Call Me Al
Bi/Poly/Other Movie/Books Review and Journal
Hello World!
Jan 4th
This is the space that I will hopefully write better but this blog is in pursuit of finding movies and books with Bisexual – Polygamous and occasionally Other to review in mind with a sidebar of being a blog to write about, maybe. And apologize in advance for the sometimes bad pronunciations/grammar as I tend to type after I watch or read but I’ll hopefully come back later to clean up my mistakes. Any movie I watched and you need more information before trying out yourself, ask. I mean it is my opinion, so talk.
Mod Update: Jan 14, 2009: I actually have a list of stuff to watch but online I am finding movies with the criteria of this blog which I won’t get to but you can see (some with ads) for free so I decided to post those here and let you be the judge of them. Designated Subject (YWYR) Movies.
Mod Update: Jan 16, 2009: Do I need to say that the media shown will here more than likely have adult themes, I won’t add any NSFW tags to posts as I think you probably can get a good portion of it viewed as possible Not Safe For Work by accident.
To keep you busy and calm, feed my fish…
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TV – Spirited (Episode 1.01)
Aug 29th
Spirited is a new series from W/Foxtel network in Australia. The premise is about Suzy Darling, a stiff type dentist who leaves her egotistical husband Steve and moves her children into a hotel penthouse apartment. The twist is that it seems the apartment or should I say the hotel itself is haunted by a English amnesiac ghost who didn’t make it pass the 1970’s punk era. Apparently he can only be seen by Suzy and the cat that lives there in the hotel. I assume the mystery will be finding out how did “Henry” (he finds out his name through a pendant Suzy wears but they need to touch it together for it to work) the ghost arrive and died in Australia and what does Suzy need to get him to move on.
Now you ask: Why should you care?
Well, I am not 100% sure, but 90%+ that there is poly (secondary or tertiary storyline???) relationship in the show.
The man (Adam in apt 3) is talking to Suzy.
Adam reaches into his apartment and kisses both, these are his two companions. He tells them about talking to Suzy.
Adam, is the owner of said cat.
Adam turns in the home and watches his two companions sleeping. It looks like he is the only one that is employed.
Whether this is a gay or bisexual triad, it does seem to play out as a poly group. Whether it becomes important to the main ghost/dentist storyline later on or something else is still unknown. I will update if this (Series 1- 8 episode run) relationship becomes important or featured again.
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MTrailer: RED
Jul 24th
RED (2010) Watching for Karl Urban but Helen Mirren with a BIG ASS GUN is so freaking cool, must wait until October…
Synopsis:
[Call Me Al] Frank Moses (Willis), a former black-ops CIA agent, who is now living a quiet life. That is, until the day a hi-tech assassin shows up intent on killing him. With his identity compromised and the life of the woman he cares for, Sarah (Parker), endangered, Frank reassembles his old team (Freeman, Malkovich and Mirren) in a last ditch effort to survive. “Red” is based on the DC Comics graphic novel of the same name by Warren Ellis.
Trailer:
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Kick Ass Title .03
Jun 3rd
Lambda Literary Awards 2010
May 30th
These books are finalists and winners (red bold) for the 21st Annual Lambda Literary Awards
[From their site] The Lambda Literary Awards seek to recognize excellence in the field of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender literature. Each year, over 80 judges — writers, booksellers, librarians, journalists — assess the entries in more than 20 categories.
Bisexual Fiction [TIE]
- Arusha, by J.E. Knowles (Spinsters Ink) [Review]
- Holy Communion, by Mykola Dementiuk (Synergy Press)
- The Janeid, by Bobbie Geary (The Graeae Press)
- Love You Two
, by Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli (Random House Australia)
- Torn
, by Amber Lehman (Closet Case Press) [Review]
Bisexual Nonfiction
- Byron in Love: A Short Daring Life
, by Edna O’Brien (W. W. Norton)
- Cheever: A Life
, by Blake Bailey (Alfred A. Knopf)
- Leaving India: My Family’s Journey From Five Villages to Five Continents
, by Minal Hajratwala (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
- Map, by Audrey Beth Stein (Lulu.com) [Review]
- Vincente Minnelli: Hollywood’s Dark Dreamer
, by Emanuel Levy (St. Martin’s Press)
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Kick Ass Title .01
May 29th
When I have time and internet usage, I will post titles for books that sounds “Kick Ass!” to me anyway.
Today’s title is:
a fly in amber
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About a Book .01
May 29th
My thoughts as a reader:
I think with my burgeoning new knowledge of what I like and don’t like in erotica and in particular in the grouping of (menage a trois) and apparently I really hate the switcheroo. Menage a trois implies new or established relationship that implying lasting beyond the book. The thing about romance and erotica I noticed is that they do stick to a formula. I mean the formulas are old in the genre no matter how it’s written but the idea of two or in this case three people should be in a “happy ending” between the people together. Let’s get back to the switcheroo.
The example is “TriplePlay” by Rhyannon Byrd, it started off nice and sweet and I was interested but basically it was a “one-night stand” situation where the guy was a third wheel and told him to shove off turning it into a monogamous relationship and frankly pissed me off because I kept waiting for the threesome to occur and at the end simply wasn’t satisfied.
I think there should be a classification of “ONS” one night stand for menage a trois books something that signify a relationship that I don’t want to read. You have to understand, the media in general celebrates, publishes and monetize the “heteronormative relationship” as the default. They would have to put on the thinking cap for them to stray from that situation. I discovered slash fanfic and a few years ago it filled the space that I couldn’t or wouldn’t get from TV and movies in general, so in original fiction I don’t have the need for slash nor het but I wanted a space left for triad relationships.
With an “ONS” tag maybe I don’t have to deal with het or slash relationship be but fulfilled with another aspect I want in my media.
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BReview: Pure Distraction By Carolina Barbour
May 18th
I’ve been looking for some time to read books on my virtual and real shelves and here’s is my humble review for this one. Look for more.
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