Monthly Archives: December, 2011
“SINGLE CREEK”–Christian Propaganda that Ignores the LGBT Community
“Single Creek” Single Christians Speak and the Film is Totally Valueless and Insignificant Amos Lassen Chris Lane brings us a documentary about Christian singles who have been trying to find a place in their family-centered churches. Singles suffer from conflicting emotions every day and while they try to make positive contributions they are still regarded …
“LOST DREAM”— Opposites Attract
“Lost Dream” Opposites Attract Amos Lassen Perry Roberts (Michael Walsh) is depressed and at his wits’ end. Nothing seems to be going right for him and he gets another surprise when he meets Giovanni (Shaun Sipos), an art student whose life is concerned with drugs, sex and a deadly game of Russian roulette. Regardless the …
“JOHNNY AND LYMAN: A LIFE TOGETHER”— Two Men Together Since World War II
“Johnny & Lyman: A Life Together” Two Men Together Since World War II Amos Lassen I love documentaries and I love documentaries that lift the spirit. Johnny and Lyman, an art director and an editor have worked on Broadway and in New York and on stage shows and films. They met during World War II …
“DIRTY GIRL”— Running Away
“Dirty Girl” Running Away Amos Lassen We all know how difficult it is to discover who we are and that is what “Dirty Girl” is about—the search for identity and the redemptive power of friendship that is not expected. Set in 1987, Danielle (Juno Temple) is the local high school’s “dirty girl” and she decides …
“IN THE LIFE”—January 2012
This January on IN THE LIFE: First Class Citizens Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of equality, we look back at how LGBT rights intersect with the broader movement for civil rights in this country. Revisiting the first gay rights protests, the gay men of color who joined the Million Man March and the …
“NIGHT AND DAY”— Lost in Paris
Night and Day” (“Bam gua nat”) Lost in Paris Amos Lassen Do we ever consider traveling as an emotional experience? After seeing “Night and Day”, we realize that emotions play a large role in our travels. Seong-nam Kim is a forty something artist who lives in Paris and paints landscapes and enjoys marijuana. It was …
“THE MAN FROM LONDON”— Totally Compelling
“The Man from London” (A Londoni férfi “) Totally Compelling Amos Lassen Maloin works as a switchman at a railroad station near the ferry harbor and one night as the watches the ferry arrive he sees that the first passenger to get off, a tall thin person, does not go through the customs line but …
“MOROCCO FANTASIA”— Al di Meola on DVD
“Morocco Fantasia” Al Di Meola on DVD Amos Lassen I was awed as I watched Al Di Meola’s Moroccan concert on blu ray last night. It was filmed in 2009 at the Mawazine Music Festival in Rabat and shows how different cultures and religions come together. The band is made up of Al Di Meola …
“DOWNING”— When Teens Party
“Downing” When Teens Party Amos Lassen John is a seventeen year old gay teen who is totally comfortable with his sexuality, in fact, so much so that he is willing to help others. His best friend, Chloe, is planning to go to a “straight” party where the host, Daniel, is a rabid homophobe. Daniel considers …
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