Films

I saw my first movies for the 2008 Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Fest yesterday.  I was slightly disappointed with the first one "Sugar Rush".

"Sugar Rush explores the world of Kim and her earth-shattering lust for the gorgeous and sassy Maria Sweet, otherwise known as Sugar.

And if Sugar wasn't enough to blow Kim's mind, there's also her dysfunctional, embarrassing family - a mini-freak for a brother, an obsessively house-proud dad and a mum who's behaving as if she's the one who's 15 years old.

Each episode is a different journey inside Kim's world as her wry observations take us into the mind of a screwed up, loved up, lustful adolescent experiencing the bright lights of Brighton and the rush of forbidden love for the first time." - E4 London

Ok, so that all SOUNDS nice and sweet.  The only thing is since it is a TV show, they only had three episodes mashed up into a movie, and the ending was non existent.  The acting was very good though, (despite the fact that one of the actresses looked a helluva lot like Lindsay Lohan...) so I was happy about that.  The lust of wanting someone straight is something most gays and lesbians can relate too, and I thought Sugar Rush portrayed that very well.

The other movie I saw was a collection of short films called "Puppy Love (and Lust): Gay Shorts about Adolescence".  I thought it was very good, and the fact that the adolescent gay mentality is not too far in my past, I thought it would be adorable to see these.  What I didn't expect were the throngs of old men watching these 16-18 year old boys make out.  Too many short films to comment on, but "Le Baiser" (The Kisser, translated for the fest as "Romeo and Juliet") was definately a favorite of mine.  Take the french language, shakespeare, 2 french boys playing Romeo and Juliet as a stage test, and I will be a happy guy.  Also, "Secrets" (pictured above) was intense to watch, with a lot of unexpected twists at at popular "Hills-esque" party.

Jay Brannan concert is tomorrow.