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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

One Kiss (Un Bacio) (DVD Review)

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Life being a teenager certainly isn’t always easy. Lorenzo is just out of foster care and living with new parents. He’s openly and visibly gay, and in his head he’s a star in the making. However, on his first day at school he’s rudely shown that irrespective of his fantasies, the other students dislike difference and there will be no place for him in their cliques.

Blu is also subject to the school’s normativity, having been ostracised by her classmates and labelled a slut after it was discovered she had an orgy with her boyfriend, Gio, and three of his friends. She and Lorenzo quickly start to bond, finding common ground in their outsider status, and also manage to drawn in the quiet and shy Antonio. [Read more…]

Joe Lycett: That’s The Way A-ha A-ha (DVD Review)

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Award-winning comedian Joe Lycett has popped up on TV in the likes of Live at the Apollo, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and Sunday Night at the Palladium, and now he’s getting his first live stand-up DVD, That’s The Way A-ha A-ha… Joe Lycett (get it?). Filmed at the Duchess Theatre in London, the disc showcases Joe’s mix of whimsy, acerbic comedy, and ‘being weird’.

To be honest, he is a bit of a Marmite proposition, as while many will find him a riot, other probably won’t quite get his idiosyncratic style, which varies from a love of puns, to stories from his life, to recounting the messages he sent to try and get out of a parking fine. A lot of it is very funny, and even those who overall don’t find Joe’s comedy to be quite their cup of tea, should get a few decent laughs. [Read more…]