Spike Lee Goes OFF about Kickstarter!
Director Spike Lee, arguably the greatest and most prolific black film director of all time, completely went off on Trish Regan yesterday on Bloomberg Television’s “Street Smart.”
Watch Emile Griffith: Ring Of Fire
It’s hard not to be fond of Emile Griffith; handsome, charismatic, sensitive, happy and joyful. Speaking with a beautiful accent, there’s a humbling free spirited playfulness about his personality. Born in St. Thomas in 1938, he came to the US and worked in a hat factory in New York. On a hot day, he asked his boss could he work with his shirt off
CYPHER AVE RECAPS: Freefall Ep 09 – “Deceit”
Freefall is one of the 3 best web series created by and featuring black gay men (joined by Drama Queenz and No Shade). Its got the best looking cast of any gay web series. The photography is on point. The audio has improved. Also, it’s at least trying to tell atypical gay stories.
TRAILER – Steve McQueen’s Django Chained
You flocked out in droves to see Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained, the FAKE American slavery movie written and directed by a white filmmaker where the N-word is used 213 times. Will you do the same for a REAL American slavery movie written and directed by black men, based on the autobiography by an actual African American slave?
The Cypher Avenue Theater
We wanted to highlight one of the best new features of the website: The Cypher Avenue Theater. Here you’ll find all of our favorite short films, web series, comedy sketches, gay content, workout videos and randomness we find on the internet.
Movie Review: Pacific Rim
There shouldn’t be any secret of who the real stars are of Pacific Rim…Giant Robots and Giant Monsters.
Movie Review: Superman – Man Of Steel
{rating} I have been an avid comic book fan and reader for over 25 years. Comics helped me with my reading at a younger age. They allowed me to escape and travel beyond the stars. They gave me forward thinking visions to imagine variant earths…
View the short Father and Son film: Junior
{rating} Just in time for Father’s Day we bring you this cool little story about a masculine dedicated, hardworking father and his equally dedicated, hardworking and head strong basketball prodigy young son.Being honest, I am not really sure who wrote and directed this film. The…
The Night “Fast & Furious 6” Shot Hot Action All Up Into My Face!
{rating} It was a Holiday. Memorial Day. I was home alone. All of my friends were out of town with their significant others or visiting family. I’d already had my fair share of cookouts and dry overly cooked barbeque that afternoon. I needed some time…
WATCH: African Anti-Gay Documentary “Call Me Kuchu”
As a American Black Gay Man, I’m starting to feel that I have no good reason to go to pretty much any African country. Seriously. Between the few Cypher Avenue stories on the gay discrimination in Africa; the depressing stories of African Homophobia seen on…
WATCH SHORT FILM: Seith Mann’s Five Deep Breaths
{rating} This year marks the Tenth Anniversary of one of my favorite short films, Five Deep Breaths. In just 20 minutes, this film tells a complete yet complex tale of Manhood, Masculinity, Responsibility and Revenge. Written and Directed by Seith Mann as his…
New Indie Films Featuring Gay Men of Color
Frameline’s 37th San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival is coming this June with an interesting batch of domestic and foreign films featuring masculine gay men of color. The standout of the list is The Happy Sad, the latest film by writer/director Rodney Evans. His previous…
WATCH: Gay Short Film “SLOW”
{rating} Written and Directed by newcomer Darius Clark Monroe, the short film “SLOW” gives viewers a (somewhat) realistic view of an “online hookup” between (somewhat) masculine men. Crazy Dope cinematography and believable acting give this an authentic “fly on the wall” feel that…
FILM REVIEW: The Ending
{rating} Directed by: David Eduardo Flores Perez Written by and Starring: Seek The POET Featuring: Jarid Manos “The Ending” synopsis: “A poignant spoken word piece that addresses sexual addiction, stigma, and homophobia. In this independent short film the main character played by…
WATCH: Web Series FREEFALL Season Premiere (Episode 2.1)
The first episode of the new season of the web series Freefall dropped recently. Its great to see that filmmakers are still actively creating content featuring gay/bisexual men of color. It’s also great to see diversity highlighted in the content, such as the existence of…
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