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Andrea’s Angle | “Shortcomings” – Excellent Performances, Story Falls Short
With this film, I was so excited to see it. I love Randall Park in every performance he’s been in and was excited to see his directing. I also was looking forward to seeing Sherry Cola and Justin H. Min, as I love the work they’ve been in. The story sounded compelling, but after watching,…
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Hamish Downie’s Five Questions With Nicole de Meneses
Editor Note: Hamish has another in his series of Five Questions With… Hamish came up with this idea because he was accumulating too much material for his Famous News Sushi column and asked if he could do these mini-interviews. Why would we say no? Thank you, Hamish, for being such a trooper for us. We…
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Hamish Downie’s News Sushi #146: Morsels of News From Japan and Beyond
Hamish keeps serving the best News Sushi! Hooray! More News Sushi for you to enjoy! Editor Note: It is Friday, and that means it is time for the World Famous, soon-to-be Intergalactic Famous News Sushi from our very own Hamish Downie. Hamish brings us a decidedly different slant on Pop Culture as viewed through the…
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Andrea’s Angle | “The Miracle Club” – Story Drags, Performances Shine
One of the main reasons I wanted to see this film was that I’m a fan of pretty much all the female leads. With Laura Linney, Maggie Smith, and Kathy Bates, this film is packed with stars of high caliber. So I was sure that the performances would be excellent and the story sounded like…
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Hamish Downie’s Five Questions With Alex Dispoto
Editor Note: Hamish has another in his series of Five Questions With… Hamish came up with this idea because he was accumulating too much material for his Famous News Sushi column and asked if he could do these mini-interviews. Why would we say no? Thank you, Hamish, for being such a trooper for us. We…
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Hamish Downie’s Five Questions With Emily Schooley of Laughing Cat Productions
Editor Note: Hamish has another in his series of Five Questions With… Hamish came up with this idea because he was accumulating too much material for his Famous News Sushi column and asked if he could do these mini-interviews. Why would we say no? Thank you, Hamish, for being such a trooper for us. We…
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Celebrating LGBTQ+ Excellence: American Pavilion’s Queer Shorts Program Shines at Festival de Cannes
The Two Gay Geeks received this wrap up of the Cannes Film Festival from our wonderful international Correspondent, Patricia Chica. Patricia gives us a list of items she participated in at the American Pavilion while at the Festival. Let us know what you think in the comments section below. As always we welcome your feedback…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 415
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 are back after our hiatus. We chat about some medical challenges (thank you for all of the well wishes during a very stressful time) and a new format for the show. We also want to let you know we are cutting back our output to one episode a month for…
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Hamish Downie’s Five Questions With Jen and Ping of the Gilbert Baker Film Festival
Editor Note: Hamish has another in his series of Five Questions With… Hamish came up with this idea because he was accumulating too much material for his Famous News Sushi column and asked if he could do these mini-interviews. Why would we say no? Thank you, Hamish, for being such a trooper for us. We…
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GILBERT BAKER FILM FESTIVAL 2022 IS HERE FOR PRIDE 2023!
We received this press release from Hamish Downie regarding the Gilbert Baker Film Festival. The Virtual Worldwide LGBTQIA+ Gilbert Baker Film Festival Will Be Online June 2023 The Gilbert Baker Film Festival (GBFF) is a global film festival that showcases and provides a platform to watch LGBTQIA+ films from anywhere in the world. Founded by…
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Hamish Downie’s Five Brand New Questions With Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc
Editor Note: Hamish has another in his series of Five Questions With… Hamish came up with this idea because he was accumulating too much material for his Famous News Sushi column and asked if he could do these mini-interviews. Why would we say no? Thank you, Hamish, for being such a trooper for us. We…
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Hamish Downie’s Five Questions With Carrie Dodds
Editor Note: Hamish has another in his series of Five Questions With… Hamish came up with this idea because he was accumulating too much material for his Famous News Sushi column and asked if he could do these mini-interviews. Why would we say no? Thank you, Hamish, for being such a trooper for us. We…
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The American Pavilion’s Emerging Filmmaker Showcase Returns to Cannes to Highlight Rising Filmmakers and their Global Stories
The Two Gay Geeks received this Press Release from the American Pavilion.This Emerging Filmmaker Showcase is one of the Highlights at Cannes that presents Filmmakers to the world. Have a look at what is on tap during this Showcase. Let us know what you think in the comments section below. As always we welcome your…
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Gay Streaming Service Dekkoo Launches Its New Romantic Comedy Series This Spring, “Marriage of Inconvenience.”
We received this Press Release from Len Evans of Project Publicity regarding a new comedy coming to the LGBTQ Streaming Service Dekkoo on April 6 titled Marriage of Inconvenience. In the air of full transparency, the Two Gay Geeks are backers of this indie series. Let us know what you think in the comments section…
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Hamish Downie’s Five More Questions With Chris Rodriguez
Editor Note: Hamish has another in his series of Five Questions With… Hamish came up with this idea because he was accumulating too much material for his Famous News Sushi column and asked if he could do these mini-interviews. Why would we say no? Thank you, Hamish, for being such a trooper for us. We…
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Hamish Downie’s Five Questions with Daniel “Dusty” Albanese
TGG: Could you tell us about yourself? DA: For the past 15 years, I’ve mostly been known for my work as a street photographer through my blog TheDustyRebel. There I’ve documented various urban subcultures—such as political movements, buskers, and street artists. In fact, street art is what I’m most known for. I’ve contributed to dozens…
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Why is Independent Film Making (Indie Filmmaking) Important?
ED: While Keith is recovering, it was decided to share this wonderful insight from him regarding why independent filmmaking is so important to us. We hope you enjoy this little blast from the past. Independent filmmaking could be considered a rather broad category of filmmaking, from shorts to feature-length films to web series. In fact,…
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Hamish Downie’s Five Questions With Sheila Warren
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sheila Warren (@swarrenfilm) TGG: Could you please introduce yourselves to our readers? SW: My name is Sheila Warren. I am a Producer / Director / Writer based in Toronto, Canada. I create films driven by women, with a focus on…
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Ben’s Breakdown | Is “Superman: The Movie” the mightiest film of all time?
ED: Due to illness and ailments plaguing TG2 Studios, we are rerunning this article from last year. I love superhero movies. As a child, I happily read superhero comic books, which carried on through my teenage years and into adulthood. Even into my 30s, I still enjoyed reading the exploits of the heroes that made…
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Hamish Downie’s Five Questions With Lee Campbell #3
Editor Note: Hamish has another in his series of Five Questions With… Hamish came up with this idea because he was accumulating too much material for his Famous News Sushi column and asked if he could do these mini-interviews. Why would we say no? Thank you Hamish for being such a trooper for us. We…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 414
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with each other about their experience attending the Arizona Opera production of Puccini’s “Tosca.” We were able to get a backstage tour as well as see both casts of the production. It was absolutely amazing, from the voices to the orchestra and the staging and scenery used.…
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Hamish Downie’s Five Questions With Josef Steiff
Editor Note: Hamish has another in his series of Five Questions With… Hamish came up with this idea because he was accumulating too much material for his Famous News Sushi column and asked if he could do these mini-interviews. Why would we say no? Thank you Hamish for being such a trooper for us. We…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 413
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with Nick Benson, Effects Designer for many films as well as theme creation for various businesses. Nick tells us how he got into the business and what he is doing now. We also have a short chat about what brought him to Phoenix this weekend. Have a…
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Hamish Downie’s Five More Questions With Brimo Morales
Hamish came up with this idea because he was accumulating too much material for his Famous News Sushi column and asked if he could do these mini-interviews. Why would we say no? Thank you Hamish for being such a trooper for us. We really appreciate all for your hard work. Let us know what you…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 412
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with each other about a variety of things as we try to recover from this cold we both have. We have several guests waiting to be interviewed and want to do justice to them and not have our voices give out in the process. Among the items,…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 411
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with each other about the TG Geeks year in review. Please forgive our voices, we visited the cold for Christmas and came back with sore throats and stuffiness (Not COVID). We had so many things we did besides us just chatting on the podcast, we had a…
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Keith’s Holiday Korner | “Invaders” by Jason Kupfer – A Holiday Horror Short
The Two Gay Geeks and our Staff are taking a much needed break from Thanksgiving through the end of the year. But, we still wanted to have content for you to read during that time. As such we got busy and watched all of our favorite holiday videos. Some are classics and others are off-beat…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 410
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with each other about their experience at Winter Horrorfest and the many folks we met. Winter Horrorfest was to benefit Mulligan’s Manor, a charity that takes in at-risk LGBTQ+ kids who are about to age out of the foster system. They wanted to provide these kids with…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 409
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with Michael Lamberti, writer, producer, and director of a new animated film titled Kingdom City. Michael tells us a little about himself and how he came up with the idea for an animated film. He also tells us about the unique crowdfunding he is using to fund…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 408
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with Sean Lionadh, Director of a short film entitled “Too Rough.” This film comes to us from Scotland and has qualified for Oscar consideration on two separate occasions, as well as won numerous film festival awards and a BAFTA. We chat with Sean about how he got…
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Ben’s Book Breakdown | “C.H.A.R.O.N.” is a Cinematic Thriller!
Ex-priest Travis Dominick and former FBI agent and ex-military soldier Brent Lawson are called to a small town in Pennsylvania by a fellow ex-soldier and friend of Lawson. The town is cursed with people subject to unexplainable and gruesome deaths. After arriving there, Travis and Brent constantly see shadowy creatures that later start attacking them.…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 407
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with Trisha from Winter Horror Fest and the event they are producing later on this month, A Fright Before Christmas. This event is in support of Mulligan House, a group home for at-risk LGBTQ+ kids about to age out of the Foster system. It is a worthy…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 406
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with each other again. This time we start off with more Holiday movie watching; Christmas with the Kranks and A Christmas Story Christmas, both delightful films that are feel-good fun films. We then chatted about our visit to Disneyland and the things we did; this trip was…
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Hamish Downie’s Five Questions With Michael Lamberti
Editor Note: Hamish has another in his series of Five Questions With… Hamish came up with this idea because he was accumulating too much material for his Famous News Sushi column and asked if he could do these mini-interviews. Why would we say no? Thank you Hamish for being such a trooper for us. We…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 405
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with each other about a number of topics we think are interesting. We started off talking about the beginning of the holiday season and our insane schedule of movies we watch, including these we have already watched; Scrooged, Arthur Christmas, and the three Prep and Landing short…
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Hamish Downie’s Five Questions With Holly Soriano
Editor Note: Hamish has another in his series of Five Questions With… Hamish came up with this idea because he was accumulating too much material for his Famous News Sushi column and asked if he could do these mini-interviews. Why would we say no? Thank you Hamish for being such a trooper for us. We…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 404
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with each other about their activities of last weekend at the Los Angeles International Film Festival. We got to participate in several events for the festival and reconnect with our good friend Patricia Chica and some of the cast members of “Montréal Girls.” We had a little…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 403
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 chatted about several things that were planned over this last weekend, such as attending the Los Angeles International Film Festival for a screening of “Montréal Girls” with our good friend Patricia Chica and several cast members. We also discussed several items soon to be released, albeit they were all Disney-related…
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Andrea’s Angle | “Armageddon Time” – Brilliant Coming-of-Age Story
When I watched the trailers for Armageddon Time, one of the first things that captivated me was that it depicted much of the casual racism of the eighties, even in the clips of the film. That, combined with a cast that includes Anthony Hopkins, Anne Hathaway, and Jeremy Strong, led me to believe that this…
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AFM® Opens With Exhibitors And Buyers From 70+ Countries
The Two Gay Geeks received this press release from the American Film Market AFM®. They have officially opened and have some exciting panels and presentations to offer. Check out the list of items below. Let us know what you think in the comments section below. As always we welcome your feedback and input on all…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 402
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with each other about their cruise on the Disney Wonder in Concierge class. It was a delightful experience. We made several new friends, including Chris Shea and Erica Shea and their entourage of kids and friends. Our Concierge staff was the best as well as the rest…