Dante’s Cove S03xE03 Sexual Healing

Dante’s Cove S03xE03 Sexual Healing
48min | Drama, Horror, Mystery | Episode aired 23 November 2007

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Grace identifies the so-called House of Shadows as the evil entity in Dante’s Cove and she seeks the help of Adam who has flashback drug-induced visions of what is to come and who the evil is host to. But with the star-flower weed missing, Grace is forced to venture to The Lair gay sex club to find more of the magical flower. Meanwhile, Ambrosius finally learns that Kevin is stealing his powers and he approaches Griffen for help to regain his powers, which Griffen teaches him to by feeding off the sexual energy of male conquests at the Lair, which is run by the shady Tom. Elsewhere, Brit finds a mysterious treasure chest on the bottom of the bay which was apparently the secret prison of the House of Shadows entity. Toby and Adam throw a birthday party for Trevor, while both of them become at odds with one another over Toby’s continuing vision of Kevin, and Adam’s suppressed drug addiction. Griffen offers to help Grace find the evil entity, but only if she swears herself over to the Tresum Council and to himself. Elsewhere, the evil Michelle continues to be a troublesome presence by seducing Brit, and infecting Diana with nightmarish visions to force her to join her evil side.

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Taboo 1999

Taboo 1999

Taboo 1999
Gohatto (original title)
1h 40min | Drama, History, Thriller | 18 December 1999 (Japan)

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Set during Japan’s Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering around a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school’s stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.

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Dante’s Cove S03xE02 Blood Sugar Sex Magic

Dante’s Cove S03xE02 Blood Sugar Sex Magic
54min | Drama, Horror, Mystery | Episode aired 9 November 2007

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Grace discovers Marco’s mangled and dismembered body on the beach and comes to realizes that a great evil is indeed in Dante’s Cove. Ambrosius announces his plans to take over H2Eau where he makes Toby the head cook and Adam the bartender. Ambrosius continues to grow weaker as Kevin continues to secretly steal his powers to break free from being his boy-toy. Meanwhile, Michelle approaches the powerless Diana to ask her for help in learning Tresum magic and to find the evil entity that killed her parents. But nobody is aware that Michelle isn’t running from the evil entity for she IS the evil entity and is staying one step ahead of Grace who continues to investigate. Griffen suggests to Ambrosious to move on to more satisfying male conquests to increase his hormonal drive. Also, Brit continues to deal with Elena and of her suspicions regarding Michelle.

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Everything is Free 2017

Everything is Free 2017

Everything is Free 2017
1h 32min | Comedy, Drama

After making us crack up with sketches like “The Gay Age Gap” and “When gay guys get rejected,” then creating the best damn web series — LGBTQ-themed or otherwise — we’ve ever seen with The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo, writer/actor Brian Jordan Alvarez has set his sights on a feature film. And we are so ready for it.

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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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