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A Single Man

Tom Ford’s A Single Man is an adaptation of Christopher Isherwood’s 1964 novel. It follows a day in the life of George Falconer (Colin Firth), a gayEnglish professor teaching in California. George’s lover Jim (Matthew Goode) was killed in a car accident leaving George alone save for his long time friend and fellow ex-patriot Brit, Charley (Julianne Moore). George spends this particular day saying goodbye to his life, finally appreciating the world around him. Kenny (Nicholas Hoult), one of his students, takes an interest in the professor and tries to befriend him sensing something is wrong. All in all a great film, well worth watching.

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Posted on August 7, 2010 in Gay Movies by Syzygy
Tags: christopher isherwood, colin firth, gay, matthew goode, movie, nicholas hoult, shirtless

Blood for Dracula

Blood for Dracula is the quasi-sequel to Paul Morrissey’s Flesh for Frankenstein. Udo Kier returns in the title role as a sickly Count Dracula on the prowl for “wirgins” to marry and take their blood so he can survive. Arno Juerging is again the servant of the title monster, but this time a little more assertive in handling his ailing master. Convinced by his servant to load up the coffin and head to Italy, the count stumbles upon a down at the heels aristocratic family with four daughters for him to choose from. Unfortunately for the count, Joe Dallesandro is a man servant on the estate who’s been seeing to it that some of the sisters no longer have virgin blood.

And this time around, we get Udo out of his shirt, too.

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Posted on July 18, 2010 in Cute Guys by Syzygy
Tags: Horror, joe-dallesandro, shirtless, udo kier, vampire

The Big Gay Musical

The Big Gay Musical is the tale of an off Broadway play “Adam and Steve, Just the Way God Made ‘Em” and the actors who play the lead roles, Paul and Eddie. Paul / Gay Adam (Daniel Robinson) is going through a breakup with his boyfriend and trying to decide between monogamy and being a slut. Eddie / Steve (Joey Dudding) is a virgin looking for his first experience with a man and trying to figure out how to tell his religious parents not only that he’s gay, but the first big play he’s in deals with how God created a new Adam and a male companion Steve after he had to boot the original Adam (Ben Thompson) and Eve (Celina Carvajal) out of Eden. The movie’s great and the musical play it’s centered around is worth seeing on it’s own (check out the DVD extras). Brent Corrigan has a small role as a hustler Paul hires when he gets lonely for companionship.

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Posted on July 11, 2010 in Gay Movies by Syzygy
Tags: ben thompson, brent corrigan, daniel robinson, joey dudding, shirtless

Dare

Alexa (Emmy Rossum) wants to be an actress, but finds herself paired in the school play with Johnny (Zach Gilford), who’s only taking drama because he was suspended from soccer and has no real interest in the project. Making things worse, a former student, now a well known actor (Alan Cumming), comes to see rehersals and compliments Johnny while telling Alexa she needs to get out and live a bit before she can be a real actess. Alexa sets out to seduce Johnny and then finds that her gay best friend Ben (Ashley Springer) has also seduced Johnny, who seems desperate for any affection he can get. In Dare, the two friends raise the relationship stakes and we find if Johnny can be shared or forced to choose.

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Posted on July 4, 2010 in Gay Movies by Syzygy
Tags: adam fleming, alan cumming, ashley springer, michael cassidy, shirtless, zach gilford

Watch Out

Matt Riddlehoover is the ultra narcissitic Jonathan Barrows in Watch Out. We start with Jonathan’s bizarre teen years and his parents trying to get him to lose his virginity to a woman (while they film it) and we then follow him to a job interview at a community college where he’s trying to get a teaching job he feels is beneath him. His self absorption (he finds only himself to be sexually attractive) leads him further and futher into conflict with an offbeat world in the small town he’s visiting. Eventually, we learn of his more murderous side as he kills off those he sees as having wronged him. Lots of skin from Riddlehoover , but sometimes the narration and pacing made me wish they’d just get on with things. A brief cameo from Peter Stickles as one of a couple Jonathan Barrows meets and offends in the town’s seafood restaurant.

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Posted on June 27, 2010 in Gay Movies by Syzygy
Tags: Horror, matt riddlehoover, peter stickles, shirtless

Y Tu Mama Tambien

Y Tu Mama Tambien follows Tenoch (Diego Luna) and Julio (Gael García Bernal) best friends who spend time flirting with an older married woman who ends up calling their bluff to take her to a fabulous beach. A beach neither boy knows how to find. The three take off in a battered old car and miraculously come across a beach that’s close enough. The three develop an offbeat relationship but things come to an end when the guys finally get a little too intimate with one another for their own comfort.

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Posted on June 6, 2010 in Cute Guys by Syzygy
Tags: diego luna, gael garcia bernal, shirtless

Praxis

Brian (Tom Macy) is a confused young man trying to come to grips with the various aspects of his personality. He interacts with Joe (Andrew Roth) and a mysterious woman who may just be parts of his psyche. Slow in parts, a lot of the over long, lingering scenes could have been cut shorter or done away with. Interesting, but keep the remote with a fast forward button handy. The message of Praxis seems to be “avoid psychopharmacology.” And yes, there are some nude scenes. (Not that anyone cares about that NSFW.)

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Posted on May 29, 2010 in Gay Movies by Syzygy
Tags: andrew roth, shirtless, tom macy

Cage

From 1989 and the discount rack, Cage is the story of Billy (Lou Ferrigno) and Scott (Reb Brown). In Vietnam, Billy saves Scott’s life at the cost of taking a bullet in the head leaving him with a child’s mind in a very big guy’s body. Scott makes it his mission to repay Billy by taking care of him. The two come to the attention of a gambler during a fight at Scott’s bar when they beat up a gang bent on causing trouble. The gambler destroys their lives and manipulates Billy into a death match cage fight where he’s sure the mentally challenged man will beat the champ and provide him a way out of his debts. A fair buddy action flick of sorts with the interesting twist being the mentally challenged Billy, but nothing to go out of your way for other than the muscle men stripped to the waist.

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Posted on March 13, 2010 in Cute Guys by Syzygy
Tags: lou-ferr, lou-ferrigno, movie, reb brown, shirtless