I've always had kind of a love hate relationship with Chinese historical BLs. Some are genuinely excellent, but then there are others that cram in so much plot that keeping track of all the layers of betrayal and scheming gets exhausting, and I end up checking out mentally. Part of the issue is also just how much content is out there in this space, so something really has to stand out to keep me hooked. In this case, the production value is genuinely impressive, top tier stuff, but story wise, I just couldn't bring myself to actually care about these characters. There's a ton of political scheming and backstage manipulation running throughout. Somewhere in the middle of all that chaos, a hostage ends up falling for his own Prince Charming. The show runs eight episodes, each around 50 to 60 minutes long. After spending three years guarding the border, Fifth Prince Yin Qi gets called back to the capital because of a secret letter, only to end up walking straight into a deadly...
It is an explicit carnival with penises and butts dancing with the rhythm of samba. It is a film that emphasizes the freedom of expression. Portraits the carnival as a kind of an orgy / a consented orgy, where you explore your desires and fantasies and be who you really are.
Faceless is the story of anyone who doesn't fit the stereotypical image of a community. From the perspective of a faceless man the film attempts to bring to the fore the problems or discrimination, segregation and white supremacy within the gay community in North America.
Seung Min wants to write an honest scenario. To get some inspiration, Seung Min decides not to get out of his room, only watching movies and writing. His friend and would-be actor, Jung Soo hears the news and worries him. One day, a man with a mask comes to Seung Min to invite to a masquerade.
Stephen Sackur speaks to Robbie Rogers, a US international footballer who plays for LA Galaxy. He broke the sport's great taboo by very publicly coming out after a spell in English football. But why haven't other gay footballers followed his lead?
These are three separate videos where in one he shares his coming out story with Conan and Teen Vogue. And Finally hairstylist Krieger eases Kenworthy into the conversation with some softball questions before getting to the titular question of whether he is cut or uncut.
Presented in five vignettes, and starring Kevin and Paul (brothers of Matt Dillon,) The Beauty Brothers offers-up the romance, desire, dreamscapes and frustrations of youth. These five films each of under 2 minutes are Junk Food Conversation, Bedroom Bongos, Dream Wheels, Poolhopping, and Runaway.
The voices of five gay men who cruised for sex at the World Trade Center in the 1980s and 1990s haunt the sanitized, commerce-driven landscape that is the newly rebuilt Freedom Tower campus, shot over the course of one day in late February 2020. It was interesting to hear people's stories and had a smile on my face. I can only imagine the thrill and fun of those cruising days.
When their father dies two young men discover a stack of love letters although they knew of no one in his life. Tensions rise when they begin to suspect that the writer of the letters was another man. I have seen films with similar theme a few times now, so this really didn't do much for me.
Blessing (USA)
When his father suffers a heart attack the elders in the Mormon community decide to conduct a priesthood blessing ceremony, gay son David asks to participate.
The former lover of man dying of AIDS goes for one last visit only to find the man missing and the man’s angry sister there. Together they reminiscence on the guy and the times they have spent with him, while looking for him.
A young man has a secret crush on his teacher and rather than admit his feelings to anyone, he takes his own life. He tells his "last secret" in a suicide note to his sister, because his parents would never understand. The final tragedy occurs when we find that the teacher has a secret crush of his own.
The Invitation (USA)
Jacob is dying and due to his sever case of social anxiety is unable to interact with others. After finding out that he is going to die, he organises his funeral and invites the public.
A rich and well-recognized West Hollywood gay couple decide to adopt a seven-year-old African girl. They prove to be mentally unprepared for the challenges and risks involved in parenthood, especially since she is a decided mute who refuses to speak to them, and abandon her.
Besides the last short, which was a bot funny, this is one of the worst set of short films I have ever seen. Pretty much every single short film here is absolutely not worth watching at all. Avoid !!
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