29th and Gay
by Carrie Preston
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Actor: Annie Hinton, David McBean, James Vasquez, Mike Doyle, Nicole MarcksDirector: Carrie Preston
Brand: TLA Releasing
Editor: James Vasquez
Writer: James Vasquez
Cinematographer: Mark Holmes
Producer: Mark Holmes
Editor: Carrie Preston
Producer: Carrie Preston
Producer: Sebastian Jobin
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 87 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-04-03
Audience Rating: Unrated
Model: TLAD171
Studio: Tla
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- As he stares down his 30th birthday, James (James Vasquez) isn't happy with his life. He doesn't fit the bill for the perfect boyfriend as a balding, less-than-svelte gay man. Plus, he's an aspiring actor who can only find work at an amusement park. But with the help of his best friend Roxy and the new man in his life, James may discover that there's more to life than a club-ready
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Movie Review: Think of it as the "anti-QAF" ... smart and funny
Summary: 5 Stars
Think of "29th & Gay" (2005) as kind of the "anti-Queer As Folk" ... something that the average gay man (one is who is not model perfect and spend each waking moment obsessed with "hooking up") can relate to.
James Sanchez is a quiet, somewhat shy gay man, turning 29 years of age and disappointed in his life. His lifelong dream of being a successful actor seems to be a pipe dream at this point, he's caught in a dead-end job at a theme park, but, most of all, he is tired of being single and having to deal with the phonies and game playing he finds in the gay singles scene. His two best friends are Roxy, a straight woman who is becoming an ardent feminist, and Brendan, who drags him out to gay clubs where he is soon alone after Brendan quickly finds a "boyfriend du jour." He has an embarassing crush on a hunky (and likely straight) coffee house barista (played by Mike Doyle, a regular in "Law & Order: SVU"), turning into a tongue-tied, bumbling klutz whenever he is around. And, although he loves his parents and is happy that they accept his homosexuality, his mother has turned into a kind of "PFLAG Mom on Steroids", giving him birthday gifts like a leather sling! As he approaches the age of 30 (which is old age in "gay years"), he wants to make some changes, to stop merely reacting to what life deals him, get his career on track, and find a life partner.
A sweet, charming, witty and realistic romantic comedy, by first-time screenwriter James Vasquez (based on his own life, and who also plays the lead character) and directed by actress Carrie Preston, which is not without its faults. (I could have done without the cutesy "street sign" introductions to each scene, the frantic rewind flashbacks, and the MTV-style quick-cut film editing.) But its familiar yet original approach, and the obvious efforts that went into the film from all involved, more than make up for any minor problems.
DVD has deleted scenes, outtakes, trailers and a scene with two of the actors having their palms read by one of the extras. Five stars out of five.
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