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A Stolen Life
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In her only roles as a producer as well as actress, Bette Davis out does herself playing identical twins, one shy, one sexy and both in love with handsome Glenn Ford in Curtis Bernhardt’s A Stolen Life (1946).
With a wonderful cast that includes three time Oscar winner Walter Brennan and adorable comic imp, Charlie Ruggles, it boasts gorgeous cinematography, Oscar nominated special effects and a typically glorious score by Max Steiner. It’s Bette Davis at the top of her game and a summer romance you won’t soon forget! Steve Hayes
Nicole Kirkland
beats,
rhymes
& life
"There are so many layers to gay men... it is not a one glove fits all! Angel and I wanted to represent the beautiful diversity found within the LGBTQ+ community! The rugged, the femininity & everything in-between," Nicole Kirkland says of her sizzling WAP video. "This video was so much fun to film! All the boys killed it and I couldn't be more happy with how it turned out!"
Long Haul
film
skool
Bo (Jacob Buster), a religious and ultra-conservative teen goes on a cross-country delivery job with his estranged father. On the trip, Bo struggles with his parent's recent divorce and discovering that his father is gay.
Long Haul, a film by Bryan Fugal.
LIE NING
beats,
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& life
"I wrote this song about internalised shame I developed throughout my childhood and teens based on racial stereotypes that were imposed upon me. Shame resulting in suppressed anger and pain. Listening to it back in the midst of our recent political climate, it gave me strength.
Most of us experienced shame. Already in our childhood we were confronted with hurtful negations of our being human.
As subtle as it sometimes appears, every comment by a non-black peer that reads us as „other“, hurt. These comments scar our self-belief and self-image and self-love.
Stereotypes against Black people and people of Color, our heritage, language, appearance, hygiene, intellect, sexuality, (the list will never end) undermine every step of our way to self acceptance.
Shame is a poisonous water, it spreads. Wounded people, traumatised people are most likely to replicate their perpetrators' behaviour, if we don’t find space to heal.
I'm tired of having to fit, of having to explain.
I just wanna be. Period.
With this song I invite you to be just who you are, wear and carry whatever makes you feel proud being a queer Black person, person of Color. And be."
Shame, new music from LIE NING.
Vilom
film
skool
Vilom, a lonely, isolated young man from India, is obsessed with becoming internet-famous and deeply confused about his sexuality. When he moves in with Amay, a dynamic, openly gay hairdresser, and Nivi, a beautiful struggling actress, he finds that they are both slowly falling in love with him. This sudden love triangle leads to even more confusion, forcing Vilom to examine his sexual and romantic wants and needs on an even deeper level. Meanwhile, societal pressures and prejudices are beginning to build just outside the walls of their home. The feature-length debut of Mumbai-based actor Sunder Pal, Vilom is an unflinching sociopolitical drama. Centered around gender-blending gay/straight relationships, this films tells a provocative story of risk-taking, creativity, rebellion and survival.
Vilom, a film by Sunder Pal.
Art-360-05
beats,
rhymes
& life
Spirit is definitely the oddest thing I've seen in a long time, from "new singer artist, self-producer, author-composer-performer, director" Art-360°-(05). It's very, very strange...
The Day Began Yesterday
film
skool
Saul is a deeply insecure young man who can barely grasp the concept of an active sex life. Orlando is a confident university gymnast who does not allow his HIV-positive status to define him. When these two opposites meet by accident, their differing personalities offer them a completely new way of seeing life, one without fear or judgement.
The Day Began Yesterday, a film by Julián Hernández.
Da 5 Bloods
film
skool
Four African American vets battle the forces of man and nature when they return to Vietnam seeking the remains of their fallen squad leader and the gold fortune he helped them hide.
Da 5 Bloods, a film by Spike Lee.
Judas and the Black Messiah
film
skool
The story of Fred Hampton, Chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party, and his fateful betrayal by FBI informant William O'Neal.
Judas and the Black Messiah, a film by Shaka King.
Antebellum
film
skool
Successful author Veronica Henley (Janelle Monáe) finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late.
Antebellum, a film by Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz.
Rapture in Blue
film
skool
Pressured to satisfy his girlfriend's desires, an anxious young man begins to struggle with both his sexuality and his sanity after meeting the insidious new boy who has moved into his childhood home.
Rapture in Blue, a film by Ryder Houston.
Music Bear Tony Banks
beats, rhymes & life
rewound: 2019
"I’m just telling our story, but as a humans who happen to be gay," Music Bear Tony Banks says of Cloud 9. "We all bleed the same, hurt the same, love the same, live in the same communities, go through the same good and bad times. Cloud 9 is about giving in to love, despite past traumas, mixed feelings and insecurities.”
