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SHOLEM ALEICHEM : LAUGHING IN THE DARK
Sholem Naumovich Rabinovich was born in 1858 in a shtetl in a remote part of Russia that eventually became Ukraine, and when he grew he eventually became Sholem Aleichem the most celebrated Yiddish writer of all time. His father was a wealthy merchant who managed to go bankrupt make the family penniless, which was something Sholem would repeat often…
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Behind The Candelabra
Steven Soderburgh’s gloriously wonderful biopic would have horrified his subject Mr Showmanship …. if he had still been alive. Liberace was the most flamboyantly outrageous camp superstar pianist ever, who in the 1950’s & 1960’s was the highest paid entertainer in the World, but who had unbelievably spent his entire life in the Closet. He and…
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India Blues
This very edgy film about two gay men exploring their relationship in real time is a bold experiment from Greek filmmaker George Markaris (transplanted to Berlin). With very little dialogue this largely improvised piece is in eight different segments that cover the whole spectrum of these two young men’s experiences together. They cover Pain, Lust,…
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All The Rage
Good-looking 30 something year old Christopher Bedford has it all. Great job, money, wonderful Duplex in downtown Boston, and a well-tuned body thanks to his obsessive daily gym routines. He easily gets to hook up with any hot man he fancies and after they have done ‘the nasties’ he just ups and leaves and tosses their phone…
