Q. Allan Brocka Movies
- 2009
- NR
This entry in the Eating Out series offers plenty of the sex-romp rowdiness that made the first two films into cult favorites. Rebekah Kochan returns as Tiffani, a wacky heroine who attempts to help her friend Casey (Daniel Skelton) find true love (or at least a sexy hunk). ~ Carly Wray, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Rebekah Kochan, Mink Stole, (more)
The popular Logo series about the lives and loves of four gay African-American men gets the feature-film treatment with this road movie that finds longtime friends Noah, Alex, Ricky, and Chance traveling to Martha's Vineyard with their significant others for a weekend wedding retreat. Aspiring Los Angeles screenwriter Noah (Darryl Stephens) and his partner, Wade (Jensen Atwood), are about to be married in an intimate Martha's Vineyard ceremony, and to celebrate in style Noah has invited Alex (Rodney Chester), Ricky (Christian Vincent), and Chance (Douglas Spearman) to join the couple on a cross-country road trip from California to Massachusetts. However, the trip is far from the relaxing getaway that Noah had hoped for, because along the way secrets are revealed, hearts are bruised, and friendships are put to the ultimate test. Not only are Chance and Eddie beginning to feel the urge to scratch their seven-year itch, but playboy Ricky has a secret that's sure to rock everyone's world, and the appearance of a surprise visitor quickly threatens to overshadow the main event. Add a closeted rapper and a high-maintenance studio executive into the mix, and you've got the recipe for an endearing romantic comedy that's as poignant as it is hilarious. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Darryl Stephens, Rodney Chester, (more)
- 2007
Q. Allan Brocka's 80-minute animated feature Rick and Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World -- which screened at the 2007 San Francisco LGBT Film Festival -- represents a spin-off of Brocka's Logo series Rick & Steve and an expansion of his 1999 animated short of the same title. In it, Brocka uses stop-motion, CG-animated robots to tell the story of three homosexual couples living large in Lahunga Beach: Rick and Steve, the gay lovers of the title, who share a lovely and impeccably decorated two-bedroom home with an enchanted cat named Pussy, but long for a child; two lesbian partners, Kirsten and the slightly obnoxious Dana, who seem happy to oblige Rick and Steve by making the parental dream happen, but can't seem to get past bilious personal feelings that exist between Steve and Dana; and Chuck and Evan. The latter are an HIV-infected, wheelchair-bound queen and his insomniac 19-year-old partner. Brocka's film finds the couples vowing to stick together and emotionally support one another despite the constant wisecracks, backbiting, and tantrums that frequently (and hilariously) erupt and threaten to stand in the way. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
A male prostitute who has dismissed the need for love in his life learns a lesson about affection from one of his customers in this independent comedy drama from filmmaker Q. Allan Brocka. X (Derek Magyar) is a gay hustler whose enigmatic name reflects his emotional distance from the world around him; he doesn't much believe in love, and isn't interested in sex unless he's being paid for it. X has a dozen regular customers he calls his "disciples," and shares his home with two roommates -- Andrew (Darryl Stephens), whose good looks sometimes tempt X, though he's still uncertain about his own sexual feelings, and Joey (Jonathon Trent), an uninhibited and outré teenager who openly lusts after X, to no avail. Gregory (Patrick Bauchau) is an older man who regularly hires X for companionship, but he refuses to have sex with the hustler until he's willing to acknowledge that their attraction is mutual. X isn't about to admit to any such thing, but one day Gregory shares a story with X that forces him to reconsider his thinking. Boy Culture received its North American premiere at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Derek Magyar, Patrick Bauchau, (more)
Director Phillip J. Bartell steps behind the camera for this sequel to the popular 2004 gay comedy that finds smitten homosexual Kyle (Jim Verraros) posing as a heterosexual in hopes of attracting the attention of newly arrived gay model Troy (Marco Dapper). With a little help from his best friends, Gwen (Emily Brooke Hands) and Tiffany (Rebekah Kochan), Kyle may be able to pass for straight after all. Despite his best efforts, Kyle's bid to convince others of his burgeoning heterosexual status soon threatens to backfire when he not only lands a girlfriend at a campus ex-gay support group, but encourages his ex-boyfriend Marc (Brett Chukerman) to come blasting out of the closet more flamboyant than ever. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jim Verraros, Emily Brooke Hands, (more)
Gay man falls for straight man who is pretending to be gay man to win the heart of straight girl in this raunchy and offbeat romantic comedy. Attractive but bitchy college student Gwen (Emily Stiles) shares an apartment with her friend Marc (Ryan Carnes), a gay man with a hyperactive social life. Keeping track of Marc's lovers has given Gwen a taste for gay men, or at the very least men who look and act gay. Kyle (Jim Verraros), who is also gay, learns about Gwen's unique preference at a party also attended by his straight and newly single pal Caleb (Scott Lunsford), who wants to hook up with her. Kyle gets the bright idea that Caleb should pretend to be gay in order to attract Gwen's attention, but this plan seriously backfires when Marc develops a major crush on Caleb -- and Gwen decides they make a perfect couple. Eating Out marked the screen acting debut of Jim Verraros, who was a finalist on the 2002 season of American Idol. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- 2003
Another presentation of the American Movie Channel's AMC Project anthology, Gay Hollywood follows five openly gay men, all employed (not always gainfully) in show business, as they discuss the ups and downs of their Hollywood careers. The quintet includes two aspiring screenwriters, Lance and Benjamin; Robert, an actor/model; Allan, a director; and Micah, a standup comedian. The documentary also offers a capsule history of homosexuality in Hollywood, from the "closeted" years of William Haines, George Cukor, Rock Hudson et al., to the more liberal atmosphere of the late 20th to early 21st century. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Dustin Lance Black, Q. Allan Brocka, (more)
