Gay men and their pursuit of physical perfection. When it comes to looks and body image, gay men can be a pretty tough crowd. Men are visually programmed. And gay men have an appreciation for beauty in all aspects, whether it's other male bodies or just antiques. There's no doubt that attractiveness is key to a man's self-esteem and his impression on others, especially in gay life. The pressure to look good is even more intense in an image- driven culture where near-naked images of masculine perfection abound. Men are being objectified as never before. From super models and muscle boys, to bears and twinks to average Joes, along with experts in the business of beauty, "The Adonis Factor" is a revealing look at gay men's love or lust for all things pretty.
En 1981, Brian tenía ocho años y estaba sentado en el banquillo durante un partido de la liga juvenil de béisbol. Cinco horas después despierta en el sótano de su casa con una hemorragia nasal y sin recuerdos. Brian moja la cama y tiene pesadillas, también inventa: fue abducido por extraterrestres. Y pasa el tiempo, Brian llega a la adolescencia, torpe, acomplejado y entregado a la causa OVNI, también Neil, su compañero de infancia, se ha hecho mayor. Neil es la antítesis de Brian, él es sexy, jugador estrella y experto en juegos con hombres adultos con los que nunca se compromete. Mientras Brian encuentra en Avalyn Friesen, una discapacitada obsesionada con sus experiencias en la tercera fase, la posibilidad de asumir sus experiencias inhibidas, Neil huye a nueva York a rozar el lado peligroso.
Lust and dysfuntion come full circle in this collection of nine steamy scenes exploring gay life, sex, addition, drugs and HIV/AIDS as revealed by a latino pool boy, a television writer, a meth dealer and others. As one affair leads into another, the connections betwen the characters reveal the secrets each one holds.
Norteamérica, años cincuenta.David (Tobey Maguire) y su hermana Jennifer (Reese Witherspoon) son teletransportados mágicamente al mundo ficticio de una serie clásica de la televisión en blanco y negro. Allí convivirán con los personajes de la serie, donde todo es demasiado perfecto, hasta que puedan volver a la realidad, apreciando nuevos valores gracias a esa comunidad buena y tranquila a la vez que también influyendo mucho en ese mundo, llevando el color a sus vidas.
The Will Rogers Follies is a musical with a book by Peter Stone, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and music by Cy Coleman. It focuses on the life and career of famed humorist and performer Will Rogers, using as a backdrop the Ziegfeld Follies, which he often headlined, and describes every episode in his life in the form of a big production number. The Rogers character also performs rope tricks in between scenes. The revue contains snippets of Rogers' famous homespun style of wisdom and common sense and tries to convey the personality of this quintessentially American figure whose most famous quote was "I never met a man I didn't like."
