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Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema and more

Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema & more

BearCity Director Doug Langway Shows Off His Epic Long-Distance Marriage Proposal

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Doug Langway gained a lot of fans for his BearCity film trilogy, which followed a group of hairier, burlier gay men than the twink/muscle that normally populate gay male movies, and which championed a different standards of beauty. It was a subject close to Doug’s heart, as he’s a self-confessed fan of the ‘polar bear’ (an older, grey-haired, larger gay man).

Now he’s found the man he wants and Doug is going for his own happy ending. He’s decided to share it with the world by posting the video of his marriage proposal on Facebook for us all to watch.

However, he did have a problem. How to make a big statement when your beloved is 10,000 miles away?

The answer he came up with involves an iPad, a Times Square billboard and plenty of well wishers. Take a look at the heartwarming video below. [Read more…]

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BearCity 3 (Iris Prize Festival Review)

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It’s back into the world of gay bears and their admirers in BearCity 3, which had its international premiere at this year’s Iris Prize Festival in Cardiff. Things have moved on from the last instalment, with Michael’s (Gregory Gunter) boyfriend having died. He’s trying to get his life back together with a new boyfriend, Dalton (Garikayi Mutambirwa), who loves him. However, Michael is having trouble letting go of the past and fully committing himself to this new future, which isn’t made easier when Dalton’s distrustful daughter arrives in the picture.

Fred (Brian Keane) and Brent (Stephen Guarino) meanwhile are preparing to have a baby – with Fred’s sister as the surrogate – but Fred’s worried Brent is too obsessed with finishing his Beartopia documentary and isn’t taking it seriously, while Brent thinks Fred is being too uptight and fearful. There’s also Roger (Gerald McCullouch), who’s finished with his boyfriend and feeling a bit lost, and so sets out to find the ex he still has feelings for. However, the young ex, Tyler (Joe Conti), has issues of his own, as his fireman boyfriend Jay (Tom Hooper) is hiding the fact he’s gay, afraid of what his colleagues will say. [Read more…]