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Lou Grande (148 KP) rated Latter Days (2004) in Movies

Jun 20, 2018  
Latter Days (2004)
Latter Days (2004)
2004 | Comedy, Drama, Romance
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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I saw this movie back when it was released fourteen years ago, when I was still young and had faith in things. I picked it up again to see if it held up, and you know? It's not bad. Usually romantic comedies don't do much for me, gay or straight, but I have a thing for Mormons--what can I say?

So Christian is a gay party boy livin' it up in LA, but ultimately lacking in purpose and drive. Aaron is a Mormon missionary from Iowa, who experiences culture shock and desire for the first time, because of course they become neighbors and hijinks ensue. Fun fact! This movie also stars Joseph Gorgon-Levitt as a total butt, which is quite a contrast to his role in Mysterious Skin, another gay-themed movie which came out in the same year.

The acting is actually not as horrible as you would think from the production value/budget, and the story is typical romantic comedy fare. Still, I think it would strike a chord with anyone who is queer and was brought up in a religious household. It doesn't shy away from how agonizing it can be to be betrayed by family, especially fourteen years ago. And you know, some of the dialogue is actually really poignant. If you can get over the vaguely "afterschool special" feeling of this movie, it's definitely worth a watch.

(It has a happy ending!)
  
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Andrew Ahn recommended Weekend (2011) in Movies (curated)

 
Weekend (2011)
Weekend (2011)
2011 | Drama, Romance
(0 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"It’s safe to say that Haigh’s Weekend messed up an entire generation of gay men looking for love. The film wears its heart on its sleeve and does it with such grace. There’s this feeling I get when I break up with someone or meet someone new. It’s this feeling of flux, transition, and tension, of someone either pulling away or pulling you close. It’s the gravitational forces of love. Weekend captures this perfectly."

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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated A Matter of Time Book I (A Matter of Time #1) in Books

Jan 6, 2021  
A Matter of Time Book I (A Matter of Time #1)
A Matter of Time Book I (A Matter of Time #1)
Mary Calmes | 2009 | Romance
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I'm a bit of a mess right now. The whole on again off again thing was driving me crazy but I understood in a way. Being a gay cop, I imagine, can be very hard. Its seen as a mans job and people expect you to be some sort of hard guy with a loving wife and kids at home... But no! Life and modern society are so much more advanced than they used to be and gay people should be able to work in any profession and not get judged or bullied for it.

That aside I was so into this series. I really need to know what's going to happen next with Jory and Sam so need to buy book three and four now
  
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Holly Johnson recommended Transformer by Lou Reed in Music (curated)

 
Transformer by Lou Reed
Transformer by Lou Reed
1972 | Rock
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Album Favorite

"I'd heard of Andy Warhol, but I'd never heard The Velvet Underground until David Bowie talked about them in interviews in the NME, and of course Transformer. I'd rather talk about Transformer than the banana album actually, because Transformer sums up the era. I do believe that Mick Ronson was very instrumental - like a classically trained musician as well as a gorgeous rock god lead guitarist. His arrangement abilities for both Ziggy Stardust and Transformer have not been fully recognised in the history of pop music. I don't think David would've broke through without that. I remember dancing to 'Vicious' in a nightclub called Masquerade in Liverpool - a really eccentric gay bar full of diesel dykes, prostitutes and older gay men with dyed black hair and toupees. It was a strange netherworld hidden up a back alley that embraced a bunch of freaks of my generation like Pete Burns and me, Jane Casey, who wore too much make-up. That was the thing about a gay club, you were safe almost in there. A strange refuge. I suppose in a way, punk kind of helped that. Absolutely. One minute you were queer on the street, the next minute you were a punk. It normalised that sort of behaviour really, you know; ""Oh, they're just punks"", and it was a diversion away from sexuality. Punk was strangely non-sexual. Even the main protagonist John Lydon had something of a 'neither here nor there' about him."

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