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Top 10: TV moments.


(1) Kinsey Out writer-director Bill Condon's fascinating tribute to the sex researcher who forever changed Forever Changed was a Christian Rock band from Tallahassee and Orlando, FL. They came together in 1999 and broke up in 2006. Dan Cole was the lead singer, a guitarist, and a pianist. Ben O'Rear was the lead guitarist, Tom Gustafson played bass, and Nathan Lee played the drums.  American culture also reminds us that we've returned to '50s-era repression.

(2) Bed Education Dark secrets, drag queens, and very nasty priests add up to one of Pedro Almodovar's best yet.

(3) Tarnation tar·na·tion   New England & Southern U.S.
n.
The act of damning or the condition of being damned.

interj.
Used to express anger or annoyance.



[tarn(al) + (damn)ation.
 Decades worth of home movies and Apple's iMovie software were all Jonathan Caouette needed to tell his haunting life story.

(4) Brother to Brother An ebullient remembrance of the Harlem Renaissance marks writer-director Rodney Evans's debut.

(5) A Home at the End of the World Michael Cunningham's AIDS novel becomes a poignant film, even without Colin Farrell's naughty bits.

(6) Saved! This delicious satire of evangelical Christianity features an all-star cast, not to mention a gay teenage baby daddy.

(7) A Dirty Shame John Waters kicks it old-school with this unfettered look at sex addicts (including a trio of bears).

(8) Mean Creek A high schooler with two dads is just one of the characters in this unsettling un·set·tle  
v. un·set·tled, un·set·tling, un·set·tles

v.tr.
1. To displace from a settled condition; disrupt.

2. To make uneasy; disturb.

v.intr.
 tale of kids seeking revenge against a bully.

(9) Bear Cub Hairy and chubby = sexy and gay = family in this heartwarming heart·warm·ing or heart-warm·ing  
adj.
1. Causing gladness and pleasure.

2. Eliciting sympathy and tender feelings: a heartwarming tale.

Adj. 1.
 and surprising Spanish charmer charm·er  
n.
1. One that charms, especially a disarmingly attractive person.

2. One who casts spells; an enchanter or magician.

Noun 1.
.

(10) Bright Young Things Stephen Fry's directorial debut brings Evelyn Waugh's Vile Bodies sharply to life.
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Title Annotation:Best of the year
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jan 18, 2005
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