Closeted Rapper Finds His Truth in Web Series ‘Single Record’
We’ve seen the story of the DL closeted rapper finding love, not know how to deal with it, subsequently being outed and then dealing with the consequences; similarly in The LA Complex and Empire. Filmmaker Nelson “Moses” Lassiter adds his creative perspective to rehash this…
WATCH: Trailer for “MARZ,” Upcoming Hip-Hop Version of “Moonlight”
Directed by five-time Emmy Award winner, Bobby Yan, this short film “MARZ” tells the story of childhood friends exploring their sexuality and dealing with the fallout of emotion and confusion.
Short Film Review – In The Dark
I usually don’t watch gay short films or web-series due to their typical clichés and stereotypes such as: A group of sassy friends, with the main protagonist looking for love with over the top acting and shade. Masculinity only being represented in the form of…
Black Panther – Already Making the Earth Shake
The final trailer for Black Panther has been released and the countdown has begun. Those who will see Black Panther in IMAX will get a special visual treat because select scenes were specifically designed for IMAX screens. Those scenes will have an expanded 1.9:11 ratio…
WATCH: Office Workplace Horror Spoof “Working With Jigsaw” + “Saw” Franchise Eye Candy
You’ll definitely get a kick out of this workplace comedy spoof the the series called, “Working with Jigsaw.” The short features the iconic Jigsaw puppet “torturing” his co-workers with his annoying games around the office.
I’m Down to my Last Black Nerds Sci-Fi group on Facebook
My crossing into the sci-fi event horizon was in the early 80’s with influences by Flash Gordon, Alien, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Heavy Metal magazine, Conan the Barbarian, X-Men comics and Millipede the video game. I feel like I must include kung fu theater in…
X-Men Film Franchise gets a D Grade
*Warning, Spoiled Comicbook Fan Rant* I along with many X-Men comic fans were disappointed when it’s was announced X-Men: The Last Stand co-writer Simon Kinberg would be directing X-Men: Dark Phoenix. Now some fans are pissed the Kinberg stated the upcoming film would be, “emotional,…
The Oscar Award Winning Cast of “Moonlight” Strips Down for Calvin Klein
Fresh off of Moonlight’s Best Picture/Supporting Actor/Adapted Screenplay award winning night at the Oscars, Calvin Klein releases new underwear campaign featuring actors Mahershala Ali, Alex Hibbert, Trevante Rhodes, and Ashton Sanders. The collaboration was foreshadowed at last night’s Academy Awards. Calvin Klein dressed Hibbert, Sanders…
Moonlight wins Best Film, Director, Screenplay, Cinematography & Editing at 2017 Spirit Awards
A24’s Moonlight swept all five competitive awards it was up for at the 32nd annual Film Independent Spirit Awards.
Dopeness #2: “Get Out” and Other “Scary White People” in Race Based Films
In this episode, Cypher Avenue Co-Creator Octavius Williams joins Nick to discuss the origins of his Social Justice focus on the site, then they dive into a SPOILER FREE review of “Get Out
In the Moonlight, Ocky Williams is still Light Skin
After a brief drought, I’m back with some follow up reflections on the film Moonlight. In the podcast I touch on: My connection with the film as it relates to my coming of age as a non-heterosexual Black kid. How self-identified Black Queer men label…
WATCH: “Broad Shoulders” Short Film Starring Taylor Bennett
Just over a week after publicly coming Out as bisexual, Chance The Rapper’s brother, Taylor Bennett, can now add “actor” to his growing of adjectives. The rapper just released a short film companion piece to his debut album “Broad Shoulders.”
WATCH: Closeted Gay British Athletes in “The Pass” Film Trailer
With the success of Barry Jenkins’ “Moonlight,” we should expect to see more feature films about gay men cropping up by the dozens in 2017 and beyond, British filmmaker Ben A. Williams has already stepped up to the plate with “The Pass.”
WATCH: Documentary Trailer “I’m A Porn Star: Gay4Pay”
Why would Gay men want to watch Straight men pretend to have Gay sex when most times it looks fake, dispassionate and forced?
WATCH: Darius Clark Monroe’s DIRT
From the director who created the infamous short film SLOW, Darius Clark Monroe has a new short titled DIRT. Staring Segun Akande; this is beautifully shot, the cinematography is on point and it is captivating but to be honest, I have no idea what it’s about. Does…
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