2010-10-24

La cage aux folles (Il vizietto / Birds of a Feather) (1978) by Edouard Molinaro

Two gay men living in St. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. They try conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the transvestite club downstairs when the fiancée and her parents come for dinner.

Director: Edouard Molinaro

Writers: Jean Poiret (play "La cage aux folles")
Francis Veber (screenplay) &
Edouard Molinaro (screenplay) &
Marcello Danon (screenplay) &
Jean Poiret (screenplay)

Release Date: 25 October 1978 (France)
30 March 1979 (USA)

Genres: Comedy

Storyline: One of "the most successful foreign films ever shown in the U.S." (The Wall Street Journal), this "wildly hilarious" (Independent Film Journal) French farce is "giddy, unpretentious andan entirely lovable film" (Time)! When young Laurent returns to exotic St. Tropez, he bears big news for his beloved father, Renato. Laurent has found the girl of his dreams and they are engaged! What's more, she and her family are on their way over for dinner at Renato's home to meet the in-laws-to-be. This traditional meeting of families seems typical, but because this ultraconservative family will be expecting to meet Renato and wife, they'll never be prepared for the shock of meeting Renato and his flamboyant, campy, outrageous loverand dragqueenAlbin! So in agreat effort to please his son, Renato asks Albin for the performance of a lifetime'setting up an unforgettable evening that is charged and ready to detonate an explosion of zaniness and absurdity.

Trivia: It ran for well over a year at the 68th Street Playhouse, in New York City, as well as theaters throughout the country, in both urban and rural areas.
The Broadway musical based on this movie opened on Aug 21, 1983 at the Palace Theatre, ran for 1761 performances and won the 1984 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Book and Score.

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Cast (in credits order)
Ugo Tognazzi ... Renato Baldi
Michel Serrault ... Albin Mougeotte / 'Zaza Napoli'
Claire Maurier ... Simone Deblon
Rémi Laurent ... Laurent Baldi
Carmen Scarpitta ... Louise Charrier
Benny Luke ... Jacob
Luisa Maneri ... Andrea Charrier
Michel Galabru ... Simon Charrier
Venantino Venantini ... Le chauffeur de Charrier
Carlo Reali ... The bouncer
( rest of the cast )

Renato & Albin

La cage aux folles (Il vizietto / Birds of a Feather) (1978) by Edouard Molinaro

Renato & Albin

Rainbow Awards: Cover Contest - Round 9

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Rainbow Awards: Cover Contest - Round 9

[Poll #1635285]

Just a Taste of Me (Wolf Creek Pack 2) by Stormy Glenn

I was not expecting for Reece and Keely to be the second story in this series; in the Wolf Creek Pack book 1 Stormy Glenn introduced a lot of interesting characters and possible couples, but here she decided to go out from that circle and introducing a new element, Reece, the Alpha of a small neighbor pack.

Reece is not really interested in being an Alpha leader and truth be told the author didn’t explain how he became one, other than saying that he challenged the previous Alpha: but why he did so if he has not the streak to be a leader? How he came to be part of that pack, since he was not born into it? That is not part of the story.

At the beginning of the novel Reece is prowling for a one night partner, a woman, in a local pub. But when Keely, little cute man, enters the pub, Reece knows that his life will change forever: Keely is his mate, and doesn’t matter that he is a man, and Reece has never been attracted to men before, Nature made its call, and Reece has to answer.

The strong Alpha man and little cute flamboyant gay boy is a classic of Stormy Glenn; she really likes to play the cuteness card, her bottom boy are almost always fragile, pretty but also very stubborn, to the limit of being brats. What probably make them nice and not obnoxious is that they are plenty aware of that, and are able to play with they big, strong men in a way that make them the real leader of the couple: Reece will surrender to his little man, in every possible way, even during sex; this is a prove that Keely can be pretty and flamboyant, but he is not a girl. Keely likes nails polish, tight jeans and eyeliner, but he is plenty aware that he is a boy, not a girl, and he knows how to use his man attributes, when necessary. Only that, if he has a strong man as Reece beside him, he sees no reason to not making him doing the hard work, so that he can enjoy the privileges of being cherished and loved.

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Series: Wolf Creek Pack
1) Full Moon Mating: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/960581.html
2) Just a Taste of Me

Reading List:

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Just a Taste of Me (Wolf Creek Pack 2) by Stormy Glenn

Rainbow Awards: Current Submissions 111 to 120

111. Winter Pennington - Witch Wolf (Bold Strokes Books)
Lesbian, Paranormal / Horror

Preternatural Private Investigator and Paranormal Huntress Kassandra Lyall is used to working alone. Whenever there’s a murder or a mystery to solve that involves the preternatural—she’s the witch they call. When she’s called in to help the local cops work on a mysterious murder case, she finds herself needing all the help she can get. A bloodthirsty werewolf is loose in the city and on a killing spree. As if her plate weren’t full enough, a strange she-wolf seeks Kassandra’s aid, asking her to help find her missing brother. Kassandra soon learns that the strange she-wolf serves two masters, and one of those masters has taken quite an interest in her. In a world where vampires have charmed their way into modern society, where werewolves walk the streets with their beasts disguised by human skin, Kassandra Lyall has a secret of her own to protect. She’s one of them. The First Book in the Kassandra Lyall Preternatural Investigator Series.

112. P.J. Trebelhorn - From This Moment On (Bold Strokes Books)
Lesbian, Contemporary

When faced with the loss of everything you hold dear, you run. After a drunk driver took the lives of her lover and unborn child, that's exactly what Devon Conway did. Three years later when offered a business opportunity she can't pass by, she decides it's finally time to return home—even though she’s far from sure of her welcome. Katherine Hunter took a different path in the face of loss, throwing herself into her work to fill the emptiness in her heart. She doesn't have the time to date, even if she wanted to. But then fate drops Devon on her doorstep—literally—and Kat begins to question if the life she has painstakingly rebuilt is really enough. Despite Devon and Kat’s powerful attraction, the past stands between them—preventing them from taking a chance on the future. Will what is growing between them be enough to convince them that from this moment on, anything is possible, even love?

113. Carsen Taite - Do Not Disturb (Bold Strokes Books)
Lesbian, Contemporary

Love doesn’t wait to be invited in… Ainsley Faraday specializes in the management of sleek, urban hotels, and is reluctant to accept her employer’s latest challenge to take over a mom-and-pop property in Santa Fe. Even though she has no desire to be surrounded with lonely mountain ranges and coyote skulls, she can’t resist a challenge that might put her within reach of a corner office at headquarters. Rock star Greer Davis’s protective bubble of stardom bursts after a night of wanton partying results in a public disaster of epic proportions. Unprepared for the scathing turn of events, Greer heads for the hills—literally. She assumes a new identity and returns to her roots in Northern New Mexico just as her latest album debuts at number one on the charts. When Ainsley and Greer meet on a flight to New Mexico, love is the last thing on either of their minds, but tall mountain vistas, big blue skies, and hot, hot green chili all combine to create a rush of endorphins begging for release.

114. Larkin Rose - Vapor (Bold Strokes Books)
Lesbian, Contemporary

Tainted love and paybacks…in a black satin tux? Author Ashley Vaughn deserves nothing less, according to Vic, the unwilling star of Ashley’s latest erotic best seller. Ashley spends her life writing erotic romance and her nights alone. When a sexy butch sweeps her off her feet following a book signing, she’s too afraid to believe in the miracle of love at first sight to take a chance. Instead, she writes about it. Victoria Hadley, chef and restaurateur, believes she’s found the woman of her dreams. Until she discovers Ms. Right has used their night of passion to further her career. Bent on revenge, she lures Ashley into a trap. But is the trap about to snare her too?

115. Ryan Field - All About Yves (Ravenous Romance)
Gay, Erotica Contemporary

Marco Denny has international fame as a male model, good friends, more money than he'll ever be able to spend, and a loving fifteen year relationship with the man of his dreams. The only problem is time. Though thirty-five year old Marco is still at the top of his game, he's crossing into middle age and he's not sure how to handle growing older in a youth-oriented industry. When twenty-year-old Yves Marisano shows up outside his dressing room one night, Marco has no idea that all of his fears about aging are about to come true. Handsome young Yves is shy, polite, and humble. Marco Denny is his idol and there's nothing he won't do to please him. When Yves tells Marco a sob story about his difficult past, Marco feels sorry for him and gives him a job as his personal assistant. Yves is not only smarter than he looks, but also more ambitious than he's willing to admit. While Marco is busy with his career and his life, Yves is watching Marco's every move. Yves studies him closely, from the way he walks to the way he eats his food. At first Marco is flattered. But after a few unusual events he starts to question Yves' motives. And when Marco's good friends and his life partner don't believe there's anything wrong with Yves, Marco's entire world turns upside down. For the first time in his charmed life, he stands to lose everything...

116. Mark Abramson - Snowman (Lethe Press)
Gay, Mystery / Thriller

In the fourth release in the San Francisco Chronicle's best-selling Beach Reading series of mysteries by author Mark Abramson, find that not all is well in the City by the Bay. Tim Snow, recently recovered from a debilitating accident, finds himself aimless and troubled over waning feelings for his boyfriend. And just when he wants to escape all the troubles in his life, new complications arise... three M's worth of trouble: mayhem (a visit from his bigoted and big-haired cousin from Texas), men (a handsome fashion model who's sending mixed signals), and menace (body parts found in the dumpster of Artie's, the restaurant where Tim's works as a waiter). As if the investigations of the police aren't disruptive enough, secrets are soon revealed that affect not only Tim's family by blood but also the treasured souls of the Castro he's made an essential part of his life.

117. Peter Dubé - Subtle Bodies: A Fantasia on Voice, History and Rene Crevel (Lethe Press)
Gay, Historical

It is Paris, 1935, and the poet Rene Crevel has turned on the gas stove in his apartment. As death fills the rooms, Crevel dwells on past events that changed his life and ended the peace among the Surrealists. Years earlier, Crevel enacted seances for Andre Breton and his guests. At first, these performances were fraudulent, but soon Crevel found himself overcome with lapses in memory and time. Portents made during the seances came to pass as Breton's friends fell under a morbid influence. While in a trance, Crevel felt his sense of self expand to new levels, subtle bodies of consciousness. Beings he named "Interlocuters" began to whisper to him of other worlds, other times. What at first feels like a revelation soon brings Crevel to the depths of despair. In this fantastical biography of Crevel, accomplished Canadian author Peter Dube, explores the famed poet's desires of flesh and verse and experience.

118. Angela Benedetti - A Hidden Magic (Torquere Books)
Gay, Fantasy

Fey incursions into the mortal world have been on the rise, and Paul MacAllister's trying to figure out what the king of the local Elven enclave Under the Hill is up to and how to stop it. Rory Ellison was caught up in one of those attacks and nearly killed by a gang of goblins. He doesn't believe they were real, though, and is resisting anything Paul might say to the contrary. Normally Paul would be willing to let Rory go his own way, at least until he's taken care of more immediate business. But Rory has a particularly rare gift, one the Elven king needs to have under his control in order to carry out his plan. Keeping Rory away from the fey who will use him, to death if necessary, means protecting him night and day, whether Rory agrees or not.

119. Eden Winters - The Angel of 13th Street (Torquere Books)
Gay, Contemporary

The Angel. That’s what the young hustlers call Noah Everett, the man who’ll help them get off the streets. Once a hustler himself, Noah doesn’t take his own good advice, which is, “Don’t let this ruin your life.” Haunted by the past and those he couldn’t save, Noah carefully keeps others at bay until his self-imposed loneliness is shattered by determined, ambitious, but homeless eighteen-year-old Jeremy Kincaid. A ruthless pimp has targeted Jeremy, but if Noah will fight to get anonymous young men out of the life, he’ll fight harder to keep Jeremy from getting in, even if it means a return to old stomping grounds to make a deal with the devil. To save Jeremy, Noah risks more than just his body. He risks his soul as well, because Willie Carnell, pimp, was once Billy Cordell, Noah’s lover.

120. Simon Sheppard - Sodomy! (Lethe Press)
Gay, Erotica Contemporary

Award-winning author Simon Sheppard serves up his third collection of erotic stories, tales that are smart, edgy, and very, very hot. From wrestlers to writers, fratboys to buccaneers, the men in Sheppard's stories lust, love, and link up with erect abandon. No one else writes about queer sex quite like Simon Sheppard. Dive into Sodomy! and see.

Rainbow Awards: Current Submissions 111 to 120

May Day by Bryl R. Tyne

Sometime you find an expected little pearl packaged inside a novella that people can easily overlook.

Ed is a pushing 50 years old handyman; a single gay man, he is not really in the mood to be in the market fishing for a partner and a long-term relationship, not since he wouldn’t like to go home to someone, but probably since he believes to not being desirable enough. And so, when his birthday is coming, he simply decides to go to his usual pub in a different night, to party alone or maybe to find a one night stand to help him closing the day in a better way.

Only that he didn’t realize it was college night, and the pub is full of twenty something (and sometime not even twenty) twinks, all of them way to much out of his league. He is just thinking to go home when he is approached first by Ryan, a shy 19 years old, and then by Ryan’s friend, mouthy Kyle. Kyle seems to speak for Ryan, and he asks Ed if he would like to take them home; for Ed it’s not the offer of the year, on the contrary, he doubts he would be able to meet the boys’ expectations, but in the end he brings them home.

It’s a strange relationship the one between Kyle and Ryan; Kyle is like a big brother, he is Ryan’s protector, and he would do everything to help him, even finding him an older man to chase away Ryan’s nightmares. Ryan has had a very bad experience with two older men when he was still very young, and now he is scared, above all by the wrong idea that no one will love him. No matter that he has Kyle by his side, Kyle unfortunately cannot be the scarecrow Ryan’s need.

It’s strange since Ed thinks to not being the right man for Ryan, since he is too old, and instead it’s basically his age that makes him the perfect man; it helps also that Ed is a good man, that he has a coscience and that he is not boarding on this adventure with a light heart and with only the idea to scracht an hitch.

http://www.changelingpress.com/product.php?&upt=book&ubid=1415

Reading List:

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May Day by Bryl R. Tyne

A Forest of Corpses by P.A. Brown

Reading the blurb of this book I was expecting to be immediately thrown into the middle of a camp adventure (no pun intended), the type of adventure where the All American family dream of camping together to bond and love, turn into a nightmare where apparently nothing of the modern technology is there to help you, and your world is turn upside down, you don’t know who to trust, if the next you meet will be your savior or your killer.

And instead P.A. Brown almost lulled the reader for more than half book in a odd family tale, the reassuring tale of how Jason, former outcast, is now living and loving Alex “Spider”, police detective and perfect Dom. There is not a tested relationship, after two months there are still moment where it’s awkard, there are still things to try and balance, but all in all they are good together. I had the feeling that Spider tries to be a badass, but he is fall over head for his young lover and he would do anything to please him, even going camping.

What should be their perfect week together, a prize for Jason for being able to straighten his life, turns into a punishment: Spider and Jason are separated, Jason has to go finding help, Spider’s life is seriously in danger and everything is on Jason’s shoulder, him that until some weeks before was not even able to find a decent place where to live.

I think the author wanted to prove to the readers, but also to Jason’s himself, that he would be able to succeed alone; not that he has to be alone, a family with Alex, home in a suburbs and dog in the front yard, is way better than not even know if he will have enough money to buy dinner, but letting Alex being his savior, thinking that without him nothing matter, is not healthy for Jason.

As in the first book, Geography of Murder, the author use the double point of view, each chapter seens by the point of view of Alex and Jason, almost a ping pong between them, that is sometime hard to follow but that indead allows the reader to never disconnect from them, even when they will be set apart, the reader will continue to be with both of them, as will do a very special dog, that will be link for the two men like the first point of view will be for the reader, almost as the dog, going back and forth between Jason and Alex was giving them the right to speak to the reader.

http://www.mlrbooks.com/ShowBook.php?book=FOREST01

Amazon: A Forest of Corpses

Amazon Kindle: A Forest of Corpses

Series:
1) The Geography of Murder: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/932059.html
2) A Forest of Corpses

Reading List:

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