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Great cast...looks very well made...hopefully does justice to the Herbert novel. 2119791287_DuneMainTrailer.mp4

Very well done short from Sweden. I recommend it. Share your thoughts. ❤

Harold and Kumar movies have been a secret vice of mine. Kal Penn and John Cho were a perfect duo. (I luv John Cho. 💖) I was delighted to read that Kal Penn has come out.

Mykonos Nights: Omar Sharif Jr. on the Gay Getaway's Sexual Allure Image via Shutterstock The activist and grandson of the Hollywood legend details his first gay sexual experience in his new memoir, A Tale of Two Omars. Read an exclusive excerpt here. By Omar Sharif Jr. October 28 2021 7:42 PM EDT Before starting college in the fall, my cousin Mikey and his friends had planned a ten-day backpacking trip through Greece to launch their next life chapter. As we’d always been close, Mikey invite…

I know - it all happened ten years ago and is probably forgotten by most. I only bring it up as last night I watched a Netflix mini-series "Room 2806: The Accusation". I am very late in watching it as it was produced in 2020. But I found it fascinating, with the memories I have of that scandal jogged by the four episodes featuring most of the people who actually participated in the events. To recap. Dominique Strauss Kahn (referred to by all as DSK) was the brilliant Chairman of the International Monetary Fund who had helped steer the world through the 2008 financial crisis. An economist turned Socialist politician, he was the leading candidate to win the 2012 Frenc…

In two weeks, the sequel to Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe will release. I ordered my copy from my local independent bookstore. I am especially excited because the audiobook will once again be read by Lin-Manuel Miranda. He did a terrific job (of course) reading the first book, a truly poignant, enlightening tale about two Mexican American boys in El Paso. Some call it a love story for young adults, but it is so much more.

So much has been written about Oscan Wilde that we think we know most about his life. We know he was born in Dublin and spent most of his working life in London. Less well known (if at all), he spent more of the rest of his life in the Northern Irish town of Enniskillen than anywhere else. As a boarder at Portora Royal School he lived in the city between 1864 and 1871. "The Happy Prince" is the title of a lovely short story Wilde wrote in 1888. In essence it tells the simple tale of a poor town where a swallow sits on top of a statue, having missed the annual migration south with the rest of the swallows. The statue is of a young Prince who never knew sadness in his …

https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/30/next-james-bond-actors-replace-daniel-craig/ What an absolute horrible idea! 9 suave, sophisticated and badass queer actors who should replace Daniel Craig as James Bond The race to find the next James Bond actor is on, and it's time to welcome a queer actor into the long-running franchise. (Getty/Theo Wargo/Ray Tamarra/GC Images/Lia Toby) The race to find the next James Bond is underway as Daniel Craig bids farewell to the role, and honestly, it’s time for a queer actor to finally take on the 007 mantle. In the almost six decades worth of Bond movies, several actors ha…

After delays of 18 months due to covid, Bond is back. Its premiere was held last night in London with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in attendance. No, I haven't seen it, but the reviewers so far seem to give it huge plaudits and 5 stars. The Guardian review starts - Craig’s final film as the diva of British intelligence is an epic barnstormer, delivering pathos, action, drama, camp comedy (Bond will call M “darling” in moments of tetchiness), heartbreak, macabre horror, and outrageously silly old-fashioned action in a movie which calls to mind the world of Dr No on his island. Director Cary Fukunaga delivers it with terrific panache, and the film also show…

To those who enjoy classical music (horrible term but I can't think of a more obvious one) the name Jessye Norman on an ad for a concert or a CD or a DVD was enough to ensure a sell-out. Along with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa she was the reining worldwide diva for more than four decades. To the non classical world, she is best known perhaps for her appearance in 1989 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution when she sang the Marseillaise draped in the French flag on the back of truck as it progressed down the Champs Elysees. Or singing at the opening ceremony of the Olympics in her home town of Atlanta in 1996. A big and tall African American with a sopran…

If I read the reviews first, I would not have watched the first episode. But, I didn't. And, I enjoyed it thoroughly. The cinematography was amazing and I loved all the visuals. The acting was good and it was just pretty to watch. Sure, there are some plot issues. But, watching this on a 80 inch screen was just stunning. I really enjoyed it and will keep watching. Plus, I love the hottie Alfred Enoch and watch everything he is in.

You may not know the name but no doubt you have seen her, either on television on cinema screens. She was a stalwart in the "Blackadder" tv series, played Professor Sprout in the "Harry Potter" movies, regularly appears in the UK on Graham Norton's show and more recently internationally as one of a group of pensioners visiting india and Japan in a series "The Real Marigold Hotel" based on the movie "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" and its sequel about retirees in an Indian hotel. Or in more serious vein in Martin Scorsese's movie "The Age of Innocence" and as the Nurse in Baz Luhrmann's version of "Romeo and Juliet" with Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo. Now aged 80, open…

That's the closing sentence in a highly personal profile of writer Colm Toibin that appears in the current issue of The New Yorker. The author of many gay themed novels, Toibin didn't learn to read until he was nine. But once he found his groove, he began to make up for lost time. If your tempted by this piece, you can read Toibin describing an orgy in Barcelona at this link: https://www.scribd.com/document/93681837/Barcelona-1975-a-story-from-Colm-Toibin-s-THE-EMPTY-FAMILY "Secrets and Lies" by D.T. Max he Irish writer Colm Tóibín is a busy man. Since he published his first novel, “The South,” at thirty-five, in 1990, he has written eleven more books…

What sounds like an interesting movie has just wrapped filming in Brighton, England. It tells the story of a loving married couple (man and woman) living in a happy menage a trois with the husband's male lover. "My Policeman" is an adaptation of a novel which covers the interesting period between the 1950s and 1990s when attitudes to sex and sexuality went through much change in Britain and much of the rest of the world. An article in The Guardian takes as its theme the role of the lover, played by the gay actor Rupert Everett. This, the writer suggests, is ideal casting as Everett has had to live through many changes in recent years following his starring role in th…

Had heard uneven things, went in expecting it to be Captain Marvel weak-sauce. It was far better than that, quite a bit of fun. Good to see in theaters, especially the opening if you've spent time in San Francisco.

Perhaps there are guys here who like to read but never came across the two novels mentioned above. These are two of the best gay novels you could ever read. The Persian Boy: Published in February, 1998, author Mary Renault. Amazon sums up thus: The Persian Boy traces the last years of Alexander’s (the Great) life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas. Abducted and gelded as a boy, Bagoas was sold as a courtesan to King Darius of Persia, but found freedom with Alexander after the Macedon army conquered his homeland. Their relationship sustains Alexander as he weathers assassination plots, the demands of two foreign wives, a sometimes-mutinous army, and his own ferocious …

If ever there was a location to make a science fiction film, Cambodia is surely that place. From Variety Courtesy of Robert Leitzell A book of dreams, teenagers searching for buried treasure and a quest to digitally manufacture spiritual enlightenment constitute the intriguing ingredients of “Karmalink,” a fresh and highly entertaining sci-fi mystery-adventure set in a near-future Phnom Penh. Driven by Buddhist concepts of karma and rebirth, and underscored by commentary on Cambodia’s past, present and potential future, this striking feature debut by U.S. filmmaker Jake Wachtel takes viewers on a fascinating and frequently wondrous expedition to a pla…

The Suicide Squad is pretty fun. But you can also see it on HBOMax. Was actually good to see in a big Dolby Laser theater though. Free Guy... meh. Should've had a lot to drink first. Too much of the good stuff is in the trailers and the rest is pretty predictable. The Green Knight... ... ... is trippy. Interesting and well done. Basically like Excalibur but much less action, so some will find boring and many will find confusing. Still, glad I saw it.

Did anyone get a chance to see the Fantasy Island reboot series premiere? I did and I enjoyed it. I especially liked that it had a gay theme for one of the guests.

Looks good.

I am laughing alone. Super good.

From National Public Radio Anthony Bourdain, in Roadrunner, the new documentary about his life. CNN/Focus Features Anthony Bourdain was in his 40s when he got famous. A lot of people don't realize that. He'd lived a cook's life — hot, sweaty, messy, sometimes ugly — and wrote a book about it. He was still on the line when that book, Kitchen Confidential, hit the bestseller list. He found out about it by phone. He stepped away from his post, the rush, his knives and pans, to take the call, laugh, splash water on his face. There was a camera there to capture it, and the footage ended up in Roadrunner, the new documentary by Osc…

Ballroom! I love it. The dances were great, the dressing was amazing, and the back stories were intriguing. HBO Max.

I have thoroughly enjoyed Kung Fu. It is a new series on the CW. I loved the character development, the gay brother, the family connections, and the fight scenes were excellent. It was renewed for 2nd season.

Just watched The Good Lord Bird epi 1 on Showtime. Ethan Hawke is amazing. Perhaps an emmy or two.