Michael Shanks (“Threads”) and Ben Browder (“Babylon”). Just for the heck of it.
Best of Care
Mike Dolan of When Darkness Falls is back in another Jeff London low budget film. It’s actually on the same DVD as a second movie. It follows Dolan who’s taking care of his invalid lover (Ron Petronicolos, a zombie from the previous movie) who is driving him crazy with his demands for attention. Of course murder and returning dead result. A bit better than When Darkness Falls, but it doesn’t make up for anything.
David Duchovny
With David Duchovny back in Californication it brought to mind sundry pics from the past.
Such as the red speedos from the X-Files epidsode Duane Barry:
And of course the “teacup” pics:
When Darkness Falls
Kevin (Mike Dolan) invites Danny (Matt Austin), his new boyfriend, to his parents’ cabin in the woods. The first clue that this might not be all I’d hoped is endless shots of a truck driving and driving and driving up old country roads. I guess this was to let us know that they’re way out in the country, but it seems like they got paid by the minute and needed to pad the DVD. Boyfriend turns out to be the nervous type (it’s his first “guy date” and he’s still not over the “Dahmer thing”) and Kevin can’t resist teasing him, especially about the graveyard next door.
Then there’s the local legend about a killer. And you should never say his name five times. . . .
We end up with a bunch of young gay guys who take turns trying to scare each other. The kind of people who deserve to be killed and eaten. If you’re absolutely desperate for gay zombies, check it out, otherwise it’s very disappointing. And no where near enough eye candy to save it.
Defying Gravity
Griff (Daniel Chilson) and Pete (Don Handfield) are two frat boys in an uncertain relationship. Pete has moved out of the frat house and wants Griff to step up and recognize their relationship while Griff is still firmly in the frat closet. After a heated argument, Pete gets severly beaten outside a gay coffee house. The movie’s pretty good at following Griff’s coming to grips with what’s happened to his lover and with his own life. Good movie, good frat boy eye candy. Defying Gravity (1997).
Scott Bakula
Clive Barker’s Lord of Illusions (1995) follows a case of detective Harry D’Amour (Scott Bakula). D’Amour, who has previously been involved with the supernatural, heads from New York to LA to track a man suspected of insurance fraud. Along the way he stumbles into an occult battle that started 13 years before. He’s hired by the wife of Swann, the world’s most famous magician, to protect him from from the cult that surrounded the evil magician he helped defeat.
The movie is not bad, plenty of blood, plenty of guys running around scantily clad. Lots of scenes with Scott Bakula without a shirt. What more could you want?
Fargate Video
Found some Ben Browder on You Tube:
The 24th Day
The 24th Day (2004) finds Tom (Scott Speedman), a straight guy who gave in to his curiosity, seeking revenge on Dan (James Marsden), the one night stand he believes infected him with HIV. Tom handcuffs Dan in his apartment and takes a blood sample to confirm his suspicions.
Originally a play, it makes a good movie and is well acted as the captor and captive debate their case with one another. Tom is determined to carry through and Dan tries to use logic, lies and charm to get free. The only disappointment is that you’d figure with two majorly hot guys in a movie that centers around their having had sex, at least one of them would get their shirt off.
