Sundance

I don't know if you all know this, but there is a sexy, indie gay-themed film coming out in theaters in NYC and LA this Friday on Nov. 13th called Dare. It might have fallen off your radar or maybe you haven't heard of it yet, but this hot little gem is a flick you need to check out. Since Brokeback Mountain exploded on the scene a few years ago, quality gay indie movies seem to have jumped the shark like Fonzy did in the Happy Days' Hawaiian episode. Now it seems that almost every movie being released has some sort of "homo" character as part of the supporting cast who's listed waaaay down at the bottom of imdb.com film page. After wading through the muck for a few years, along comes this seductive and provocative coming-of-age narrative that will restore your love for independent films again.

Dare (starring Emmy Rossum, Zach Gilford, Ashley Springer, Sandra Bernhard, Alan Cumming and Ana Gasteyer) orginally splashed down during the 2009 Sundance Film Festival where it received a whole lot of buzz, and shortly afterwards director Adam Salky and writer David Brind landed a distribution deal for their baby. So we sent film critic Robby O on the case to interview the thought-provoking director and here's what he had to say... READ MORE

With its long-awaited world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, I Love You Phillip Morris now in the past, I Love You, Phillip Morris has been unleashed on a few thousand people. The film tells the story of a small-town cop turned white-collar criminal who falls in love with a man, while in prison. Rumored to have a $7 million dollar price tag, it's a mystery who will distribute this film. I've got the trailer on the site but it doesn't do the film justice. I saw the at the European Film Market in Berlin and it's one wild and crazy kind of film. (to quote Dan Akroyd and Steve Martin) It's real gay, and these are major movie stars. The film isn't a biopic of a hero -- Jim Carrey's character is a swindler and pathological liar. This film has no drag queens, no heroes and no Montana backdrop. All the festivals will want to show it -- but who will be brave enough to distribute what is one of the most interesting gay films to date. Do we care that both Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor are straight -- not really. Hopefully, you'll get to see the movie at your cineplex -- but it's up-in-the air just when this will happen.