HBO’s new series Looking has something for everyone in its portrayal of gay men living life in San Francisco. Patrick (Jonathan Groff) is the earnest 29-yr old looking for love and stumbling along the way and Agustin (Frankie J. Alvarez) is coupled (with O-t Fagbenie) but finding new challenges in that relationship and in his career.
And then there’s Dom.
Played by Australian actor/writer Murray Bartlett (August, Guiding Light), Dom is about to turn 40 and quickly realizing his dreams are passing him by and (a single gay man’s nightmare) he may not be able to get laid as easily as he once did. Also, starting with the February 2nd episode, he’ll meet Lynn (Scott Bakula), an older gay man who co-owns a local flower shop and may help Dom transition into this new life phase.
We talked to Bartlett at the recent Television Critics Association...
And then there’s Dom.
Played by Australian actor/writer Murray Bartlett (August, Guiding Light), Dom is about to turn 40 and quickly realizing his dreams are passing him by and (a single gay man’s nightmare) he may not be able to get laid as easily as he once did. Also, starting with the February 2nd episode, he’ll meet Lynn (Scott Bakula), an older gay man who co-owns a local flower shop and may help Dom transition into this new life phase.
We talked to Bartlett at the recent Television Critics Association...
- 1/24/2014
- by Jim Halterman
- The Backlot
QFest opens today (Sunday April 21st) in St. Louis. QFest, the annual Gay and Lesbian Film Festival is celebrating it’s fifth year with a terrific line-up of films spotlighting Gay and Lesbian filmmakers and themes. QFest is a Cinema St. Louis event and this year is presented by Tla Releasing, a Us film distribution company whose primary output is Lgbt-related films from all over the world. All films will be shown at the Tivoli Theatre (6350 Delmar Blvd. in the University City Loop district). Individual tickets are $12 general admission or $10 for students and Cinema St. Louis members with valid and current photo IDs. Advance tickets are available through the Tivoli Theatre box office or online at Landmark Theatres’ web site
Here’s the line-up for the QFest films playing today and tonight:
Sunday, April 22nd at 1:30pm.
Cloudburst- (Canada, 2011, 93 min.) Directed Thom Fitzgerald
In this moving comedy, Oscar-winning...
Here’s the line-up for the QFest films playing today and tonight:
Sunday, April 22nd at 1:30pm.
Cloudburst- (Canada, 2011, 93 min.) Directed Thom Fitzgerald
In this moving comedy, Oscar-winning...
- 4/22/2012
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
QFest, the annual Gay and Lesbian Film Festival is celebrating it’s fifth year with a terrific line-up of films spotlighting Gay and Lesbian filmmakers and themes. QFest is a Cinema St. Louis event and this year is presented by Tla Releasing, a Us film distribution company whose primary output is Lgbt-related films from all over the world.
QFest begins this Sunday, April 22nd and runs through Thursday, April 26, 2012, at the Tivoli Theatre (6350 Delmar Blvd. in the University City Loop district). QFest uses the art of contemporary gay cinema to spotlight the diversity and inherent complexities of living an alternative lifestyle in today’s society. This year’s event features an eclectic slate of contemporary Lgbtq-themed feature films, documentaries, and shorts.
Here’s the line-up for this year’s QFest:
Sunday, April 22nd at 1:30pm.
Cloudburst- (Canada, 2011, 93 min.) Directed Thom Fitzgerald
In this moving comedy, Oscar®-winning actresses...
QFest begins this Sunday, April 22nd and runs through Thursday, April 26, 2012, at the Tivoli Theatre (6350 Delmar Blvd. in the University City Loop district). QFest uses the art of contemporary gay cinema to spotlight the diversity and inherent complexities of living an alternative lifestyle in today’s society. This year’s event features an eclectic slate of contemporary Lgbtq-themed feature films, documentaries, and shorts.
Here’s the line-up for this year’s QFest:
Sunday, April 22nd at 1:30pm.
Cloudburst- (Canada, 2011, 93 min.) Directed Thom Fitzgerald
In this moving comedy, Oscar®-winning actresses...
- 4/19/2012
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Reviewed by Christy Karras
(from the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival)
Directed by: Eldar Rapaport
Written by: Eldar Rapaport and Brian Sloan
Starring: Murray Bartlett, Daniel Dugan, Adrian Gonzalez, Hilary Goldsher and Bernard Forcher
It’s an all-too-common dilemma: Who hasn’t considered getting back together with the “one who got away” — or even the one you got away from?
That is the quandary behind “August.” Over a few weeks during a sizzling summer, playboy Troy (Murray Bartlett) returns to Los Angeles from a stint overseas and considers rekindling a romance with Jonathan (Daniel Dugan), an old flame he dumped as he left town. But Jonathan is now in a committed relationship with Raoul (Adrian Gonzalez).
This isn’t a movie about actions, and only sometimes is it about words. Instead, first-time feature writer-director Eldar Rapaport presents a series of scenes marked by a lingering sensuality. The not-too-distant past and the...
(from the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival)
Directed by: Eldar Rapaport
Written by: Eldar Rapaport and Brian Sloan
Starring: Murray Bartlett, Daniel Dugan, Adrian Gonzalez, Hilary Goldsher and Bernard Forcher
It’s an all-too-common dilemma: Who hasn’t considered getting back together with the “one who got away” — or even the one you got away from?
That is the quandary behind “August.” Over a few weeks during a sizzling summer, playboy Troy (Murray Bartlett) returns to Los Angeles from a stint overseas and considers rekindling a romance with Jonathan (Daniel Dugan), an old flame he dumped as he left town. But Jonathan is now in a committed relationship with Raoul (Adrian Gonzalez).
This isn’t a movie about actions, and only sometimes is it about words. Instead, first-time feature writer-director Eldar Rapaport presents a series of scenes marked by a lingering sensuality. The not-too-distant past and the...
- 6/14/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Reviewed by Christy Karras
(from the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival)
Directed by: Eldar Rapaport
Written by: Eldar Rapaport and Brian Sloan
Starring: Murray Bartlett, Daniel Dugan, Adrian Gonzalez, Hilary Goldsher and Bernard Forcher
It’s an all-too-common dilemma: Who hasn’t considered getting back together with the “one who got away” — or even the one you got away from?
That is the quandary behind “August.” Over a few weeks during a sizzling summer, playboy Troy (Murray Bartlett) returns to Los Angeles from a stint overseas and considers rekindling a romance with Jonathan (Daniel Dugan), an old flame he dumped as he left town. But Jonathan is now in a committed relationship with Raoul (Adrian Gonzalez).
This isn’t a movie about actions, and only sometimes is it about words. Instead, first-time feature writer-director Eldar Rapaport presents a series of scenes marked by a lingering sensuality. The not-too-distant past and the...
(from the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival)
Directed by: Eldar Rapaport
Written by: Eldar Rapaport and Brian Sloan
Starring: Murray Bartlett, Daniel Dugan, Adrian Gonzalez, Hilary Goldsher and Bernard Forcher
It’s an all-too-common dilemma: Who hasn’t considered getting back together with the “one who got away” — or even the one you got away from?
That is the quandary behind “August.” Over a few weeks during a sizzling summer, playboy Troy (Murray Bartlett) returns to Los Angeles from a stint overseas and considers rekindling a romance with Jonathan (Daniel Dugan), an old flame he dumped as he left town. But Jonathan is now in a committed relationship with Raoul (Adrian Gonzalez).
This isn’t a movie about actions, and only sometimes is it about words. Instead, first-time feature writer-director Eldar Rapaport presents a series of scenes marked by a lingering sensuality. The not-too-distant past and the...
- 6/14/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
By Christy Karras
(from the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival)
As the Seattle International Film Festival drew to a close, attendance — bolstered by cool weather and a multifaceted slate — broke the $1 million box-office mark for the second year in a row.
But Siff is not about money. Nor is it about the industry or about sales or about getting the next gig. It is, in everything it does, about connecting audiences with new films.
Despite its whopping 450 films and one of the festival circuit’s largest attendance figures, Siff retains the feeling of small-town intimacy indicative of this big city. Viewers and volunteers easily mingle with directors who praise the questions from fanatical audiences, many of whom compete for the title of most films seen during the fest’s 25-day run. There is an unofficial iron-butt club for those who have seen at least 100 films.
This year’s festival started with...
(from the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival)
As the Seattle International Film Festival drew to a close, attendance — bolstered by cool weather and a multifaceted slate — broke the $1 million box-office mark for the second year in a row.
But Siff is not about money. Nor is it about the industry or about sales or about getting the next gig. It is, in everything it does, about connecting audiences with new films.
Despite its whopping 450 films and one of the festival circuit’s largest attendance figures, Siff retains the feeling of small-town intimacy indicative of this big city. Viewers and volunteers easily mingle with directors who praise the questions from fanatical audiences, many of whom compete for the title of most films seen during the fest’s 25-day run. There is an unofficial iron-butt club for those who have seen at least 100 films.
This year’s festival started with...
- 6/14/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
By Christy Karras
(from the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival)
As the Seattle International Film Festival drew to a close, attendance — bolstered by cool weather and a multifaceted slate — broke the $1 million box-office mark for the second year in a row.
But Siff is not about money. Nor is it about the industry or about sales or about getting the next gig. It is, in everything it does, about connecting audiences with new films.
Despite its whopping 450 films and one of the festival circuit’s largest attendance figures, Siff retains the feeling of small-town intimacy indicative of this big city. Viewers and volunteers easily mingle with directors who praise the questions from fanatical audiences, many of whom compete for the title of most films seen during the fest’s 25-day run. There is an unofficial iron-butt club for those who have seen at least 100 films.
This year’s festival started with...
(from the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival)
As the Seattle International Film Festival drew to a close, attendance — bolstered by cool weather and a multifaceted slate — broke the $1 million box-office mark for the second year in a row.
But Siff is not about money. Nor is it about the industry or about sales or about getting the next gig. It is, in everything it does, about connecting audiences with new films.
Despite its whopping 450 films and one of the festival circuit’s largest attendance figures, Siff retains the feeling of small-town intimacy indicative of this big city. Viewers and volunteers easily mingle with directors who praise the questions from fanatical audiences, many of whom compete for the title of most films seen during the fest’s 25-day run. There is an unofficial iron-butt club for those who have seen at least 100 films.
This year’s festival started with...
- 6/14/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Logo's Click List features the best in gay-themed short films, and Eldar Rapaport's Steam is certainly one of the more provocative we've seen. Here's the synopsis:
A man finds himself in a steam-room wearing nothing but a towel, he is not alone. Another man is sitting next to him. After a brief encounter, the two realize that they can't find the door out. A modern take on Sartre's No Exit, the men, moving between anxiety, reflection, fear and finally revelation, try to decipher the meaning of the situation they are in. Where are they? How did they get here? Why? Finally, they realize their unspoken past and the devastating outcome of their actions.
You can see the film below, and let us know what you think!
A man finds himself in a steam-room wearing nothing but a towel, he is not alone. Another man is sitting next to him. After a brief encounter, the two realize that they can't find the door out. A modern take on Sartre's No Exit, the men, moving between anxiety, reflection, fear and finally revelation, try to decipher the meaning of the situation they are in. Where are they? How did they get here? Why? Finally, they realize their unspoken past and the devastating outcome of their actions.
You can see the film below, and let us know what you think!
- 5/14/2010
- by snicks
- The Backlot
Kashish, the Mumbai International Queer Film festival announced its winners. In the Short Documentary category, - Xxwhy, India won the Best Documentary Short Award plus Jury Cash Award. Xxwhy' is about Kerala's first out female-to-male (F2M) transgender, by Mumbai-based filmmaker Dr. Bharaty Manjula, who is also director of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences.
The Special Jury Cash Award went to Flying Inside My Body by Sushmit Ghosh, Rintu Thomas, Sumit Sharma and Ajeeta Chowhan, India.The Special Jury Cash Award for Student Film was won by Speak Up! It Is Not Your Fault by Deepika Lal, India.
In the Feature Documentary category, the Best Documentary Feature Award plus Jury Cash Award went to Prodigal Sons by Kimberly Reed, USA. Holding Hands by Tonnette Stanford and Katherine Wilkinson, Australia won the Special Jury Cash Award.
In the International Short category, the Best International Short Award plus Jury Cash Award went to Steam Eldar Rapaport,...
The Special Jury Cash Award went to Flying Inside My Body by Sushmit Ghosh, Rintu Thomas, Sumit Sharma and Ajeeta Chowhan, India.The Special Jury Cash Award for Student Film was won by Speak Up! It Is Not Your Fault by Deepika Lal, India.
In the Feature Documentary category, the Best Documentary Feature Award plus Jury Cash Award went to Prodigal Sons by Kimberly Reed, USA. Holding Hands by Tonnette Stanford and Katherine Wilkinson, Australia won the Special Jury Cash Award.
In the International Short category, the Best International Short Award plus Jury Cash Award went to Steam Eldar Rapaport,...
- 4/27/2010
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Steam, by Eldar Rapaport won the Iris Prize this weekend. Steam follows two strangers who awake, naked in a steam room, have a momentary affair, then cycle up through a range of emotions to fear when they realize said steam room doesn't seem to have a door -- and the temperature is steadily rising.
The short film, the third by the director, won the juried festival. Eldar will recieve about $30,000 dollars in goods and services to make his next short film.
I haven't seen Steam, but I'm going to try to snag a copy. It sounds like a fun genre film -- which is another bit of awesomeness, since that means a horror-y movie won a top gay award.
That means that two gay short gay horror films were in competition this year -- two good gay horror films, along side 28 other shorts. While I'd have love to have won,...
The short film, the third by the director, won the juried festival. Eldar will recieve about $30,000 dollars in goods and services to make his next short film.
I haven't seen Steam, but I'm going to try to snag a copy. It sounds like a fun genre film -- which is another bit of awesomeness, since that means a horror-y movie won a top gay award.
That means that two gay short gay horror films were in competition this year -- two good gay horror films, along side 28 other shorts. While I'd have love to have won,...
- 10/12/2009
- doorQ.com
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