29th and Gay (2005)

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Very well executed

Thanks for the memories!

Absolutely Fantastic

Some of my favorite reviews are ones that advise something like "stick with it to the end." I like movies that require an investment, that challenge me to do something I wouldn't normally do. So that's what I did with this movie.It started out bad, as some reviews warned it would, so I stuck with it. And stuck with it. And stuck with it - all the way to the end. And it did change, suddenly, after about an hour (a longer wait than I had expected), only it got worse instead of better. What other reviewers liked so much I did not like at all.SPOILERS AHEAD!I do not like totally unbelievable, fairy-tale developments - like princesses falling in love with frogs and living happily together ever after. That kind of thing does not make me all giddy inside and weepy outside. It makes me angry, because never in any possible universe (except Hollywood) does that EVER happen.That it appeals so strongly to gay audiences is pretty disturbing, because it means an awful lot of gay men still despise themselves and rush headlong into any impossible fantasy that slithers their way. It's a drug, an addiction to something unnatural and unreal because real life is just too horrible.That's what this movie is: a sick fantasy. It's even constructed that way, with VERY frequent flashbacks and fantasy sequences and whiny or cutesy asides to the audience by the protagonist.The first hour is almost unbearably tiresome, with its aggressive homophobia, presenting gays as lonely, desperate, driven, bitchy, self-loathing creeps; shifting into fairy-tale nonsense for the last half-hour is NOT the cure for such relentless self-hatred.This whole movie is about as phony and disgusting as a movie can be. Shame on James Vasquez for writing such sick crap and on Carrie Preston for turning it into a movie!

James Vásquez wrote and stars in what seems to be an autobiographical musing on the life of a plain, conflicted, wannabe actor who is trying to cope with his unsuccessful social life as he approaches his 29th birthday. Presented as a movie within a movie, Vásquez speaks as James Sanchez directly to the audience, sharing his background, his parents (Annie Hinton and James Synjyn) who progress from shock at his outing to overindulgent to the point of intrusion, and his best friends - the wacky Roxy (Nicole Marcks) and circuit guy Brandon (David McBean). The general idea is how to make the almost closeted James into a happily paired man and how his friends and family go about making his happen is written with a lot of snappy dialogue and with the introduction of some really fine character actors - Kali Rocha as an hilarious HIV Nurse and Mike Doyle as the super hunk coffee house waiter who is to become James' payoff! Directed by Carrie Preston the film moves along with a fast clip despite the elected technique of 'instant replay' used to define James' illusions from his reality. The production values of this low budget film are modest to say the least, but the premise of showing the life of a gay man who is not on the top of his life is worth watching. And there are some very good performances by newcomers who seem to have a future. Grady Harp

This "no-budget" film was a labor of love, clearly, but the warmth and sense of humor of the writer/star James and his friend and director Carrie Preston shine through in every single moment of this adorable film. I saw it at the NC Gay and Lesbian Film Festival...it is showing at BAM Rose Cinemas this weekend and has been accepted at the Seattle Film Fest. It is worth a peek and then definitely worth distribution.The film is chaste enough for straight audiences but has enough gay cheek and some right-on bar scenes that will appeal to the G&L crowd. James is so sweet and funny you'll wish you knew him, and his friends are Will and Grace with an edge. The local San Diego scene is shot with love and the special effects are pretty impressive considering that, we were told at the NC festival, the money for the project came out of the stars' pockets.

i know James Vasquez through his partner mark. when he told me they had a movie about to come out i had to see it . i went to a special viewing in San Diego where it was filmed, i must say it is wonderful. it shows the struggles of a gay man and the joy of realization about yourself. but i won't say anymore then that or i will give it away anyway it is a must see for anyone. and to james and mark i hope that you go far with your movie career. there are some really cute bar scenes in the movie that where filmed at a local san diego bar named kickers it is truly the friendliest bar in town and if you are ever there say hi to mark. he is a lil shy about the movie lol.