Date Night • Aaron...Albeit A Sex Hero

Just so you can enjoy your Friday night, I thought I would offer up one of my favorite films from writer/director Paul Bright. Since he has made it available online, I wanted to share 'Aaron...Albeit A Sex Hero' with you all. For me, this film is steamy, sexy, and exciting, everything I look for in a movie! The cast is yummy eye candy, something I find hard to resist.

The movie stars Matthew Burnett as the sexy Aaron, and Rafiel Soto as Jesse, a guy whose path crosses with Aaron in an amazing way. So get your Orville Redenbacher all popped, your glass filled, and enjoy 'Aaron...Albeit A Sex Hero'.

The DVD comes with extras, like the trailer, a scene by scene go-to feature, and a behind the scenes mini-film hosted mainly by Mr. Bright. You can purchase 'Aaron...Albeit A Sex Hero' or any other of Bright's films by going to the Silly Bunny Pictures site here, using a PayPal account. It is just so easy, so give it a try!

Date Night Double Feature • 'Triple Standard' & 'Wastelands'

Images in the movies 'Triple Standard', top, and 'Wastelands', bottom.

I thought I would offer up a more traditional date night, including a Double Feature. So here we go with two wonderful short films, the first just over nineteen minutes, and the second just over thirteen minutes. And both are the work of talented men at the helm, taking care of both writing and directing these beautiful stories. 'Triple Standard' is a 2010 short film written and directed by William Braden Blin, who also at the helm of the last 'Date Night' film, 'Thirteen Or So Minutes' which you can see HERE. The film focuses on what happens when a bunch of jocks playing basketball when the homophobia of one threatens his relationship with another, and how it hurts no matter how much you care about the person dropping hate in your life. 'Triple Standard' stars Lee Amir-Cohen and William Jennings, as well as several other gorgeous men.

For this intermission, I thought I would run a wonderful Public Service Announcement by director Paul Bright, and featuring the very handsome Matthew Charles Burnett and Jon Gale.

'Wastelands' is a 2013 short film written and directed by Marco van Bergen, and filmed in the Netherlands. It takes a look at young love, and how painful it is to learn not everyone has sex because they are in love. I can tell you as I was watching, I identified closely with the story, and with Marc in particular. 'Wastelands' stars Frederik Stuut and Daniel Brak.

Hope you had a great time at the Date Night Double Feature! I found both films to be wonderful, the work of talented casts and crews. If you did too, I hope to be posting more great films by clever members of the LGBT community!

Goliad Uprising Trailer

The trailer for Goliad Uprising, the latest cinematic release from writer/director Paul Bright.

Goliad Uprising: the time has come. A new technology that controls the internet is controlling you. Ariel Loner and her band of hacktivists fight back against the Goliad Corporation which has invented a device enabling users to see the internet in their minds. Millions of people are wired into the new technology unaware the corporation is wired into them, controlling their emotions and changing the shape of politics forever.



Visit the official site here, if you trust your internet service provider. Like it on Facebook, unless you think your account is being watched. Check the trailer out on YouTube, it just might save someone's life...



Goliad Uprising is a Sci-Fi thriller, featuring great performances by Shannon Lark, Aaron Weisinger, Paul Bright, Cynthia Schiebel, Mike Justice, and Matthew Charles Burnett.

Paul Bright Brings The Light

Leave it to director Paul Bright to figure out a clever way to say something I try to say, no nearly as well or as cleverly. He enlists the help of sexy actors Matthew Charles Burnett and Jon Gale and makes a cameo himself, so give it a look.



Well, I see this as being more than just the film industry. Paul Bright has a crew to pay, as does Eric Himan, Tom Goss, Levi Kreis, Christopher Dallman, and, well, the list goes on and on. When you don't pay for their product, be it a movie or an album, it's like you showing up to work on payday, and leaving without a check. The rent isn't paid, the utilities either. And a generation of voices from LGBT music and film are lost. Don't let that happen. Support the artists who you want to hear. Buy their art.

Movie - Theft

Top: Cover of Theft. Bottom: Lead Actors Patrick Henderson (left) & Matthew Burnett (right).

This Silly Bunny Production is another film by director Paul Bright, a favorite of mine. I have previous reviewed two other films by the writer/director and sometimes star, Angora Ranch and Aaron...Albeit A Sex Hero. In fact, both Aaron and Theft also share the lead actor, Matthew Burnett. In the Behind The Scenes footage, we learned the film was originally titled Theft of the Drag Queen's Wig.





The comedy is set in the fictional town of Liberty Hills, Texas, where we meet Daddy Jack, owner of the local gay bar, The Golden Door. He is seen as a rallying point, allowing a place for people to congregate, and to raise money for many worthwhile causes. While being celebrated for his charitable work, he passes away, and leave the bar to the guy who takes care of the place, Guy Simms. Guy, played by the adorable Matthew Burnett, sweeps and mops the place, and takes care of things for the performer, included the Sister Hosanna, who parodies local evangelist Sister Susannah, played to perfection by Cynthia Schiebel. David La Duca uses a deft hand to play Sister Hosanna, delivering on stage comedy and musical numbers with a broad comedy, yet also a softer touch with the off-stage moments.






While Sister Hosanna seems intent on rabble-rousing against the Golden Door crowd, Guy meets a young drifter, Alex, played with sexy abandon by Patrick Henderson. Soon after his arrival, Guy spies Alex making a mural on a town side, which prompts Susannah to kick into high gear, and have Guy arrested. Alex discovers he has feelings for Guy, and goes to visit Susannah to negotiate a deal to post bail for Guy. Alex and Guy talk, and it turns out Alex is Daddy Jack's nephew. The romance continues forward, despite the whirlwind of activity that surround them.






While Alex is being approached by a gallery owner about his art, Guy is struggling with his new-found love as well as the pressures of running a bar that has become a source of political and legal issues for the conservative town. Tensions build as the town struggles, and a fire is set. But it is a the delightful character of Margaret, played lusciously by Peggy Mae Binn, who spends most of the movie silenced by the incessant babbling of her 'friends' who step up and and offers words of wisdom that change everything. Will there be more surprises revealed? Who will be jailed? And will Guy be free to enjoy his time with Alex? You'll have to buy the movie to find out. And don't miss the musical performances of Hedda Layne, a gifted singer who appears in the club as well as over the closing credits with style and elan. Check out the movie trailer here:



Like the other films of writer/director Paul Bright, it is a joy to see a story involving everyday gay men not from the meccas of New York, San Fransisco or Los Angeles. He is working on a much smaller budget, but gets the most out of his acting company. I am very happy to add this to my library, as well as to support a gay independent filmmaker who offers a view of life I can identify with. Theft is a Silly Bunny Production, and you can check out other films by Silly Bunny Productions here. You can also find them on FaceBook here, so stop by and add them as a friend. Theft is distributed by Water Bearer Films, which has this and many other great movies. Check them out here. I am really looking forward to seeing Altitude Falling, Bright's latest movie, which is to be released soon.