Bi/Poly/Other Movie/Books Review and Journal
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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)
Popularity: 1% [?]
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
Popularity: 1% [?]
Test Post
May 11th
Sorry, I’ve been dealing with Real Life and forgot the anniversary to pay for the site.
Popularity: 1% [?]
Intermission: What Happened???
Feb 16th
I’m broke and had to cut off high speed cable to save myself money so no more free fast internet service, for a least a while. I thought the better decision was to not post until I could pay again but I changed my mind and so I will hopefully update when I can. I still have those now old reviews of movies I’ve yet to post but in the meantime done something else to get off DT the internet, something I didn’t think I would be interested in: romance erotica. I’ll probably write about them as well.
Popularity: 1% [?]
Intermission: Bisexual/Polygamous Movies List
Sep 14th
If interested to people in who visit here and I do see people are actually visiting if not commenting. There is a link on top for a list of Bisexual/Polyamory Movies that I put together a while ago and occasionally update if I find movies that possible could be bi or poly in nature.
This was basically a big list of movies that I will eventually, some day get through all of them and make it pretty but I’ve recently added more possible movies and to finally not drive myself insane with such a massive html list, I have broken up the movies from what I have seen, given reviews and linked to its own page while the bigger list is on another where it just has the titles and sometimes no descriptions.
(The new and original list can be found at the top of the page -in the drop down links-.)
I’ll try to get through a chunk of them before the year is over but right now whether the stories treat Bi/Poly people in a good or bad light is unknown to me but at least I will keep adding to the list if I hear of any more and if you are brave, go to me sidebar where it says recommend a movie and do so. You could see from the sidebar the movies that are coming up in the reviews, I am pretty sure Shortbus is next. Maybe.
Popularity: 1% [?]
Intermission: I’m back!
Aug 23rd
If you miss me, I have been away from here for a while and I had other business to deal with. Now funny enough with more stuff happening I coming back to add the movie I have on my list. Weird.
Anyway, the next bunch I will update and add to the list will be the videos on the sidebar.
Popularity: 1% [?]
Intermission: Sorry Delay. Being a fan.
May 22nd
Sorry about the delay, I wanted to add another five reviews to the site but I have been geeking on Star Trek and I have been lax in a lot of online stuff. Hopefully I will get my act together and start posting again but I fear it may be a while…
In the meantime check the sidebar in what upcoming movies I hope to be posting here.
Popularity: 8% [?]
Intermission: Give me Ideas!
Apr 30th
Hey! I am making a post because I’m probably missing some movies with Bi and/or Poly themes. So I am putting it out that if you know one I could get my hands on to watch, let me know.
Popularity: 9% [?]
Intermission: Action Movies
Apr 12th
I decided to have a action movie weekend, I haven’t decided to give my full opinions on them but if your interested in what I have seen so far, I rated 1-5:
A History of Violence:
Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen) is living a happy and quiet life with his lawyer wife (Maria Bello) and their two children in the small town of Millbrook, Indiana. One night, though, their idyllic existence is shattered when Tom foils a vicious attempted robbery in his diner. He takes action and saves his customers and friends in the self-defense killings of two-sought-after criminals. Heralded as a hero, Tom’s life is changed overnight, attracting a national media circus, which forces him into the spotlight. Uncomfortable with his newfound celebrity, Tom tries to return to the normalcy of his ordinary life only to be confronted by a mysterious and threatening man (Ed Harris) who arrives in town believing Tom is the man who’s wronged him in the past.
4.80 out of 5.
Eastern Promises:
Criminal mastermind Nikolai (Viggo Mortensen) finds his ties to a notorious Russian crime family in London, England shaken when he crosses paths with Anna (Naomi Watts), a midwife who has accidentally uncovered evidence against them dealing with the boss and his son and a dead pregnant woman. Their unusual relationship sets off an unstoppable chain of murder, mystery and deception.
4.95 out of 5.
Enemy at the Gates:
During the WWII battle of Stalingrad, two snipers, a Russian (Jude Law), and a German (Ed Harris), are locked in a battle of wills and marksmenship, while the Russian is boosted to the status of hero by a political official (Ralph Fiennes).
3.70 out of 5.
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children:
An ex-mercenary is forced out of isolation when three mysterious men kidnap and brainwash the city’s children afflicted with the Geostigma disease.
4.80 out of 5.
Four Brothers:
Four brothers come home to their mother’s funeral in what appears to be a random killing in a grocery store robbery. However, the boys’ investigation into her death reveals more nefarious activities involving the one brother’s business dealings with a notorious local hoodlum. Two cops investigating the crime may also not be what they seem.
4.25 out of 5.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang:
Mistaken for an actor, small-time crook, Harry Lockhart, finds himself in the midst of the Hollywood community. Hes paired up with private detective “Gay Perry” to get some training for his role, but things begin to get weird when they witness a real murder.
4 out of 5.
RockandRolla:
In London, a real-estate scam puts millions of pounds up for grabs, attracting some of the city’s scrappiest tough guys and its more established underworld types, all of whom are looking to get rich quick. While the city’s seasoned criminals vie for the cash, an unexpected player — a drugged out rock ‘n’ roller presumed to be dead but very much alive — has a multi-million dollar prize fall into his hands.
4.50 out of 5.
Street Kings:
Tom Ludlow is a veteran LAPD cop who finds life difficult to navigate after the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he’s been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him.
4.25 out of 5.
Appaloosa:
Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their job complicated by the arrival of a young widow.
4 out of 5.
Popularity: 12% [?]
Intermission: News
Apr 3rd
I try to extend my web skills to find out more media to add to the site and instead I find newsworthy pieces.
First Up:
Poly Web Series “Family” that is shown on Youtube and at NorthWest Live and which I sometime post here as an embedded post. Well it seems that one of the actors, Ernie Joseph who plays Ben on the show was fired from a possibly lucrative deal for an Australian olive oil company OliVaylle, maybe to become the face of their line of products because he acted as a polyamory man in a web series…
[source] of the story.
Yeah, I am scratching my head about that too.
Next:
Chance Nalley, a teacher at Columbia Secondary School invited his students to his commitment ceremony. A good portion is planning to go and it was sweet because it was something that should be taken as “normal” but I love this part:
He is expecting about two-thirds of the school’s 96 seventh graders at the ceremony, on April 4 at St. Paul’s Chapel on Columbia University’s campus (he had to hire an extra security guard because so many children were coming). Four seventh graders, approached at random on Friday, said they planned to be there.
Were they surprised to learn he was gay?
“He’s not gay,” said Japhet Guzman, 12.
“No,” agreed a lanky 13-year-old who walked with a bit of a tough-guy swagger, “he’s not gay. He’s bisexual. Why don’t you ask him?” (Mr. Nalley confirmed this.)
It was too funny when the children know better the correct words than the adults. Sweet story.
[source] of the story.
Lastly:
Iowa is now the third state in the union to legalize gay marriage, while the wording “gay marriage” that either the media or population use I think a bit wrongly is still a good thing.
[source] of the story.
Popularity: 11% [?]
