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Days of Our Lives
The highlight of this past week were the breakup scenes with between Gabi and Will. Both Chandler Massey and Camila Banus delivered excellent performances and the writing was about as realistic as this show is able to muster. I loved that Gabi stood up for herself and let Will know she couldn’t be in a relationship devoid of intimacy and that Will’s excuses that he wanted to show her 'respect' were weak at best. And I liked that she told Will in no uncertain terms that he had issues he needed to deal with, and she wasn’t going to let him hide behind her anymore.
Will was very upset at losing his beard.
But, there is no way that no one in this storyline wouldn't at least suggest that Will might be gay. It’s simply implausible. Gabi said...
Days of Our Lives
The highlight of this past week were the breakup scenes with between Gabi and Will. Both Chandler Massey and Camila Banus delivered excellent performances and the writing was about as realistic as this show is able to muster. I loved that Gabi stood up for herself and let Will know she couldn’t be in a relationship devoid of intimacy and that Will’s excuses that he wanted to show her 'respect' were weak at best. And I liked that she told Will in no uncertain terms that he had issues he needed to deal with, and she wasn’t going to let him hide behind her anymore.
Will was very upset at losing his beard.
But, there is no way that no one in this storyline wouldn't at least suggest that Will might be gay. It’s simply implausible. Gabi said...
- 12/7/2011
- by Anthony D. Langford
- The Backlot
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EastEnders
I mostly liked this past week’s scenes. I wish I could have enjoyed them more, but as usual, the soap botched things with horrible pacing and illogical character behavior. For example, I thought the kiss that Ben and Duncan shared was sweet and awkward, just like many real life first kisses. But in terms of story, it just didn’t make much sense for it to have happened when it did.
Save for a few glances, in which it was obvious they were attracted to one another, Ben and Duncan are strangers. In fact, since Ben came back to town a couple of weeks ago, the teens haven’t shared a scene in which they said more than two words to one another. So I just find it hard to believe that Ben would kiss a guy he barely knows that he has no idea is gay.
EastEnders
I mostly liked this past week’s scenes. I wish I could have enjoyed them more, but as usual, the soap botched things with horrible pacing and illogical character behavior. For example, I thought the kiss that Ben and Duncan shared was sweet and awkward, just like many real life first kisses. But in terms of story, it just didn’t make much sense for it to have happened when it did.
Save for a few glances, in which it was obvious they were attracted to one another, Ben and Duncan are strangers. In fact, since Ben came back to town a couple of weeks ago, the teens haven’t shared a scene in which they said more than two words to one another. So I just find it hard to believe that Ben would kiss a guy he barely knows that he has no idea is gay.
- 9/28/2011
- by Anthony D. Langford
- The Backlot
Jake Silbermann
Although it’s only been three months since CBS pulled the plug on As the World Turns after an astonishing 54-year run, for many gay fans, it feels like an eternity. As any AfterElton.com reader knows, the teen supercouple formerly known as Nuke, played with uncommon depth and finesse by Jake Silbermann (Noah) and Van Hansis (Luke), made history with the first-ever dude-on-dude kiss on daytime TV, setting off a media frenzy and a veritable blizzard in the blogosphere.
Their unfolding relationship polarized fans — the gays cheered, but later, some complained the story line was sporadic and sluggish. Remember our Liplock Clock that counted how long it took between kisses? (It was 211 agonizing days between the first and second smooch.) Meanwhile, right-wingers wanted the duo to disappear altogether.
When the producers finally portrayed the guys having sex, they skipped the actual sex scene and merely showed the before and after.
Although it’s only been three months since CBS pulled the plug on As the World Turns after an astonishing 54-year run, for many gay fans, it feels like an eternity. As any AfterElton.com reader knows, the teen supercouple formerly known as Nuke, played with uncommon depth and finesse by Jake Silbermann (Noah) and Van Hansis (Luke), made history with the first-ever dude-on-dude kiss on daytime TV, setting off a media frenzy and a veritable blizzard in the blogosphere.
Their unfolding relationship polarized fans — the gays cheered, but later, some complained the story line was sporadic and sluggish. Remember our Liplock Clock that counted how long it took between kisses? (It was 211 agonizing days between the first and second smooch.) Meanwhile, right-wingers wanted the duo to disappear altogether.
When the producers finally portrayed the guys having sex, they skipped the actual sex scene and merely showed the before and after.
- 12/23/2010
- by David Kennerley
- The Backlot
El Monstro Del Mar, the Australian underground monster movie directed by Stuart Simpson that’s been making waves on the festival circuit this year, has won the Best of Fest award at NYC’s Royal Flush Festival, which was held at the world-famous Knitting Factory on Oct. 11-18.
The film, which was recently reviewed on Bad Lit, is a modern-ized throwback to the classic grindhouse cinema of Russ Meyer and Roger Corman. Three female hired killers hide out in a sleepy seaside village, only to awaken a monstrous creature that rises from the ocean’s depths to feast on human blood.
The Royal Flush Festival is a nine-day music and film event held in Brooklyn at the Knitting Factory. The fest was originally conceived as the E. Vill City Film Festival in 2005, but joined forces with the magazine Royal Flush and rechristened itself just this year.
In addition to Best of Fest,...
The film, which was recently reviewed on Bad Lit, is a modern-ized throwback to the classic grindhouse cinema of Russ Meyer and Roger Corman. Three female hired killers hide out in a sleepy seaside village, only to awaken a monstrous creature that rises from the ocean’s depths to feast on human blood.
The Royal Flush Festival is a nine-day music and film event held in Brooklyn at the Knitting Factory. The fest was originally conceived as the E. Vill City Film Festival in 2005, but joined forces with the magazine Royal Flush and rechristened itself just this year.
In addition to Best of Fest,...
- 10/26/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Brian Geldin is a publicist based in New York City, having led media relations for independent films, film festivals, and other arts, media, and entertainment organizations. Brian is also the founder and Chief Notetaker of TheFilmPanelNotetaker.com, a fun and informative resource for everyone from film professionals to cinephiles where notes are shared from film panel discussions, filmmaker Q&As, and more. And he was introduced to the world of daytime serial dramas way back in 1986, and has been a loyal viewer of his favorite soap, One Life To Live, ever since.
Jake Silbermann As You've Never Seen Him Before
By Brian Geldin
Guest Editorial
Since departing the unfortunately canceled long-running daytime drama, As The World Turns, Jake Silbermann, much remembered for his portrayal of Noah Mayer, Luke's first love, has been busy. He can now add one more thing to his resume - film festival winner! Stuffer, a short film that Silbermann wrote,...
Jake Silbermann As You've Never Seen Him Before
By Brian Geldin
Guest Editorial
Since departing the unfortunately canceled long-running daytime drama, As The World Turns, Jake Silbermann, much remembered for his portrayal of Noah Mayer, Luke's first love, has been busy. He can now add one more thing to his resume - film festival winner! Stuffer, a short film that Silbermann wrote,...
- 10/22/2010
- by Guest Editorial
- We Love Soaps
From out of the ashes of Evil City (2005-07) rises the Royal Flush Festival, presented in conjunction with Royal Flush magazine. This is a week-long celebration of music, film, art and good times that runs Oct. 11-18 at the Knitting Factory in Manhattan.
Films run Oct. 13-17, beginning with the NYC No Wave documentary Downtown Calling by Shan Nicholson and ends with the raucous Australian underground hit El Monstro Del Mar! by Stuart Simpson, which was recently reviewed on Bad Lit.
In between, they’re also screening the nunsploitation short flick Thy Kill Be Done by Greg Hanson and Casey Regan, also recently reviewed on this site. Plus, there’s more feature films, including The Vinyl Frontier documentary on killer toys, the Prayer to a Vengeful God revenge flick, and newspaper reporter Robert Patton-Spruill desperate attempt to get the Kinks to reunite in the film Do It Again.
If music’s your thing,...
Films run Oct. 13-17, beginning with the NYC No Wave documentary Downtown Calling by Shan Nicholson and ends with the raucous Australian underground hit El Monstro Del Mar! by Stuart Simpson, which was recently reviewed on Bad Lit.
In between, they’re also screening the nunsploitation short flick Thy Kill Be Done by Greg Hanson and Casey Regan, also recently reviewed on this site. Plus, there’s more feature films, including The Vinyl Frontier documentary on killer toys, the Prayer to a Vengeful God revenge flick, and newspaper reporter Robert Patton-Spruill desperate attempt to get the Kinks to reunite in the film Do It Again.
If music’s your thing,...
- 10/12/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Daniel Radcliffe has been a vocal supporter of The Trevor Project for quite some time, so it’s no surprise he’s speaking out about the epidemic of Glbt teen suicides from bullying. “Learning about the suicide deaths of Tyler Clementi, Seth Walsh, Asher Walker, Billy Lucas and Justin Aaberg has been heartbreaking for me. These young people were bullied and tormented by people that should have been their friends. We have a responsibility to be better to each other, and accept each others' differences regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, race, ability, or religion and stand up for someone when they're bullied."
Ben Silverman, the man many say nearly destroyed NBC, is set to produce I Hate This Place with Modern Family’s Sofia Vergara. Based on a Spanish program called Aquí no hay quien viva, it centers on a building superintendant and wacky tenants.
MTV continues to take...
Ben Silverman, the man many say nearly destroyed NBC, is set to produce I Hate This Place with Modern Family’s Sofia Vergara. Based on a Spanish program called Aquí no hay quien viva, it centers on a building superintendant and wacky tenants.
MTV continues to take...
- 10/5/2010
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
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