Dante’s Cove S03xE01 Sex and Death

Dante’s Cove S03xE01 Sex and Death
52min | Drama, Horror, Mystery | Episode aired 19 October 2007

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Six months later. Resident witch Grace Nevill magically materializes back in Dante’s Cove from the netherworld realm where she learns that Hotel Dante as well as her sea view estate was destroyed in a series of mysterious earthquakes and tsunamis, and that five of the gay/lesbian former residents of the hotel; Toby, Adam, Trevor, former H2Eau bartender-turned-marine biologist Brit, and her newest love interest, Elena; reside in her windward inland house. Grace also learns that her pupil Van died in the tsunami that destroyed Hotel Dante and her former lover-turned-enemy Ambrosius Vallin (now calling himself ‘Bro Vallin’) has bought out the H2Eau bar and is Marco’s new boss. Kevin, now residing with Ambrosius, seeks a way to get away from his clutches by learning Tresum magic. Meanwhile, Toby continues to reject Adam’s advances while Trevor makes a move into Adam. Two new faces arrive in Dante’s Cove: a dashing but mysterious bisexual playboy/warlock named Griffen, a representative of the Tresum Witches Council to reprimand the self-obsessed Diana Childs over her increasing magical powers; and Michelle who also arrives back on the island, but who brings with her a mysterious and evil presence.

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Dante’s Cove S02xE05 The Solstice

Dante’s Cove S02xE05 The Solstice
47min | Drama, Horror, Mystery | Episode aired 1 November 2006

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All hell is literally about to break loose as the eve to the magical Libria Solstice approaches as Kevin is visited by his past when his very first lover, Derick, arrives at Hotel Dante with his friend, Jay. But a magical porcelain doll which Van took from Diana’s house, makes anyone who touches it fall in love with the first person they see, causing a series of both serious and hilarious complications when the residents are stranded at Hotel Dante when a large tropical storm hits Dante’s Cove. Bad boy Kai continues to intimidate Marco into letting him peddle drugs at H2Eau under Colin’s supervision. Emotionally devastated after learning of Michelle’s suicide, Van plans to use the secret parchment to change the past after Diana tells Van her connection to Grace. Ambrosius (now calling himself ‘Bro’) begins his final grand plan into effect to make Kevin his aspiret leading to him and Kevin facing off in a climatic deadly duel of magic against Grace and her aspiret Van… until Diana shows up finally revealing her secret plan: to destroy down BOTH Ambrosius and Grace to take the power of Tresum for herself.

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Dante’s Cove S02xE04 Spring Forward

Dante’s Cove S02xE04 Spring Forward
51min | Drama, Horror, Mystery | Episode aired 15 October 2006

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Adam continues his debauched decent into drugs. Toby, Van, and Kevin stage an intervention after finding out that he has dragged Michelle into using with him. But the stubborn and spoiled Adam is too much in denial to admit he has an addiction, and he eventually ends up at a gay orgy at Colin and Rex’s sex club. Meanwhile, Van finds an old spell parchment while helping Diana clean her house, which lands in the hands of Grace. Ambrosius continues to try to break Kevin and Toby up by playing on Kevin’s sympathies. Diana learns that Van stole her heirloom parchment and advices Ambrosius about it which has the magical ability on a Libria Solstice in three nights which could change the past which he could use to defeat Grace, and Van finally discovers what Grace’s plans are for her.

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Dante’s Cove S02xE03 Come Together

Dante’s Cove S02xE03 Come Together
50min | Drama, Horror, Mystery | Episode aired 1 October 2006

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Toby takes Kevin on a camping trip on the other side of the island where they talk about where they stand with their romance and of Kevin’s uncertainty. Meanwhile, Grace continues teaching Van the values of Tresum magic, while Van is unaware that Grace has a hidden agenda for her. Elsewhere, Adam tries to score some new drugs, called ‘saint’ from Colin, the sleazy owner of the island’s new gay sex club, while Marco deals with Adam’s meddling presence, and Kai’s sexual advances towards him. Grace also learns of Diana Child’s presence in Dante’s Cove and confronts her thus revealing they they are sisters, now bitter rivals over Diana’s interest in Ambrosius. Ambrosius learns about Grace’s protection spell on Kevin, and shifts his attention to of all people: Adam. Also, Michelle continues to become more afraid of Van and her ability to re-connect with her to make her remember their lost romance.

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Dante’s Cove S02xE02 Playing with Fire

Dante’s Cove S02xE02 Playing with Fire
52min | Drama, Horror, Mystery | Episode aired 15 September 2006

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Following Cory’s death, Van commits herself more to the study of Tresum magic in which she approaches Grace and asks for help in teachings. Grace initially refuses, but changes her mind later when she learns about Diana’s arrival in Dante’s Cove, and Ambrosious learns the same revealing that Diana was the one who taught him Tresum magic during his imprisonment. Van tries to use Tresum magic to make Michelle forget all about her discovery of magic, but it backfires greatly when Michelle forgets EVERYTHING about Van, and worse still falls into the arms of Brit. Meanwhile, Kevin ignores Toby’s warnings that Ambrosius is dangerous and is trying to break them up. Grace and Van team up to put a protection spell on Kevin to prevent Ambrosius from putting any more spells on him. But Kevin ends up slipping into bad habits all by himself.

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Dante’s Cove S02xE01 It’s a Kind of Magic

Dante’s Cove S02xE01 It’s a Kind of Magic
53min | Drama, Horror, Mystery | Episode aired 1 September 2006

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Toby and Kevin struggle to build a relationship while contending with the ordinary obstacles of jobs, troublesome exes, and well-built hookups, as well as the extraordinary obstacles from evil sorcerer Ambrosius and his continuing mission to gain Kevin’s love. Meanwhile, Van decides to commit herself to stying the Tresum Order of magic, which puts a strain on her relationship with her girlfriend Michelle. Aided with advice from the ghost children, Stephen and Betty, Van and Toby decide to team up to try to stop Ambrosious. But the final result has drastic consequences for not only them, but Cory still under Ambrosious spell. Elsewhere, Diana Childs is a mysterious woman who arrives in Dante’s Cove and has a connection to both Ambrosious and Grace, who still resides and looks after the ominous Hotel Dante. Other new characters include include Marco, the handsome new owner of the local outdoor bar H2Eau where Toby works at the bartender; bad-boy Kai, who can be counted on to get his customers whatever they need, legal or illegal, and Brit, another new employee of H2Eau.

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Dante’s Cove S01xE02 Then There Was Darkness

Dante's Cove S01xE02 Then There Was Darkness

Dante’s Cove S01xE02 Then There Was Darkness
1h 45min | Drama, Horror, Mystery | Episode aired 30 December 2006

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Having been freed from his imprisoned cell, the evil sorcerer Ambrosius Vallin retains corporeal existence from Kevin’s blood and sets up a lair underneath the Dante’s Cove lighthouse where he continues to use his powers to call upon Kevin. But when Ambrosious’ former fiancée, Grace, too enters corporeal existence, she attempts to break up the union with her own black magic. When Grace uses magic to kill Kevin while he’s recovering in the hospital, Ambrosious retaliates by imprisoning her in the bowels beneath Hotel Dante, and uses the darkest magic to resurrect Kevin to make him his companion for all eternity. Meanwhile, Toby and Van try to find out what is going on due to the weirdness of Kevin’s death and mysterious resurrection, and try to find leads which Ambrosious tries to prevent them from finding out his connection to Kevin. At the same time, Ambrosious uses his powers to take control of Corby as his slave to have him keep Toby and Kevin apart as he prepares his grand plan, while Grace tries to escape from her dungeon. But in the final battle between the evil Ambrosious and the MORE evil Grace, no mater who will win… all of us still lose.

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Dante’s Cove S01xE01 In The Beginning

Dante's Cove S01xE01 In The Beginning

Dante’s Cove S01xE01 In The Beginning
The Beginning
1h 24min | Drama, Horror, Mystery | Episode aired 7 October 2005

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In 1840 Dante’s Cove, an island resort in the Caribbean, Grace is a powerful witch who catches her fiancée Ambrosius Vallin cheating on her with a man, upon which she imprisons him in the basement of their house, cursing him to spend eternity in bondage. Present Day: College dropout Keven Archer follows his lover, Toby, to the island paradise of Dante’s Cove to get away from living with his abusive and homophobic mother and stepfather. Kevin wants to start a new life at Hotel Dante, a local hotel for the gay/lesbian community and the current site of the Vallin household which is now reputed to be haunted. While deciding what to do with his life, Kevin becomes acquainted with the residents of the hotel whom include Toby’s best friend Van, an artist who struggles to pay her bills and date her girlfriend Tina. Corey is the long-term resident and outgoing gay guy. Amber is the party girl who has eyes for the local DJ Chrissy. Adam is the token straight guy at odds with everyone, and Josh is the bisexual guy who’s current girlfriend is at odds with him. But Kevin and Toby’s newfound romance takes a turn when Kevin finds a trap door in the cellar and inadvertently releases Ambrosius’s evil spirit who, with a kiss from Kevin, becomes corporeal again as an evil vampire, and all hell is about to break lose in Dante’s Cove…

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Wilde 1997

Wilde 1997

Wilde 1997
R | 1h 58min | Biography, Drama, Romance | 1 September 1997 (Italy)

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The story of Oscar Wilde, genius, poet, playwright and the First Modern Man. The self-realization of his homosexuality caused Wilde enormous torment as he juggled marriage, fatherhood and responsibility with his obsessive love for Lord Alfred Douglas, nicknamed Bosie. After legal action instigated by Bosie’s father, the enraged Marquise of Queensberry, Wilde refused to flee the country and was sentenced to two years at hard labor by the courts of an intolerant Victorian society.

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