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Rites of Passage

Aaron C. Yeagle — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:21:14 +0000

“Rights of Passage” is a taut, well-written and acted thriller from the acclaimed director of “Powder” (Victor Salva) a delves into issues of parenthood, masculinity, homophobia, childhood hurts, and one young man’s misdirected search for a father figure.

Del (the excellent Dean Stockwell) and his young lawyer son DJ (Robert Glenn Keith, the hunk in the gay short “Death in Venice California”) travel to their lakeside cabin to fish and talk. When they get there, Del’s estranged gay son, Campbell (well-acted by the hunkalicious Jason Behr and star of “Roswell”), is unexpectedly

Feature Profile: Suzanne Westenhoefer - Guaranteed Fresh

Q Comedy Staff Writer — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:21:38 +0000

Before Ellen and before Cho, there was Suzanne Westenhoefer.

Fearless, bold, unapologetic, and “freaking hilarious” best describes Comedian Suzanne Westenhoefer. She’s made a career out of telling the truth. And, the truth is, life is funny and no one is off limits. From her mom’s Last Will and Testament to her dog’s embarrassing discovery (What is the discovery? Strange otherwise), Suzanne shares stories that leave audiences in stitches.

The first openly gay comedian in the U.S., Suzanne has delivered gay

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Doris Day: The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door by David Kaufman

Tom Jackson — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:24:51 +0000

David Kaufman has now written the long-awaited, definitive biography of Doris Day. By telling Day’s incredible, previously untold story, Kaufman takes the reader to the epicenter of American popular culture- a roller-coaster saga, from the 1940s to the 1980s. While Day symbolized virtuous America to the rest of the world-especially in her heyday, the 1950s and early 1960s-both she and that era are still perceived as being far more innocent and carefree than they really were. Indeed, what makes Day’s story so richly fascinating is the fact that she was in many ways the opposite of her

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Brokeback Mountain

Aaron C. Yeagle — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:50:29 +0000

BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN is much more than a gay cowboy movie, even though many straight folks are fond of describing it as such. And given that I was starting to feel like the only queer dude in the world that had not seen this much talked about (and admired) flick: I finally made myself watch it on DVD recently. And it was the saddest love story I’ve ever seen.

I knew one of the characters died. And I’d also heard about the quite moving scene with the shirt (I won’t say more than that–just in case there still might be another soul out there that has not seen this film yet). But all my friends failed to tell me about the gay bashing scene. I mean, the movie was

Capote

Dylan Mitchell — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:31:23 +0000

Damn, I’m really on a roll (as far as queer flicks are concerned). I’ve actually seen both CAPOTE and BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN on DVD. The special features alone–made me glad I bought both flicks.

I found the film CAPOTE — both moving and maddening. The performances were all excellent. And I agree the lead actor, Philip Seymour Hoffman, deserved the Academy Award he won. But the so-called revelations about the REAL Truman Capote (why he never wrote another major book after In Cold Blood, plus his eventual self-destruction from too much