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Starts off in 1945 Asia. A bunch of American GIs witness a forbidden Hindu ceremony. One of them (stupidly) takes a picture. They are attacked and have to fight their way out of the of the temple. Still they are cursed with death. Cut to 1955. They're all living in NYC and still friends. Then a beautiful mysterious woman (Faith Domergue) comes into their group and, one by one, they begin to be attacked by a cobra and die. Low LOW budget horror film. The cobra, when we see it, is obviously a puppet on a string. There's no real scares or violence but it has an attractive cast and moves along at a fast clip. Good time waster.

Filmed on June 26 1977 this follows a bunch of gay pride parades (primarily in NYC and San Francisco). A large bunch of individuals are interviewed asking if they're gay or str8 and what they think about gay rights and gay marriage. The insights into what people thought in 1977 are fascinating. This was done pre-AIDS so health issues are never bought up. Also I like that they let lesbians talk about their feelings on the subject. There's no narration so no judgmental dialogue to tell us what to think. The only real debit here is some truly dreadful musical interludes. The songs are pretty bad and stop the movie directly in its tracks. Still this is an important film that shows how the gay world has changed (and not changed) since 1977.

A young 16 year old boy named Robbie is discovering he's into guys not girls. Also 12 year old Tina has a huge crush on him. They both live in the same small town who would probably not accept him being gay. Then Tina finds out. What will happen? The answer may surprise you. Sweet, warm and lovable film. There's no swearing, nudity or sex--just a long lingering gay kiss. The acting is as good as you can expect from a gay short. It's a relief to see a gay short that's not depressing or throwing explicit sex in your face. There was talk of turning this into a feature length film but luckily nothing came of it. It's perfect as a short.