“Hunky shirtless military school boys” Opening February 10 in New York
Matt Doyle and Seth Numrich by Alexander Wagner
The acclaimed gay drama, PRIVATE ROMEO will open at New York’s Cinema Village next month (February 10th). Those lucky enough to have seen this amazing military school gay riff on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet during its LGBT film festival run have raved about the film’s terrific cast (which includes War Horse stars Seth Numrich and Matt Doyle as the titular lovers). To wit — a pair of choice pull-quotes:
“Come for the hunky military school boys, often shirtless, but stay for an excellent adaptation of a venerable classic and a beautiful gay love story. MUST SEE.” — Lincoln Madison, Film Queen
“For bringing fresh life to a timeless love story and infusing each moment with a 21st century immediacy that balances naked passion with longing, and delivering it all with brilliant coherence, the Outfest 2011 Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film goes to the entire cast of PRIVATE ROMEO.” — 2011 Outfest Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film
For more information and to watch the trailer, visit http://www.privateromeothemovie.com.
Jitters
DVD Wolfe Price: $17.96 Available: March 27, 2012
Synopsis:
This energetic coming-of-age drama follows a closeted boy and his group of trouble-prone friends, providing a positive, fun look at young people today.
An unexpected first kiss causes Gabriel to feel the electrifying “jitters” of love and lust with the free-spirited Marcus; a perfect way to end a summer studying abroad. Realizing he is gay, Gabriel returns home and is immediately scrutinized by his family and friends who notice he’s different. But as the school year launches with Gabriel distracted with parties and his friends’ own dramas, Marcus returns, reigniting the hot, thrilling emotions of one’s first crush. Jitters fires head-first into the topsy-turvey world of first love with an attractive cast and pulsating soundtrack, making it a smartly refreshing journey into the queer, teen experience.
If you like MTV’s “Skins,” “Degrassi High,” ABC Family’s “The Secret Life of an American Teenager” and ABC’s “My So-Called Life” but GAY you’ll love “Jitters“!
Language: Icelandic
Run Time: 93 min.
Rating: Not Rated
Spork
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Synopsis:
“A fantastic coming of age comedy with an original approach and premise that will keep you beyond entertained and laughing loudly.” — SoSoGay.com
“Glee” meets Napoleon Dynamite in this MTV-styled musical comedy about an outcast teen who’s not afraid to stand out in the crowd.
Spork is a smart, foul-mouthed underdog comedy for audiences of all genders. You see, it’s about an intersex teenager who identifies as a girl (though she also has the anatomy of a boy) and all the travails she faces as a junior high outcast.
From writer-director J.B. Ghuman Jr. comes the colorful and foul-mouthed feature musical comedy SPORK, a film about a frizzy-haired, pink-cheeked outcast named Spork who is trying to navigate her way through the annals of junior high. When a school dance show provides a chance for Spork to show up a mean girls gang, her trailer-park neighbor steps up to coach her with some “booty-poppin” moves. Featuring a vintage 90’s soundtrack (that includes orig. music by Lady Tigra, Yeti Beatz and Cazwell, JJ Fad’s “SuperSonic,” 2-Live Crew’s “Get It Girl”), a score by Casey James and the Stay Puft Kid; and extended school hall dance sequences, Spork is a film about standing out and fitting in.
Year Produced: 2011
Directed By: J.B. Ghuman Jr.
Starring: Rachel Fox, Savannah Stehlin, Sydney Park
Language: English/Closed Captions
Run Time: 92 min.
Rating: Not Rated
1313: Billy the Kid
DVD Wolfe Price: $13.13 Available: June 01, 2012
Synopsis:
Sexy Supernatural Western! Director’s Cut!
Wounded, BILLY THE KID staggers into the remote and mostly deserted Western town of Hell’s Heart to recuperate — but soon realizes that he’s pinned down in a trap. The townspeople have been systematically stalked by a tribe of fearful supernatural entities, the Manitou, who now want Billy as their special trophy kill.
Year Produced: 2012
Directed By: David Decoteau
Starring: Brandon Thornton, Chelsea Rae Bernier, Jason Zahodnik, Kodi Baker, Lance Leonhardt, Michael Hudson, Ryan Curry, Ryan McIntyre
Language: English
Run Time: 75 min.
Rating: Not Rated
The Seminarian
DVD Wolfe Price: $19.95 Available: March 27, 2012
Synopsis:
The Seminarian is a story about Ryan, a closeted gay student in his final semester of seminary studies. Despite his school’s hostile stance towards
homosexuality, Ryan has two gay classmates – Gerald and Anthony – in
whom he secretly confides. He is also close to his religiously devout mother
who, as things stand, is unaware of his sexual orientation.
Ryan needs to complete a solid theological thesis in order to continue doctoral
work at the university of his dreams. As he works on his thesis ‘The Divine Gift
of Love,’ Ryan begins a relationship with Bradley – a guy he has met on the
Internet who seems perpetually unable to commit himself. Ryan confides in
Gerald and Anthony, only to learn about their romantic struggles as well.
Consequently, Ryan questions his views on God’s gift of love.
During this volatile time, with the pain of unrequited love and the inability to
share his fears with his mother deepening, Ryan struggles with finishing his
thesis and holding on to his faith in love.
Year Produced: 2010
Directed By: Joshua Lim
Starring: Linda J. Carter, Mark Cirillo, Philip Willcox
Language: English
Run Time: 101 min.
Rating: Not Rated
Park City 2012: The QueerDance Preview
Keep The Lights On
Once again, movie lovers and industry insiders will be gathering in Park City, Utah this month for the annual independent film orgy known as the Sundance Film Festival (January 19-29) with additional action unspooling at the longstanding alternative event known as Slamdance (January 20-26).
The LGBT offerings for 2012 look to be slimmer than in years past but here’s a sneak peek at some of the titles debuting in Park City that you’ll be wanting to keep an eye out for at your local LGBT film festival this year. Caveat: I have not actually seen any of these films except one (My Best Day which I heartily recommend).
At Sundance:
From out gay writer-director Ira Sachs (The Delta, Forty Shades of Blue) comes the autobiographical romantic drama, Keep The Lights On. Set in the late ’90s against a New York City backdrop this is the lone gay feature in the highly competitive U.S. Dramatic Competition.
The U.S. Documentary Competition hosts the premiere of two exciting new films: Love Free or Die, a portrait of openly gay bishop Gene Robinson and How To Survive a Plague, an overview of ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) that promises to be a heartrending and inspiring testament to the heroic activists of the era. Kirby Dick’s latest film, The Invisible War also includes one lesbian interviewee as it investigates the problem of rape within the U.S. military.
The World Dramatic competition showcases the British coming-of-age drama, My Brother The Devil as well as Young & Wild, a Chilean feature about a bisexual teenage girl in Santiago.
My Best Day
A pair of lesbian features premiere in the NEXT section: from Aurora Guerrero the highly-anticipated Los Angeles Latina lesbian love story, Mosquita y Mari and from Erin Greenwell (Big Dreams in Little Hope) a terrifically quirky and cinematic ensemble comedy-drama, My Best Day which stars the wonderful Ashlie Atkinson as a lesbian janitor who spends the 4th of July helping her straight girl friend find her long lost father.
In the New Frontier section actor-director Terence Nance presents his feature, An Oversimplification of Her Beauty which explores his desire for a woman he has just met but is described by the Sundance press office as being of LGBT interest.
The Documentary Premieres section includes an exciting new project from portrait photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. About Face explores the lives and careers of such super models as Cheryl Tiegs, Jerry Hall, Christie Brinkley and Marisa Berenson as it looks back at the fashion world of the 80s.
In the Premieres section look out for Elijah Wood‘s gay character in Celeste and Jesse Forever as well as Justin Long playing gay in For A Good Time, Call (by gay filmmaker Jamie Travis). Lastly, in the festival’s Spotlight section Your Sister’s Sister features a lead lesbian character played by Rosemary DeWitt.
Titles of interest in the Shorts category (according to the helpful folks at the Sundance press office) include: Dol (First Birthday), Fourplay: Tampa, The Thing and The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom.
Slamdance:
Kelly
Looks like there are only two films of interest this year at Slamdance. James Stenson‘s Kelly, a documentary portrait of a troubled and struggling rural transgender teen in Los Angeles. And the provocative German drama, Heavy Girls (Dicke Maedchen) about a man who lives with his elderly mother and becomes involved with his mother’s male caregiver.
There are always lots of panels, discussions and other programming for festival attendees in Park City. As they have for the past several years, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) will be doing several days of programming around the opening weekend of the festival — including panel discussions and a filmmaker lounge. Here are links to details about three exciting panels: Funding through Social Media,
Keep the Lights On,
Love Free or Die. Be sure to visit GLAAD.org for additional panels and events.
Also check in on the Outfest Facebook page to see if and when the annual Outfest Queer Brunch is announced (details were not available at press time). And that’s the sneak peek at Park City for 2012!
In the crowd sourcing spirit: Please post in the comments field below if you hear of additional LGBT-interest films or have other info to share.
(Cross-posted on AfterEllen.com, Bilerico.com and QMovieBlog.com)
Sister Mary
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Synopsis:
Featuring:
ANT, Judy Tenuta, Bruce Vilanch and Brent Corrigan
Homophobic detective Mark Rima (James Vallo) must partner up with the very gay and flamboyant Detective Chris Riant (Shawn Quinlan) to stop a serial killing Nun (Judy Tenuta) from offing 5 band members otherwise known as “The Ex Choir Boys.” But when it is determined that the Detectives can’t solve the case on their own, expert F.B.I. profiler Agent Peccant (comedian ANT) is assigned to the case. As the details of the case slowly emerge the police determine that that the “nun” may only be a silent witness to the grisly murders. The task force then turns its attention on the Catholic Church and a suspect group of Priests that have had a propensity for “cleansing the souls” of innocent young choir boys.
Year Produced: 2011
Directed By: Scott Grenke
Starring: Ant, Brent Corrigan, Bruce Vilanch, James Vallo, Judy Tenuta, Miss Foozie
Language: English
Run Time: 99 min.
Rating: Not Rated
Eating Out Five Pack
DVD Wolfe Price: $74.95 Available: March 20, 2012
Synopsis:
Enjoy ALL the fun of the wildly successful indie gay film franchise, Eating Out! Looking for a hot gay cast, and a sexy funny storyline? Chow down on this bargain-priced 5-pack now!
Get all five installments of the hilarous EATING OUT series!
EATING OUT5: THE OPEN WEEKEND: Zack and Benji open up their relationship for a weekend of fun at a gay resort in Palm Springs. After Zack runs into his ex-boyfriend Casey, Casey lies and tells him he met someone new to avoid Zack’s pity. When Casey reacquaints with an old high school friend, Peter, he manages to convince him to pretend to be his boyfriend despite Peter’s reluctance that it will interfere with his promiscuous weekend opportunities. As sexual tensions start to mount between Benji and Peter, Zack becomes increasingly dissatisfied with his relationship while Casey longs for a stable relationship of his own.
EATING OUT 4: DRAMA CAMP: The latest and hottest installment in the wildly successful indie gay film franchise,Eating Out 4: Drama Camp is an over-the-top raunchy comedy with the innocence of summer love — as a cast of gay hotties endure a supposedly celibate stint at a theater camp in the woods. This is the complete unedited version they couldn’t show on Logo!
EATING OUT 3 ALL YOU CAN EAT: Casey (Daniel Skelton), is new to the gay scene, refreshingly cute, geeky, and extremely shy. Casey’s Aunt Helen (Mink Stole) is doing her best to nurture him in his coming out. Casey vistis the Hollywood GLBT Center where he meets Harry (Leslie Jordan), along with Casey’s mentor Zack (Chris Salvatore), and for Casey it’s love at first sight. But his pursuit of Zack is comically misguided and soon backfires. Will Casey eventually convince Zack of his true and undying love?
EATING OUT 2 SLOPPY SECONDS: With the help of Gwen (Emily Brooke Hands) and Tiffani (Rebekah Kochan), Kyle pretends to be heterosexual to land Troy (Marco Dapper), the new guy — and nude model — in town, only to find himself joining the campus ex-gay support group and nabbing a girlfriend! Kyle’s ex boyfriend, Marc (Brett Chukerman), is horrified at the plan and decides to pursue the confused Troy with his own tactic — being his out gay self. Who will win him first?
EATING OUT: American Idol’s Jim Verraros stars as a gay guy pretending to be straight in an effort to win the man of his dreams (a nude model named Troy, played by hunk-o-rama Marco Dapper). Meanwhile, Kyle’s ex (blue-eyed Brett Chukerman) pursues a more aggressive approach to nab Troy.
Directed By: Allan Brocka, Glenn Gaylord, Phillip J. Bartell
Starring: Aaron Milo, Brett Chukerman, Chris Salvatore, Daniel Skelton, Emily Brooke Hands, Jim Verraros, John Stallings, Julia Cho, Leslie Jordan, Mareo Dapper, Michael E. R. Walker, michael vara, Mink Stole, Rebekah Kochan, Ryan Carnes, Scott Vickaryous
Language: English
Run Time: 425 min.
Rating: Not Rated
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