7:30pm Rigler Theatre @ the Egyptian
SHORTBUS

MORE INFO
Dir/Scr. John Cameron Mitchell, USA, 35mm,102 mins.
Writtten and directed by Mitchell (who starred in and directed HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH), SHORTBUS presents sex and sexuality as never before seen in mainstream media. Male and female, straight and gay, the characters find one another - and eventually find themselves - when they all converge at a weekly underground salon called 'Shortbus,' a mad nexus of art, music, politics and polysexual carnality set in present-day New York.

Rating: Explicit Sex

IN COLLABORATION WITH: Babeland (prize giveaways at screening!)

PRINT COURTESY OF: THINKFilm

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Monday October 23 7:30pm Rigler Theatre @ the Egyptian
NOTE Monday Screening Date
Winner: Special Programming Award, Emerging Talent, Outfest 2006
FAT GIRLS

MORE INFO
Dir/Scr. Ash Christian, 2006, USA, video, 82 min.
Armed with biting humor, FAT GIRLS follows would-be-Broadway-legend Rodney and his Rubenesque friend Sabrina as they suffer through the indignity known as high school. Channeling his inner 'fat girl,' Rodney befriends the hot new British boy in school, confronts his own fears and hilariously reaches for his true potential. With this auspicious debut, filmmaker Ash Christian announces his arrival as a major new talent.

IN COLLABORATION WITH: UCLA LGBT Campus Resource Center

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Wednesday November 1 7:30pm Rigler Theatre @ the Egyptian
COFFEE DATE

MORE INFO
Dir/Scr. Stewart Wade, 2006, USA, video, 94 min.
In this delightful comedy of errors, a practical joke sends straight man Todd on a blind date with gay man Kelly. The two strike up an unexpected friendship, and Todd's life soon spins out of control. Everyone believes he's gay and nothing he says or does can convince them otherwise. Even Todd begins questioning his sexuality. Boasting performances by Sally Kirkland, Wilson Cruz, Elaine Hendrix,Jonathan Silverman, Deborah Gibson, Jason Stuart and Jonathan Bray, COFFEE DATE is the perfect date film.

Rating: Explicit Sex

POST-RECEPTION & Q/A WITH: Wilson Cruz, Jonathan Bray, Jonathan Silverman, Sally Kirkland, Elaine Hendrix, Jason Stuart & Director Stewart Wade

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Wednesday November 29 7:30pm Rigler Theatre @ the Egyptian
Winner: Outstanding American Narrative Feature and HBO First NarrativeFeature, Outfest 2006
THE GYMNAST

MORE INFO
Dir/Scr. Ned Farr, 2006, USA, video, 96 min.
Dazzling and sexy, this high-flying drama chronicles two women on a journey toward growth and newfound strength. Jane is an unhappily married masseuse who was once an Olympic gymnast. She is drawn back to the gym where she meets gorgeous dancer Sabrina and sparks fly. Their electrifying attraction to each other forces them both to make choices that shake up their lives.

IN COLLABORATION WITH: POWER UP

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Outfest Honors
A Gala to Benefit the Outfest Legacy Project for LGBT Film Preservation

Complete Fundraiser Information & Tickets: www.outfest.org or 213-480-7088
Friday, October 13, 2006
Pre-Party 7:00pm, Honors 8:00pm
SilverScreen Theater, Pacific Design Center
8687 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood

Special Guests:
Host: Kathy Kinney
Presenters: Faye Dunaway & Judith Light

$125 - pre-party, general seating and after-party
$200 - pre-party, VIP seating, gift bag and after-party

Special Outie Award
REGENT MEDIA

2006 Legacy Tribute
AIDS @ 25: GRIEF, COMPASSION, ACTION
Recognizing the films that reflected the AIDS crisis with creativity and courage.
Honoring AN EARLY FROST and its creators RON COWEN and DANIEL LIPMAN with the inaugural Outfest Legacy Award.

Complete Fundraiser Information & Tickets: www.outfest.org or 213-480-7088

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Coming Soon!

Fusion 2006: The Los Angeles People of Color Film Festival: December 1-3

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Quinceanera

Solapan — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 06:19:21 GMT

Just saw this movie last week, and I was wondering what others' impressions were of it. I liked it at first, but as the days went on and I thought more about the movie I started to dislike it rather intensely.

There's a subplot involving two gay men who move into a Latin neighborhood and use one of their tenants as a sex toy. Things start to get complicated. I liked this. I liked that the movie questionned gay yuppie values. I thought that was brave.

My problem is, that subplot raised interesting issues and then completely ran from them. I'm torn on whether to give the producers credit or not. And - without giving away too much - the subplots involving the Latino families were simplistic to the point of being embarassing.

Has anyonone else seen this yet?

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MAXIMO OLIVEROS Opens Today! (Southern California)

LiteraryMasturbator — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 21:15:53 GMT

NOW PLAYING EXCLUSIVELY

REGENT SHOWCASE LA Brea
614 N La Brea at Melrose

323 934-2944

Daily Showtimes:
Friday, Sept. 29
2:30 PM, 5, 7:30 and 10 PM
Sat. - Sun.
Noon, 2:30, 5, 7:30 and 10 PM
Tue. - Thurs.
2:30 PM, 5, 7:30 and 10 PM

Support MAXI this Opening Weekend!

THE BLOSSOMING OF MAXIMO OLIVEROS, the Philippines’ official entry to the 2007 Oscar ® Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, opens TODAY!
OPENING WEEKEND is very crucial for any independent film and we strongly encourage our DIVA members and friends to see this multi-award winning gem!

A Film by Auraeus Solito
Written by Michiko Yamamoto
Produced by Raymond Lee
Starring: JR Valentin and Introducing: Nathan Lopez

Winner of the International Jury Prize and two other major awards (both Children’s Jury Prize and Teddy as Best Gay Film) at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival, as well as over a dozen awards, THE BLOSSOMING OF MAXIMO OLIVEROS is the most internationally lauded Filipino film in decades.

ABOUT THE FILM

Distributed by Unitel Pictures, "MAXIMO" is a lighthearted drama about the purity of first love, pitted against the squalor and corruption in the slums of contemporary Manila where the film is set.
Gay, pre-teen Maxi is deeply and uncomplainingly devoted to his family of petty thieves. He cleans house for them, cooks for them, washes their underwear, mends their tattered jeans, and when necessary, covers their tracks. His world revolves around his father and his two brothers, who love and protect him in return. Until Maxi meets Victor, an honest, well-meaning and handsome policeman. The two become fast friends. Victor inspires Maxi to hope for a better life, which soon incurs the ire and disapproval of Maxi's family.

Nathan Lopez (pictured) stars as "Maxi" in his first role, which won him the Best Actor prize at the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Film Festival in Spain, where the film also took prizes for Best Picture as well as its Audience Award. Its other honors include Best First Film at the Montreal World Film Festival and the Netpac Jury Prize at the Rotterdam Film Festival.

CRITICS REVIEWS

"One of the finest Filipino films, shimmering with folkloric charm without softening its view of the harshness and injustice of a life of poverty. Sophisticated in its ease and spontaneity, it was directed with clarity and rigor by Auraeus Solito from Michiiko Yamamoto's acutely perceptive script” - Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
"A buoyant and endearing film!"
- Dennis Lim, Village Voice

"Maximo" has charmed film festival audiences from Sundance to Jerusalem with its refreshingly blasé handling of homosexuality, its amiable actors and its delicacy of milieu."
- Nathan Lee, New York Times

"Heartbreaking and universal! Forget 'Brokeback'--this film is the real thing!"
- Armond White, New York Press

"A colorful and exotic portrait of a young man's sexual awakening!"
- Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald

ROTTEN TOMATOES RATING: 100% http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pagdadalaga_ni_maximo_oliveros/

AWARDS

WINNER International Jury Grand Prize for Best Feature Kinderfilmfest, Berlinale 2006
WINNER Teddy Bear for Best Feature Berlinale 2006
WINNER Children's Jury Special Mention Kinderfilmfest, Berlinale 2006
WINNER Grand Prize, Best Picture Cine Festival Las Palmas, Grand Canary Islands, Spain, 2006
WINNER Best Actor (Nathan Lopez) Cine Festival Las Palmas, Grand Canary Islands, Spain, 2006
WINNER Audience Award for Best Picture Cine Festival Las Palmas, Grand Canary Islands, Spain, 2006
WINNER Best Picture - Turin International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 2006
WINNER Best Film - Asian 1st Films Festival, Singapore, 2006
WINNER Best Asian Film, NETPAC Jury Award - Rotterdam Film Festival 2006
WINNER Best Picture - imagineNative Film Fest (Toronto) 2005
WINNER Golden Zenith Award (Best First Feature) - Montreal World Film Festival, 2005
WINNER Special Jury Prize and Balanghai Trophy for Production Design, Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival 2005, Manila
WINNER Best Picture, Urian Awards (National Film Critics Society), Philippines
WINNER Best Independent Film, Star Awards, Philippines
OFFICIAL SELECTION
World Cinema Section Sundance 2006

MoMA and Lincoln Center's New Directors/New Films (Opening Night) Rotterdam, Montreal World Film Festival, Torino Gay Film Festival, Hong Kong Film Festival, Singapore Asian 1st Films Festival, San Francisco International Film Festival, VC Filmfest, Los Angeles OUTFEST Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Message Sticks(Opening Night), Brisbane, Melbourne, Taipei Intl. Film Festival, Seattle Intl. Film Festival, Osian CineFan, Jerusalem Cinematheque, Santiago II International Film Festival Chile, Tokyo Filmex, Vancouver Intl. Film Festival.

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Ethan Green

Sun, 24 Sep 2006 19:44:42 GMT

has anyone seen this film...don't think it even played in our area. It's on here tv and was thinking of renting it,but don't know anything at all about it. Main character is pretty cute though.

Thanks for the info

Mike

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The Conrad Boys

loganotron — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:39:51 GMT

Director: Justin Lo
Studio: Newport Films

There's only one reason to watch the film: actor Nick Bartzen. Nick plays supporting character Jordan Rivers, a wrong-side-of-the-tracks hottie who is also the main love interest of the film. His cute, squinty, perfect smile steals the show, although there wasn't that much to steal.

While I respect the attempt at a coming of age story, I was left wondering how the main character Charlie (played by Lo) grows and what choices he ends up making. I would have loved to see any one of the various plot lines developed more fully. Instead, it felt like very little had been resolved at the end of the movie. Even worse, it seemed that Charlie hadn't grown or changed much as a result of his experiences.

Some of the various plot lines have the potential to be powerful by themselves. Instead, each is lost in the resulting hodgepodge of themes. The Conrad Boys could have a been a striking movie about first gay love, with the good boy/bad boy elements. It could have been a story about a gay son rejecting his father because of previous abandonment issues, and a potential reconciliation. I would have also enjoyed a movie about a boy coming out to himself, his recently returned father, and his younger brother/ward.

This is the movie I wanted to see: Charlie's faces his internal struggle with giving up a promising Columbia college career to raise his younger brother. Upon his father returning after six years, Charlie then has a choice of letting his father raise his brother and relieving the weight of the world from his young shoulders. In this choice Charlie also has two possibilities open: he can go to Columbia and move away with his first love Jordan. Charlie would then face with one final dilemma: would he stay and reconnect with the father figure he never got to know, or would he pursue his dreams and his love?

The Conrad Boys is cute enough, and worth watching for Nick "Eye Candy" Bartzen. Most of the dialogue is stilted and the actors don't seem to open up into the emotional depths a gay angst film offers up so readily. Also, except for the one quickie j/o scene, the film lacks any sexual tension or release. Come on now. If you're going to make a movie about a 19 year old and 22 year old gay couple and have it seem at all based in reality, there has to be sex. Lots of it. Now that's a movie I also would have enjoyed a whole lot more!

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Brother Outsider

Milo — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:10:19 GMT

This is a repost from my Tribe.net blog:

I took 2 hours out of work this afternoon to see Brother Outsider at the Milwaukee LGBT Film Festival.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0337902/

It was a very good doc about an amazing man, Bayard Rustin. I don't have a lot of "heros", but he made my short list. A civil right's activist, life-long pacifist, queer, a beautiful singer...

I'm excited to read John D'Emilio's biography of him now, and also to see if I can find some of his music.

By all means, if you can find this doc, please check it out.

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Avowed Homosexual Has A Date With Oscar--Pisses Off Right Wing

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 15:55:24 GMT

Ellen DeGeneres to host Oscars Thu Sep 7, 10:21 PM ET

Comedian Ellen DeGeneres, who won acclaim for her smooth hosting of the Emmy Awards shortly after the September 11 attacks, will host the Academy Awards next year, organizers said on Thursday.

In a statement, DeGeneres said she was "thrilled," because hosting the Oscars was one of her life's ambitions. The 79th annual ceremony will be held in Hollywood on February 25.

DeGeneres, 48, becomes the first woman to take on the high-profile job since 2002, when Whoopi Goldberg hosted for a fourth time. Jon Stewart did the honors this year.

In addition to hosting the Emmy Awards, the highest honors for television, DeGeneres has also hosted the music industry's Grammy Awards. Her syndicated TV talk show, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," is in its fourth season.

In the 1990s, she starred in the sitcom "Ellen," in which her character revealed her homosexuality at the same time as DeGeneres did in personal life.

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Betty Butterfield

urbaneezer — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:39:04 GMT

Does anyone know of Betty? Or is she still fairly obscure?

We think she's a riot around these parts!

If you've never heard of her, here is the archive of her clips http://mmmhellooo.com

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Filthy Gorgeous + More, More, More !!!!

Milo — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 16:49:46 GMT

Hey all,
Just a quick note to let folks know about the Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video fest, which is starting on Thursday. I know most folks aren't in Milwaukee, but if you happen to be in Chicago, Madison, or close enough to drive up, it's going to be an amazing program.
http://tinyurl.com/napan

Also, for the 4th year, QZAP, the Queer Zine Archive Project is sponsoring a film. This year it's the doc "Filthy Gorgeous - The Trannyshack Story." I haven't yet seen it, but I'm expecting it to be amazing. That's on Saturday, Sept 16th at 11pm.
http://www.qzap.org

I've also heard a rumor that the fest will be screening the US premier of "Shortbus" by John Cameron Mitchell at midnight on the 15th.
http://tinyurl.com/n3fjv

Hope to see you there!

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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Solapan — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 21:50:44 GMT

or ... "The Case of the Dead People in LA."

This one came and went so fast I never noticed it. Too bad - it is by far the funniest movie of 2005,- and maybe of the past couple years. It's a film noir / dark satire / buddy movie with Robert Downey Junior as a tweaked out New Yorker lost in the glitz and plastic of LA [and he does an amazing job - go figure! Think Woody Allen on speed], Val Kilmer as the butch homo detective [in his words, "This isn't good cop bad cop. This is fag and New Yorker"], and Michelle Monoghan as the femme fatale [she's gorgeous and funny and ought to be A-List already].

I don't know how I missed it. There probably weren't enough poop jokes for Hollywood to market it as a comedy, and the language is too rough for the good people who organize the gay film circuit [i.e. Kilmer on his Derringer: "I call it my "faggot gun", because it's only good for a couple of shots and then you have to drop it for something better. "]

I'm sure this isn't for everyone, but if you like your humor black and fast then this is for you.

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Logo Viewers' Top 50 LGBT Movies

loganotron — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 17:53:08 GMT

http://www.logoonline.com/shows/events/50_greatest_films/winners.jhtml

Some on this list are downright terrible. Some, however, are amazing.

Any of you have personal faves from the list? Any that aren't on here that should be?

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Shock to the System

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 14:37:03 GMT

Saw this film on Here tv. Thought it was pretty good.Chad Allen is good as the detective. Anyone else see this?

mike

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Upcoming gay and "gay" movies

Solapan — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 20:31:35 GMT

So far there hasn't been much this year - at least nothing that played in my town - but I'm looking forward to Little Miss Sunshine, Quinceanera, Volver [because anything by Almodovar is by default gay], The King [because both Gael Garcia Bernal and William Hurt have honorary gay status in my book], and DREAMGIRLS baby!

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Adam and Steve

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 16:01:26 GMT

Just watched this film on DVD and i liked it. It's good to see a film about 2 more mature men(i think both of them are in their 30's)as opposed to another gay coming out film dealing with teenagers.Liked M.Gets recently saw hiim onstage in a play called Some Men In Phila.,he also has a nice singing voice(liked him also in the musical The New Brain).All in all a fun no brainer movie.

Mike

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Outfest Wednesdays schedule for August & September!

LiteraryMasturbator — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 19:48:08 GMT

The Oldest Gay & Lesbian Weekly Screening Series In The Country

Wednesday August 23, 7:30pm, Rigler Theatre @ the Egyptian
BOYS' SHORTS

Ready for some hilarious, sexy and bittersweet stories of secret boyfriends, sensitive bad boys and men meeting for the first time? Whether it's that nagging crush on straight guys, chatting online, or really getting into that karaoke song, these are some of Outfest 2006's most entertaining shorts for, about, and by boys.
NIGHT SWIMMING (Dir. Daniel Falcone, 19 min), GUY 101 (Dir. Ian W. Gouldstone, 9 min), DIRTYGLITTER 1: DAMIEN (Dir. Aron Kantor 13min) K (Dir. Juan Martin Simons, 12 min), STRAIGHT BOYS (Dir. Dave O'Brien, 15 min), HEART (Dir. David Quantic, 5 min), AVAILABLE MEN (Dir. David Dean Bottrell, 15 min)

IN COLLABORATION WITH
DIVA (Diverse and Inclusive Visionary Artists)

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Wednesday August 30, 7:30pm, Rigler Theatre @ the Egyptian
GIRLS' SHORTS

Love and sex take center stage in these highly acclaimed dramatic and comedic shorts that tackle the always-timely topics of first love, sexual exploration, secret relationships and obsession. Get acquainted with the beautiful and uproariously funny and clever women in this collection of Outfest 2006 festival favorites.
HOLD UP (Dir. Madeleine Olnek, 7 min), THE SCIENCE OF LOVE (Dir. Joyce Dragonosky, 14 min), GYPSIES, TRAMPS AND THIEVES (Dir. Andrea Janakas, 22 min), THE UNINVITED (Dir. Louise Runge, 2006, 12 min), PEACE TALK (Dir. Jenifer Malmqvist, 14 min), TOP OF THE WORLD (Dir. Maya Kenig, 2005, 15 min), VIERNES GIRL (Dir. Aurora Guerrero, 6 min)

IN COLLABORATION WITH
Women On A Roll

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Wednesday September 6, 7:30pm, Rigler Theatre @ the Egyptian
Winner: Outfest 2006 Audience Award, Outstanding Documentary Feature
CAMP OUT

Dir. Kirk Marcolina & Larry Grimaldi, 2006, USA, 78 min.
This surprisingly riveting, highly polished documentary follows 10 engaging teenagers at the first overnight Bible camp for gay Christian youth. Ordinary, happy-go-lucky, music-loving kids narrate their personal journeys and bear witness to a new movement of courageous young people. Caught in the culture war of religion, politics and the queer community, these teens refuse to turn their backs on God.

IN COLLABORATION WITH
The Trevor Project

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Wednesday September 20, 7:30pm, Rigler Theatre @ the Egyptian
Winner: Outfest 2005, HBO First Feature & Outstanding Screenwriting Awards
RED DOORS

Dir/Scr: Georgia Lee, 2005, USA, 35mm, 92 min.
Behind the red doors of the Wong family's residence lie the complicated and endearingly impaired lives of three headstrong sisters and their increasingly entangled romantic situations. Each of their distinctly different lives is masterfully interwoven to reveal the glue that binds the Wong family, including its remarkable matter-of-fact lesbian love story. RED DOORS is a smart, whimsical and funny film that examines the roles family, love and memory play in our daily lives.

IN COLLABORATION WITH
Asian Pacific Islander Pride Council

PRINT COURTESY OF
Polychrome Pictures

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Wednesday September 27, 7:30pm - Special Event/Special Venue
(Village at Ed Gould Plaza 1125 N. McCadden Place, Hollywood)
"A CONVERSATION WITH CHRISTINE VACHON"

Recipient of the Outfest 2001 Achievement Award
She is the most successful female producer in independent film today. Hear Christine Vachon of Killer Films reflect on her two decades of moviemaking, from her early years as a producer of such controversial, critically acclaimed movies as POISON, HAPPINESS and KIDS to Academy Award-winning successes like BOYS DON'T CRY and FAR FROM HEAVEN. This Outfest event, co-hosted with TimesTalks, The New York Times' Gay & Lesbian speaker series, will include a discussion moderated by a Times journalist, film clips and a book signing of Ms. Vachon's new business memoir, "A Killer Life: How an Independent Film Producer Survives Deals and Disasters in Hollywood and Beyond".

POST-SCREENING RECEPTION HOSTED BY
ABSOLUT

SPONSORED BY
Times Talks

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Exciting Job Opportunities at Outfest

Outfest is currently accepting resumes for three temporary positions.
• Outreach Coordinator for Fusion: The Los Angeles LGBT People of Color Film Festival
• Volunteer Coordinator for Fusion: The Los Angeles LGBT People of Color Film Festival
• Producer for Outfest Honors

For complete job description and how to apply please go to our website at: outfest.org/employment.html

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HOLLYWOOD POWER LESBIANS SPEAK OUT Again:

Guinevere Turner, Meredith Kadlec & more!
September 16-17, 2006
Non profit organization, POWER UP, the most influential gay professional women in show business presents: Hollywood Player: pitching, packaging, producing and promoting you and your projects...a 2-day intensive seminar & workshop class on September 16-17, 2006 in Los Angeles. The seminar is intimate, interactive and inspirational. "POWER UP seminars are amazing networking opportunities for the beginner to the seasoned professional,"Jamie Babbit (dir. But I'm a Cheerleader).

For a complete list of participants and presenters and for information about registration please visit www-power-up.net or call (323) 463-3154.

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THE JOY OF LIFE released on DVD

Winner: Outfest 2005, Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award
Jenni Olson's THE JOY OF LIFE is an innovative story of a butch lesbian in San Francisco searching for love and self-discovery. Against a backdrop of stunning landscape cinematography, this bold, lyrical voiceover film evolves from lesbian lust story to inventive documentary -- delving into explicit descriptions of lesbian sexuality and offering up a quick look at Frank Capra's 1941 MEET JOHN DOE before embarking on the fascinating and previously untold history of the Golden Gate Bridge as a suicide landmark.

More info: www.joyoflifemovie.com | Purchase: www.wolfevideo.com

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ADAM & STEVE Released on DVD Tuesday, Aug. 8

August 8 marks the DVD release of ADAM & STEVE, the tempting new comedy from Funny Boy Films, the producers of LATTER DAYS. Written and directed by Craig Chester, ADAM & STEVE stars out actors Craig Chester and Malcolm Gets, along with Parker Posey, Chris Kattan, Sally Kirkland, Melinda Dillon and Julie Hagerty.
"A wise, hilarious romp. The cast is perfection!" - Village Voice

"You'll root for [Adam & Steve] amid laugh-out-loud absurdity that recalls early John Cusack (Better off Dead)." - OUT Magazine

"[A] warm--and often hysterically funny--comedy about two decent guys who endure some really humiliating complications on the way to love." - The Advocate

Where: www.tlavideo.com
More info: www.adamandstevemovie.com

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Let's Get Lost

Solapan — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 01:45:46 GMT

This is pushing the envelope, because there's nothing gay about "Let's Get Lost" beyond the director [Bruce Weber], and yet ...it "feels" gay. You've got a beautiful and tragic man in Chet Baker, a southern Californian beatnik cool vibe, and cinemetography that seems lifted straight out of Weber's own work.

This is one of the coolest and hippest documentaries I've seen.

If things like Desperate Housewives and Steel Magnolias and Sunset Boulevard can be considered 'gay' [at least among the cocktails and pills crowd], then I say: so can this.

I found a copy on EBay - it's not on Netflix yet. If anyone is in the islands drop a line - we'll get stoned and do a screening.

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Hard Pill

Ms. Fill in the Blank — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 05:49:38 GMT

Hey All
I just watched this move
Was wondering if anyone else has see this movie "Hard Pill", The moive was about a guy who deside to be in a study for pills that would make you straight.
I liked it

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Boycott MySpace for homophobic cRAP music

geos — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:00:19 GMT

My MySpace.com account was deleted when I questioned their sponsorship of homophobic rap "music". It's outrageous that these so called musicians can get away with their vicious attacks on the gay community with impunity. I guess MySpace will tolerate just about anything except criticizm. I'm new at this organizing business. I'd appreciate any help in getting the word out on MySpace censorship and sponsorship of bigotry. Let's organize a boycott.

My e-mail to MySpace:
Excuse me but why is My Space sponsoring homophobic, hate mongering cRAP music? My buddy Tom has not responded to my e-mail about this subject. It is not acceptable for these viscious, loud mouth, no talent, hate mongers to profit from out pain. There is a large gay presence on myspace. Blog, e-mail, bulletin as many friends as you can. Maybe Tom will get the message.

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Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

Druben — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 00:07:51 GMT

Its always a refleshing surprise when I come across a film that gets really poor ratings (something less than 2 stars on netflix) and I find I really like it. That is the case with this flick. Maybe its that it characterizes the era I came of age, maybe its the southern thang that I have grow to be so fond of. But I think its just a delightfully told tale, so don't let the poor ratings dissuade you. See it.

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dangle

righteousdude — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:24:33 GMT

where are the reno fans??
i'm loving the new season
i've got a killer reinesha shot in my gallery
favorite episodes?
scenes
i'm a jackie and tee-tee man myself

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Name the truely aweful Gay movies here

mrdlbstyle — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 17:33:00 GMT

I just finished watching Issues 101... truely bad...
don't put yourself through this nightmare... or better yet if you want to have your own mystery science movie night with your friends then this is fodder for good heckling.

also Gods of Olympia... BAD!!!

I don't know how they got the money to make that crap!

and how they got it on NETFLIX.

dlb

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OutFest

LiteraryMasturbator — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:06:40 GMT

I posted this in another tribe I moderate and forgot to do the same here last week,

Last night I went to a screening at OutFest the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. I saw a film called "The Twelve Discples of Nelson Mandela". It's a wonderful film. The director said afterwards it will be showing on POV on PBS this september. If you get a chance to check it out I suggest you do. It was a documentary about these twelve young men who left South Africa to help fight apartheid. It touches on their political and personal lives. Exploring mainly the life of Pule (Lee) as told by his son (stepson) Thomas Allen Harris.

THE TWELVE DISCIPLES OF NELSON MANDELA, film based on the story of the first wave of South African exiles who left Bloemfontein in 1960 to keep the anti-apartheid movement alive from East Africa, Europe, America and Cuba. In their heroic journey, this group of twelve -- and the thousands of young South African freedom fighters that would follow them - helped to create a global seismic shift that ultimately toppled the apartheid system in South Africa. One of the Disciples, Pule Benjamin Leinaeng, was the filmmaker's late father.

Harris pays tribute to Benjamin Pule Leinaeng, the stepfather who raised him, by traveling to South Africa and excavating the late Leinaeng¹s life as a political activist [in] the ANC and whose real-life exploits play like a James Bond film. Harris¹ trademark elegant visual style (owing much to both high-end fashion magazines and experimental film and photography) is put into the service of dramatic re-creations that flesh out documentary commentary from old friends and political allies, while family photos and home video become potent artifacts in the transformation of grief into celebration.‹ LA Weekly

..A fascinating hybrid..., New York Magazine

Harris' historical re-enactments are impressively colorful and detailed. New York Press

..represents a strong calling card for U.S.-born helmer Thomas Allen Harris..., Variety

- 2005 Toronto International Film Festival - World Premiere

-- 2005 MACUFE Festival, Bloemfontein - African Premiere

-2006 Pan African Film Festival - Best Documentary

- 2006 Santa Cruz Film Festival - Best Documentary

- 2006 Imagenation Festival - Revolution Award

- 2006 Bermuda International Film Festival - Honorable Mention as Audience Favorite

- 2006 Independent Spirit Award Nomination - Truer Than Fiction Category

There are sample clips at the website

www.chimpanzeeproductions.org/films.html
Today I saw "Rag Tag" and "Dirty Laundry" at OUTFEST....

Rag Tag is the story of two friends who get seperated when one is taken away from his mother. They vow to reconnect. It takes ten years and they eventually do. There is alot of background and subtext to this movie....it's filmed in London and in Nigeria....wonderful cast, story, and such a well made film....please please please keep an eye out for it...

Dirty Laundry was the more "Hollywood" of the films. It's made by Maurice Jamal the same guy who did "Ski Trip" (which is not one of my favorite movies). But that can't be said about this one. The casts includes Rockmond Dunbar, Loretta Devine, Jennifer Lewis, Terry Vaughn, Maurice Jamal, and Sommore....I was hoping this wouldn't be another chitlin circuit Tyler Perry like movie...and it wasn't. The characters on the surface can seem like caricatures but there is a real story here and some great acting.....I highly suggest you see it. It is the banner movie for the Human Rights Commission so there will be screenings around the country before it hits theatres....but when you have a chance go see it...

Here are the websites for these two movies...the one for "Rag Tag" is still under construction...

www.ragtagmovie.com/

www.dirtylaundrythemovie.com/new/

the "Dirty Laundry" site has dates for sneak previews...

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NETFLIX

righteousdude — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 14:33:14 GMT

anyone want to link up as netflix frends?
my email for that account is homocentrist@yahoo.com
be glad to have your input on my queue
mostly into sci/fi-fantasy-horror here
lots of anime-tion
and a healthy smattering of french and saunders and amy sedaris

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do you guys know matt cole?

Michael — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 06:19:21 GMT

Does anyone else like porn. I know i love it. heh heh My friend Matt Cole a pretty new porn star has just launched his porn site

www.mattcolexxx.com, its HOT.. heheh he

i snuck in and looked at it a few ago. heh heh,

Michael

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Rise Above

Milo — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:25:40 GMT

Hey all you San Francisco denizens!

Rise Above: The Tribe8 Documentary is playing at the Red Vic on Haight Street this week.
http://www.redvicmoviehouse.com/

We screened this at the Milwaukee LGBT Film Fest 2 years ago, and it's A-W-E-S-O-M-E

If you can, go check it out

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Did Anyone Else Notice a Spike In Interest In The World Cup This Year

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 21:25:46 GMT

More gay guys I talked to this year were really into it. I do not remember them being glued to the TV sets this much before regarding soccer.
http://www.ohlalaparis.com/ohlalaparis/cristiano_ronaldo/

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This Week at Outfest 2006!! (Los Angeles Area)

LiteraryMasturbator — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 18:28:11 GMT

This Week at Outfest 2006!

TICKETS
213.480.7065 or http://www.outfest.org/fest2006

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Monday July 10

VACATIONLAND
Monday July 10, 9:30pm, DGA 1
When blisteringly sexy high-school senior Joe and his equally hunky best friend Andrew fall in lust, they must deal with raging hormones, unexpected budding emotions and complications that arise when Joe’s past comes back to haunt him in this latest unflinching work from Todd Verow (FRISK, ANONYMOUS).

FAME WHORE
Monday July 10, 9:30pm, VILLAGE
Are mirrors your best friend? How outrageously fabulous a drag queen are you? Are you Nicole Richie or Paris Hilton? (Or do you just want to be?) Voyeurs, gossip mongers and wannabe rock stars, your attendance is required.

Tuesday July 11

INTERNATIONAL GIRLS SHORTS
Tuesday July 11, 7:00pm, DGA 2
Swedish tomboys, Japanese college girls and beautiful Swiss women can agree - love is anything but easy. Whether it’s unrequited love, dealing with parents who just don’t understand, or getting even with your cheating lady, these shorts from around the world will entertain you, move you and make you laugh.

BACKSTAGE
Tuesday July 11, 9:30pm, DGA 2
In this spellbinding and twisted look at celebrity culture, Lucie, an androgynous provincial teenager, meets Lauren (Emmanuelle Seigner), the sexy and glamorous pop star she idolizes, and the two engage in a seductive power play charged with sexual tension and unbridled emotions.

Wednesday July 12

BITCH! DYKE! FAGHAG! WHORE!
Wednesday July 12, 8:30pm, REDCAT
Featuring the inimitable Penny Arcade this Off Broadway hit ran for three years and started an international queer/alternative erotic dance burlesque movement.

QUEER DUCK
Wednesday July 12, 8:00pm, Showcase
With cameos by Conan O’Brien, Rosie O’Donnell, Babs, Liza and Cher, and with more than a dozen musical numbers, QUEER DUCK returns with a comedic vengeance as a full length animated feature, as wickedly witty and over-the-top as ever!

Thursday July 13

TRANTASIA
Thursday July 13, 8:00pm, SHOWCASE
Set against the glittering backdrop of Las Vegas, this delightfully entertaining documentary provides a behind-the-scenes look at the “World’s Most Beautiful Transsexual” pageant.

C.R.A.Z.Y.
Thursday July 13, 8:30pm, FORD
This exhilarating period epic traces the life of Zachary Beaulieu, born to a suburban, working class family in Montreal in 1960 whose bourgeoning homosexuality, challenges his traditional family.

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STAND BY TICKES Some programs at Outfest 2006 are “door only,” and no longer have advance tickets available. However, stand-by tickets will be available at the door. It’s absolutely worth trying the stand-by line. Last year, well over 90% of people in stand-by lines got tickets! The stand-by line will form one hour prior to the screening start time. Stand-by tickets will be sold, pending availability, 15 minutes prior to the screening. Cash and vouchers only.

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The oldest continuous film festival in Los Angeles, Outfest 2006 features 207 films and videos from 25 countries in 10 different venues over 12 days. Outfest offers outdoor screenings, family programs, dozens of hot parties, provocative panels, documentaries, live performances, experimental works, celebrities and more. Heralded by the Los Angeles Times as "more than just a film festival; it's a full-on happening."

TICKETS
213.480.7065 or http://www.outfest.org/fest2006

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horror thread

righteousdude — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:48:22 GMT

queer horror flicks, what was that weak gay slasher thing that came out last year? anyhow, this weekend my boyfriend and i rented a great one, its called high tension, the heroins a very cool dyke who's trying to save her crush from a pretty damn scary psycho killer, good twists and turns, nice and gory ax in the chest, head sliced off, etc etc :) we were peekin through our fingers. what good ones have you guys seen??

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Superman appeals to gays. Should that be a selling point? Or could it be kryptonite?

Fri, 02 Jun 2006 14:00:52 GMT

How will it fly?
Superman appeals to gays. Should that be a selling point? Or could it be kryptonite?
By John Horn
Times Staff Writer

June 2, 2006

STUDIOS love magazine stories that breathlessly hype their summer popcorn movies, so you would think that Warner Bros. might have been happy with Alonso Duralde's cover story about "Superman Returns," which gushed, "Superheroes — let's face it — are totally hot."

There was a twist: Duralde's "Superman Returns" story was not in Entertainment Weekly or Newsweek or Premiere. It ran in the May 23 issue of the Advocate, the prominent national gay magazine, next to the headline: "How Gay Is Superman?"

The Man of Steel has been missing from the movies for 19 years, and now that he's scheduled to fly into the multiplex on June 28, his worries may not be limited to Lex Luthor and kryptonite. Even at a time when moviegoers and awards organizations embraced the overtly gay love story "Brokeback Mountain," there may be a different challenge for a mainstream action movie that happens to be attracting a gay following.

No one suggests that Superman in "Superman Returns" is, in fact, gay. But, as several entertainment and cultural writers have noted, superheroes hold obvious — and growing — gay appeal. In addition to being strikingly good-looking, the characters often are portrayed as alienated outsiders, typically leading double lives. In the case of Superman, the beefcake character historically has struggled with romance, all the while running around in a skin-tight suit.

At issue now is whether that gay vibe will broaden the "Superman Returns" audience, or limit it.

Warners has a lot at stake with its long-delayed attempt to breathe life into the "Superman" franchise. The studio's schedule is dominated by pricey sequels, prequels and remakes, but its first such effort this summer, "Poseidon," sank faster than the boat. And "Superman Returns," which will cost about $300 million to release with marketing costs added in, faces formidable competition from the latest installment in the blockbuster franchise "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," which opens nine days after "Superman" lands in theaters.

Beyond the Advocate cover, which features the film's star, Brandon Routh, in costume, industry blogs such as the Defamer website, which has become the online show business bible for many young industry executives, have been as obsessed with "Superman's" gay appeal as Britney Spears' parenting skills and Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's new baby girl.

Defamer has posted a number of stories on how gay the "Superman Returns" posters and Topps trading cards make the character look, particularly in one trading card showing Superman literally coming out of a closet. "If Warner Bros. marketing partners like Topps aren't even going to bother pretending, why should we?" Defamer asked. "Be proud, our fabulously caped little Queer-El."

Warner Bros. declined to comment. But the studio is reaching out to some gay moviegoers. Warners has bought "Superman Returns" advertising time on Logo, a year-old digital cable channel in 20 million homes that calls itself "the channel for Gay America."

An informal poll of six veteran Hollywood marketing executives at rival studios revealed sharply divided opinions over how — or even if — "Superman's" gay attention would affect the film. Two of the executives said the focus could actually expand the film's audience, much as gay moviegoers have responded to the "X-Men" superhero series, which has been praised for its metaphorical plots about acceptance. The first two "X-Men" movies were directed by Bryan Singer, the openly gay filmmaker who also made "Superman Returns." Singer did not respond to an interview request.

But four of the movie marketing executives, all of whom declined to speak on the record, said gay "Superman Returns" interest presented two potential box-office problems. First, teenage moviegoers, especially those in conservative states, might be put off by a movie carrying a gay vibe; among some teens, these executives agreed, saying something "is gay" is still the ultimate put-down. Second, the attention threatens to undermine the film's status as a hard-edged action movie, making it feel softer, more romantic, and thus less interesting to young ticket buyers who crave pyrotechnics.

Though "Brokeback Mountain's" gay love story proved to be a Hollywood breakthrough, unequivocally selling a ton of tickets and winning three Oscars, it was essentially an adult drama, which courts a very different audience than the high-octane action crowd that "Superman" needs to attract.

Bob Witeck, whose Washington marketing and public relations firm specializes in campaigns aimed at gay, lesbian and bisexual consumers, said an issue for any firm is to entice one constituency without alienating another.

Movie studios, Witeck said, "would love nothing more than to have buzz in [gay and lesbian] neighborhoods where people go to the movies a lot." But a company pitching something like beer narrowly to gay and lesbian drinkers faces a possible backlash. "If you're the gay beer, you're not everybody's beer," said Witeck, whose firm is not working on "Superman Returns."

Warners knows from its own history that too many gay associations can play a role in derailing a big summer movie, particularly one involving an established superhero.

In addition to drawing poor reviews and generating weak word-of-mouth, the studio's 1997 summer release "Batman & Robin" was criticized for having too much homoerotic appeal, including nipples on Batman's suit. George Clooney, the film's star, has joked, "I could have played him straight but I didn't. I made him gay."

The film barely grossed $100 million in domestic theaters, and Warners has said privately that "Batman & Robin" turned out so poorly that it nearly killed off the Caped Crusader franchise (the series was resuscitated with last year's "Batman Begins," a global blockbuster).

Despite the provocative headline, the Advocate story didn't suggest that Superman was gay or that the film contained any subplot about an implicit or overt gay relationship; Warners has not yet shown the movie to journalists and has kept its plot under wraps.

Rather Duralde, the magazine's arts and entertainment editor, wrote that "the iconography of superheroes definitely pushes a button or two with many gay men."

Duralde said in an interview that he tried to speak with filmmaker Singer for his "Superman" story but was rebuffed. "We got a no, for whatever reason. It's anybody's guess," Duralde said.

Despite the gay-branding issues "Superman" might face, there are a number of hit pop culture products that have benefited greatly from gay and lesbian fans.

The 1990s TV series "Xena: Warrior Princess" had a loyal and large following among lesbians (which the show courted) and the rock band Queen maintained a huge audience of young straight males despite the gay imagery of its name, music and stage shows. In comics, it has become increasingly common to not only create new gay characters but also to rework the mythology of long-time heroes to make them gay, as is the case with both Batwoman and Colossus.

Fox's "X-Men" movies, with their themes of a mutant race fighting for respect and acceptance, are also a study in how a studio can find a significant audience in both the gay and straight world.

"Mutant/queer connections," Robert Urban wrote in an article about "X-Men" for the gay media website http://www.afterelton.com , "abound in the films' plot premises, underlying themes, and storyline. Even though none of the individual 'X-Men' characters are actually 'gay' in the movies, as a whole the mutants clearly function as a metaphor for queers."

In the second film in the series, the character Iceman essentially comes out to his family as a mutant. In the most recent "X-Men" sequel, there's a character named Angel whose mutant status is discovered by his father, who then rejects him for being different.

"Yes, it's a popular series with gays, and I'm thrilled," said Lauren Shuler Donner, who served as a producer on all three "X-Men" films. "But they are also popular with everybody who at some point in their life has felt like an outsider."

Urban, a gay musician and writer, said in an interview that "Superman" faces a different challenge than "X-Men."

" 'Superman' is a beefcake movie. 'X-Men' is not," he said. "If you have too much beefcake out there, the 18- to 34-year-old [straight] men may think, 'It's not cool. It's not us.' "

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NYC LGBT film festival

Craig — Tue, 30 May 2006 21:58:43 GMT

NewFest runs from June 1st through the 11th. More info and tickets can be found here:

http://www.newfest.org/cgi-bin/iowa/index.html

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Kinky Boots

Milo — Tue, 30 May 2006 15:00:55 GMT

Have you seen this yet? If not, Go! It's really excellent. A slow start, but thoroughly enjoyable. I actually left the theater and turned to C. and said "I have no criticisms of this movie".

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bettie page

righteousdude — Fri, 12 May 2006 13:31:04 GMT

anybody gone to see the biopic? i dig lily atylor and ofcourse bettie's work is legend. my old man and i are going with a couple of high femme dyke buddies of ours this weekend, should be fun

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VC FILMFEST 2006: Films by LGBT Asian Pacific Artists-Los Angeles

LiteraryMasturbator — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 23:50:22 GMT

DIVA (Diverse and Inclusive Visionary Artists) cordially invite our members to the Los Angeles premiere of the international award-winning film

THE BLOSSOMING of MAXIMO OLIVEROS
(Philippines, 2005)
Dir: Aureaus Solito

Presented by:
Human Rights Campaign
DIVA
Asian Pacific Islander Pride Council
Barangay

Saturday MAY 6
DGA Theatre 1
7920 Sunset Blvd.
Pre-Show Reception at 8 pm
Show: 9:30 pm
TICKETS : $10

An award-winning example of the digital cinema revolution currently sweeping the Philippine movie industry, this neo-realist feature essays the story of a young boy (Nathan Lopez) who cheerfully fulfills the role of dalaga (young lady) in a motherless family composed of an outlaw father and two older brothers. As a result of a chance meeting with a rookie cop, Maxi becomes torn between the petty thief family he loves and the law and romance that the cop embodies.

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WINNER!

Best Feature Film/Kinderfilmfest, Crystal Bear Special Mention and Teddy Queer Award- Berlin International Film Festival
Golden Zenith Award, Montreal World Film Festival
Best Picture, Asian Festival of First Films
Best Picture, Imagine Native World Film Festival (Toronto)
Audience Award, Best Actor and Grand Prize- Las Palmas de la Gran Canarias Film Festival

Official Philippine Entry to the 2006 Sundance Film Festival

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To purchase tickets, call 213 680-4462 x 59 or visit the VC Filmfest website (above) for complete schedule and information.

Don't miss these other LGBT themes at the Festival:

BE WITH ME (May 8 9:30 pm Laemmle Sunset 5)
Presented by Asian Alliance of Queer Women in Action

BEAUTIFUL MEN (May 5 7:15 pm DGA 3)
Presented by Chinese Rainbow Association, Imperial Court of LA and Hollywood

I HAVE NO MEMORIES OF MY DIRECTION (May 6 7:30 pm DGA 3)

KIEU (May 7 5 pm Laemmle Sunset 5)

THE LAST COMMUNIST (May 7 7:30 pm DGA 3)
Presented by Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team

SAIGON LOVE STORY (May 6 7 pm Laemmle Sunset 5)
Presented by Gay Asian Support Network

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DIVA Diverse and Inclusive Visionary Artists

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email: divapreviews@gmail.com
Visit us at MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/queerdiva

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Mass. inmates can see murder and drugs but not gay love

Dr_SteveSS — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 14:17:54 GMT

http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid29561.asp

When it comes to the films that Massachusetts prison inmates are allowed to see, movies with violent killings and illicit drug use make the cut, but those depicting gay love are completely off-limits.

A Massachusetts department of corrections officer learned that last week when he screened Brokeback Mountain for inmates—he is now facing disciplinary action. Prison officials said Brokeback violates their policy against showing sexual and violent content, but the Boston Herald revealed Wednesday that prisoners have been treated to screenings of blood-soaked, drug-infused films like A History of Violence and Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Get Rich caused riots at movie theaters when it was released and was pulled from a Pennsylvania movie theater after a patron was shot dead in the lobby.

"Clearly this needs a top-to-bottom review," department of corrections spokeswoman Diane Wifflin told the Herald when confronted about the department's approved list of films. (The Advocate)

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Freakin' unbelievable. Shortly after I first saw Brokeback, I was discussing it with a (supposedly) liberal coworker. She liked parts of it, but felt parts of it were too graphic for her tastes. Immediately I asked "You mean that scene with the old guy beaten and mangled and left to rot in the ditch? Yeah, that was too graphic for me too."
"No," she said, "before that..."
It was then that I realized she was talking about the 'graphic' sex scene. So I made the blunt observation that she would prefer to see death and violence than love between two men. Oddly, she wasn't happy that I pointed that out, but conceeded that it was true.

It appears these prison officials are cut from the same cloth as my coworker. I makes me nauseated.

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Brokeback finally comes to the hinterlands

urbaneezer — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 21:03:44 GMT

BBM finally premiered here in our little outpost in Appalachia yesterday, so Red and I went to take it all in.

We were amazed at the number of gray-hairs (mostly grandma types) in the theater. And not a single soul in this bible-belt city got up and left with the first tent/spit scene. Truly surprised at that.

All in all, the theater was packed (Saturday 12:30 matinee) and the film seemed pretty well received by everyone. We tried to eavesdrop on the way out and most all commentary going on was positive.

Personally, I found it as moving as the short story. And it certainly left a little ache in the heart. Sad, beautiful, touching film.

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the mountain king

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 07:01:38 GMT

Free on line, just click, set back and enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch_fullscreen?video_id=H7H96z9ZQPY&l=1248&fs=1&title=Boys%20To%20Men%20"The%20Mountain%20King"

if you want to see more just let me know.
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