Archive for April, 2009
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On The Other Hand, Death: A Donald Strachey Mystery
I have enjoyed watching the openly gay actor Chad Allen playing the role of gay detective Donald Strachey in “Third Man Out” (2006) and “Shock to the System” (2007).
Even though this is a mystery, before I watched the movie, I opened a box buried deep in my closet and found an old yellowed paperback of Richard Stevenson’s book “On The Other Hand, Death“, circa 1984 – back then it was only three dollars and fifty cents. It was pleasure re-reading and I looked forward to watching how the story would be presented on film.
The writers of the film version have taken Richard Stevenson’s book and used it as the foundation, or perhaps better said, as a basic framework, adding their own twists and sub-themes, updating for today’s audience.
When the residents of a neighborhood are offered huge sums of money to sell their homes to a developer, the only ones to refuse are an elderly longtime lesbian couple, Dorothy and Edith, played by Margot Kidder and Gabrielle Rose. Soon after the couple’s home is vandalized with hate messages spray-painted around the home.
As Donald Strachey investigates, he digs up old secrets, old wounds, evil intentions, and as in any good mystery, there is a fair amount of credible misdirection.
I would fully consider that the book and the film are two totally different stories, both deserving of attention.
For example, in the film Don Strachey and his partner, Timmy Callahan (Sebastian Spence), portray a healthy and monogamous gay relationship, whereas in the book the attractive Don Strachey many times uses sex to get his answers, to the dismay of the usually ever-loyal Timmy Callahan.
Like the previous two movies, “On the Other Hand, Death” uses tongue-in-cheek references to the 1940’s noir-like style of filming, from the stereotypical opening scene of a woman walking alone down a dark alley, to a score appropriate to the genre, namely jazz. The movie is filmed in muted, washed-out colors, mostly in scenes of browns and yellows or dark grays and blues, with a heavy emphasis on shadows.
The ending of the movie “On The Other Hand, Death” genuinely surprised me and I know that you will enjoy it. Comments are off for this post
Mighty Men and John Jeffrey
With this global economic downturn, virtually no industries have been hiring recently, except one. More of the jobless have been turning their attention to and offering their services to the adult entertainment industry (porn).
When John Jeffrey showed up for his interview at Mighty Men as a stagehand, many noticed his handsome face and bulge.
Gay porn stage hands might have to do more than adjust lights or record a model’s identification or deal with model releases, sometimes producer Jon Royce of Mighty Men needs a guy to suck a cock.
After stripping down, John Jeffrey exposed a rather large nicely shaped cock, which he stroked to hardness while watching a Mighty Men video featuring Rusty Stevens and Leo Giamani.
John Jeffrey then wiped up his splashed cum on carpet and went on to his next interview.
Enjoy John Jeffrey’s video and photos at Mighty Men.
NextDoor Male Tristan Bull
The handsome 23-year-old Tristan Bull decides to have a nice relaxing playful session in the hot tub.
Enjoy watching as Tristan strokes his cock while submerged underwater and then walks into the bedroom where he spills a load of cum at NextDoor Male.
