Girls on Film 2 (Lesbian & Gay) Review

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(More customer reviews)This DVD contains 4 short films.
The first film, DEBS, is about 7 minutes long and was the most entertaining of the bunch (two very gorgeous girls making out in the middle of a gun fight between the goodies and the baddies).
The middle two films left me cold. One short was about a lesbian couple who goes to visit one of the partners sister who is transgendering into the man. Amanda Bearse (sp?) plays the sister who is a furious bitch to her tranny sister. This film was a major downer and I didn't see the point of it.
The third film was about a little girl who wants to fly and lives with her trailer trash mom and older sister. The girl is basically ignored unless she does something wrong. She runs away to a neighboror who everyone thinks is freak and they have a brief but touching discussion. I didn't see what this film had to do with lesbians and I was very disappointed because of this fact.
The fourth short film is a series of scenes taken from about a dozen famous films but with a gay spin (example: From Here to Eternity has two women making out a beach, Casablanca has Rick saying goodbye to his very femmy boyfriend, Young Frankenstein has a big gay monster doing it to the effeminate guy in the hay loft and so on.) Most of these short movie scenes were very enjoyable.
What I object to regarding this DVD is that it did not have a lot of lesbians and/or lesbian action, and/or the films were depressing. This DVD was not worth $25 but would be worth renting at Netflicks since you can bet your sweet bippy this DVD ain't ever going to show up at Blockbuster or Hollywood Video.

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GIRLS ON FILM II:
GIRLS ON FILM-II is another groundbreaking compilation featuring the best lesbian-themed shorts made by POWER UP members. These films have delighted audiences at festivals worldwide, including Sundance and Berlin. The DVD contains films including D.E.B.S., Give or Take an Inch and Fly Cherry, which were produced through POWER UP s film grant production program.
D.E.B.S. - 2002 POWER UP GRANT FILM, the breakout hit comedy written and directed by Angela Robinson, starring Tammy Lynn Michaels(Popular) and Clare Kramer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), soon to be a major motion picture. Running time: aprox. 11 min.Official selection of the Sundance Film Festival and Berlin International Film Festival. jury award best Short Big Bear Lake International Film Festival HONORABLE MENTION Cleveland International Film Festival BEST SHORT FILM AUDIENCE AWARD Dublin Gay & Lesbian Film Festival AUDIENCE AWARD Hamburg Lesbian & Gay Film Festival BEST SHORT FILM Newfest/New York Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (sponsored by Advocate) BEST SHORT North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival BEST SHORT FILM Outfest/Los Angeles BEST SHORT FILM AUDIENCE AWARD Philadelphia Gay & Lesbian Film Festival BEST SHORT Planet Out Film Festival GRAND PRIZE WINNER Queer Identities Vienna BEST SHORT FILM AUDIENCE AWARD Seattle Gay & Lesbian Film Festival AUDIENCE AWARD USA Dallas Short Film Festival. Official selections of over 100 film festivals.
GIVE OR TAKE AN INCH - 2002 POWER UP GRANT FILM, written by Erin Eckles and directed by Lee Friedlander (The 10 Rules) stars Amanda Bearse (Married with Children) and Michele Greene (LA LAW). Runningtime: aprox. 14 min.WINNER Madrid Gay & Lesbian Film Festival SPECIAL RAINBOW AWARD.Official selections of over 40 film festivals. BEST SHORT & AUDIENCE CHOICE Denver Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.
FLY CHERRY - 2002 POWER UP GRANT FILM, written by Michele Greene, directed by Jessica Sharzer, student Academy Award winner (Wormhole), and stars Sharon Lawrence (NYPD BLUE) and Shirley Knight (Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood). Running time: aprox. 15 min. FINALIST BEST SHORT Dallas Short Film Festival.
Plus Bonus Tracks:BEHIND THE SCENES - the making of the POWER UP 2002 grant films. GAY PROPAGANDA (Running time: aprox. 18 min.)- The complete collection includes; The Gay Breakfast Club - dir. by Jessica Zweiman, Casablanco - dir. by James Quinn, Goodfaigolas - dir. by Lynnette Myers, The Gay Graduate - dir. by Meredith Kadlec, From Queer to Eternity, Reservoir Dykes, Taxi Lesbian & Gay Moonstruck- dir. by JD Disalvatore, Gay on Golden Pond - dir. by Kadlec, Polterqueer & Hung Frankenstein - dir. by Kurt Koehler.BEST SHORT Sacramento Gay and Lesbian Film Festival AUDIENCE AWARD Reel Pride, Fresno Gay and Lesbian Film Festival JURY AWARD Fresno Gay and Lesbian Film Festival BEST SHORT Prague Gay and Lesbian Film Festival BEST SHORT Los Angeles Actorbone Film Festival TOP TEN SHORTS OF 2002 American Cinemateque TOP TEN QUEER SHORTS OF 2002 Official Selection of over 25 festivals.

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The L Word - The Complete Fifth Season (2008) Review

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(More customer reviews)I'm a huge Tibette fan!! I never seen any other actors/actresses who have the best chemistry on screen, like JB and LuH. So after all the drama, the heartache, FINALLY my favorite coupLe in the show are BACK TOGETHER! And hope this time it'll stick! Lots of Laughter this season which I Love! and much more Tibette's Love this season as well! I can't wait to own this DVD! Most importantly, can't wait for the new season, which sadly would be the Last one. I don't know what I'd do when the show ended, although there will be a spin-off, but still don't know which character. Love the L word! :)

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The L Word - The Complete Third Season (2004) Review

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(More customer reviews)This show, including this season, is one that is groundbreaking and representative of many people who have not before been given representation. The focus is first and formost about women and the lives of women. There is love, loss, drama, and all that goes in between. It makes you laugh at times and cry at others, but life is not a fairytale and this show doesn't make it to be... that is what makes it so great. There a femmes and butches, a ton who are somewhere in the middle. It makes you reconsider the labels you place on people and realize there are all shades of gray. Whether you are a stay at home parent, trying to become a parent, happy in love, breaking up, sleeping around, or transitioning... from bed to bed or from female to male, you can see yourself in this show.
Some have been critical of Ilene Chaiken (not Irene as the misguided poster at top called her) claiming that the show isn't realisitc or that the writing is bad. We should remember that this show is about a group of lesbians, not all the lesbians in the world. It could be people we know but it might not be. To claim a show unrealistic because it isn't a story of your own life is to also say that every representation of every woman is only real if that woman goes through what you go through, that every reprentation of whatever race you are is only real if that person goes through what you go through, and given the wide variety of diversity in programming any reasonable person knows that to be untrue. So, no The L Word doesn't represent every lesbian on the planet but it does give a good account for a select group of us out there, it does venture to bring visibility to those of us who went unseen before, it gives us a voice, and it shows people that lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgered people love and hurt and face things in our life good and bad just like everyone else.
There is no other show out there that has done for lesbians what The L Word has. Seasoned actresses like Jennifer Beals and Pam Grier bring the show up a few levels, Jennifer Beals and Laurel Holloman have chemistry that is palpable... even when their characters are fighting they have tremendous chemistry. Rachel Shelley, Katherine Moening, Alexandra Hedison all have sex appeal through the roof in their representation of single lesbians on the show. Leisha does comedy like no one's business and she also had some amazing dramatic scenes. Erin Daniels was wickedly funny as well and broke our hearts with the huge part her character had in season 3. Daniella Sea is a new comer and she still has great strides to take. I wouldn't dare say she was the star as that would be a huge over-statment... she was far from it, but her character was like nothing we've ever seen before. Daniella took on her role like a champ and I was very excited to see her added to the cast, she is bringing visibility to an entire other part of the audience that had yet to be shown and in time I think she will be as comfortable as the other actresses. I certainly look foward to more from Max.
Also, despite what the initial reviewer had to say, I don't think there is any grounds for statements suggesting Ilene degraded, down played, or disrespected Danielle, the actress, or her character Moira/Max. If an actress is cast after promotions start then you cannot expect them to appear in all the promotional photos. Although Daniella wasn't in all the season 3 promotional photos she was in some of them, she is in those for Season 4 and she also did a great deal of in person promotions with Ilene to promote season 3. If Ilene wanted to down play and degrade Daniella she would not have made her the main guest star for most of the promotional events, she also would not have been so super secretive and hyped about Daniella's character on the show. There would be no transgendered character, or any butch type characters, or any kind of character we are fortunate to have on the show if Ilene was as horrible as this reviewer has made her out to be. Max and The L Word at large exists because of Ilene not in spite of her.
The one criticsim I have with the dvd itself and not the show... the dvd extras were lacking in any kind of special or additional footage that many fans like to see. There are no bloopers, no special interviews, nothing truly exciting to look foward to.
This is a great show. I definitely recommend it as a buy!!!

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The third season of the hit show, The L Word, follows a group of friends - both gay and straight - through stories of career, family, inner struggle, friendship and romantic relationships. Stars Jennifer Beals, Erin Daniels, Leisha Hailey, Laurel Holloman, Mia Kirshner, Katherine Moennig, Sarah Shahi, Rachel Shelley and Pam Grier.

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The L Word: Final Season Review

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(More customer reviews)"The L Word" has been my guilty pleasure television show for a numbers of years now. I honestly have no idea what originally brought me to the series, nor can I think of any particular moment when it became appointment television, but eventually its hooks got sunk into me and I was lost. I thought it was a beautifully written, shot and acted series with plenty of drama (but never overtly over the time) and a very very talented cast.
Despite this, I was shocked with how downright awful the final season of the series is. The final season (which the writers were given an entire year to write and shot), is composed of an 8-episode mystery of *SPOILER* Who Killed Jenny, with the first act of the season establishing the arc and the remained of the season played in flashbacks leading up to the big moment. Yet, the writers never say who killed her, leaving the story wide open. That's right, a 6 year series with a definite finale ended on a cliff-hanger, in a very anticlimatic episode, and honestly painful to watch episode.
Beyond that this season every character did something or revealed something ridiculously out of character that just kept changing the entire dynamic of the series, and not in a good way. After watching this on showtime, I'm pretending the series ended with season 5.

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Girl Seeks Girl (2009) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a great movie to watch with your lezzy friends. Some of the characters are crazy, but in a funny way. I love that they're Spanish, Spanish girls are hot!
Yes, your eyes have to get used to reading subtitles, but hey, it's a small price to pay :)
Pro's: funny, quirky, girls are hot
Con's: story lines could be better
If you like 'light reading' you'll enjoy this.

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Chica Busca Chica (Girl Seeks Girl) is Spain s answer to THE L WORD, and features luscious ladies, unabashed romanticism, and clever plot twists. Nines, who bartends at the local dyke bar, hops into bed with adorable Monica but flees when things get serious. Enter the ravishing, bi-curious Carmen, who mesmerizes Nines, but also happens to be Monica's roommate. And Carmen has a boyfriend. Is there any happy ending to a love triangle this complicated? Ladies, meet your newest guilty pleasure as a new feature-length edit of the massively popular web series jumps to a much bigger screen.

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