Monthly Archives: October, 2011
“VICTIM”— A Gay Themed Film That Dared
“Victim” A Gay Themed Film that Dared Amos Lassen I watched “Victim” again last night and I see why it deserves to be classified as a true gay classic. It is already almost 50 years old yet it still is interesting and well done and when we consider when it was made, it dared to …
“BATTLE OF THE CURSED:THE TWO KINGS”—The First Trailer for Roy Kirkland’s new film
WORLD PREMIERE TRAILER FOR ‘BATTLE OF THE CURSED: The Two Kings’ . Movie release scheduled for Christmas 2011. a ROY KIRKLAND film. directed by: DOUG SEBASTIAN
Divine Justice: The hidden story of “Don Giovanni”, Mozart’s Jewish opera
Divine Justice The hidden story of Don Giovanni, Mozart’s Jewish opera By David P. Goldman|October 31, 2011 7:00 AM| Don Juan and the statue of the Commander, Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard, circa 1830-1835 (Wikimedia Commons) Understudy The new production of Don Giovanni at the Metropolitan Opera is well cast but marred by poor conducting By David P. Goldman …
“Lust Unearthed: Vintage Gay Graphics from the DuBek Collection” edited by Thomas Waugh— Graphically Bold
Waugh, Thomas. “Lust Unearthed: Vintage Gay Graphics from the DuBek Collection”, Arsenal Pulp Press, 2004. Graphically Bold Amos Lassen Thomas Waugh seems to know where to find and then collect early gay erotic drawings. He has two volumes of them out. “Lust Unearthed” is a collection of drawings from the DuBek Collection which was housed …
“Love, Castro Street”— California Dreaming
Forrest, Katherine V. and Jim Van Buskirk, editors. “Love, Castro Street: Reflections of San Francisco”, Alyson, 2007. “California Dreaming” Amos Lassen After publishing “Love, Bourbon Street” with tales of gay New Orleans, Alyson Publishers evidently realized they had a hit on their hands and followed it up with San Francisco tales in “Love, Castro Street”. …
“Looker” by Stephen Bennett Clay— The Quest
Clay, Stephen Bennett Clay. “Looker”, Astria Books, 2007. The Quest Amos Lassen “Looker” by Stanley Bennett Clay is a beautiful book which has a universal story and theme—knowing that you have found love. Brando Heywood is in his 40s and is an entertainment lawyer. He is very good looking and has everything but love. His …
“Love, Bourbon Street: Reflections of New Orleans”— Red Beans and Men
Herren, Greg and Willis, Paul J., editors, “Love, Bourbon Street: Reflections of New Orleans”, Alyson Books, 2006. Red Beans and Men Amos Lassen “Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans? “ I certainly do. It’s been a little over a year since Katrina brought me to Arkansas but New Orleans is still …
“Longhorns” by Victor J. Banis— The Wild “Gay” West
Banis, Victor J. “Longhorns”, Carroll& Graf, 2007. The Wild, “Gay” West Amos Lassen Victor Banis is a gay literary icon. He was one on the early authors in the 50’s and 60’s and was instrumental in pushing gay literature forward. His output has been tremendous and book after book came from him in the 60’s, …
“Love, West Hollywood: Reflections Of Lost Angeles” edited by Chris Freeman and James J. Berg— Thriving After AIDS
Freeman, Chris and Berg, James J. “Love, West Hollywood: Reflections Of Lost Angeles”, Alyson, 2008. Thriving After AIDS Amos Lassen Alyson Books began their successful “Love” series with “Love, Bourbon Street” and “Love, Castro Street.” The latest addition is about Los Angeles and it looks at GLBT life there after the AIDS epidemic …
“The Queer Bible Commentary”— Looking at the Bible Gaily
Guest, Deryn and Robert E. Goss, Mona West and Thomas Bohache, editors, “The Queer Bible Commentary”, SCM Press, 2006. Looking at the Bible Gaily Amos Lassen Of the several queer commentaries available of the Bible, “The Queer Bible Commentary” is the most complete. It is comprehensive and covers both the New Testament and the Old …
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