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.
어릴 적 기억의 일부를 잃은 ‘브라이언’은 기억을 되찾기 위해 계속 노력하지만 좀처럼 떠오르지 않는다. 갈수록 선명해지는 의문의 잔상들로 괴로워하던 브라이언은 당시 자신이 외계인들에게 납치당했고, 그 결과 기억상실증이 생겼다고 믿기 시작한다. 결국, 브라이언은 같은 야구팀 멤버였던 ‘닐’도 그날 그곳에 함께 있었다는 것을 기억해내고, 사라진 기억에 대한 키를 쥐고 있을지도 모르는 닐을 찾아 나서는데….
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.
서로 다른 TV프로그램을 보려고 다투던 데이빗(토비 맥과이어)과 여동생 제니퍼(리즈 위더스푼)는 TV 시트콤 속으로 빨려들어가게 된다. 시트콤의 무대가 되는 마을 플레전트빌은 화면처럼 흑백으로 된 세상이었다. 등장인물인 파커 가족의 일원이 된 데이빗과 제니퍼는 마을 사람들이 성적으로 무지한데다 획일적인 사고 방식을 가진 것을 발견한다. 개방적인 사고 방식을 지닌 데이빗과 성적으로 분방한 제니퍼는 마을 사람들에게 사랑,성욕,분노,질투 등의 원색적인 감정을 퍼뜨리고 그 둘 덕에 마을 사람들은 '인간다움'을 배워가기 시작한다. 더불어 무채색의 플레전트 빌에도 하나둘 씩 색채가 물들기 시작하는데...
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."
