another dull update post

I'm all re'd up on comments from my last couple of posts, so those who had something to say have now been answered.

I've also left a message for isilya here on her journal about what she should do the last weekend in June. Isi (or anyone within shouting distance of her), if you haven't already seen it, have a peek. I'd just love to have you drop by... or if you can't, at least fill me in on this [other] big party that's going to happen in NYC?

In other news... I'm feeling ignored by seperis Jenn. If someone with access to AIM would pester her about that, I'd feel ever so much better.

Also, dammitcarl Jess? I left a couple of Authority books out of that list, if you can believe it. (Mainly a Wildstorm Annual with an adorable Authority story in it, and the first Absolute Authority "widescreen special" [there are now plans for a second] -- but sitting here in the library, the Computer Timer of Damocles over my head, I'm thinking there's another but drawing complete blank on what that might be.) Anyway, you work on getting yourself caught up, and I promise I'll write you domestic Midnighter/Apollo in exchange for fresh Cooperfic.

Moving along... jcalanthe J, did you ever connect with Jess to get my shipping address, or shall I figure out another way of getting it to you? And damnit, B was right in my backyard (NYC) and I didn't find out about it until too late. Foo!

Penelope penelope_z dearest, the prospect of co-writing Luthorcest with you is burning me the way money burns in the pocket of a junkie in Rotterdam -- so much so that I'm considering the mad prospect of trying to collaborate via transatlantic snail mail. If that sounds at all appealing to you, do get my addy from dammitcarl as well.


And now I've just remembered I have something worth posting, so I'll get this up and give it its own subject line.

Rental Rec

(As opposed to rent-a-wreck, which is altogether different.)

Odds are that if you are reading this, you should go, now, and beg, borrow, rent or buy yourself a copy of a film called Bent.

It has the best m/m kiss I've ever seen in film, and one of the hottest sex scenes I've ever seen in any context -- the latter despite the fact that the two participants aren't even touching.

It's an excellent film for reasons beyond those, though it's also disturbing and downright difficult to watch at times; it takes place in Germany (mostly Berlin and Dachau) during the Nazi era.

There are also splendid brief appearances (too substantial to be written off as "cameos") by Mick Jagger (in drag and giving a musical performance very much evocative of his old friend David Bowie) and Sir Ian McKellen.

What are you doing still reading? GO! Get a copy of Bent!