December 2008 – blog the hegemony

Surge of Power: the Stuff of Heroes

In Surge of Power, young Gavin (Vincent J. Roth) is a corporate attorney and a comic book nerd. One day while visiting the company lab to get some paperwork signed, an evil mad scientist breaks in and causes an accident giving Gavin superpowers. With the aid of a not-so-mad scientist (Robert Hurt), Gavin sets out to become Big City’s latest superhero: Surge. Surge takes on the evil Metal Master to save Big City not to mention a certain Young Man (Joey Bourgeois) who always seems in need of rescue.

The movie is full of comic book and science fiction references to keep most of us sci-fi geeks happy. Noel Niell, Lois Lane from The Adventures of Superman (1950’s TV show) appears as the Young Man’s Aunt Lois, scolding him for always getting into trouble. We also get Nichelle Nichols (Star Trek’s Lt. Uhura) as a semi-retired superhero who helps Surge get his bearings. And Lou Ferrigno (The Incredible Hulk) in a cameo appearance.

The gay content is left “ambiguous”, like certain superhero relationships, but you don’t have to look very hard.

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Posted on December 31, 2008 in Cute Guys by Syzygy
Tags: joey bourgeois, lou-ferr, lou-ferrigno, movies, robert hurt, shirtless, superhero, vincent j roth

Luster

In Luster, Jackson (Justin Herwick) works in a record store and longs to be a poet. Jackson is obsessed with Billy (Jonah Blechman) a guy he met at a party who can’t be bothered and is oblivious to the guys who do want him: Derek (Sean Thibodeau), a customer in the record store, and Sam (Shane Powers), his straight friend who owns the record store who’s having major problems dealing with his attraction. And then Jackson’s hot cousin Jed (B. Wyatt) shows up drawing Jackson’s interest and tempting the local lesbians to go straight. A fair amount of comedic set ups, but not a happy movie.

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Posted on December 22, 2008 in Gay Movies by Syzygy
Tags: b wyatt, gay, jonah blechman, justin herwick, movies, sean thibodeau, shirtless

Dog Tags

In 2008’s Dog Tags, Nate (Paul Preiss) is a young man with no direction who’s decided to go into the Marines. While on leave, he returns home. On the way he gets picked up by a man offering him some easy money so he can buy a ring for his girlfriend. Turns out, the job is to do amatuer porn with Andy (Bart Fletcher). Both young men realize what’s going on and run out, and Andy gives Nate a ride home where Nate finds his girlfriend with another man.

Andy, who’s gay, and Nate develop a friendship and eventually end up in bed, but not necessarily in love, but they each get a little direction in their lives from their brief meeting.

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Posted on December 13, 2008 in Gay Movies by Syzygy
Tags: bart fletcher, gay, movies, paul preiss, shirtless

Burnt Money

In 1960’s Argentina, Angel (Eduardo Noriega) and Nene (Leonardo Sbaraglia) meet in a men’s room and become lovers in Burnt Money. They are known as “The Twins” not because they look alike but they are always seen together and always work together on the criminal jobs they take. One day, a heist goes bad and Angel gets shot. They go on the run from the law and into hiding. As Angel recovers, the voices Angel has always heard get worse; the enforced hiding gets to be too much, and Nene thinks about straying from Angel. Based on a true story, the film gets lots of gun play and blood before the end.

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Posted on December 7, 2008 in Gay Movies by Syzygy
Tags: eduardo noriega, gay, leonardo sbaraglia, movies, shirtless