WATCH: Gay Short Film “On The Low” Starring Deondray Gossett
This excellent, hard to find 2005 short film, “On The Low”, written and directed by Luther M. Mace stars Tommy Ford and critically acclaimed filmmaker Deondray Gossett.
Cypher Avenue Fave “12 years A Slave” Wins Golden Globe Best Picture
Cypher Avenue favorite “12 Years A Slave” won BEST PICTURE at the 2014 Golden Globe Awards, confirming how we felt about this amazing film. While the epic drama wasn’t named out BEST FILM OF 2013, it definitely came a close second and lead actor Chewitel Ejiofor was named our BEST ACTOR OF 2013 for his riveting performance in the film.
CYPHER AVENUE’S BEST OF 2013 AWARDS
Here it is, the first week of the New Year so that means it’s time to celebrate everything that was awesome throughout 2013! So here’s CYPHER AVENUE’S BEST OF 2013 AWARDS.
Slain Gay Model/Actor Found in Desert, No Internal Organs
Handsome gay aspiring model/actor Ryan Singleton’s 24-year-old body was found decomposing in a desert last month after the young man had gone missing for two months.
WATCH: “NEW COONS” Music Video Mash-Up
Rapper/Actor Ohene Cornelius released this powerful freestyle turned remake of Kanye West’s New Slaves in music video form this week. It defly uses archival film and television clips to reinforce the message that many black entertainers and politicians today are just modern versions of “Coons.”
The Top 6 Ways Shonda Rhimes Can Make SCANDAL Enjoyable for Men
REVISITED! Full disclosure: I haven’t seen a single episode of Scandal. No, that’s actually not true. I struggled for a few days to get through the pilot episode once the show became popular late last year. After all of the fast talking and flash-editing, I…
The Brunt of the Joke: Black Comedy & Homophobia
The difference between white comedians and black comedians is the obvious disdain and fear black men have for Gays. Seriously, black male comedians are very hateful to Gays in their comedy. There’s a very fine line walked in whats “just a joke” vs “I really hate these faggot mothafuckas.”
Top 15 Sexiest Bad-Ass Mothafrakin’ Black Men in Science Fiction
Science Fiction Movies and Bad-Ass Attractive Black Men are probably my favorite things to look at. So why not combine my two loves into one huge list, right? Sure, lets do it. Here’s a list of my personal favorite roles/films in which Black men played a minor or large role as an Ass or Alien kicking force to be reckoned with!
Actor Lee Thompson Young, 29, Dies of Apparent Suicide
TMZ has reported that handsome young actor Lee Thompson Young was found dead of an apparent suicide this morning after not coming in to work on his hit TNT series, Rizzoli & Isles.
WATCH: Short Film – Clapping For The Wrong Reasons
Clapping For The Wrong Reasons is weird, beautiful, odd, fascinating and disturbing for many reasons. It doesn’t feature a coherent narrative storyline and ends in a very unsettling and odd way. It also features unexplained cameo appearances by the likes of Trinidad Jame$, Topanga, Chance the Rapper, Flying Lotus and porn star Abella Anderson. Um, okay.
WATCH: Web Series FREEFALL – Episode 2.2 [Open Discussion]
Here’s episode two of the new season of the black gay web series FREEFALL. I really enjoyed the debate that came out of the first episode so we’ll continue our Open Discussion format for this one as well. Please throw in your two-cents…
The 20 Most Famous Out Gay Men of Color (According to Twitter)
We turned to the biggest high school environment on the planet, Twitter, to determine which openly gay male personalities of color were in fact the most popular. As it turns out, just like a high school, we have a wide range of gay men of color who fall into standard archetypes. We have big ol’ nerds, masculine jocks, feminine boys, quiet types, class clowns, singers, actors, models and yes, six-pack-abs.
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…
WEB SERIES REVIEW: My Brother’s Keeper (Season Three)
{rating} The whole concept of a web series is both a gift and a curse. On one hand, it allows filmmakers to tell stories in cheap, unique ways outside of the traditional television formula. On the other hand, it potentially allows the artist too much…