Gay Movie Review - "AUGUST"

So there’s a lot of other stuff going on right now (in the world), but I saw this movie & just wanted to give it a mention / review because of how much I liked it: 

AUGUST

PLOT:  Two former lovers, Troy and Jonathan, reunite after a long ago painful breakup. After spending several years in Spain, Troy returns to Los Angeles and decides to phone Jonathan and meet for coffee. A seemingly innocent rendezvous turns into an attempt to revive passions past. Only this time it's not that simple as Jonathan has a new beau, Raul, and is trying to make the right decision a second time around.

REVIEW:  The trailer for this movie (below) was quite confusing & I did not figure out the plot until I actually sat down to watch it.  Adding to my confusion was the fact that the guy on the poster doesn’t look like anyone in the movie.  (Turns out it’s actually one of the main characters (Troy) who normally has all his hair, but (spoiler!)shaves it halfway through the movie.

But aside from these qualms, I found this movie surprisingly well-written & acted with so much subtext dialogue that’s delivered really well. The best scene (I feel) was the first “re-meeting” between Jonathon & Troy at the Coffee shop; there was so much said about the two hidden between the lines of their conversation & I found that spectacular. 

…. of course, I may be biased because all the actors are really hot. So watch it for yourself and see if you agree.  :-p  

Interesting sidenote – this was originally a short film (5 minutes long!) called “Postmortem”  consisting of only the coffee shop scene.  

Quick Catch-ups & Tutorials

I find that, whenever something is *important* enough to be happening in the news, there just so happens to be a Youtube tutorial SOMEWHERE out there to help you understand & form an opinion about it.  

This is one I found about The Debt Ceiling:

And this is one I found explaining that TV show: Lost: 

YOUR WELCOME. 

That Awkward moment when....!

So something awkward happened this past weekend – I ran into a co-worker of mine at that gay country bar I go to, Oil Can Harry’s.  

Aside from the fact that it’s always surprising to see someone at a place (a gay bar) outside of where you normally know them (work), it was awkward for me because I never actually told anyone at work I’m gay & am never quite sure if they know or not. 

Part of me assumes that they do – I’m still not sure how ‘gay’ I come across to people – but that small part of me that’s uncertain has always been afraid to just come right out and say it because of how long I’ve worked there without mentioning it. 

But I guess the cat’s out of the bag now! 

She was really cool about it, though, and came over to talk as soon as she recognized me.  She’s gay too (I knew previously) so I guess it was just a matter of time before I ran into her at one of these things.  I think she’s also a little gossip-y so she probably mentioned it to the other people in the office since then.