A group of five gay friends (Brad Anderson, Desmond Dutcher, Mark Ford, Alexis Suarez,Bryan West) find their lives turned upside down as a Whirlwind enters their group in the form of an attractive but vindictive young man (David Rudd) enters their world determined to prove that relationships don’t last.
Upcoming documentary The Sons of Tennessee Williams shows us some of the history of gay culture in New Orleans. Looks like it’s an interesting look at a point in gay history – due for release later this year.
Ghostwriter is a dark comedy wherein Jonathan (Alan Cumming) is a music teacher longing for fame and fortune. He takes in Sebastian (David Boreanaz), a struggling writer, and has visions of being his mentor / muse with a tinge of romantic interest. It seems Sebastian is leading him on and taking advantage of him. Finally, Jonathan snaps and ends up accidentally killing the younger man. Jonathan then proceeds to cash in on Sebastian’s novel only to find himself haunted by the dead writer. With appearances by Ann Heche, Karen Black, Carrie Fisher and Henry Thomas (Elliott from E.T.)
Possible spoilers (and scantily clad David) after the jump.
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For a 3 Day Weekend, a group of four friends decide to shake things up in their usual routine and they each invite a single friend to see what happens. One of the “friends” is a hustler paid for the weekend. New relationships form, some get re-affirmed and others end.
Crutch, “based on a true story”, tells the story of David (Eben Gordon) whose home life is falling apart with a philandering father and an alcoholic mother. David falls under the spell of his acting teacher Kenny (Rob Moretti – actor, writer, and director of the film). The controlling Kenny at first provides an escape from David’s family, but his situation doesn’t improve as he spirals down into drug abuse and confusion over his relationship with Kenny.
Josh (Jason Stuart), a successful caterer, comes home early and catches his lover of 10 years with another, much younger, man. After a little trauma, a friend convinces him to try dating 10 guys prior to packing it all in and moving back home. 10 Attitudes follows Josh’s humourous attempts to find a man, going through hustlers, married men, and the boy band obsessed. Jim J. Bullock, Judy Tenuta, and David Faustino put in appearances. Make sure to check out the DVD extras.
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.
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.
