Monthly Archives: December, 2011
“SAVAGE GRACE”— Beautiful and Chilling
“Savage Grace” Beautiful and Chilling Amos Lassen “Savage Grace” is based on the true story of Barbara Daly, a woman who married above her social class to Brooks Baekeland, the man who was heir to the Bakelite empire of plastic. She was beautiful and determined and many considered her to be hotheaded. She was no …
“SAVE ME”— The “Cure”
“Save Me” The “Cure” Amos Lassen “Save Me” is the story of a sex and drug-addicted guy who is forced into a Christian ministry in an attempt “to cure” him of his homosexuality. While undergoing “the cure”, he faces who he is really is and listens to his heart and spirit. We meet …
“SCHOOLBOY CRUSH”— An Unexpected Surprise
“Schoolboy Crush” An Unexpected Surprise Amos Lassen TLA’s new release “Schoolboy Crush” is a wonderful example of Japanese animation that is brought to life. It centers on Sora, a young hustler who is hired by handsome school teacher, Kairu, for a night of pleasure and to console himself after the failed relationship. Sora then turns …
“The Weirdest LGBT Stories of 2011″ (with thanks to David Mixner and Stephen Gray)
Pink News”: The Weirdest LGBT Stories of 2011 Dec 26 2011 In an article by Stephen Gray, Pink News (the largest LGBT news service in Europe) has picked “The Weirdest and Most Unexpected LGBT Stories of 2011″. The collection contains surprises or jolts memories of the old stories. Here are the stories that Mr. …
“THE AMAZING TRUTH ABOUT QUEEN RAQUELA”— Dreams of Escape
“The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela” Dreams of Escape Amos Lassen One of the most amazing documentary films I have ever seen comes to us from both the Philippines and Iceland. It is the story of Raquela, a Filipino(a) transsexual and her dreams of escaping the streets of Cebu City so that she can live …
“REGULAR GUYS”— A Refreshing Comedy
“Regular Guys” A Refreshing Comedy Amos Lassen “Regular Guys” is an entertaining German film about Christoph a cop who is a self-confident and macho man whose fiancé is giving him trouble. After a long night he finds himself in bed with Edgar, a handsome auto mechanic. When his girlfriend throws him out of their apartment, …
“ROCK BOTTOM: GAY MEN AND METH”— Addiction and Recovery
“Rock Bottom” Addiction and Recovery Amos Lassen Crystal Meth has become the drug of choice for many gay men and the expression of “party and play” has crept into our vocabularies. Crystal is also devastating our communities in ways we have never experienced before, The price of using crystal is high and often results in …
“RENT: FILMED LIVE ON BROADWAY”— Seeing “Rent” Like It Was
“Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway” Seeing It Like It Was Amos Lassen “Rent” opened on Broadway about twelve years ago. Some of us were lucky enough to see it on the stage at the Nederlander Theater and some of us saw the movie version. Now all of us will get a chance to see it …
“RELIGUOUS”— Irreverently Funny
“Religulous” Irreverently Funny Amos Lassen Bill Maher takes on a tour of religion in his own unique way. He basically looks at Christians of all kinds, Jews and Muslims. This is a satirical look at religion that not only mocks itself but also shows the problems that religion causes. We go to a Creationist Museum …
“A Bag with No Secrets” by Eric Patton— Remembering
Patton, Eric. “A Bag with No Secrets”, BookSurge Publishing, 2008. Remembering Amos Lassen Terry Devlin looks back at his life—especially to the 1950’s when he was a student at the University of Arizona. Now he is elderly and dying but he remembers his two great loves. Ian Tolson was his first and they had a …
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