Looking for Langston 1989

Looking for Langston 1989

Looking for Langston 1989

Looking for Langston 1989
R | 45min | Biography, Drama | 1 October 1989 (USA)

Storyline:

A black and white, fantasy-like recreation of high-society gay men during the Harlem Renaissance, with archival footage and photographs intercut with a story. A wake is going on, with mourners gathered around a coffin. Downstairs is an elegant bar where tuxedoed men dance and talk. One of them has a dream in which he comes upon Beauty, who seems to reject him, although when he awakes, Beauty is sleeping beside him. His story and his visits to the jazz and dance club are framed by voices reading from the poetry and essays of Hughes and others. The text is rarely explicit, but the freedom of gay Black men in the 1920s in Harlem is suggested and celebrated visually.

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City After Dark 1980

City After Dark 1980

City After Dark 1980

City After Dark 1980
2h 30min | Drama | 28 November 1980 (Philippines)

Storyline:

The hidden nightlife of ordinary people living in Manila unveils. Lovers and families’ conflicts are radically pitted against each other as they live in the night streets rampant with drugs and prostitution. The outstanding narrative explicitly unravels the various characters and episodes. This landmark film of Ishmael Bernal depicts the darkness of city life so vividly that it was once prohibited to use the word ‘Manila’ on its title.

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Ghost Boyfriend 2016

Ghost Boyfriend 2016

Ghost Boyfriend 2016

Ghost Boyfriend 2016
1h 30min | Romance | 19 July 2016 (China)

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Two college roommates live together and one is killed in a car accident. He was given the chance to come back for a limited time to tie up loose ends. He loves his roommate so much but will he be able to tell him before his time is up?

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The Rain Stories 2016

The Rain Stories 2016

The Rain Stories 2016

The Rain Stories 2016
117min | Drama | Feb 18 2016 (Thailand)

Storyline:

The latest movie from Nichaphoom Chaianan, the indie writer-director of gay romance “My Bromance”.
It’s an anthology of unconventional high-school love stories. They involve a disabled girl falling for the hottest boy in school, a boy who is about to meet his father for the first time becoming embroiled in a relationship with his best friend, and another boy who is considering entering the gay sex trade in order to repay his gambling debts.

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