Desi del Valle (actress & filmmaker)
“My all time favorite LGBT movie is POISON by Todd Haynes. There are many reasons why. I worked in the office next to Christine (Vachon) and Todd when they were making POISON. I thought they were such nice, cool people. Then I went to a workshop that Christine gave on filmmaking and I was inspired for the rest of my life. Then I saw the movie and was completely awed. I’d never seen anything like it. I couldn’t believe someone I knew made such an incredible film. That added to my love for the film. Todd and Christine broke the mystique of filmmaking and made it accessible. I’ll always give them credit for that. Finally, I learned so much about gay men from this film, about men in general; about how intensely difficult it is for men to express love because they are not socialized to show emotions (except anger, of course) or to be vulnerable. The scene in which James Lyons‘s character is raped in jail is so powerful–the inability to express love except in the most violent way. I could talk endlessly about this film. That’s how I know it’s my favorite.”
Discover Desi’s fine performance in the wild San Francisco lesbian comedy, SOME PREFER CAKE or find out more about her current film projects on her Facebook Page.
Eye Candy of the Week: Thyago Alves
Italian model Thyago Alves is pictured above at the premiere of his big screen debut, DAVID’S BIRTHDAY (Il Compleanno) during the 66th Venice Film Festival. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images Europe).
Here’s the synopsis of the new gay drama, that also stars handsome Italian actor Massimo Poggio and the lovely Maria de Medeiros:
While vacationing in an Italian summer home, happily married Matteo (Massimo Poggio) is surprised to find himself attracted to his best friend’s underwear-model son, David (real-life model Thyago Alves). The plot thickens when David appears to share Matteo’s lust. Although she can’t quite put a finger on the problem, Matteo’s wife (Maria de Medeiros) senses something has happened to their relationship.
Look for the U.S. DVD release of DAVID’S BIRTHDAY from Wolfe on November 9th. Reserve your copy now from WolfeVideo.com or ask for it at fine retailers everywhere.
Watch! Katherine Brooks on “Loving Annabelle” Teacher-Student Romance
Check out this AfterEllen.com Exclusive Video in which director Katherine Brooks talks about the controversy surrounding her popular 2006 teacher-student love story, LOVING ANNABELLE.
Watch the short video here: Exclusive: Director Katherine Brooks talks about the controversy surrounding “Loving Annabelle” | AfterEllen.com.
“The B is for Bisexual” Plan B’s Boston Phoenix Review
“The B is for Bisexual,” is the headline of Peter Keough‘s adoring Boston Phoenix review of Marco Berger‘s fresh Argentine comedy-drama, PLAN B.
With the October 26th U.S. DVD release just announced this week from Wolfe, what better time to share Keough’s bite-size appreciation of the film:
“In this nuanced, Rohmer-like moral tale from Argentine director Marco Berger, Bruno (Manuel Vignau) is jealous of his ex-girlfriend’s new beau, Pablo (Lucas Ferraro). Bruno’s out to thwart the relationship — not by wooing Laura (Mercedes Quinteros) back (he’s already sleeping with her on the side), but by seducing the allegedly bisexual Pablo…. [Director] Berger is a painter, and he has an exquisite eye for color and composition: at times, the camera just settles on the abstract shapes of Buenos Aires buildings against the sky, creating a meditative canvas on which the feelings beneath the characters’ cool surfaces can seethe and curdle.”
Read more at: Review: Plan B – Reviews – Boston Phoenix.
Reserve your copy of PLAN B now from WolfeVideo.com!
Kathy Wolfe on the State of Lesbian Cinema | Cherry Grrl
Check out this great new in-depth interview with WolfeVideo.com founder Kathy Wolfe on CherryGrrl.com. Here’s an excerpt on one of Kathy’s most impassioned topics — online movie piracy and how it hurts our LGBT filmmakers:
“[CherryGrrl:] Are there purchasing trends that you see at Wolfe Video?
KW: What I’m really concerned about are non-purchasing trends. Sharing movies on the internet; even though that’s such a sweet and friendly thing to do, the filmmaker gets nothing. That’s a formula that does a lot of damage. We all need “to pay to play”…. I don’t want people to feel like they’re being bad; no one’s bad – they just aren’t connecting the dots. They need to understand that if everyone was willing to pay $3.99 for the movies they saw, we could sustain our filmmakers in a much stronger way than we currently are.”
Read more of Kathy Wolfe on the State of Lesbian Cinema | Cherry Grrl.
Bridget McManus (In Bed With Bridget)
“My favorite lesbian film is SAVING FACE. It’s a Chinese-American love story between a young closeted doctor and a dancer. There is nothing sexier than a dancer- unless she’s a lesbian dancer. The two leads, Michelle Krusiec and Lynn Chen, have some intense chemistry and Joan Chen is hysterical as Michelle’s traditionalist disapproving mother. The film has great acting, great writing and did I mention there’s a lesbian dancer in it? ”
Find out more about Bridget’s fabulous interview show, “In Bed With Bridget” and her new Logo show, “That Time of the Month” at Bridget’s Official Website!
Carol Coombes: LGBT Film Fest Programmer
“I never get tired of THE WIZARD OF OZ. Maybe it’s the fact that it’s the first time I ever saw a witch who rode both a bicycle and broom. How ecological! It’s vibrantly Technicolor, magical and it inspired my love of yellow. Bright yellow!”
A perennial figure in the LGBT independent film world, Carol Coombes is best known for her many years of work as festival director for the Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival and most recently as managing director of Philadelphia QFest.
8: THE MORMON PROPOSITION: Prepare to be Angry
Read this excerpt of AfterElton.com reviewer Danielle Riendeau‘s impassioned review of 8: THE MORMON PROPOSITION (and then get your copy of the DVD from Wolfe for just $14.95):
“8: The Mormon Proposition is almost certainly a film that will make you angry. That’s the point — it’s a documentary that unapologetically outlines the Mormon Church’s role in (as the film contends, orchestrating) the Proposition 8 campaign in California in 2008 — the infamous piece of legislation that banned gay marriage in the state. Milk screenwriter (and former Mormon) Dustin Lance Black narrates the story, which mixes the usual “talking heads” interviews with on-the-scene footage from the events at hand, making for an engaging, positively infuriating documentary experience.”
Read more here: Review of “8: The Mormon Proposition.” Prepare to be Angry. | AfterElton.com.
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