Queer Clicks: May 31, 2017 | A Modern Gay Take On ‘Pride And Prejudice’ Is Heading Your Way, Meet Matthew Crawford: The Chiseled YouTuber Who Likes To Take His Clothes Off, & Other News
A Modern Gay Take On ‘Pride And Prejudice’ Is Heading Your Way
“Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice gets transported to the American South in “Before the Fall,” a modern, gay-themed “reimagining” of the literary classic.
HuffPost got an exclusive first look at the film, which hits iTunes, Amazon and other streaming services May 30, via the featurette above. Written and directed by Byrum Geisler, “Before the Fall” follows Ben Bennett (Ethan Sharrett), an attorney in Virginia whose genteel world is turned upside down when rough-talking factory worker Lee Darcy (Chase Conner) comes to town.” Huffington Post
‘Arrival’ Is A Vivid And Poignant Animated Story About A Gay Man, His Mother, And Life In The Big City: SHORT FILM
“Without benefit of spoken dialogue, Arrival is a 2D-animated short film by Alex Myung that tells a vivid and poignant tale of a young man’s close relationship with his mother and his struggle to reconcile it with his newly-embraced gay identity as he starts a life in the big city. The two have always had a special bond communicated through the instant Polaroids they snap together and for each other, and one that he takes of himself and his first boyfriend proves to be the most difficult one to share with her.” Towleroad
Meet Matthew Crawford: The Chiseled YouTuber Who Likes To Take His Clothes Off
“Some of you may already be familiar with the YouTuber-cum-model on Instagram, where the 22-year-old has so far racked up over 260,000 followers.
With his boyish good looks, stylish outfits, and his, erm, sharp rollerblading skills, it’s easy to see why he’s so popular.” Gay Times
JC, Amanecer by Kevin Slack
“Today we head to Havana, Cuba for this stunning shoot of JC.
DNA spoke with photographer Kevin Slack about the beach side location:
“At noon, locals, mostly adolescents, who haven’t got the time or the resources to get to proper beaches out of town, swim and cavort and crawl atop the yaquis, those stones, meant to break the surf. And after sunset – there is plenty of evidence left behind, with the beer cans, rum bottles, and condoms too – the place fills with revellers and lovers; but at dawn, with hope and silence and peace and glorious tranquility, we can have this empty stage nearly to ourselves while only a lonely fishmonger or a Santería devotee might straggle by.” ” DNA
