Saturday, May 26, 2012
BARN BURNER
Today's gay film was the last of four Don Strachey detective stories.
On the Other Hand, Death (2008)
Which was as good as the others. Or better. The characters have grown particularly Strachey and his partner Tim.
Each film has also gotten a bit more rich looking and complex. The same people are connected with the project which was originally shown on the here Channel, a mostly gay cable station.
We have come a long way. We have our own teevee channel and I think that there are some others.
What is good about this series though is that it is not about gay so much as it is about gay people leading "normal" lives which, of course is not true as teevee characters are never normal. So say it is about regular teevee characters who happen to be gay. People who cheat and steal and others who chase after them.
It has been really nice to watch these. I hope there is another one coming along.
There is always a guest star and, in this one, it is Margo Kidder. So good. So changed from her early days as Superman's girlfriend. She has led a colorful life and is still a political activist demonstrating over the Keystone pipeline. Read her profile.
A word about the director Ron Oliver who has done all four. He is gay. He has a huge resumé, all kinds of films. Each film has had a "making of" piece in the features and they have been very good and particularly about him and Chad Allen. I can't get enough of Chad and Ron Oliver is a genius. A lot of fun and all business at the same time. The actors all go on and on about the set and how supportive it and he is.
I don't usually look at these behind the scenes pieces but I made the exception on the first film and haven't missed one yet.
