Christian and Oliver back in love

Is it stifling outside or what? ... And just when I thought June couldn't get any hotter, out comes Christian and Oliver once again heating up German daytime and putting other soaps (*ahem*) to shame ...

For those of you not familiar with the Christian and Oliver duo... well, it's kind of a long story arc. I suggest starting here and going on from Nana's amazing work over on youtube translating the storyline from start to current hotness.

Part of me kind of wants to see what happens next... but... after all this is a family show... (*rewinds the clip a little*)... Ok, on second thought maybe not . Nevertheless, superbly well done... These two honestly get into the role so well you'd almost think it wasn't acting .

It's the end of the world... and I feel fine

A routine stop at the barbershop for a shave and a haircut turns into a haunting melody about love... and a chance encounter with a mysterious stranger reading a newspaper about the end of the world? Honestly where do they come up with this stuff?...

...cause I want more ! Oh how I wish there were actually a movie instead of just a music video. But alas, I'll settle for the fantastic video... serene cinematography and all... (btw, the last photo above on the bottom right, I would as a wallpaper were it a production still... so utterly amazing...)

This video is for a song called End of the World, written and performed by a former school teacher turned musician named Matt Alber... Matt currently has an album out titled Hide Nothing which is available on Itunes and Amazon... You can also check out more of Matt's music over at his blog, myspace, and youtube pages. This beautiful video itself can be download over at itunes as well.

Tennis anyone?

A couple weeks ago I ran into a video of interest over on youtube featuring a couple scenes from various movies, cut together and placed with a soundtrack. Originally I was going to post that video, but I had no clue as to which movies were used to so I decided to hold off on it. One of the clips from that particular video did happen to catch my eye though, and I've been trying to figure out where exactly it came from ever since.

As luck would have it (strangely enough much like a lot of the finds on this blog) the video itself fell into my lap. This clip was taken from a short 1994 movie called The Disco Years. It was included as part of a triple set of short movies called Boys Life, and features a young Matt Nolan (as the role of lead character Tom) and Russel Scott Lewis (as the beautiful blond Matt).

The movie supposedly takes place in the 70s... although you wouldn't notice it considering the early 90s hairstyles and outfits. The overarching plot probably also wasn't the best (Russel Lewis's character specifically almost requires a suspension of disbelief), but these particular scene made the movie worthwhile. You can check out this short film in its entirety on the Boys Life 1 DVD.

A Prayer for Bobby

There are decent dramas which make you think, and then there are great dramas which make you feel... I think this particular movie is more of the latter. I honestly can't recall the last time I've seen a movie like Prayers for Bobby. Perhaps one of the saddest stories I've really ever seen portrayed. Mostly on account of the fact that there was in fact a time when I could've totally related to Bobby...

Prayers for Bobby chronicles the tragically short life of Bobby Griffith as he struggles with his sexuality and his attempts to gain acceptance from his ultra-conservative mother. The movie stars Sigourney Weaver as Bobby's mother, and a young 22-year old actor named Ryan Kelly (who btw does an absolutely amazing job as Bobby).

Prayers for Bobby is based off a book (of the same title) written by author Leroy F. Aarons. The movie is currently available on Itunes... but unfortunately not on DVD yet. One comment I have to make about this movie though... I'm not exactly the biggest softy on emotions and I don't think I've really shed a tear since I was 13. This movie had my eyes watered up by the end . Very tragic...