2009-12-21

reviews_and_ramblings: (andrew potter)
2009-12-21 09:57 am

Man Candy Day: Cillian Murphy, Steve Sandvoss & Colton Haynes

So this week my Men Candy are not models but actors; actually one of them is a model tryig to become an actor, but he is young, he has time ;-) So, what linked them together? (did you notice that my triplet of men candy always have something in common?). Cillian, Steve and Colton played a gay role (in a movie or in an editorial) but they are not gay, better it doesn't matter to them if they are or they are not gay, probably they would prefer for people to judge them for being a good or a bad actor, not for who they sleep with. In particular, I thought a lot if posting Colton Haynes' pictures, truth be told I even wondered if they are real, he seems so much younger in them, but then I thought, if he did them, he probably had a reason. So enjoy!

Cillian Murphy (born 25 May 1976) is an Irish film and theatre actor. He is often noted by critics for his chameleonic performances in diverse roles and distinctive blue eyes.



Cillian Murphy )

A native of Cork, Murphy began his performing career as a rock musician. After turning down a record deal, he made his professional acting debut in the play Disco Pigs in 1996. He went on to star in Irish and UK film and stage productions throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, first coming to international attention in 2003 as the hero in the post-apocalyptic film 28 Days Later. Murphy's best-known roles are as villains in two 2005 blockbusters: the Scarecrow in the superhero film Batman Begins, and Jackson Rippner in the thriller Red Eye. Next came two contrasting, widely acclaimed starring roles: his Golden Globe Award-nominated performance as transgender outcast "Kitten" in 2005's Breakfast on Pluto and a turn as a 1920s Irish revolutionary in the 2006 Palme d'Or winner, The Wind That Shakes the Barley. In 2009, Murphy stars in Perrier's Bounty, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.

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@Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cillian_Murphy

Steve Sandvoss (born June 23, 1980 in New York City) is an American actor. Stephen James Sandvoss grew up in suburban New York City. He attended the Saint Thomas Choir School in Manhattan and The Taft School in Connecticut where he was a member of the rowing team. He went on to study at Harvard University and graduated, cum laude, in 2002.



Steve Sandvoss )

At Harvard, he was active in the artistic community, pursuing amateur photography, studying poetry and American prose, and often choosing edgier roles in student-written plays as well as in such classics as Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar and Bertolt Brecht's Galileo and Ba'al.

Read more... )

@Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Sandvoss

Colton Haynes, born in 1988 in Wichita Kansas, is an American actor and model, best known for his role as Brandon Fox on "CSI Miami." Haynes grew up in Kansas and moved around throughout his whole life. At the ripe age of 15, he got his start working as a model in New York. He quickly got his big break when renowned photographer Bruce Weber photographed him in major campaigns for "Abercrombie & Fitch" that put him on the map.



Colton Haynes )

Soon after, Haynes landed campaigns for "Verizon Print", "Kira Plastinina", TV commercials for "Ralph Lauren/JC Pennys 'American Living'"' and appeared in several magazines including "Teen Vogue", "Vogue Homme International", "Seventeen Magazine", "Mens Health", "Arena Magazine” and "Elle Magazine" (with Gwen Stefani)."

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@Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colton_Haynes
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2009-12-21 09:57 am

Man Candy Day: Cillian Murphy, Steve Sandvoss & Colton Haynes

So this week my Men Candy are not models but actors; actually one of them is a model tryig to become an actor, but he is young, he has time ;-) So, what linked them together? (did you notice that my triplet of men candy always have something in common?). Cillian, Steve and Colton played a gay role (in a movie or in an editorial) but they are not gay, better it doesn't matter to them if they are or they are not gay, probably they would prefer for people to judge them for being a good or a bad actor, not for who they sleep with. In particular, I thought a lot if posting Colton Haynes' pictures, truth be told I even wondered if they are real, he seems so much younger in them, but then I thought, if he did them, he probably had a reason. So enjoy!

Cillian Murphy (born 25 May 1976) is an Irish film and theatre actor. He is often noted by critics for his chameleonic performances in diverse roles and distinctive blue eyes.



Cillian Murphy )

A native of Cork, Murphy began his performing career as a rock musician. After turning down a record deal, he made his professional acting debut in the play Disco Pigs in 1996. He went on to star in Irish and UK film and stage productions throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, first coming to international attention in 2003 as the hero in the post-apocalyptic film 28 Days Later. Murphy's best-known roles are as villains in two 2005 blockbusters: the Scarecrow in the superhero film Batman Begins, and Jackson Rippner in the thriller Red Eye. Next came two contrasting, widely acclaimed starring roles: his Golden Globe Award-nominated performance as transgender outcast "Kitten" in 2005's Breakfast on Pluto and a turn as a 1920s Irish revolutionary in the 2006 Palme d'Or winner, The Wind That Shakes the Barley. In 2009, Murphy stars in Perrier's Bounty, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.

Read more... )

@Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cillian_Murphy

Steve Sandvoss (born June 23, 1980 in New York City) is an American actor. Stephen James Sandvoss grew up in suburban New York City. He attended the Saint Thomas Choir School in Manhattan and The Taft School in Connecticut where he was a member of the rowing team. He went on to study at Harvard University and graduated, cum laude, in 2002.



Steve Sandvoss )

At Harvard, he was active in the artistic community, pursuing amateur photography, studying poetry and American prose, and often choosing edgier roles in student-written plays as well as in such classics as Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar and Bertolt Brecht's Galileo and Ba'al.

Read more... )

@Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Sandvoss

Colton Haynes, born in 1988 in Wichita Kansas, is an American actor and model, best known for his role as Brandon Fox on "CSI Miami." Haynes grew up in Kansas and moved around throughout his whole life. At the ripe age of 15, he got his start working as a model in New York. He quickly got his big break when renowned photographer Bruce Weber photographed him in major campaigns for "Abercrombie & Fitch" that put him on the map.



Colton Haynes )

Soon after, Haynes landed campaigns for "Verizon Print", "Kira Plastinina", TV commercials for "Ralph Lauren/JC Pennys 'American Living'"' and appeared in several magazines including "Teen Vogue", "Vogue Homme International", "Seventeen Magazine", "Mens Health", "Arena Magazine” and "Elle Magazine" (with Gwen Stefani)."

Read more... )

@Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colton_Haynes
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2009-12-21 02:51 pm

For Olympus’ Sake by Shayla Kersten

As often when dealing with the gods of Olympus, this story is not a romance but more an erotic escapades, like most of the myths where it seems that all actions and resolutions are driven by sex.

The story starts quite abruptly, Stephen is an archaeologist whose reputation was destroyed from the useless research of an artefact, the Aphrodite’s necklace. When Alex, one of his assistant, comes to his room claiming to have found the necklace, Stephen has nothing to loose to follow him to the ancient Minoan ruins. From that moment on, all worlds, up and under, break loose, and Stephen is not more in command of his mind and body.

When Stephen and Alex were in the “ordinary” world, I had the feeling that Stephen was the upper hand in their relationship; maybe since Alex was his assistant, maybe since I had the feeling that Alex was younger than Stephen. But when they are dragged in the underworld, Stephen immediately loses any appearance of independence, to become almost a sex toy. Everyone seems to want to use him for sex, various mythological figures enter the scene, and everyone wants a piece of Stephen.

In all of this Alex plays the role of supervisor, he is a bit jealous of Stephen, but not since he doesn’t want other men to have sex with him, but only since he wants to be there to direct the scene. If Stephen is willing, and ready, Alex has nothing against the idea to “borrow” him, even sometime to participate. Sex is the main event in this story, and the normal sexual boundaries of modern time are not applicable here. There is no knowledge of exclusivity or betrayal, at least not with a sexual meaning. There is neither actually a concept of straight, gay or even bisexual, sex is sex, in every possible pairs, or with as many partners at once.

There is even a plot, a mission to accomplish, but it’s not the most important event in the story. So no, if you want to read a romance, a love story, this is not your book. But if you want to read about mischievous gods or semi-gods and playful humans more than willing to amuse them, in this story Stephen finds out a side of himself, that he was not aware of, that being a sex toy could be at the same time dangerous and satisfying.

http://www.jasminejade.com/pm-7795-229-for-olympus-sake.aspx

Reading List:

http://www.librarything.com/catalog_bottom.php?tag=reading list&view=elisa.rolle


Cover Art by Dar Albert
reviews_and_ramblings: (Default)
2009-12-21 02:51 pm

For Olympus’ Sake by Shayla Kersten

As often when dealing with the gods of Olympus, this story is not a romance but more an erotic escapades, like most of the myths where it seems that all actions and resolutions are driven by sex.

The story starts quite abruptly, Stephen is an archaeologist whose reputation was destroyed from the useless research of an artefact, the Aphrodite’s necklace. When Alex, one of his assistant, comes to his room claiming to have found the necklace, Stephen has nothing to loose to follow him to the ancient Minoan ruins. From that moment on, all worlds, up and under, break loose, and Stephen is not more in command of his mind and body.

When Stephen and Alex were in the “ordinary” world, I had the feeling that Stephen was the upper hand in their relationship; maybe since Alex was his assistant, maybe since I had the feeling that Alex was younger than Stephen. But when they are dragged in the underworld, Stephen immediately loses any appearance of independence, to become almost a sex toy. Everyone seems to want to use him for sex, various mythological figures enter the scene, and everyone wants a piece of Stephen.

In all of this Alex plays the role of supervisor, he is a bit jealous of Stephen, but not since he doesn’t want other men to have sex with him, but only since he wants to be there to direct the scene. If Stephen is willing, and ready, Alex has nothing against the idea to “borrow” him, even sometime to participate. Sex is the main event in this story, and the normal sexual boundaries of modern time are not applicable here. There is no knowledge of exclusivity or betrayal, at least not with a sexual meaning. There is neither actually a concept of straight, gay or even bisexual, sex is sex, in every possible pairs, or with as many partners at once.

There is even a plot, a mission to accomplish, but it’s not the most important event in the story. So no, if you want to read a romance, a love story, this is not your book. But if you want to read about mischievous gods or semi-gods and playful humans more than willing to amuse them, in this story Stephen finds out a side of himself, that he was not aware of, that being a sex toy could be at the same time dangerous and satisfying.

http://www.jasminejade.com/pm-7795-229-for-olympus-sake.aspx

Reading List:

http://www.librarything.com/catalog_bottom.php?tag=reading list&view=elisa.rolle


Cover Art by Dar Albert
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2009-12-21 09:19 pm

Pure Sex by D.J. Manly

In Pure Sex, like often in D.J. Manly’s books, sex is approached almost like a recreational activity. I’m not saying it in a derogative way, the men in this book, and in all the previous I read by this author, enjoy sex, a lot, and they are quite open (no pun intended) about it. But probably the main difference from a lot of other similar books is that those men are also able to fall in love, and when it happens, they are like new-born child, sex becomes something completely different, like it was the first time they try it.

Lance is a high maintenance escort. There is no other way to describe him; he hires himself out to wealthy businessman to provide companionship and sex in exchange of the chance of living a live well above the average. But even if he has sex for money, Lance is almost naïve, he is not greedy and he really cares for the men he is with; in his two previous “contracts” Lance was lucky, both man cared back for him, and he was treated like a precious thing. To this kindness Lance gave back all of him other than one thing, his heart. Lance doesn’t believe in love, as an orphan he had nothing, and now he thinks that material things are the only important things in life, since they give him security and comfort, love is not something he needs. As I said, Lance is naïve, he didn’t realize that, even if he didn’t love those men, the men loved him and treated him well. And Lance is innocent, since he is plain and clear in his “contracts”, he is not selling love or illusions, he is selling only his body and time.

When it’s time for Lance to find a new patron, he sets his eyes on Jackson, a 40 something businessman. Jackson has no problem to accept the contract Lance is proposing, the problem is that Jackson has many of them on, his house is full a pretty boys he uses like playthings. One of them in particular, Tobias, is tired of that life, but he has money obligations he can’t afford without Jackson’s salary. Tobias should be happy to see Lance’s arrival, the pressure on him should diminish, but it’s not like that. After the first initial dislike, Tobias starts to understand that Lance has not understood the “prison” he is ended in, and this is the time that, if he doesn’t do something, Lance will loose forever that innocence he has preserved all those years.

It’s strange to talk of innocence and naïveté in a book where men are having sex in 2, 3 even 4, and everyone is doing everyone else, but that is sex, pure sex, and love is not involved. Both Lance and Tobias are innocent when it’s time to speak of love, and between a sex scene and another, this is a love story. Only that you have to search the love in the most unexpected places.

http://www.extasybooks.net/ebjmsite/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=ebook_flypage&product_id=6402&category_id=3&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=44

Amazon Kindle: Pure Sex

Reading List:

http://www.librarything.com/catalog_bottom.php?tag=reading list&view=elisa.rolle
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2009-12-21 09:19 pm

Pure Sex by D.J. Manly

In Pure Sex, like often in D.J. Manly’s books, sex is approached almost like a recreational activity. I’m not saying it in a derogative way, the men in this book, and in all the previous I read by this author, enjoy sex, a lot, and they are quite open (no pun intended) about it. But probably the main difference from a lot of other similar books is that those men are also able to fall in love, and when it happens, they are like new-born child, sex becomes something completely different, like it was the first time they try it.

Lance is a high maintenance escort. There is no other way to describe him; he hires himself out to wealthy businessman to provide companionship and sex in exchange of the chance of living a live well above the average. But even if he has sex for money, Lance is almost naïve, he is not greedy and he really cares for the men he is with; in his two previous “contracts” Lance was lucky, both man cared back for him, and he was treated like a precious thing. To this kindness Lance gave back all of him other than one thing, his heart. Lance doesn’t believe in love, as an orphan he had nothing, and now he thinks that material things are the only important things in life, since they give him security and comfort, love is not something he needs. As I said, Lance is naïve, he didn’t realize that, even if he didn’t love those men, the men loved him and treated him well. And Lance is innocent, since he is plain and clear in his “contracts”, he is not selling love or illusions, he is selling only his body and time.

When it’s time for Lance to find a new patron, he sets his eyes on Jackson, a 40 something businessman. Jackson has no problem to accept the contract Lance is proposing, the problem is that Jackson has many of them on, his house is full a pretty boys he uses like playthings. One of them in particular, Tobias, is tired of that life, but he has money obligations he can’t afford without Jackson’s salary. Tobias should be happy to see Lance’s arrival, the pressure on him should diminish, but it’s not like that. After the first initial dislike, Tobias starts to understand that Lance has not understood the “prison” he is ended in, and this is the time that, if he doesn’t do something, Lance will loose forever that innocence he has preserved all those years.

It’s strange to talk of innocence and naïveté in a book where men are having sex in 2, 3 even 4, and everyone is doing everyone else, but that is sex, pure sex, and love is not involved. Both Lance and Tobias are innocent when it’s time to speak of love, and between a sex scene and another, this is a love story. Only that you have to search the love in the most unexpected places.

http://www.extasybooks.net/ebjmsite/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=ebook_flypage&product_id=6402&category_id=3&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=44

Amazon Kindle: Pure Sex

Reading List:

http://www.librarything.com/catalog_bottom.php?tag=reading list&view=elisa.rolle
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2009-12-21 11:45 pm

Breaking the Devil by Bailey Bradford

I was expecting to read a romance, maybe even a bit on the sad tone like Brokeback Mountain, and instead I read an erotic romp. Mack and Justin, the two heroes seem almost like they are training to auction for a x-rated movie, and their recovery time is unbelievable.

Joke aside, there is a lot, lot of sex here, and if you like two men who can being emotional without being weak, who are able to cry while at the same time having hot and wild sex, Breaking the Devil is exactly what you are searching.

Mack and Justin were best buddy friend when they were teenagers; there was something between them, but they didn’t have the courage to acknowledge what it was. Then one blissful afternoon the passion was too much and they did break free of any boundaries. They were young and passionate and they vowed to love each other, only to find the day after Justin breaking Mack’s heart and going away.

Twelve years later Mack is still mourning his lost lover, and when Justin comes back in Mack’s life like he hadn’t even gone away, Mack’s mind and heart would like to kick him off, but Mack’s body has other idea, it welcomes Justin with all its passion and asks for more. The first encounter, with a triple performance from both men, led to another and to another one. There is even one moment when Justin would like to explain his reason to Mack, and maybe Mack would like to listen, but again, the bodies seem to overcome the minds, and with the voice Mack is saying that he is willing to listen, but with the hands he is already undressing Justin.

Between a sex scene and the other, the reader has the chance to understand that Justin and Mack love each other, that they are more or less on the same level, no one is really the top or the bottom, that maybe Mack is easier on explaining his feelings, and that Justin is easier to heat up like a firecracker, but in the end, both of them are romantic at heart. I even like Justin’s jealousy, quite unacceptable from a man who was away for 12 years, but it gave a romance taste to the very much erotic story.

There is a story there, with some points that I wouldn’t have minded to see developed, like, what Justin did in the past 12 years? Yes, we know that he enlisted in the Marines, but what was of his personal life? Problem is that this is a novella, and we catch up with Mack and Justin right in the moment they meet again after 12 years, and Mack is quite horny, so they haven’t much time to tell us their life, there are more important things to do. Maybe if we come back in a month or so, they will resurface to breath.

http://www.loose-id.com/Breaking-the-Devil.aspx

Amazon Kindle: Breaking the Devil

Reading List:

http://www.librarything.com/catalog_bottom.php?tag=reading list&view=elisa.rolle


Cover Art by Anne Cain
reviews_and_ramblings: (Default)
2009-12-21 11:45 pm

Breaking the Devil by Bailey Bradford

I was expecting to read a romance, maybe even a bit on the sad tone like Brokeback Mountain, and instead I read an erotic romp. Mack and Justin, the two heroes seem almost like they are training to auction for a x-rated movie, and their recovery time is unbelievable.

Joke aside, there is a lot, lot of sex here, and if you like two men who can being emotional without being weak, who are able to cry while at the same time having hot and wild sex, Breaking the Devil is exactly what you are searching.

Mack and Justin were best buddy friend when they were teenagers; there was something between them, but they didn’t have the courage to acknowledge what it was. Then one blissful afternoon the passion was too much and they did break free of any boundaries. They were young and passionate and they vowed to love each other, only to find the day after Justin breaking Mack’s heart and going away.

Twelve years later Mack is still mourning his lost lover, and when Justin comes back in Mack’s life like he hadn’t even gone away, Mack’s mind and heart would like to kick him off, but Mack’s body has other idea, it welcomes Justin with all its passion and asks for more. The first encounter, with a triple performance from both men, led to another and to another one. There is even one moment when Justin would like to explain his reason to Mack, and maybe Mack would like to listen, but again, the bodies seem to overcome the minds, and with the voice Mack is saying that he is willing to listen, but with the hands he is already undressing Justin.

Between a sex scene and the other, the reader has the chance to understand that Justin and Mack love each other, that they are more or less on the same level, no one is really the top or the bottom, that maybe Mack is easier on explaining his feelings, and that Justin is easier to heat up like a firecracker, but in the end, both of them are romantic at heart. I even like Justin’s jealousy, quite unacceptable from a man who was away for 12 years, but it gave a romance taste to the very much erotic story.

There is a story there, with some points that I wouldn’t have minded to see developed, like, what Justin did in the past 12 years? Yes, we know that he enlisted in the Marines, but what was of his personal life? Problem is that this is a novella, and we catch up with Mack and Justin right in the moment they meet again after 12 years, and Mack is quite horny, so they haven’t much time to tell us their life, there are more important things to do. Maybe if we come back in a month or so, they will resurface to breath.

http://www.loose-id.com/Breaking-the-Devil.aspx

Amazon Kindle: Breaking the Devil

Reading List:

http://www.librarything.com/catalog_bottom.php?tag=reading list&view=elisa.rolle


Cover Art by Anne Cain