Monthly Archives: July, 2012
“AFTER THE WIZARD”— A Return to Oz
“After the Wizard” A Return to Oz Amos Lassen There is something about “The Wizard of Oz” that we love and it is a story that has and will endure for the ages. We just can’t seem to get enough. Every time the movie plays we watch it and we love the books by …
“Homosexuality in History” by Colin Spencer— Not a True History
Spencer, Colin S. “Homosexuality in History”, Harcourt Brace, 1995. Not a True History Amos Lassen I am sure that once upon a time there was a need and a use for a book that gives what the author considers history but with no analyses but that is not the case today. There are some …
“MORGAN”— Living Life (A new film from Michael Akers)
“Morgan” Living Life Amos Lassen Morgan Oliver (Leo Minaya) became a paraplegic after an accident but that has not stopped him from living and he tries to live exactly as he did when a bike race pile up caused him to break his back and left him paralyzed from the waist down. When he …
“Simon and the Oaks”— Two Families— Friendship and Destiny
Simon & the Oaks (“Simon och ekarna”) Two Families— Friendship and Destiny Amos Lassen Even though this film is set in Sweden during the Second World War, I kept thinking of a Randy Newman song, “In Germany, Before the War” as I watched things deteriorate from normalcy to lunacy. This is a film about two …
“Cooper’s Promise” by Timothy Jay Smith— Trapped
Smith, Timothy Jay. “Cooper’s Promise”, Owl Canyon Press, 2012. Trapped Amos Lassen Cooper Chase, an army sharpshooter and deserted is trapped. He was recruited from Iraq to go to an African country that is in the midst of a civil war. Cooper really wants to go home but he knows that if he does he …
“THE MEN NEXT DOOR”— All in the Family (a sneak peek)
“The Men Next Door” All in the Family Amos Lassen I have been a fan of Rob Williams since his first film, “Long Term Companion” and let me just say that he keeps getting better and better. He explores our lives as gay men and then puts it all up on the screen. This time …
“MELTING AWAY”— A Transgender Film from Israel
“Melting Away” (“Names Ba-geshem”) A Transgender Film from Israel Amos Lassen I am constantly amazed at how much Israel has changed in the way it looks at sexuality. While I lived there the LGBT community was deep in the closet and although we were preparing to change the system, we were blocked in so many …
“I DO”— Love and Friendship
“I Do” Love and Friendship Amos Lassen One of the films that is gaining a lot of attention on the festival circuit is Glenn Gaylord’s “I Do”. David W. Ross wrote the screenplay and stars as Jack, a British citien living in America and helping to raise his niece. Is brother had been killed in …
“ELLIOT LOVES”— Parent and Child
“Elliot Loves” Parent and Child Amos Lassen Terracino is a new name to LGBT film and it has been getting a lot of praise lately. Terracino is the director of “Elliot Loves”, a film that looks at the influences a parent has on a child. Here is a film that gives us something we do …
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