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Sandra Bernhard

admin — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 02:34:15 +0000

is an American comedian, singer, actress and author. Born June 6, 1955. She first gained attention in the late 1970s with her stand-up comedy in which she often bitterly critiques celebrity culture and political figures. Bernhard is number 97 on Comedy Central’s list of the 100 greatest standups of all time. Bernhard has often addressed her childhood in interviews and within the context of her stand-up comedy. She was born in Flint, Michigan, the daughter of Jeanette and Jerome Bernhard. She has three older brothers. Her family moved to Scottsdale, Arizona, when she was 10. Of her Jewish family, Bernhard stated in her show WITHOUT YOU I’M NOTHING: “My father was a proctologist and my mother was an abstract artist, so that’s how I view the world.” In the documentary program GIRLS WHO DO: COMEDY, she discusses being a funny teenager. After graduating from Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, Arizona, she went to live on a kibbutz in Israel. She moved to Los Angeles at the age of 19. During that time she made ends meet working as a manicurist in a high-end salon. On July 4, 1998, she had her daughter Cicely Yasin Bernhard via caesarean section.

THE TOILERS AND THE WAYFARERS

admin — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 04:32:59 +0000

a film written & directed by Keith Froelich. A coming-of-age tale about two gay teens (Matt Klemp and Andrew Woodhouse) who migrate from the conservative small town of New Ulm, Minn., to the big city of Minneapolis, where they wind up turning tricks to survive. Ralf Schirg co-stars as their 20-something cohort, a man who’s recently moved from Germany to America to find the freedom he sees on television and in Hollywood movies.

C.R.A.Z.Y.

admin — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 17:50:51 +0000

a film directed by Jean-Marc Vallee. 2005. There are five boys in the Beaulieu family–Christian, Raymond, Antoine, Zachary and Yvan. But Zac (played by Emile Vallee and Marc-Andre Grondin) is the only one who’s gay. That’s why growing up in Montreal alongside his heterosexual brothers and his strict, emotionally distant father (Michel Cote) proves especially challenging for the blossoming outsider who finds solace in the music of Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones and David Bowie.

TAKING WOODSTOCK

admin — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:57:51 +0000

by Elliot Tiber. Before there was a Woodstock Concert, there was Elliot Tiber working to make a go of his parents’ upstate New York motel. The Jewish clientele who had frequented the Catskills had discovered Florida, and the upstate tourist business was dying. To save his family’s livelihood, Elliot put on plays and local festivals. In the process, he became the area’s issuer of event permits. He even used his own income from work as a Manhattan interior designer to support the family business.

In the summer of 1969, Elliot Tiber’s life changed in a way he never could have foreseen. Working in Greenwich Village, a mecca for gays in America, Elliot socialized with the likes of Truman Capote, Tennessee Williams, and a young photographer named Robert Mapplethorpe, and yet managed to keep his gay life a secret from his family. Then on Friday, June 28, Elliot walked into the Stonewall Inn–and witnessed the riot that would galvanize the American gay movement. And on July 15, when Elliot read that the Woodstock Concert promoters were unable to stage the show in Wallkill, he offered them a new venue. Elliot soon found himself swept up in a vortex that would change his life forever.

TAKING WOODSTOCK is the funny, touching, and true story of the man who enabled Woodstock to take place. It is also the personal story of one man who took stock of his life, his lifestyle, and his future. In short, it is like no history of Woodstock you have ever read–(book dust jacket)

Bruce LaBruce

admin — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:46:41 +0000

a writer, filmmaker, and photographer stuck in the gulag otherwise known as Toronto, Canada. He started out as a child, then quickly moved on to the production of homo punk fanzines and Super 8 movies. These productions helped launch the so-called Homocore or Queercore movement which corrupted a whole generation of homosexuals–(from Bruce LaBruce website)

CREATURES FROM THE PINK LAGOON

admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:05:56 +0000

directed and co-written by Chris Diani. In a small town in 1967, plucky young sissy Phillip is about to celebrate his birthday at the beach cottage owned by his best friend Stan. all of Phillip’s friends are gathered for the festivities, including Stan’s hunky-but impulsive boyfriend Billy, Billy’s shy, nerdy cousin Joseph, and Randall, the chain-smoking, bitter queen of the bunch. Meanwhile, a horde of libidinous gay men-turned into ravenous flesh-eating zombies by toxic mosquitoes at a cruisy highway rest stop-are making their way towards oblivious celebrants, eating every man in their path. With body parts washing up on shore and party guests disappearing, our heroes must find a way to stop the zombie onslaught. Will Stan keep the rotting corpses out of his spotless home? Will Joseph work up the courage to declare his love for Phillip? Can Billy keep it in his pants long enough to stay alive? And is Phillip’s cheating boyfriend coming to the party to save them, or to eat them? No one is safe in this campy mix of classic B horror flicks and pre-Stonewall gay melodramas.

A CROSS BURNING IN WILLACOOCHEE

admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:23:54 +0000

a documentary by Roy Kirkland and Doug Sebastian. On the morning of Wednesday, July 21, 1993, an incident occurred in the small South Georgia town of Willacoochee. Two gay men were awakened to find a seven-foot charred cross in their front yard. Compounding the problem were comments made by a Willacoochee City Council member who said he was not surprised by the incident because the town is largely anti-gay. However the cross burning was just the beginning. A few weeks later their mailbox was destroyed followed by the death threats on their answering machine. Then the unthinkable occurred, their home burned to ruins. Roy Kirkland and Doug Sebastian had no idea that after all that happened, the worst was yet to come. This compelling documentary reveals how two men became victims of a hate crime and battled one of the largest insurance companies in the world. Fifteen years later, they tell their story about the time they lived through: “A Cross Burning in Willacoochee”.

Tom Spanbauer

admin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:12:41 +0000

author. I’ve posted how much I love “In the City of Shy Hunters”. He also wrote “The Man Who Fell In Love With the Moon”. Both are brilliant novels, and I look forward to reading more of his work. I suggested “Shy Hunters” for the LGBT book reading group that I joined, and was delighted when they voted to include it. It is such a Joy to know that we are in a world with such talented artists who walk amongst us. Tom is a treasure in our world. Read his books.

Everett Lewis

admin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:07:01 +0000

filmmaker. I just discovered a couple of his films on Netflix. “Luster” & “FAQs”. I adore his sensibility. He is a queer filmmaker & I love it!! I want this man to be supported in his artistry. See his movies. “Our kisses are like bombs in the straight world.”

THE BEAUTIFUL ROOM IS EMPTY

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:57:58 +0000

a novel by Edmund White. New selection for the LGBT book reading group I now belong to. 03-09-10 Received it in the mail from Amazon & began reading last night. This could actually be the first book of Mr. White’s that I’ve read (though it seems like I am very aware of him, from collecting books of his through the years) So, the main character (is his name not used? I can’t seem to think of it) is befriending Maria & the artist “painters” next to his school. I’m very happy to be reading this novel, and hope to finish this book by the beginning of April. 03-25-10 Finished reading “Beautiful Room”. I believe the narrator’s name was never mentioned. Could this be because it was an autobiographical novel? This is a slice of life for an individual gay man in the 50s & 60s, but as a gay teenager growing up in the 70s, I could relate to many of the character’s experiences. I wonder how it is for the gay youth of today?