Category Archives: GLBT documentary
“TAB HUNTER CONFIDENTIAL”— Now in Production
“Tab Hunter Confidential” Now in Production Amos Lassen I just heard that director Jeffery Schwartz (“Vito”, “I Am Divine”) is at work on his new film, “Tab Hunter Confidential” and hopes to have it ready for festival time next year. The film is a documentary based on the New York Times best seller with the …
“HOMOSEXUAL”— A New Mockumentary by Toby Ross
“Homosexual” A New Mockumentary by Toby Ross Amos Lassen Toby Ross is one of those filmmakers that dares to go where others fear. I have been watching his movies for several years now and every film is a surprise. This time we are treated to a look at those gay guys who are not in …
“Continental”— Remembering
” Continental” Remembering Amos Lassen One of the most anticipated documentaries is wrapping up production and beginning the festival run so I hear. The Continental Baths was a New York City hotspot from the late 60s through 1974. (My last night in the States before I moved to Israel, I spent at the “Tubs” as …
“I AM GAY AND MUSLIM”— Gay in Morocco
“I Am Gay and Muslim” Gay in Morocco Amos Lassen It seems as the doors to Muslim closets are beginning to open and we getting first looks at what it means to be gay and Muslim especially since the price of homosexuality in Islamic countries is very high. In this film, director Chris Belloni focuses …
“FUCK FOR FOREST”— Sex Can Change the World
“F*ck for Forest” Sex Can Change the World Amos Lassen As I was becoming an adult, many of my friends had taken the road to “hippiedom” and believed that free love was the answer to everything and that it would make the world a better place. Now a charity out of Berlin, Fuck the Forest …
“MICHAEL SCHENKER—TEMPLE OF ROCK: LIVE IN EUROPE”— A Live Concert
“Michael Schenker – Temple Of Rock: Live In Europe (2012)” A Live Concert Amos Lassen Michael Schenker (lead guitar), Doogie White (vocals), Herman Rarebell (drums), Francis Buchholz (bass) and Wayne Findley (rhythm guitar and keyboards) bring us a love concert from Tilberg, the Netherlands now on DVD. It was recorded in May, 2012 so it …
“THE LAVENDER SCARE”— The Gay Witch Hunts
“The Lavender Scare” The Gay Witch Hunts Amos Lassen I do not usually write about movies before they are released but “The Lavender Scare” is such an important project that I want everyone to be ready for when it does come out. This is the first feature length documentary about the government of this country …
“Love Free or Die: How the Bishop of New Hampshire is Changing the World”— A Portrait of Bishop Gene Robinson
Love Free or Die: How the Bishop of New Hampshire is Changing the World A Portrait of Bishop Gene Robinson Amos Lassen 2003 was a very important year. It was then that Gene Robinson was elected to be a bishop in the Episcopal Church. With that election, he became a leading figure in the …
“BULLY”— The Stories Speak for Themselves
“Bully” The Stories Speak for Themselves Amos Lassen “Bully” opens with two mourning parents standing at the grave of their dead son. Now that is certainly one way to open a film and let you know that what you are about to see is like no other film you have seen. Parents are not …
“OUT IN THE OPEN”— Coping with Stereotypes
“Out in the Open” Coping with Stereotypes Amos Lassen Coming soon is a new documentary (Breaking Glass Films) which contains interviews with celebrities, politicians and just everyday people who are both straight and gay and who “celebrate” our LGBT community. The film is for youth across the world and their families, friends and teachers. The …
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