Movies

California Dreamin’

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NOTE: Unfortunately the copyright holder who owns the rights, and hasn’t bothered to share, had it taken down. It was a beautiful tribute in honor of all the victims of the L.A. fires. Seems a shame that a copyright holder would be so selfish as to not share something so meaningful and healing to the victims, but here we are.

This brought tears to my eyes as I watched it live on the Grammys last Sunday.
It still moves me today.

Bruno Mars & Lady Gaga – California Dreaming – Live 2/3/2025 Grammy Performance

Queen of the Desert

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One of the Mile Markers in the corse that is my life was the release of Priscilla Queen of the Desert. I can never get enough of that movie. In fact tears of joy steam out of my eyes into Fearsome as I type this. It’s time I watched it again.

In the mean time I’ll post this clip as the queens lip synch this amazing gay anthem classic. Such a classic that my first lover actually had the 12 inch single of it delivered to my door when I made an attempt to try to patch things up after our breakup, which of corse was years before Priscilla was even filmed. Yes this really did happen.

Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive (1978) as featured in Priscilla Queen of the Desert – 1994

Happy Pride!

Opening scene

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I’ll never forget seeing this opening monologue for the first time.
Funny how it still moves me to this day.

Harvey Fierstein – Torch Song Trilogy – 1988

Fearsome has asked me to take a moment here to pause and ask. Drag as an art has come under fire of recent and is facing harsh limiting bans, including making it criminal in some states and localities. These laws have even caused Pride celebrations to not only stop drag performances, but in some cases be cancelled all together. The ACLU has set up a specific Drag Defense Fund to fight  these unconstitutional laws. If you are so inclined to donate you can just click this  LINK .

Thank you and may your Pride celebration be safe, fun, enjoyable and filled with love.

Pure Horror

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Someone recently posted this pic in a comment section of a blog I follow. I found it hilarious yet just a tad chilling. Chilling because I’ve always found dolls to possibly have a evil side, a side that we never see, yet they possess.

Since I enjoyed that photo so much I not only decided to share it with you, but Fearsome chose the movie that introduced us to Chucky for our last installment of Pure Horror.

Sleep well my friends!

Pure Horror

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This film is a masterpiece. I do remember when I went to see it upon its release my instant appreciation for the attention to detail, the acting and directing. It is superb. There was an unfortunate disappointment in me though, the novel is one of my favorite of all time, as the movie changed the ending. I left with a feeling of being unfulfilled because I expected it might end as the novel had. I do however still find it a masterpiece and one of the best true horror films ever.

Pure Horror

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‘Tis the season…

I remember seeing this one in the theatres when it was released in 1978. My friend Leslie spent about half of the film in my lap every time a scene climaxed. To this day it’s still the most memorable horror film I’ve ever seen. Something about the low budget crude filming of it gives it an extra edge.

In Memory

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We lost Olivia Newton John this week.

I have to pause and thank her for the many memories as well as being part of the soundtrack of my life. She stepped into my life with her iconic performance opposite John Travolta in Grease. I was in the throws of puberty and deeply in lust with Mr. Travolta when that movie came out. She was stunning.

Then she took my breath away with her single Physical. The video for that gave me not only a hard on, but hope that there were actually other men who liked other men besides me, possibly many of them.

She showed up many other times in my life. However when she popped into my life in Sordid Lives, she stepped up into iconic camp status.

Thank you Olivia.
Godspeed.