Monthly Archives: September, 2011
“Believer, Beware: First Person Dispatches from the Margins of Faith”— Thinking About Religion
Sharlet, Jeff and Peter Manseau. “Believer, Beware: First Person Dispatches from the Margins of Faith”, Beacon, 2011. Thinking about Religion Amos Lassen Jeff Sharlet and Peter Manseau have a website, “Killing the Buddha.com” and this is the second book that is a collection of stories from their site. Thirty-five chapters show the diversity of the …
“The Letters of T.S. Eliot”— The Poet as an Anti-Semite
Eliot, Valerie and Hugh Haughton (editors). “The Letters of T.S. Eliot: Volume 1: 1898-1922, Revised Edition; Volume 2: 1923-1925, Yale University Press, 2011, Checking the Rumors Amos Lassen As a graduate student in English, I took a course on T.S. Eliot mainly because I loved “The Wasteland”, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” and …
“MAKE THE YULETIDE GAY”— Coming Out at Christmas
“Make the Yuletide Gay” Coming Out at Christmas Amos Lassen It was my original plan just to comment that Rob William’s wonderful DVD, “Make the Yuletide Gay” is being released on blu ray but before I did that, I sat down to watch the film again and then decided to write a completely new review. …
“PHANTOM IMAGES”—coming in November from Ariztical
Phantom Images Street Date: November 15, 2011 Starring: Rob Morretti, Steven Taylor, Elizay Pierre-Louis, Barron Myers, Samuel Encarnacion, Frank Holliday Directed By: Matthew Doyle “…it is not only welcome to the canon of gay film, but also one that is badly needed.” -Amos Lassen Confronted with the “Big C”, …
“THE SONS OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS”— Opening Soon in New York and Los Angeles
a documentary by Tim Wolff Opens October 7th in New York at the Quad Cinema and October 14th in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Sunset 5 AN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS STORY Mardi Gras, drag royalty and a glittering civil rights revolution–where else could these elements come together but in the city of New Orleans? Interweaving …
“FOREVER PLAID”— Homage to the Fifties
“Forever Plaid” Homage to the Fifties Amos Lassen In the 1950’s, the music scene was dominated by groups of men and boys who sang in close harmony and that is what “Forever Plaid”, the filmed version of the off-Broadway play is all about. We meet four high school friends who dream of recording an album …
“Skull Buggery” by Robin Anderson— Mayhem, Macabre and Misadventure
Anderson, Robin. “Skull Buggery”, Robin Anderson, 2011. Mayhem, Macabre and Misadventure Amos Lassen Those of you who read my reviews know that I have a special affinity for the writings of Robin Anderson and that I review everything he writes. I have made it my goal to see that other people are able to gain …
“CARLOS”— Putting a Face on Terror
“Carlos” Putting a Face on Terror Amos Lassen Criterion brings us “Carlos”, the mini-series about Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, Venezuelan revolutionary, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization. Known as Carlos the Jackal was the most notorious terrorist before Osama Bin Laden. He was carefully aligned with the Palestinian/anti-Zionist cause for equality and justice and espoused the …
“The Unreal Life of Sergey Vladimirovitch Nabokov” by Paul Russell— The Gay Brother
Russell, Paul. “The Unreal Life of Sergey Vladimirovitch Nabokov”, Cleis Press, 2011. The Gay Brother Amos Lassen I know that when I read a Paul Russell book that I am going to enjoy the experience so I eagerly looking forward to “The Unreal Life of Sergey Nabokov” and entering a world that I knew little …
“Blue” by Russ Gregory— Murder in Austin
Gregory, Russ. “Blue”, Bold Strokes Books, 2011. Murder in Austin Amos Lassen “Blue” is the first book I have read by Russ Gregory and I must say that it definitely will not be my last. There is nothing like a good mystery to hold my interest and when a book grabs me on the very …
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