Cinema, this summer: everything Advocate readers need to know about the gayest big-screen offerings for the hottest months. (Summer Movie Preview).May [A] THE MATRIX RELOADED (Warner Bros.) WHEN May 15 WHO Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, and Carrie-Anne Moss WHAT The first of two sequels to The Matrix tells the story of a future in which computers have enslaved Enslaved may refer to:
WHY Out actor Anthony Wong of Australia plays Ghost, a weapons expert, in both sequels and even the video game. Keanu Reeves as the Christlike savior of the world? Whoa, dude. There's also Hugo Weaving (The Adventures of Priscilla ...) as a multitasking bad guy. HOW GAY Around the edges [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] L'AUBERGE ESPAGNOLE (Fox Searchlight) WHEN May 16 WHO The delightful Audrey Tautou of Amelie WHAT College students in an exchange program share a place in Barcelona and hope to share some bodily fluids as well. WHY Tautou has a boyfriend in this one, unfortunately. But when said fella needs to learn the art of pleasuring a woman, he's smart enough to turn to queer roomie Isabelle (Cecile De France), who puts her own advice into practice when her girlfriend comes for a visit. HOW GAY Pretty dang gay [F] FINDING NEMO Nemo, qui condemnare potest, absolvere non potest. He who may condemn may acquit. Dig. 50, 17, 37. (Walt Disney/Pixar) WHEN May 30 WHO The voices of Ellen DeGeneres, Barry Humphries, and Allison Janney WHAT A fishy story about a dad desperate to find his lost child before the dangers of the deep (or a fisherman's net) catch it first. WHY Barry Humphries (a.k.a. Dame Edna) may be doing the first animated performance in drag. And DeGeneres's work here whets our appetite for her upcoming HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy special and syndicated talk show. HOW GAY Gayish [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] June [C] FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY (20th Century Fox) WHEN June 13 WHO Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini of American Idol WHAT Grease meets Where the Boys Are in this romantic musical about true love in South Florida between a mop-topped boy and a wholesome girl. WHY Nothing's campier than a silly summer musical that isn't trying to be camp. HOW GAY Pretty dang gay [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE HULK (Universal) WHEN June 20 WHO Stars Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly and Nick Nolte; directed by Ang Lee WHAT The Incredible Hulk comes to the big screen, losing an adjective but gaining Bana and Connelly in the process. The computer-generated Hulk in the early trailers looked iffy, but we have faith in director Ang Lee (The Wedding Banquet; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Traditional Chinese: 臥虎藏龍; Simplified Chinese: 卧虎藏龙; Pinyin: ). WHY Purple pants and green skin make for a very fashionable statement. HOW GAY Around the edges [E] GASOLINE (Strand) WHEN June 27 WHO Regina Orioli and Maya Sansa in a film cowritten and directed by Monica Stambrini WHAT What's an Italian girl to do when her mother confronts the kid at the gas station where she works (with her mechanic-lover, Stella, accidentally dies then draws the attention of some nosy people? Throw mama into the trunk and head out on a road trip, of course. WHY Weekend at Bernie's Weekend at Bernie's is an American motion picture comedy released in 1989. Directed by Ted Kotcheff, it stars Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman as a couple of young executives who must create the illusion that their murdered boss, Bernie Lomax, is alive in order to with a Sapphic twist. HOW GAY Way gay [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] July [I] BOYS LIFE 4: FOUR PLAY (Strand) WHEN July WHO Craig Chester stars; four rising writer-directors are highlighted in this entry in the popular shorts compilation series. WHAT New short films from Brian Sloan (I Think I Do), Phillip Bartel, Alan Brown, and Eric Mueller (World and Time Enough) are the draw in this sexy-sweet anthology. WHY Any chance to see queer-friendly shorts is welcome, and the Boys Life brand has earned our trust. HOW GAY Way gay [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [B] KM. 0 (TLA (Three Letter Acronym) The epitome of acronyms! While two-, four- and five-letter acronyms exist, there are more three-letter acronyms. Obviously, three words to describe a concept or product is the most popular. TLA - Three-Letter Acronym ) WHEN July WHO The queer-friendly writing and directing team of Yolanda Garcia Serrano and Juan Luis Iborra WHAT Spanish comedy about 14 strangers looking for love at the Plaza del Sol One of the largest malls in the urban area of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, located in the municipality of Zapopan. It is the largest outdoor mall in the city, located next to the Plaza Milenium and Torrena. in Madrid on a steamy August afternoon. WHY The horny horn·y adj. 1. Made of horn or a similar substance. 2. Tough and calloused, as of skin. gay college student looking for love. HOW GAY Way gay [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [H] MADAME SATA (Serial ATA) A serial version of the ATA (IDE) interface, which has been the de facto standard hard disk interface for desktop PCs for more than two decades. The original Parallel ATA (PATA) interface was launched in 1986. (Wellspring well·spring n. 1. The source of a stream or spring. 2. A source: a wellspring of ideas. wellspring Noun ) WHEN July WHO Lazaro Ramos stars; Karim Ainous writes and directs WHAT The early life of the Queen of Carnival, Madame Sata, originally a hard-living transvestite cabaret performer in 1920s Brazil with gay lovers, prostitute friends, and no love for the police of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, city, Brazil Rio de Janeiro (rē`ō də zhänā`rō, Port. rē`  thĭ zhənĕē`r . WHY Queer history written with passion, thanks to Ramos's ferocious, career-making performance. HOW GAY Way gay [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [D] LEGALLY BLONDE 2: RED WHITE & BLONDE (MGM MGM in full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. ) WHEN July 2 WHO Reese Witherspoon, Bob Newhart, Sally Field, and Luke Wilson WHAT The delightfully ditsy dit·sy also dit·zy adj. dit·si·er also dit·zi·er, dit·si·est also dit·zi·est Slang Eccentric or scatterbrained: "Needless to say, this ditsy crew succeeds in spite of itself" Elle stumbles as an aide into the House of Representatives, which totally needs a makeover. She also finds time to fight for the rights of her gay chihuahua. WHY Witherspoon is delightful, and out director Charles Herman-Wurmfeld (Kissing Jessica Stein) is in charge behind the camera. HOW GAY Pretty dang gay [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SWIMMING POOL (Focus) WHEN July 2 WHO Charlotte Rampling in out director Francois Ozon's latest film WHAT Rampling plays a British mystery author spending the off-season in the south of France South of France south n the South of France → le Sud de la France, le Midi at her publisher's house. She's unsettled by the arrival of his French daughter (Ludivine Sagnier of Ozon's 8 Women), a sexually uninhibited girl who enjoys pricking Rampling's prim English reserve. WHY Ozon hasn't made an uninteresting movie yet. HOW GAY Gayish [G] CONFUSION OF GENDERS (Picture) This!) WHEN July 4 WHO Pascal Greggory WHAT A French comedy about Alain, an attorney who is sexually indecisive--but not so indecisive that he doesn't act on his many impulses, which lead him to lust for his female boss, a client who's guilty of murder, and his boss's sexy teenage brother. WHY We love equal-opportunity bisexuals as much as we love voracious omnisexuais who just can't commit--especially when they're French. HOW GAY Way gay [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN (20th Century Fox) WHEN July 11 WHO Sean Connery, Stuart Townsend, Shane West, and Peta Wilson WHAT Based on the comic books by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill, it features Victorian-era heroes like Allan Quartermain, Dr. Jekyll, Captain Nemo, and Tom Sawyer fighting evildoers to save the world. WHY Townsend plays Oscar Wilde's decadent Dorian Gray. HOW GAY Around the edges [J] THE EMBALMER em·balm tr.v. em·balmed, em·balm·ing, em·balms 1. To treat (a corpse) with preservatives in order to prevent decay. 2. (First Run Features) WHEN July 11 WHO Ernesto Mahieux and Valerio Foglia Manzillo WHAT A low-key romantic triangle develops between a dwarf who works as a taxidermist, the handsome new male assistant he quietly yearns for, and the woman catching the assistant's eye. WHY The triangle isn't as imbalanced as you might expect, giving full weight to all their passions (though the attraction between the two men remains sadly devoid of physical contact). HOW GAY Way gay [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [N] LARA LARA Land Access and Recreation Association (UK) LARA Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2004 LARA Light Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft LARA Lakeland Agricultural Research Association LARA Labor Aerospace Research Agenda CROFT: TOMB RAIDER--THE CRADLE OF LIFE (Paramount) WHEN July 25 WHO Angelina Jolie and her lips WHAT Our favorite video game heroine since Ms. Pac-Man is back in action with a sequel that we hope makes more sense than the first one. WHY Ms. Jolie packs herself into those shorts--and did we mention her lips? HOW GAY Gayish [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [O] CAMP (IFC (Internet Foundation Classes) A class library from Netscape that provides an application framework and graphical user interface (GUI) routines for Java programmers. IFC was later made part of the Java Foundation Classes (JFC). See JFC, AFC and AWT. See also ICF. ) WHEN July 25 WHO A talented cast of unknowns guided by writer-director Todd Graff WHAT Summer camp crosses with Fame with a cast of musical misfit mis·fit n. 1. Something of the wrong size or shape for its purpose. 2. One who is unable to adjust to one's environment or circumstances or is considered to be disturbingly different from others. kids. WHY The straight boy who loves the Rolling Stones but has never heard of Sondheim is the oddball at this performing arts camp peopled with drag queen boys, heavyset heav·y·set adj. Having a stout or compact build. Adj. 1. heavyset - having a short and solid form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thickset young man" girls who can sing, and more musical numbers than any movie this side of Chicago. HOW GAY Way gay [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] August AMERICAN WEDDING (Universal) WHEN August 1 WHO Alyson Hannigan, Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, and Eugene Levy WHAT Yet another sequel to American Pie. This time, Jim (Biggs) and Michelle (Hannigan) tie the knot. WHY Since Pie 2 had two of the guys kissing (so they could watch lesbians make out), it's no surprise that this one shows them stumbling into a gay bar by accident. Guys, any psychiatrist can tell you there are no "accidents.' HOW GAY Around the edges [M] THE SECRET LIVES OF DENTISTS (Manhattan Pictures International) WHEN August 1 WHO Campbell Scott, Hope Davis, and Denis Denis, king of Portugal: see Diniz. Leary in an Alan Rudolph film WHAT Scott and Davis are husband-and-wife dentists struggling to maintain a marriage that could use a root canal. WHY Out author Craig Lucas (Long-time Companion) adapted the script, and queer comedian Kate Clinton has a supporting role as a receptionist (an homage, we hope, to Marcia Wallace of The Bob Newhart Show). HOW GAY Around the edges [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [K] GIGLI (Columbia) WHEN August 1 WHO Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck; writer-director Martin Brest WHAT Affleck plays a Los Angeles hit man looking to make a bundle by kidnapping the mentally challenged brother of a federal prosecutor. Lesbian assassin Lopez is brought in when he can't close the deal. WHY Lopez is rumored to have a kissing scene with another gal. So maybe Jenny is going all the way around the block. And if the buzz is to be believed, this could be the new Glitter. HOW GAY Gayish [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [L] FREAKY FRIDAY (Walt Disney) WHEN August 6 WHO Jamie Lee Curtis  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. and Lindsay Lohan WHAT Mom and daughter switch bodies for a time and find out life ain't so easy for the other one. WHY If it's a hit, maybe they'll release the 1976 Jodie Foster original on DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. . HOW GAY Around the edges [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AMERICAN SPLENDOR (Fine Line) WHEN August 15 WHO Paul Giamattti and Hope Davis WHAT The travails of Harvey Pekar, file clerk by day and comic book artist by night. Think a grown-up grown-up adj. 1. Of, characteristic of, or intended for adults: grown-up movies; a grown-up discussion. 2. Ghost World set in Cleveland that combines archival interviews with the real Pekar and others with fictional depictions of his life. WHY Pekar's friend Toby Radloff (who appears in the documentary sections and is also portrayed by Judah Friedlander) is gay. Besides, outsider misfits who are much cooler than everyone else? We can relate. HOW GAY Around the edges SUDDENLY (Empire) WHEN August 27 WHO Newcomers Tatiana Saphir, Carla Crespo, and Veronica Hassan WHAT In this Argentinian film, two young lesbian criminals steal a taxi in Buenos Aires and kidnap a big gal before heading out into the wilderness. WHY Bonnie and Bonnie is a lot more fun than Bonnie and Clyde Bonnie and Clyde in full Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow (born March 24, 1909, Telico, Texas, U.S.—died May 23, 1934, near Gibsland, La.) (born Oct. 1, 1910, Rowena, Texas, U.S.—died May 23, 1934, near Gibsland, La.) U.S. criminals. . HOW GAY Way gay Giltz writes for publications including the New York Post The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and the oldest to have been published continually as a daily.[3] Since 1976, it has been owned by Australian-born billionaire Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation and is one of the 10 . |
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