Beloved (2011)

Beloved (2011)
Director: Daniel Zinkant
Writer: Daniel Zinkant
Genre: Short movie
COuntry: UK Duration: 5 min
Year: 2011
Staring: Adam Loyd James, Emily Fretwell, William Hobby

Dan is young and dreams of love. In this beautifully made short on gay love we are let into his world, experiencing the beauty he sees and so desires. Flicking between two worlds of fantasy and real-life, we feel his pain of unrequited love.
This is a magical tale of a young mans unrequited love.
from Suited and Booted Studios
Beloved was made through the First Light Studio Award, a group of 15-19 year olds worked together to produce the film which was written by a young person.
The film has been screened at film festivals across the world and has won numerous awards.

The Living End (1992)

The Living End (1992)

Director: Gregg Araki
Writer: Gregg Araki Genres: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA Language: English Year: 1992 Duration: 92 min

Stars: Mike Dytri, Craig Gilmore, Mark Finch

The Living End is a 1992 film by Gregg Araki. Described by some critics as a "gay Thelma and Louise," the film is an early entry in the New Queer Cinema genre. The Living End was nominated for a Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 1992.
Luke is a restless and reckless drifter and Jon is a relatively timid and pessimistic movie critic. Both are gay and HIV positive. After an unconventional meeting, and after Luke kills a homophobic police officer, they go on a road trip with the motto "Fuck everything."

"The Living End" is Gregg Araki's 1992 film. It stars Mike Dytri as Luke and Craig Gilmore as Jon.

The film opens up stating that it's "an irresponsible film by gregg araki." Indeed.

The story surrounds Jon, a writer/movie critic, who unwillingly picks up Luke, an openly gay hustler/drifter. Luke is a hedonistic, free spirit, set on the idea that the world is a "big confusing place," as he graffiti's "I blame society." Jon is more cautious and reserved. They both are HIV positive, and both soon realize they have nothing to lose. They go on a reckless journey together, and we as viewers watch as they become yin/yang to one another.

This film is part soft-porn, part dread/angst, but we're not left scared- just oblivious and lost, like the characters. Along with a great soundtrack, Araki knows how to decorate his films. From posters and bumper stickers to graffiti and advertisements, Araki keeps you dazzled in the background while the story is going on. The placement of objects all seem to have a purpose, as if within each scene he's trying to send a message (such as the scene where he places plants among objects of technology). There's also plenty of classic one-liners and quotes: "Live fast, Die young, Leave a beautiful corpse."

Araki is known for his controversial film style, and perhaps that's why his films remain so underrated. Still, this is the best gay love story I've seen on screen, even beating the moving but dull "Brokeback Mountain." "The Living End" is moving but it's anything but dull. Araki creates stories then sets them on fire when he films them. I recommend this movie to anyone, gay or straight, not to mention Araki's other films.

"Fuck the World!"

Writen by Lucy Tonic

The Weding Dance

Here’s a clip from an Elliot London video, “The Wedding Dance,” with a surprising and moving twist at the end. If you think there is anything suggestive about a father-son dance, this will change your mind.

Cure(d) (2011)

Cure(d) (2011)
Director: Aaron Chan Writer: Aaron Chan Genre: Short movie Country: Canada Language: English
Duration: 7 min
Stars: Michael Germant, Sarah Harlow, Pascal Belanger
Postoji li lijek za homoseksualizam?


After coming out to his parents and wanting to be 'normal', Jason takes what he believes to be a cure for being gay.

The Language Of Love (2013)

 

THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE (2013)

Starring:
Kim Ho as Charlie

Directed by Laura Scrivano
Developed from the original monologue, TRANSCENDENCE, by Kim Ho
Genre: Short movie
Country: Australia
Producer: Dan Prichard
Cinematographer: Ross Giardina
Editor: Anil Griffin
Production Designer: Bethany Ryan
Sound Designer: Declan Diacono
Composer: Andrew Scott

Umijete li opisati sebe?
Ne mislim na opis sa gay romea tipa koliki ti je i šta voliš, već na to kako se osjećaš, šta želiš, očekuješ i čemu se nadaš? Voliš li nekoga, a ne smiješ mu to reći već samo glumiš ortaka?
Koliko zaista dopuštamo drugima da nas upoznaju?
Znam strah je veliki da će to neko zloupotrijebiti, da če otkriti neku vašu slabost i da če te postati ranjivi.
POnekad ipak treba sa nekim iskreno popričati, a ako imate izgovor da nemate sa kim onda barem popričajte sami sa sobom. Iskreno i bez zadrške izgovorite ono što krijete duboko u sebi.
Pogledajte ovaj kratak film pa pokušajte i vi napisati neko iskreno pismo - samom sebi.

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Seventeen-year-old Kim Ho was one of the winners of the 2012 monologue competition Love Bytes, held by Fresh Ink, a development program for emerging playwrights from the Australian Theatre for Young People.

As one of the competition’s winners, Kim was assisted with transforming his original three-minute video entry, Transcendence — which tells the story of a young gay teen struggling with his sexuality and the love he feels for a boy in his French class — into the beautiful nine-minute short film The Language of Love.

“Homosexuality is still a sensitive topic, and I immediately felt pressured to write something that was candid but not disrespectful to the LGBT community,” Ho explains on the Fresh Ink website. “I wanted to write something that would make me cry just like the stunning It’s Time advertisement for marriage equality, something that would resonate with people no matter what their sexuality.”

The result can be seen in the video below, a short film that plants roots in the heart of anyone who has experienced the wonder, fear, and excitement of first love.

Hirsute (2007)

Hirsute (2007)

 

Director: A.J. Bond
Writer: A.J. Bond
Genre: Short movie
Country: Canada
Language: English
Duration: 14 min
Year: 2007

Stars: A.J. Bond

 

 

 

Leaves You Interested In More
21 December 2008 | by Franco-LA (United States) – IMDB

This short, by a gay filmmaker, has both some science fiction elements (time travel) and some gay elements, but to be considered either a sci fi or gay short both would miss classify and suggest something other than what this short actually is about - a very clever and interesting story about identity and self-perception.

This is the type of short that makes you want to see a longer feature by the writer/director, and also makes you want to know more about what happens to the protagonist. This is also the flaw, typical of shorts, that it is somewhat oblique and unresolved. Unfortunately, this is frequently the "nature of the beast," so to speak, due to funding and other time constraints. However, many aspects of this short are well handled, such as the time travel elements, with cleverness and imagination.

 

 

Bad Romance (2011)

Bad Romance (2011)
Hua wei mei (original title)

 

Director: François Chang
Writer: François Chang
Genre: Romance, Drama
Country: China
Language: Chinese, French
Duration: 90 min

Stars: Nranus Chen, Jason Lau, Hayden Leung, Will Bay, Chan Chan

 

 

 

 

Film prati sedam momaka i đevojaka koje pokušavaju naći ono nešto što im nedostaje, ali nisu sigurni da je to što im se nalazi na dohvat ruke ono što zaista žele.
Stekao sam utisak da je cjeli film urađen na osnovu pjesme Bad Romance (Lady Gaga) i stiha:
Ja želim tvoju ljubav, želim tvoju osvetu, ti i ja možemo napisati lošu romansu.
Ako naletite na nekoga ko je sa vama da bi se osvetio bivšem momku, znaćete o čemu pričam. Iako seks sa takvim likom može biti pun naboja i jako strastven, nakon tuširanja uvjek ostaje tišina u kojoj je svaka riječ suvišna.

Iznenadile su me scene seksa koje baš i nisu tipične za kineske filmove. Djeluje kao da su se glumci malo zanijeli pa kao slučajno nešto ulećelo. Sve u svemu glumci su svoj dio posla odradili sjajno.

Film me je podsjetio na jednog druga sa kojim se povremeno izađem na piće. Ponekad se i pojebemo ali o tome baš i ne pričamo mnogo.
Jednom me je nazvao i odemo na piče u grad. Ispričao mi je kako se u zadnje vrijeme često svađa sa dugogodišnjim curom. Rekoh mu kroz smjeh: Ili je ženi ili traži drugu, šest godina ste zajedno, dosadićete jedno drugome. Telefon mu je često zvonio, ponekad bi se javio , ponekad ne. Rekao joj je da je samnom na piće u kafiću.
Nakon nekoliko pelinkovaca predloži mi da odemo kod njega. Kao i obično vrlo direkno i bez uvijanja: Ajmo da se pojebemo, napaljen sam.
Ujutro sam ranije ustao i pošao doma.
Poslije podne sam ga vidio sa tom curom na šetalištu. Pomislih, jesam li joj sinoć ukrao onaj najbolji seks kada ste još ljuti poslije svađe i užasno napaljeni?:)

by S. James Wegg

Basing a film on a song (in this case, Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance”) is nothing new. Well-known songs can give a production recognition value even before the first frame is seen. Also like famous compositions, various covers will pop up everywhere, trying to recreate the magic of the original.

First-time filmmaker François Chang has taken the notion of “I want your love and I want your revenge / I want your love I don’t wanna be your friend” and crafted a narrative that zeroes in on seven lonely individuals who have the potential for living happily ever after thanks largely to love at first sight.

French (language and culture) features prominently. With homage to Eric Rohmer’s Six Contes Moraux, the unmistakable stylings of Edith Piaf and employing the Beijing Alliance Française as a location (not very far from Destination—the Chinese capital’s trendiest gay bar plays a brief, if pivotal part in the relationship buffet), the stage is set for a heady mix of Asian and European culture and mores. The French singers are beautifully contrasted with Chinese opera where the timbre, tone and texture are worlds apart, but their messages are similar (“But why have I not met the one I am looking for?”).

There’s even an air of pointillism (the early-scene sun umbrella immediately evokes a resonance with Georges Seurat’s Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte) and a frequently minimalist, at times saccharine string-rich score that moves along easily with the principals as their tales are intriguingly juxtaposed one upon the others.

Xiaoya (newcomer Nranus Chen already shows an impressive range of emotion), a single mother with a pictured yet never seen son, Yu, is the model of decorum even as she tries to make sense of her life after a failed relationship. Living abroad most of the time, her best friend’s cousin Cong (Chang’s camera has as much success capturing Jason Lau’s sultry good looks—somewhat akin to Joe Odagiri, cross-reference below—as viewers will savour them) is smitten with Xiaoya and begins winning his way into her heart and otherwise empty bed with a daily bouquet of fresh flowers that soon works its way to loving red.

Jasmine (Chan Chan) is late for her very first French class only to suddenly, unquenchably light the fire in new classmate François (Chang doing commendable double duty playing the unrelenting suitor—saying “désolé” with hundreds of Post-it® Notes having missed his hopeful’s own turn as a chanteuse). Their instructor, Marie Robin, launches a discussion about the meaning of love (war, colour, eyes?), and readily establishes the parameters for the dramas that are about to unfold. Language classmate Loulou (Macha Hsiao) takes Jasmine under her wing and is welcomed most affectionately …).

Bass (a promising début for Will Bay) has been waiting two years to reconnect with his instant flame, Cheng (done up with an engaging sense of passion—even as he constantly strays—by Hayden Leung). Once together again, it’s just a matter of hours before living arrangements are altered (yet planning a revenge sleepover ought to have alerted Bass that his longtime lust would only be satiated at a price).

At its best—especially in the first half—the film has a marvellous sense of flow, romance and possibility: something special is on the screen. Unfortunately, Chang’s storyline has to rely on tired turning points (Bass intercepts a cellphone call that puts him on a Somerset Maugham—Of Human Bondage—path of self-inflicted misery that just doesn’t wash in “If I don’t have my phone with me, I am not a whole person” culture of 2011).

When the sex does come (extra hot, lovingly demure or unwanted depending on circumstance) editor Chang scores a physical and emotional knockout without ever losing the overarching aura of tasteful and honest physical expressions of passion.

As is often the case with so many strands weaving their way into a cohesive whole, the final measures and coda can’t quite find the magic with the tantalizing notion that everyone’s been duped (on both sides of the footlights). Once Chang masters the adieu, he’ll be a force to be reckoned with in cinéma profond. JWR

 

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WATCH: 'TOM' Movie Teaser

This sexy, fun clip shows Touko, aka Tom of Finland, in 1971—before he became the erotic drawing master

Finland based Special Film Company is developing a biographical feature film based on the life of Touko Laaksonen (1920-1991), better known as the international gay icon Tom of Finland. Filming begins in spring 2014 for a 2015 release.

The movie, named Tom, is an international co-production. Besides traditional funding sources the production will involve a crowd funding campaign. Having artistic independence through independent financing is the only way to make a movie true to both Touko's work and his life”, directors Vesa Kuosmanen and Henri Huttunen state.

Olli Rahkonen, known from the acclaimed feature film 3 Simoa, will be seen in the leading role. The actor didn't hesitate when asked to portray Tom: “Touko's story is a unique tale of how a man, who needs to hide his sexuality, becomes an international gay icon through his art.” Martti Manninen, who plays Touko's young lover Veli, continues: “The subject matter is very current in today’s political climate. We are all committed to making a movie not just about a man, but also about his impact in the gay culture.”

Producer Miikka Haleyi describes the movie as “Boogie Nights meets the Pianist.” The style of the film will be faithful to Tom's art, combining eroticism with a playful sense of humour.
We remember him through leather, huge muscles, even larger cocks and humour -- empowering the masculine gay man. We know who Tom of Finland is. Now meet Touko.

Heavenly Touch (2009)

Heavenly Touch (2009)

 

Director: Joel Lamangan
Writers: Manny Valera (story), Joel Lamangan,
Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Language: Filipino, Tagalog
Year: 2009
Duration: 90 min

 

Stars: Paolo Serrano, Joash Balejado, Marco Morales, Gwen Garci, Paolo Rivero, Jeffrey Santos

 

Medical student Rodel supports his schooling by working nights at the Heavenly Touch Spa; a gay massage parlour. He likes working with his hands and his knowledge of anatomy makes him one of the most desired masseurs. When he discovers that his high school crush, Jonard, is unemployed, Rodel decides to teach him both the ropes and the rubs that will secure him a job at the spa.

Sexy, homoerotic and gay to the core, goes without saying. Yet this is equally a film that alternates its "when you've found the right person, you don't want to let go" theme with a telling depiction of the violent underbelly of massage parlour life, courtesy of gun-trotting heavy Tong. That it comes complete with a happy ending, is a spoiler, but given the plethora of bleak gay films of late, frankly that's something of a welcome relief. And boy, how these boys do kiss.

 

 

After (III) (2010)

After (III) (2010)

Director: Mark Pariselli
Writer: Mark Pariselli
Genre: Short movie
Country: Canada
Year: 2010
Duration: 12 min

Stars: Cole J. Alvis, Matthew Armet, Andrew Holland, Jamieson Child, Patricia Pariselli

Inspired by the poem "After School, street foorball,eighth grade" by Dennis Cooper

Three teenage boys idealize and fantasize about an older teenage football player until they witness his death.

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The Crying Game (1992)

The Crying Game (1992)

 

Director: Neil Jordan
Writer: Neil Jordan
Genres: Drama, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Language: English
Duration: 112 min

 

Stars: Stephen Rea, Jaye Davidson, Forest Whitaker, Miranda Richardson, Jaye Davidson

 

 

"The Crying Game" je psihološki triler iz 1992. godine kojeg je napisao i režirao Neil Jordan. Film se bavi temama rasizma, spola, nacionalnosti i seksualnosti, a sve u pozadini nevolja u Irskoj. Radni naziv filma bio je Soldier's Wife.
Radnja filma vrti se oko iskustava glavnog protagonista Fergusa (Stephen Rea) kao člana IRA-e, njegovog kratkog, ali vrlo značajnog poznanstva s Jodyjem (Forest Whitaker) kojeg Fergusova grupa drži kao zatvorenika te njegove neočekivane romantične veze s Jodyjevom djevojkom Dil (Jaye Davidson) za koju je Fergus obećao Jodyju da će ju zaštititi. Međutim, neočekivani događaji natjerati će Fergusa da odluči što želi u budućnosti.

 

Film je bio kritički i komercijalni uspjeh, a osvojio je i prestižnu nagradu Oscar u kategoriji najboljeg originalnog scenarija.

Jeste li čuli za priču o škorpionu i žabi?
Ako niste radi se o tome da škorpion zamoli žabu da ga prebaci preko rijeke. Žaba pristane i na pola rijeke je ubode. Dok su tonuli žaba ga pita zašto je ubo otrovnom žaokom, sad će oboje umrijeti. Škorpion joj kaže: Ne mogu si pomoći, to je u mojoj prirodi.

Mene ova priča podsjetila na jednog prijatelja koji je nakon deset godina lijepe veze raskinuo.
Divio sam im se kako su tak dugo zajedno iako su varali jedan drugog. Kada sam ga pitao zašto su raskinuli, kratko je odgovorio:
- Jbga u prirodi pedera je da vole kurac, a najviše vole onaj koji nisu probali. Ima li istine u tome? Vjerovatno ima jer 90% gejeva u vezi se prepusti svojoj prirodi i zajednički upražnjavaju seks sa drugima.

"Igra plača" je kompleksan film čiji početak nas navodi da pomislimo da je tema terorizam i nasilje, ali kasnije vidimo da se radi o nečemu sasvim drugom, toleranciji, rasizmu i odnosu prema transeksualnosti i homoseksualizmu.
Sličan film smo već predstavili na ovom sajtu pod naziviom Soldier's Girl.

‘The Crying Game’ (R)

By Hal Hinson
Washington Post Staff Writer
December 18, 1992

From the opening notes of Percy Sledge's "When a Man Loves a Woman," Neil Jordan's "The Crying Game" ventures into such exquisitely unique territory that you feel giddy from the pleasure of being allowed to travel along.

The film -- which is one of the most challenging, surprising films of the year -- begins at an Irish fairground, where a working-class English soldier named Jody (played by the great young American actor Forest Whitaker) is seduced by a foxy member of an IRA group (Miranda Richardson) and then kidnapped by her colleagues as a hostage to be exchanged with the British for one of their own.

Immediately, the prisoner strikes up a desperate relationship with his primary guard, Fergus (Stephen Rea), a dedicated but rather softhearted Irish rebel who can't help but respond emotionally to his flirtatious enemy, who at best guess has about 24 hours to live. Fergus is a man with a simple philosophy of life; he's a realist and a romantic cynic, something like the tough but honorable antiheroes Bogart used to play, and who does what he has to do -- even if it means killing Jody -- but not without conscience or humanity.

During those 24 or so hours, the two men share stories and become friends. They become, in fact, something more, like soul mates, so that when the prisoner is dispatched, Fergus takes up his life, traveling to London and tracking down Jody's girlfriend, Dil (Jaye Davidson), whose picture he had seen in the dead man's wallet. Compelled by motives that are not entirely clear (even to himself), Fergus begins to court and then fall in love with Dil.

The lovers couldn't be more star-crossed. (The producers have asked the press not to reveal just how the couple are at odds.) Suffice it to say there are definite problems, but Jordan's touch is so gracefully gentle that, against all odds, we believe in the couple's continuing relationship. In doing so, Jordan and his cast discover emotional states that I've never witnessed on the movie screen before -- delicate, ambiguous, sometimes inscrutable emotions that lift "The Crying Game" far above its thriller genre.

Just what is it about? The bartender at the Metro, the club where Jody and Dil used to go, sums it up best when he shouts out the rhetorical question, "Who knows the secrets of the human heart?" That's Jordan's turf here, his lab. And "The Crying Game" is his boldest, richest work yet. From the performances by Rea, Davidson and Whitaker, to Jordan's endlessly original script, to Anne Dudley's melancholy score, and Lyle Lovett's closing rendition of "Stand by Your Man," "The Crying Game" enthralls and amazes us. It deserves to be called great.

Frozen Roads (2011)

 

Frozen Roads (2011)

Director: Mark Pariselli
Writer: Mark Pariselli
Genre: Short movie
Country: Canada
Year: 2011
Duration: 17 min

Starring: Kevin DeCarli, Kyle Mac, Carlyn Burchell

Canada has a long and rich history of quality indie film, and so Frozen Roads should have had a lot going for it. Unfortunately – despite the promise – the end result was rather disappointing.

The main issue with the film was the quality of acting on display. The lead characters appeared awkward and wooden – which under other circumstances might have been beneficial in order to convey the respective awkwardness of dealing with gay inclinations as a teenager. Unfortunately – this being a short – we weren’t afforded enough depth of character to make that judgement.

Focusing on the brother and sister leads, Christian (Kyle Mac) and Lyla (Carlyn Burchell), we learn that they are both share feelings for the same boy, Balthazar (Kevin DeCarli) – and the story that follows covers Christian’s stumbling attempts to convey his affections for his friend – who in turn reacts badly and the film culminates in an intense, yet perfunctory sex scene in the front of a truck as Balthazar struggles to come to terms with his emotions. The film is also split in the middle by a home-movie-style clip of the three as toddlers, enjoying a summer vacation – informing the audience that the three have been life-long friends. It appears abruptly and not only disrupts the flow of the film, but also confuses the audience as to its purpose in relation to the remainder of the story.

Neon Skin (2009)

Neon Skin (2009)

Director: Grant Scicluna
Writer: Grant Scicluna
Genre: Short movie
Country: Australia
Language: English
Year: 2009

Stars: Luke Mullins, Martin Sharpe

Dva momka, jedan vidi, drugi je slijep, vide svijet i svoja tjela na drugačiji način. Neočekivano, oni pronalaze vezu izvan vizuelno u sudaru ukusa, dodira i zvuka. Veza je senzualna, a unutar nje svako pronalazi nešto.

Two young men - one sighted, one blind - see the world and their bodies in different ways. Unexpectedly, they find a connection beyond the visual in the collision of taste, touch and sound. The connection is sensual, and within it they each find something new.
In the sensitive category, Grant Scicluna's Neon Skin is a vaguely homoerotic dialogue between a visually impaired man (Luke Mullins) and his skinny helper (Martin Sharpe).

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