L.A. is having one its hottest summers ever when Troy lands back in town. He’s being living in Spain for the past four years but now he thinks he wants to find a job and a new apartment and move back home. It all depends on Jonathan his younger boyfriend who he dumped without warning … Continue reading
This rather harrowing narrative about an extended black family in the 8os’ & 90’s in semi rural Mississippi was an inspired choice for the opening movie of ‘O’ Cinema, Miami’s newest edgy Art House Theater. A deeply disturbing debut film from writer/director Tina Mabry, which is even more disturbing on reflection when I discovered after … Continue reading
Two blue collared gay men living in a small town in Texas are both finishing chapters in their parallel lives. Gabe, a 35-year-old closeted construction worker is trying to recover from being dumped by his lover who preferred to stay with his wife after all. He can at least seek some consolation that he … Continue reading
The year is 1979 and in a sleazy West Hollywood gay bar, Rudy a very scary looking drag queen, is lip-syncing to a disco hit ‘Come to Me’ and he catches the eye of a handsome masculine and very straight dude sitting by himself. Paul is a divorced closeted uptight lawyer who works in the D.A.’s office. … Continue reading
Best selling writer and humorist David Sedaris firmly refused to allow any of his novels/writings to be made into movies until now. I’m not sure if that is because his humor is autobiographical and self-deprecating and often concerns his family life, or the simple fact he would hate the end result. Now that he has relented and … Continue reading