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  • LGBTQ+ VOICES
    • * Tommy McGlothlin - before the age of nine, I knew I was different
    • * We Must Never Forget That Being Gay Was A Crime
    • * Scott Wood - 29 months since I accepted I was gay
    • * Why I Celebrate LGBTQ Pride by Steven Skelley
    • * On Coming Out, Self-esteem, and the Love of Being Gay by Curt Solash
    • * Chet Kabara - Fairy child that did not expect to live long enough to grow up
    • * Happy Pride From A Former Homophobia Hostage By Christen Christensen
    • * Michael Doonan - Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name
    • * The Truth About The COVID19 Vaccine
  • Florida Spotlight
    • Pride Journey Orlando By Joey Amato
    • Florida Things To Do Links
    • Big Gay Key West - A large social event for gay chubby men and their admirers
    • Steven and Tom Visit the Wizard of Oz Museum
    • Key West Pride to Feature Parties, Performances and a Parade June 1-5
    • We Would Choose This AirBnB Condo Rental Over Any Hotel Room In Melbourne
    • Key West Pride to Celebrate Diversity in Paradise June 2-6, 2021
    • Manhattan Tower – New Units, Covid Protocols and Dining
    • Key West to Host Annual Womenfest Sept. 4-8
    • LGBTQ Miami - The best choices to create your dream Miami vacation
    • CEDAR LAKES WOODS AND GARDENS - A must-see Nature Coast attraction
    • GayStPete House - the laid back, quirky, friendly and relaxing clothing optional B&B in St. Petersburg, Florida
    • One Magical Weekend - a new kind of PRIDE
    • Central Florida's Freebie and Cheap Fun for Families​
    • Florida Theme Parks and Attractions
    • Gay Travelers Magazine Visits The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
    • Schooner Freedom - Tour St. Augustine In A Tall Ship
    • St. Augustine Gold Tours - Private Driving Tours of St. Augustine Highlights
    • Pompano Beach – Florida’s Warmest Welcome
    • Casa Grandview - Historic Bed & Breakfast in West Palm Beach Florida
    • WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup Comes to the USSSA Space Coast Complex in Viera, Florida
    • Come Out With Pride Orlando – Our interview with Jose Luis Dieppa
    • Valerie Paul Wedding and Event Planning
    • LEGOLAND 2018 Events!
    • Beach House Cabanas - Treasure Island, Florida
    • The Villa Bed & Breakfast in Daytona Beach, Florida
    • Old Florida Vacation Rental Homes – Short Term Vacation Rentals Near Sebastian
    • The Big Coconut Guesthouse - The friendly clothing optional gay men's guesthouse
    • Fishermen’s Village – Charlotte County Florida’s Resort, Shopping, and Entertainment Icon
    • Orlando North – Food, fun and entertainment in Seminole County
    • A Celebration of Friends - a celebration of mature men in the gay world
    • Coral Castle Museum - Miami’s quirky, mysterious and world famous attraction
    • Five Reasons You Should Go To The Delray Beach Open
    • Florida.com - deals on restaurants, concerts, sporting events and more
    • Christmas at Gaylord Palms – Kissimmee, Florida
    • Big Cypress Gallery and Swamp Cottages
    • Butterfly World - Coconut Creek, Florida
    • Liberty Garden Suites
    • Grand Resort & Spa - Fort Lauderdale’s Luxury resort and spa for gay men since 1999
    • Reunion Resort
    • Where To Find Florida's Space Coast Surfing Hotspots
    • Palm Island Resort
    • Smyrna Beach Club
    • Black Dolphin Inn
    • Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa Welcomes LGBT Weddings
    • Playalinda Beach - Florida's Space Coast nude beach
    • Island House
    • Renaissance World Golf Village Resort & St Augustine’s Nights of Lights
    • Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort
    • Surfing Santas
    • Pompano Beach Resort & Spa
    • Tarpon Lodge
    • Two Fish Inn
    • Five Things You Must See In Cedar Key
    • Cypress Cove Nudist Resort
    • Florida Keys & Key West Events Summer & Fall 2015
    • St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park
    • Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park
    • White Sands Buddhist Center
    • FREE Florida Travel App
    • Schooner Freedom Charters
    • St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum
    • Manhattan Tower
    • The Hilton Orlando
    • Plaza Beach Resorts
    • Our Naples, Florida Top 5 Attractions
    • Kennedy Space Center / Cape Canaveral Launch Schedule
    • Marineland Dolphin Adventure
    • Babcock Wilderness Adventures
    • Steinhatchee Landing Resort
    • Florida Same Sex Weddings
    • Historic Casa Marina Hotel Offers Same-Sex Weddings
    • Daytona Beach On A Budget
    • MLB Spring Training 2015 Schedule
    • Fishermens Village Resort - Punta Gorda, Florida
    • The Shell Factory - North Fort Myers, Florida
    • Boca Grande, Florida
    • Blue Man Group - Orlando, Florida
    • Delray Beach Open - Delray Beach, Florida
    • Tuckaway Shores Resort - Indialantic By the Sea, Florida
    • Discover NW Florida – Our Pensacola Area Favorites
    • King Fisher Fleet - Punta Gorda, Florida
    • Lake Como Family Nudist Resort - Lutz, Florida
    • Renninger’s Antique Extravaganza - Mount Dora, Florida
    • B2 Hotel - Miami, Florida
    • Palm Beach Hibiscus B&B - West Palm Beach, Florida
    • Liberty Suites - Dania Beach, Florida
    • Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens - Delray Beach, Florida
    • Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge - Orlando, Florida
    • Busch Gardens - Tampa, Florida
    • The Cabanas Guesthouse & Spa - Wilton Manors, Florida
    • Camp Mars Gay Campground - Venus, Florida
    • Casa Marina Hotel - Jacksonville Beach, Florida
    • Charlotte Harbor Highlights - Charlotte County, Florida
    • Cirque du Soleil La Nouba - Orlando, Florida
    • Fort Christmas, Florida
    • Gatorland - Orlando, Florida
    • The Grand Resort and Spa - Fort Lauderdale, Florida
    • Hammock Beach Resort - Palm Coast, Florida
    • Haulover Beach - Miami, Florida
    • Historic Cocoa Village - Cocoa, Florida
    • The Inn On Charlotte - St Augustine, Florida
    • Inn on Fifth - Naples, Florida
    • Jungle Adventures - Christmas, Florida
    • Kennedy Space Center - Cape Canaveral, Florida
    • Key West Express - Key West, Florida
    • Koreshan State Park - Estero, Florida
    • Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club - Naples, Florida
    • Naples On A Budget - Naples, Florida
    • Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens - Naples, Florida
    • Old Powderhouse Inn - St Augustine, Florida
    • Renaissance Orlando at Sea World - Orlando, Florida
    • Ringling Museum - Sarasota, Florida
    • Titanic The Experience - Orlando, Florida
    • Gay Wine Weekend in Sonoma
    • White Cap Beach Condos - Fort Myers Beach, Florida
    • Wyndham Deerfield Beach Resort - Deerfield Beach, Florida
  • USA Spotlight
    • Autumn is Provincetown’s Secret Season
    • New Mountain Biking Tour of North Dakota's Maah Daah Hey Trail
    • The Naked Trainers LIMITLESS RETREAT - A Transformative Nude Wellness Event For Men
    • The best Pride celebrations this June
    • Glow in the Park at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
    • Southern Utah Offers New 190-Mile Glamping Trail
    • Pride Journey Savannah by Joey Amoto
    • Pride Journey Chicago By Joey Amato
    • Summer Series of Gay Wine Events
    • Pride Journey Colorado Springs By Joey Amato
    • LA Black Pride weekend kicks off free community driven festivities throughout Los Angeles & West Hollywood
    • Pride Journey - Palm Springs, California
    • 2021 NYC Pride
    • Pride Journey: Atlanta
    • The 190-Mile Aquarius Trail Hut System in Southern Utah Unveiled
    • Joseph Puopolo Hikes the Constellation Trail in Prescott, Arizona
    • Southern Christmas Getaways From the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Blues of Mississippi
    • SILVER AIRWAYS NONSTOP FLIGHTS START NOVEMBER 23, 2020 WITH FARES FROM $49* TO ORLANDO, TAMPA, AND FT. LAUDERDALE
    • Pride Journey: Monterey, California
    • Pride Journey: Aspen Gay Ski Week
    • Pride Journey: Columbus, Ohio By Joey Amato
    • Pride Journey: Grand Rapids/Saugatuck By Joey Amato
    • Bryce Canyon National Park - Utah
    • Pride Journeys St. Louis By Joey Amato
    • Southern Decadence 2019 - parties, parades, brunches and events in New Orleans
    • Pride Journey: Providence, Rhode Island
    • Las Vegas Accommodations For Every Taste
    • Las Vegas Grows More Fabulous with LGBTQ+ Events and Celebrations
    • Las Vegas Issues 20,000th Same-Gender Marriage License
    • Rainbow Room to Host Inaugural Pride Ball - NYC Pride’s Only Black Tie Event
    • Pride Journey: Spokane, Washington
    • Pride Journey: Phoenix/Tempe
    • THE FIRST ANNUAL MENDOCINO PRIDE: CHASING THE RAINBOW FESTIVAL
    • Escape Resort Palm Springs – Our interview with Co-Owner Mark Hunter
    • Pride Journey: Provincetown Cape Cod
    • Foodies Guide To New Orleans
    • Pride Journey: Milwaukee
    • Pride Journey: Portland, Oregon
    • Triangle Inn - Award-winning, historic Palm Springs Resort
    • The Best of the Best By Donald Pile and Ray Williams
    • Bearfoot Inn - An oasis in the desert in sunny Palm Springs, California
    • Pride Journey Indianapolis
    • Experience Holiday Chill in San Diego
    • Park Ridge Lodge - a relaxing men's retreat nestled in the Great Smoky Mountains
    • Starland Community – campground/retreat center located in a Southern California high desert setting near Joshua Tree
    • How To Enjoy Three Palm Springs Gay Resorts In One Week
    • Tortuga Del Sol - One of the most beautiful clothing optional gay resorts we have ever experienced
    • Cedar City, Utah – The Amazing Destination For All Four Seasons
    • Tyler Morgan Tells Us about The Utah Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City
    • US West Coast Holidays Bus Tour – Salt Lake City, Jackson, Wyoming, Grand Teton National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Devil’s Tower, Crazy Horse Memorial, Mount Rushmore and more!
    • Pride Journey: Kansas City
    • The Appalachian Trail Day Hikers' Guide: Downhill to Fine Wine and Accommodations: Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee by Carol and Jim Steiner
    • Pride Journeys: Rochester, New York
    • Carpe Diem Guesthouse and Spa - One of Provincetown's finest boutique guesthouses with a unique clothing optional spa
    • Southern Cheyenne Marlon Fixico Helps Us Understand The Native American TWO SPIRIT (LGBT) People
    • Grant Philipo’s Las Vegas Showgirl Museum
    • Pride Journeys: Houston By Joey Amato
    • Pride Journey: Philadelphia By Joey Amato
    • The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo ¬- just about everything one could ever ask for!
    • Kings Island - The perfect combination of world-class thrills and family attractions.
    • A Visit To The World of Coca-Cola in Atlanta – Coke Nirvana
    • Copper Cactus Ranch Men’s Retreat – The Men’s Sanctuary Near Phoenix, Arizona
    • The Best Of LGBT New York City
    • Provincetown – Where LGBTQ+ can be themselves
    • Seattle - The perfect cocktail for adventure
    • Long Beach Pride
    • Philadelphia LGBT Hotspots
    • The National Gem and Mineral Collection of the Smithsonian Institute
    • Escape Resort - Palm Springs, California
    • Santiago Resort - Palm Springs private, luxury, swimsuit-optional escape for gay men
    • Pigeon Forge – The Great Smoky Mountains Destination With Something For Everyone
    • Memphis – Discover the Home of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock n Roll
    • Circle J Guest Ranch - Where men can come together in beautiful East Texas
    • New Orleans Fall Festivals
    • Michigan - Home to the Midwest’s Largest Gay Resort and more
    • Hollywood Museum Salutes LGBTQ
    • Coney Island & Luna Park
    • Elvis Presley’s Graceland – The Memphis Mansion and Museum of the King of Rock and Roll
    • Nashville – The Songwriting Capital Of The World and Much, Much More
    • LBGT MUSEUM EXHIBITS IN NEW YORK CITY
    • Roseland Resort & Campground – The gay, clothing optional resort on 222 acres in West Virginia
    • Simple Ways To Save On Airfare – Tips from AAA
    • William McKinley Memorial Monument and William McKinley Presidential Library & Museum
    • Silver Dollar City - The amazing theme park for anyone who has ever played cowboy or cowgirl
    • Gay Naturists International - An organization that cares about who you are, not what you do
    • San Francisco - Use Attraction Passes To Save Money And See San Francisco
    • Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede Dinner Attraction
    • Arcadia – Washington State’s Romantic Nudist Club Getaway
    • Where You Can Fly High In San Diego
    • What To See and Do In Ptown In 2017 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
    • Hillside Campgrounds - Pennsylvania’s clothing optional attitude free campground for gay men
    • Freedom Valley Campground - Ohio’s safe haven for gay, questioning and straight men
    • Vermontology Guided Tours - An intimate tour experience that feels like traveling with a group of friends
    • Maison Dupuy – The New Orleans French Quarter Hotel just two blocks from Bourbon Street
    • CampBuckwood - The All male campground resort in the rolling hills of central Indiana
    • The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center welcomes tourists, visitors, and first timers in 2017!
    • The Woods Campground - The LGBT clothing optional camping resort in the Poconos
    • Camp Camp - The all-inclusive, week-long real summer camp experience for LGBT adults
    • NUDE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GRAND CANYON
    • The 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa - Eureka Springs, Arkansas
    • Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art – Bentonville, Arkansas
    • The Showboat Branson Belle
    • Eureka Springs, Arkansas
    • Brimfield Antiques & Collectibles Show
    • PRIDE Events - USA, Canada, Mexico
    • Provincetown Spring 2016 Events
    • Our interview with American Association for Nude Recreation President Beverly B. Price
    • Louisville Celebrates Marriage Equality With Wedding Contest
    • Provincetown Halloween 2015
    • Hot Air Balloon Festivals
    • Fall Foliage Sightseeing Tips
    • Tin Can Tourists
    • Broadway 2015 / 2016
    • GNI Gathering 2015
    • AANR Skinny Dip 2015
    • National Register of Historic Places Itineraries and Self-Guided Tours
    • Do It Yourself Covered Bridge Tour
    • U.S.A. Tourism Links
    • A+ Weddings by Rev. Vernon Diannah Porter
    • Edenfield House Bed and Breakfast
    • Gay Hotels & Accommodations USA
    • Gay Campgrounds USA
    • Alabama Road Trips - Alabama
    • USA National Parks
    • USA Zoos
    • Land's End Inn - Provincetown, Massachusetts USA
    • Chatham Gables Inn - Chatham, Massachusetts
    • Captain David Kelley House - Centerville, Massachusetts
    • Old Manse Inn - Brewster, Massachusetts
    • St. Simons Island, Georgia - Artsy, Classy and All About Friends and Family
    • Parliament Resort - Augusta, Georgia
    • Our St. Mary's, Georgia Top Ten - St. Mary's, Georgia
    • Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta - New Mexico, USA
    • The Best of Columbus - Columbus, Ohio
    • Georgia Mountain Fair - Hiawassee, Georgia
    • Goodbread House B&B - St Marys, Georgia
    • Huntington Hotel and Nob Hill Spa - San Francisco, California
    • Pride Journey Indianapolis By Joey Amato
    • Inns of Elegance - St Augustine, Florida
    • Jekyll Island, Georgia
    • Las Vegas, Nevada
    • Long Beach, California
    • Luray Caverns - Luray, Virginia
    • Napa Valley Wine Train - Napa, California
    • Oahu Nature Tours - Oahu, Hawaii
    • Palm Springs, California
    • Philadelphia & Brandywine - Pennsylvania's Uniquely Beautiful Gems
    • Pro Football Hall of Fame Festival - Canton, Ohio
    • Pink Jeep Tours - Las Vegas, Nevada
    • Provincetown: The Iconic LGBTQ Destination - Provincetown, MA
    • The Queen Mary - Long Beach, California
    • Renaissance World Golf Village - St Augustine, Florida
    • Ritz Carlton LGBT Package - Cleveland, Ohio
    • San Francisco Helicopter Tours - San Francisco, California
    • San Pedro & The Port of Los Angeles - San Pedro, California
    • South Carolina National Heritage Corridor - Mountain Lakes Region
    • Terranea Resort - Los Angeles, California
    • Tower Tours / Yosemite In A Day - San Francisco, California
    • Tybee Gay Days - Tybee Island, Georgia
    • Unique Beach Vacation Ideas
  • International Spotlight
    • INTERNATIONAL MEN ENJOYING NATURISM - social and recreational organization of like-minded men
    • Norse Atlantic Airways takes off from the west coast for the first time with its inaugural flight from LAX to Oslo
    • Naturist / Clothing Optional Boutique B&B in East Northamptonshire UK
    • Vigeland Sculpture Park - Oslo, Norway
    • NO TAN LINES VACATION - Clothing Optional Condo Rental in Tulum, Mexico
    • R Family Vacations LGBThailand 2020
    • SIX OF THE BEST CITY TOURS BY BIKE
    • Saddle Skedaddle - Break away from the tourist hordes and enjoy a different side of France from the comfort of your saddle
    • WILD TERRAINS ANNOUNCES 2020 SCHEDULE FOR PORTUGAL & MEXICO CITY
    • Pink Rose Guesthouse & Spa - Experience Cape Town and the Winelands
    • GAY CANADA - The best links for LGBTQ2 travelers
    • PARIS FRANCE for the gay traveler
    • HAVEN RIVIERA CANCUN RESORT - This haven is a little piece of heaven that welcomes LGBTQ guests
    • TheXT10 Men-Only GuestHouse in Costa Rica
    • Gay Travelers Magazine Visits Tulum Mayan Ruins, Mexico
    • Gay Travelers Magazine Visits El Rey Mayan Ruins in Cancun, Mexico
    • Gay Travelers Magazine Visits Chichen Itza, Mexico
    • Gay Travelers Magazine Visits Vigeland Sculpture Park & Museum in Oslo, Norway
    • Frank Jones Visits The Magnificent Cave Temples of Dambulla, Sri Lanka
    • Adventure Trips for Solo Travelers
    • NKD Training – Nude Fitness In London
    • PrivateFly - Island Hop In The Bahamas Luxuriously
    • St. Thomas Food Tours - Walking tours with a delicious twist
    • Butterfield & Robinson Offers Amazing Walking Trips Europe Asia, Latin America and Africa
    • The Abridged Guide to Venice’s Most Beautiful Canal Crossings
    • Enjoy Budapest With Free, Self Guided Walking Tours
    • Amatungulu Tours – Nudist Activities In The Most Picturesque Places In South Africa
    • MajorPride - The first Pride event in Llantwit Major, the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, UK
    • 48 Hours in Stuttgart
    • IRELAND’S DROMOLAND CASTLE COMPLETES 20 MILLION EURO REFURBISHMENT
    • Flavors of St Thomas Food Tours
    • Sacred Tours of Mexico - Experience the spiritual and historical traditions of Mexico
    • Olympus Tours – Tours of Cancun, Chichen Itza, Tulum and More
    • Vinales Valley, Cuba - Touring the UNESCO World Heritage Site
    • Shady Ladies Tours Presents Shady Ladies of Paris
    • Rusty Rover Tours – Delightful Tours of Prince Edward Island
    • A Free Tour Of Quebec
    • Contiki Travel - Celebrate pride in Athens, Ios and Mykonos
    • Camp It - Australian Camping For Gay, Bi and Trans Men Who Love Men
    • Whistler Pride and Ski Festival - Sports, culture, entertainment and LGBT Human Rights celebration in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
    • Villa Rainbow – The charming guesthouse on St Martin for gay males
    • Out & Out Club Jamboree - Toronto's fun-filled week of summer camp for LGBTQ campers
    • DETOURS Travel - Laid Back Gay Adventure Travel
    • Gay Homestays - Matching travelers with LGBTQ property owners
    • TLVFest - Tel-Aviv International LGBT Film Festival
    • Titanic Belfast - Experience the Titanic on the very site where the she was built
    • Zoom Vacations- Gay Vacation Experts
    • World Naked Bike Ride
    • Bimini
    • CUBA! NOW BY LAND AND SEA
    • Poldie's Bed and Breakfast
    • Mexico Travel Tips
    • Australia Tourism Links
    • Cozumel Cruise Excursions - Cozumel, Mexico
    • Blue Lagoon Island and Dolphin Encounters - Nassau, Bahamas
    • Journeying Through The Swiss Alps - Switzerland
    • Blue Lagoon Dolphin Encounter Nassau, Bahamas
    • Abaco Island Beach Resort, Bahamas
    • Adventure Eagle Tours - Tahiti
    • Avventure Bellisme Tours - Venice, Italy
    • Bruges, Belgium
    • Butchart Gardens - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
    • Chez Rick & Phil B&B - a safe environment in Normandy France for LGBTQ brothers and sisters
    • Dover, England
    • Eze, France - A fascinating medieval village
    • Flavors of San Juan Food & Culture Tours - San Juan, Puerto Rico
    • Godfrey Tours - St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
    • Best Western Hotel Bologna - Mestre, Italy
    • Nassau Bahamas Easy Walking Tour
    • Niagara Falls, Canada
    • Pride Journey Iceland By Joey Amato
    • Polynesian Xplorer Tours - Western Samoa
    • Reykjavic, Iceland
    • Red October Tours - St Petersburg, Russia
    • San Blas Islands - Panama
    • Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
    • Vancouver Island, BC Canada
    • Vigeland Sculpture Park - Oslo, Norway
  • Cruise Spotlight
    • The Big Easy Cruise - New Orleans music festival at sea
    • The 70s Rock and Romance Cruise
    • Ultimate Disco Cruise 2023
    • Beach Boys Good Vibrations Cruise 2023
    • Country Music Cruise 2023
    • 12 DAY POLYNESIA CRUISE ABOARD ARANUI
    • Uniworld’s Mekong Jewel - Spectacular vacation in Vietnam & Cambodia
    • California Cruisin’ with American Cruise Lines
    • MIM TRAVEL - Join our Annual LGBT Cruise Event for the mature male and his admirers
    • The Viking Mars Will Be Named on May 17 by the Countess of Carnarvon of Highclere Castle
    • Great Deals on Two New Atlantis Cruise and Resort Vacations
    • MSC CRUISES OFFERS AN INCREDIBLE CHOICE OF SHIPS AND DESTINATIONS FOR SUMMER 2023
    • VIKING Announces Newest Ocean Ship And Three New Itineraries
    • Atlantis 2021 Gay Greek Isles Cruise
    • American Cruise Lines - First to Cruise the U.S.A. and the Only Line Cruising the East Coast
    • Expedition Cruise Lines for Summer 2021
    • Overseas Adventure Travel to Resume International Travel
    • Two Bad Tourists Gay Sailing Trip of Croatia - August 2021
    • Star Clipper Returns to Mediterranean for 2022 Season Star Clippers has announced that its namesake tall sailing ship, Star Clipper, will return to ply the blue waters of the Mediterranean for the 2022 season.
    • MIM TRAVEL - 17th Annual Gay Group Cruise for Mature guys (and gals) and their younger and older admirers!
    • Virgin Voyages is Loud and Proud for Pride
    • TLO Cruises & Tours - Cruising with Polar Bears
    • We Cruised To CUBA For $339 With An Open Bar!
    • Here’s where to find your Cuba Cruise
    • MIM TRAVEL 2019 and 2020 Gay Cruises and Tours
    • ON THE BLUE cruise 2020 hosted by Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues
    • Everything To Sea - Clothing-Optional Relaxed Sailing for Men
    • Atlantis Events - 2019 All Gay Cruises and Resorts
    • Upcoming Meet Me On Board Gay Group Cruises
    • NAVIGATOR OF THE SEAS SAILS INTO MIAMI WITH $115 MILLION NEW LOOK
    • Princess Cruises to Activate Three Additional Princess MedallionClass Ships in 2019
    • Disney Cruise Line Epic Adventures in 2020 - Star Wars Day at Sea and Marvel Day at Sea
    • BLISS CRUISES– 2019 and 2020 Cruises for adult swingers
    • Norwegian EPIC 11 Day Western Caribbean Cruise
    • Gorgeous Ladies of Wresting – From their Netflix tv series to ComicCons to cruises, GLOW keeps entertaining 80s style!
    • Discover Florida Cruise Ports & Which Cruise Lines Sail From Each
    • National Geographic and Scenic Add New Sailings for 2019
    • Princess Transatlantic Cruise
    • Disney Cruise Line Announces 2019 Return of Star Wars Day at Sea and Marvel Day at Sea
    • Cruise To Cuba On The Norwegian Sky and Discover The Vinales Valley
    • Book Your Big Nude Boat Cruise For 2018 & 2019
    • Atlantis Events All-Gay Cruises For 2017 & 2018
    • Big Nude Boat – Start Your 2019 With A Nude Cruise
    • Windstar Cruises - Experience Asia in Private Yacht Style
    • Cunard Welcomes Same-Sex Marriages on its Iconic Three Ships
    • Five Reasons To Cruise To Cuba On The Norwegian Sky
    • Chub Cruises – Cruises For Large Gay Men And Their Admirers
    • SAILORdudes Gay Sailing Adventures – Nude and Clothing Optional Gay Cruises
    • Amazing Nude Cruise Opportunities For 2016
    • Norwegian EPIC – Our Caribbean cruise from Port Canaveral, Florida
    • Atlantis Events – Gay Cruises and Events
    • Viking’s 10 New Ocean Cruise Itineraries for 2017
    • Why Oceania Cruises is the Best Choice for Mature Travelers
    • Viking River Cruises Grand European Tour
    • Chumley's BearCruises
    • Norwegian 2017 Itineraries
    • Cruising On The Carnival Breeze
    • Carnival Breeze Behind The Fun Tour
    • Prime Timers 7 Night Cruise
    • Atlantis All Gay Cruises for 2016
    • Star Trek: The Cruise
    • Pearl Seas Cruises Cultural Voyages to Cuba
    • Avalon Offers Palate-Pleasing Themed Cruises in 2016
    • Cruise Line Websites
    • Caribbean Princess - 5 Day Western Caribbean Cruise
    • Atlantis All Gay Cruises - 2015 Cruise Schedule
    • Carnival Victory - 7 Day New England / Canada Cruise
    • Carnival Inspiration - 5 Day Western Caribbean Cruise
    • Cruise Line Carry-On Alcohol Policies
    • Holland America Statendam - Alaska: Glacier Discovery Cruise
    • Holland America - Panama Canal & Inca Discovery
    • Holland America - 7 Day Western Caribbean
    • MSC Poesia - Caribbean Cruise
    • MSC Musica - Mediterranean Cruise
    • MSC Poesia Transatlantic
    • Norwegian Cruise Line - Chef's Table Experience
    • Oceania - Western Caribbean cruise
    • Princess - Australia / New Zealand 12 Day Cruise
    • Princess - Greek Isles 12 Day Cruise
    • Princess - 28 Day Hawaii, Tahiti & Samoa Adventure
    • Princess - 15 day Iceland & Greenland Transatlantic Cruise
    • Princess - Northern Europe Grand Adventure Transatlantic 28 day Baltic Cruise
    • Princess - 10 day Tahitian Princess Polynesian & Cook Islands
    • Royal Caribbean - 3 day 4 night Bahamas Cruise from Port Canaveral, FL
    • Royal Caribbean- 7 Day Serenade of the Seas Southern Caribbean
  • Nudist and Naturist Spotlight
  • Entertainment, Dining & Theater Spotlight
    • DEAR EVAN HANSEN theatre review by Thomas Routzong and Steven Skelley
    • THE CHER SHOW - The fabulous, heartbreaking and inspirational life story of a pop icon
    • Anthony Garrett Hurd and his tender and sensitive side of queer love in art Interview by Steven Skelley
    • Photographic Artist Gianni Gianorso Rauso Shares His Love Of Italy, Photography, The Nude Body And Body- Positivity
    • Sunken Roads: Three Generations After D-Day movie review by Steven Skelley
    • A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood movie review by Steven Skelley
    • DON’T YOU DARE by Gayla Turner Book Review by Steven Skelley
    • Sheryl: Music From The Feature Documentary
    • COUNTRY MUSIC COMMUNITY MOURNS THE LOSS OF NAOMI JUDD
    • 100 Years of Men in Love - The Accidental Collection movie review by Steven Skelley
    • THE BATMAN movie review by Steven Skelley
    • Farewell Yellow Brick Road - The Final ELTON JOHN Tour Dates
    • Gotham Knights NYC Gay Rugby Team 2020 Calendar
    • SISTER AIMEE - Movie Review by Steven Skelley
    • FREE ADMISSION EXTENDED THROUGH AUGUST AT NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY
    • ROCKETMAN – Movie Review By Steven Skelley
    • Boy Erased - Movie Review by Curt Solash
    • John Wick Chapter 3 Parabellum - Movie Review by Steven Skelley
    • YESTERDAY The Movie - Movie Review by Steven Skelley
    • La Cage Aux Folles at the Titusville Playhouse
    • The Opera House - The Met’s odyssey for a new home in the 1950s and ‘60s
    • The Wizards of Winter - Time Travel Back To A 70s and 80s Prog Rock Holiday
    • Wilander On Wheels - The first fantasy tennis experience with a former World #1 that comes to you
    • Ollom Art – Our interview with John Ollom about healing art, nudity and dance
    • The Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts - Bringing World Class Live Entertainment to Florida’s Space Coast
    • The Court of Two Sisters – New Orleans
    • Naked Boys Singing - Six guys. Sixteen songs. No clothes!
    • The Birdcage Fine Art Gallery & Studio
    • Spamilton - A hilarious parody of Hamilton
    • Zeek Taylor
    • Tab Hunter Confidential Documentary Debuts on DVD and Blu-Ray
    • Sleuths Mystery Dinner Shows Laugh your way to solving a crime
    • AA Garden Fusion
    • The Cork & Bottle
    • Lewis Black
    • Sister Act
    • Belinda Carlisle
    • The Naked Magicians
    • Kathy Griffin Wows Audience on Carnival Cruise Ship
    • Hairspray
    • Savory Faire Food Tasting Tour
    • Dracula
    • The Shady Maple Smorgasboard
    • The Full Monty Titusville Playhouse Inc.
    • Brazilian Grill - Cape Cod, MA
    • Zeta Brewing Company
    • Arlo Guthrie - Alice's restaurant 50th Anniversary Tour
    • Al Capones Dinner & Show - Kissimmee, Florida
    • Arabian Nights - Orlando, Florida
    • The Best of Columbus Dining - Columbus, Ohio
    • Broadway Palm Dinner Theater - Ft Myers, Florida
    • The Golden Apple Dinner Theater - Sarasota, Florida
    • Jakes On Market - San Francisco, California
    • The Lazy Goat - Greenville, South Carolina
    • Mai Kai Polynesian Restaurant & Dinner Show - Fort Lauderdale, Florida
    • Medieval Times - Kissimmee, Florida
    • Oh Canada Eh? - Niagara Falls, Canada
    • Outta Control Magic Comedy - Orlando, Florida
    • Pirates Dinner Adventure - Orlando, Florida
    • Dining In Provincetown Massachusetts
    • Sleuths Mystery Dinner Show - Orlando, Florida
    • Sugardaddy's - Columbus, Ohio
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Curt Loves Oldies: Caltiki, the Immortal Monster - Movie Review by Curt Solash

2/17/2024

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Curt Loves Oldies: Caltiki, the Immortal Monster - Movie Review by Curt Solash 

“Mexico City is threatened by Caltiki devouring everything in its path.”

Caltiki, the Immortal Monster 
* 1960 Allied Artists
* Director: Riccardo Freda
* Starring: John Merivale, Didi Sullivan,Gerard Herter, Daniela Rocca


Despite a monster that resembles a combination of Silly Putty and panty hose, Caltiki is a fun Italian-horror movie with plenty of atmosphere and shock sequences. It is yet another neighborhood matinee feature you grew up with in your 1960’s movie theaters. We are talking about an Italian movie,dubbed into English, taking place supposedly in Mexico.


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Curt Loves Oldies: Attack of the 50 Foot Woman - Movie Review by Curt Solash

1/18/2024

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Curt Loves Oldies: Attack of the 50 Foot Woman - Movie Review by Curt Solash
 
The dialogue is hysterical, the special effects are second to any and the whole movie is a classic not to be missed.
 
ATTACK OF THE 50 FOOT WOMAN
* 1957
* Allied Artists
* Starring Allison Hayes, William Hudson, Yvette Vickers
* Director: Nathan Juran
 
Did anyone else grow up in the ‘60’s in NYC with that wonderful Chiller Theater on fabulous Channel 11? If you did, surely you hold in high esteem one of the best movies they introduced us kids to, the marvelous ATTACK OF THE 50 FOOT WOMAN. The cast alone speaks volumes for the absurd classic. It features the delightful Allison Hayes, star of many ‘50’s and ‘60’s horror films and TV shows and Yvette Vickers, Miss Playboy July 1959,whose other main credit is the even worse - ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES. This film holds a truly revered place in the annals of schlock 1950’s horror.
 
Allison plays a rich woman living in the desert who’s had a few encounters with the bottle. No one, least of all her philandering husband, Harry, believes her tales of encountering a giant alien out during her trips to the dunes. He and his girlfriend, Honey (Yvette Vickers, the sluttiest “actress” to ever see celluloid) intend to encourage her wild rantings hoping they’ll soon carry her away to the nuthouse. Allison eventually convinces Harry to come have a look for himself and lo and behold, there is a real alien! Man that he is, he leaves her there in his clutches.
 
The next time we see her, the house is arrayed with meat hooks,elephant syringes and other assorted paraphernalia designed to handle her since the alien encounter has turned her into a 50 foot giantess. A shot of her hand, as big as a sofa, is one of the delights of a film which can boast some of the most god-awful special effects imaginable. Eventually, she breaks loose from the steel cables holding her in place and tears up the town (literally) looking for Harry. She knows where he and Honey are and she destroys the bar they’re hiding in and them as well. The sheriff refuses to use a rifle on her ( “I can’t shoot a lady.”) and she eventually meets her end falling into some high power wires.
 
The dialogue is hysterical, the special effects are second to any, the whole movie is a classic not to be missed. Some of the behind-the-scenes stories merit mention as well. They are far more gruesome than this nonsense could ever be. Miss Hayes tragically died from painful lead poisoning due to some skin preparations she was using and Yvette’s desiccated corpse was found after she didn’t retrieve her mail for several weeks. Truth is stranger than fiction and this film proves it. Even if you didn’t grow up with Chiller Theater (or something like it), this movie will make you wish you had.

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The Devil Bat - Movie Review by Curt Solash

1/3/2024

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The Devil Bat - Movie Review by Curt Solash

PLOT:
Bela exacts revenge by releasing giant killer bats to destroy the family that did him wrong.

MOVIE DETAILS:
* PRC Studios
* Starring Bela Lugosi, Dave O’Brien, Suzanne Kaaren
* Directed by Jean Yarbrough

MY THOUGHTS:
Probably the most entertaining film ever released by PRC, the lowest of poverty-row studios, THE DEVIL BAT is delicious and ultra-cheap fun for all Bela Lugosi fans. 

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Curt Loves Oldies – 1930’S POPEYE CARTOONS Review by Curt Solash

10/15/2022

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Curt Loves Oldies – 1930’S POPEYE CARTOONS
Review by Curt Solash
The 1930's Popeye Cartoons were seven minutes long and Popeye was always good-natured, kindhearted, unsophisticated, a down to earth unpretentious character who always got the job done, muttering wonderful double entendres. <MORE> 
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The Raven movie review by Curtis Solash

7/4/2022

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Although Boris Karloff gets top billing, it’s Bela Lugosi's show all the way. At times subtle and nuanced, at other times wildly over the top, his performance is 100% fun.
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Curt Loves Oldies – Horror Hotel (AKA City of the Dead)

3/24/2021

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Curt Loves Oldies – Horror Hotel (AKA City of the Dead)
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Movie Review by Curt Solash

I love low budget films that show a successful movie can be made without a lot of money if the director has talent, imagination, and cares about his product. Horror Hotel, or as the British version is known, City of the Dead, is just such a movie. A modest witchcraft film, made in England but taking place in America, it packs quite a punch and expert performances, staging, lighting, pacing, and a great script make it a minor horror classic. Film students would do well to view it for several reasons and horror fans who haven’t seen it are sure to enjoy it immensely.


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Curt Loves Oldies – Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?

11/5/2020

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Curt Loves Oldies – Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?

Movie Review by Curt Solash

MOVIE DETAILS:

Psychological black comedy/mystery
Warner Brothers 1962
Bette Davis
Joan Crawford
Victor Buono
Anna Lee
Directed by Robert Aldrich

AWARDS:

Academy Awards:
Best Black and White Cinematography
Best Black and White Costume Design
Best Sound. 

Academy Award Nominations:
Best Actress - Bette Davis
Best Supporting - Victor Buono.

Other nominations: Cannes Film Festival, Directors Guild of America, Golden Globes, British Academy Film Awards

PLOT: 
Two aging sisters, both former show-business stars, live in a decaying mansion awash with lies, secrets, suspicion, mutual hatred, torture, and sadism.

CURT'S THOUGHTS: 

A seriously underrated and critically maligned film at the time of its release, a reappraisal shows it to be a tour de force in acting, directed with much nuance and attention to detail, and a whopping good story, entertaining and outrageous.

It's been called camp, kitsch, black comedy, an embarrassing comedown for two former Hollywood stars, and many other things. I call it funny, perverse, crackling good entertainment, and an unforgettably good time
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Bette Davis and Joan Crawford were long past their glory days as Queens of Hollywood, maybe even on the skids. The scuttlebutt is that Miss  Crawford ran across or came up with the idea for this film - two sisters, former show business stars, living in a decaying mansion full of skeletons in closets - and pitched it to director Robert Aldrich. After peddling it all over Hollywood, to no avail,  Warner Brothers finally agreed to distribute the film. Davis and Crawford were regarded as completely unbankable at this point. It would be nice to think as a bit of gratitude, given the millions these ladies made for the studio in the 1930's and 1940's, but Hollywood doesn't know from gratitude. the ladies were offered  a very low salary and part of the profits. It was that or nothing.

Well, to the consternation to all concerned, it swept the world and became a major hit. One reason is a really ingenious story line. It starts during World War One, when Baby Jane Hudson (Bette, of course, played by a child actress) is the Toast of Vaudeville, whose success is supporting her family, including sister Blanche (Joan). Jane knows she's the breadwinner, alright, and lords it over the whole family; domineering, cruel, demanding, spoiled, never letting anyone forget that she is the Alpha Dog in this arrangement. 

Fast forward to the 1930's, and the power balance is a little different now - Blanche is a major Hollywood star. Bette is also making movies, but is considered devoid of talent and basically hopeless. It is great fun when an early scene from one of each actresses' movies appears in the story. Joan's from one of her successes. Bette's from one of her programmers before developing her craft. It is assumed that Jane is very jealous of Blanche's success and one night when the two are driving home from a party, Bette tries to run Joan down with their limousine and cripples her. Or so it appears.

Now, we flash to the present (1962) and it's bizarre to say the least. Joan is a comparatively well-groomed paraplegic, confined to a wheelchair and Bette has turned into a grotesque, half-mad hag who must care for her disabled sister. They live in a highly sadomasochistic relationship, with bitterness and anger aplenty. 

Let me, at this point, stress another reason for the success and high quality - the superb acting that both actresses evince. Joan Crawford, with the less showy role and considerably less screen time, shows steely determination and underplays beautifully as the helpless sister who slowly realizes that she is in mortal danger as her sister's mental condition deteriorates. Her fear for her life grows slowly and realistically in proportion to the increasing sadism and torture her sister metes out. Hers is a convincing, poignant performance.

Bette, on the other hand is anything but repressed. Her performance is funny, mannered, often bizarre, but disciplined, nuanced, and very subtle when called for. She supposedly invented the makeup herself, an old woman perversely done up and dressed as the Baby Jane of forty-five years before. This is a drunken slattern who just applies another layer of makeup over the previous day's. If one can get past her outrageous appearance, many things about her performance are superb. She successfully portrays someone with the brain of a perverse child yet sharp as a needle and causes the viewer to feel revulsion and pity at the same time.

Part of her delusional state is her plan to revive her vaudeville act. One of the finest scenes shows her drunk, demented, but never stupid, doing her number in front of a mirror when suddenly, briefly, she sees and understands what she really has become and she crumbles during  this brief flash of lucidity. It is an amazing scene and shows her great bravery in being willing to tackle such a freakish role. No one else, I believe, could have done it as convincingly - or had the balls to attempt it. As Charles Laughton once told her, "Never stop daring to hang yourself, Bette." And she never did! It should be mentioned that, insanity not withstanding, she knows everything that's going on in the house at all times. Things are not what they seem, but more on that later
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Of course, things go downhill. She hires a ne'er-do-well to coach her (the wonderful Victor Buono) She kills Joan's maid. Buono discovers Joan trussed up and being starved to death by Bette and tries to call the police. Bette tries to escape with Joan and the two are ultimately found on a beach. Bette completely in another world, where she's the sweetest of them all Joan almost dead. 

The ending is somewhat equivocal. What happens now? Will Bette be committed? Does Joan recover? It does reveal the truth that Blanche was the one who tried to kill Jane and has been largely responsible for her insanity due mostly to guilt. The ending struck me as full of pathos, lyrical, poetic - almost operatic.

If this sounds like fun. and it is, what makes it even better is knowing what went on behind the scenes and how it influenced what happens on the screen. Most of this is well-known Hollywood folklore, but it bears repeating. Bette and Joan utterly abominated each other. Although both started on their best behavior because both needed a hit, it degenerated very soon. 

Joan had weights hidden under her clothes for a scene where Bette has to drag her across the floor and Bette severely injured her back. 

For the sequence where Bette kicks her around the parlor, Bette was really kicking...hard! 

Davis also has an opportunity to be cruelly realistic. imitating Joan's phony upper-class diction on the phone.

For the few in this universe who've never seen it, "Whatever Happened To Baby Jane" offers a good mystery story, torture, sadism, outrageous humor and perversity and two actresses like no other, and as different from one another as can be, in roles that, to a large extent, correspond exactly to how they were in real life: Joan, composed, controlled, phony and Bette, loud, often offensive and full of anger, but down to earth, honest, genuine. Both were more than a little nutty, too, increasingly, as time went on.

Thought not everyone's cup of tea, it's a rousing good show to be appreciated on many different levels and richly deserves its reappraisal. 

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Curt Loves Oldies: The Oscar - Movie Review by Curt Solash

3/27/2020

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Curt Loves Oldies: The Oscar - Movie Review by Curt Solash

THE OSCAR MOVIE DETAILS:
* 1966 
* Embassy Pictures
* Director: Russell Rouse
* Cast: Stephen Boyd, Elke Sommer, Tony Bennett, Eleanor Parker, Milton Berle, assorted guest stars-awards:
* Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design.

PlLOT:
Ruthless, ambitious Frankie Fane claws his way up the ladder to the summit of Hollywood fame, destroying anyone who gets in his way.

MY THOUGHTS: 

It's trash movie time again and our choice holds an exalted place in the genre. Perhaps only "Valley of the Dolls" is as good/bad as "The Oscar." I hardly know what to highlight first in the catalog of delights this film offers. 

Never has a film been so risible and expert at the same time. Never has a film been so trashy and compellingly realistic at once. Absolutely littered with a huge cast, including many great has-beens of erstwhile Hollywood fame, and one unexpected wannabe, the actors are all both wonderful and terrible, like the movie itself. It is completely irresistible and a treat of the highest order. Or, depending on your tastes,  you may head rapidly for the exit.

"The Oscar" is the story of Frankie Fane, a two-bit hustler (played with ferocious intensity by Irish actor, Stephen Boyd) who goes from pimping (primarily Laurel, played by the delicious Jill St. John, the world's worst actress) and working odd jobs for pennies, to a top Tinseltown star the hard way, using, abusing and squashing everyone in his path, then mercilessly discarding them when they are no longer of use to them. 

No cliche is overlooked in this Hollywood tale of his greed, ruthless ambition, and psychopathic disregard for anyone but himself. Among those he encounters along the way are (ready?) Kay Bergdahl (Elke Sommer, utterly gorgeous, quite charming, yet almost unintelligible at times with her "Mittel-European" accent and facial tics), a designer who knows exactly what a turd Frankie is, but fall for him anyway (as do all the women in this laugh-fest),  Sophie Cantaro (Eleanor Powell), an ageing talent  scout, Milton Berle (!), in a surprisingly effective performance as his agent, in addition to ....Joseph Cotton, Ernest Borgnine, Edie Adams, Peter Lawford, Merle Oberon, Frank and Nancy Sinatra, Jack Soo, and Jean Hale. All are top-notch in their roles, giving their all to this campy fun, and many were probably grateful for the work.

Have I forgotten anybody? Indeed, I have, and on purpose, saving the best for last! Someone had the interesting idea of seeing whether Tony Bennett was possible movie material, so here he is as Hymie Kelly (!) - "My mother was Jewish was Irish; wanna make something of it?" - Frankie's friend, errand-boy, and stooge from the beginning, loyal to the very end, when it comes out that he married Laurel, who died on the operating table, pregnant with Frankie's baby. Well, suffice it to say, Mr. Bennett was most emphatically NOT movie material. He is awful, but never mind; his complete lack of acting talent makes the movie even better.

At the end, Frankie's career is slipping (remember, every cliche) and everyone deserts the bastard, but he's been nominated for....The Oscar (for best actor), so who needs them? 

When the winner is announced as "Frank", he stands up and then you hear Miss Oberon (the presenter, whose role is all of five seconds long) say, "Sinatra!" 

Frankie painfully applauds and slumps to his seat as various audience members who've been hurt by him, lick their lips in gleeful revenge.

As I've said, either you consider it a total delight or you got up and left a long time ago. I hope, like me, you're in the first group. They'll always make bad movies -- but seldom as entertaining as this one!

Watch the trailer for "The Oscar"
copyright 2020 CURT SOLASH
 
CURT LOVES OLDIES: Curt Solash dishes on the best and worst movies of all time
 
Curt Solash is a retired educator, an antique advertising collector and a lifelong cinemaphile from New York City who now lives in sunny Florida with his life partner.
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Boy erased - Review by Curt Solash

7/30/2019

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Boy Erased
Curt Loves Oldies Movie Review by Curt Solash
The film makes clear the "conversion" practices depicted are still legal in the majority of states. Over 700,000 LGBTQ people have endured such "therapy." It is a surprise and a strong statement that such cruel, inhumane, dignity-robbing, shameful attempts to change a person's sexuality is futile at best and literally a crime at worst. <READ MORE>
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CURT LOVES OLDIES: WRITTEN ON THE WIND - MOVIE REVIEW BY CURT SOLASH

6/30/2019

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WRITTEN ON THE WIND
 
Movie Review by Curt Solash
 
 
MOVIE DETAILS:
 
  • 1956
  • Universal
 
Cast:
Rock Hudson, Robert Stack, Lauren Bacall, Dorothy Malone.

Director: Douglas Sirk.
 
Awards:
  • Best supporting Oscar - Dorothy Malone
  • Best supporting actor nominee - Robert Stack
  • Best music and original song nominee - Victor Young and Sammy Cahn
  • Best supporting actress Golden Globes nominee - Dorothy Malone.
 
MY THOUGHTS:
 
The director called it "garbage". One of its main stars echoed his opinion. It is lurid, sleazy, sensationalistic, salacious, full of dysfunction, alcoholism, sexual inadequacy, suggestion of unfaithfulness, nymphomania, and murder - very heady stuff for 1956. But it's NOT garbage! It is fabulously entertaining with top-notch production values, direction, award winning acting, gorgeous color, a hit theme song, and you won't blink. One of my favorites - Written On the Wind.
 
It was a tremendous box-office hit, proving that the masses went to see this "garbage" in droves. And, why not? Universal was in a bad way after the war and the honchos bet big that with the right vehicles, and just slightly over the hill female stars, audiences particularly "women" would come by the truckload.
 
And nobody knew how to direct such movies like Douglas Sirk. Another of the many emigres from Germany in the industry (like Fritz Lang, Robert Siodmak, etc.), he knew very much how to make "women's melodramas" (Others include Magnificent Obsession, All That Heaven Allows, and Imitation of Life), full of lots of juicy elements - tears, pain, love, self-recrimination, sacrifice - soap operas supreme, all of them. They saved Universal-International from bankruptcy.
 
This one is about the Hadley clan, a very rich family (oil) who own the town of 

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Curt Loves Oldies – Twenty Of Curt's Favorite Films

5/1/2019

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Curt Loves Oldies – Twenty Of Curt's Favorite Films
 
Movie Reviews by Curt Solash
 
My natural modesty rarely permits me to brag, but I know that the thousands of fans I've already garnered on Gay Travelers Magazine eagerly await my next film review. However, I thought for a change of pace that I'd write an article on twenty of my all time favorite movies.

​Naturally, the choices are personal and the list includes some movies that would undoubtedly appear on many viewers' "All Time Worst" list, but that just adds to the fun. I think this list will probably make clear my sometimes unorthodox tastes and perverse sense of humor. I certainly hope so. Here they are, dear readers, in no particular order. 

1) CAMILLE (1936) - This was the first film I reviewed and it's on my list because I worship Garbo and this is her finest performance. Like a diamond in a perfect setting, all facets of her talent and mystique are on display, as is her sublime beauty. You'll have to excuse my rhapsodizing, but to me, Garbo is radiance personified. George Cukor's direction is careful and sensitive and top cameraman William Daniels (Garbo's favorite) outdoes  himself photographing the star.

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Curt Loves Oldies: The Damned Don’t Cry - Movie Review by Curt Solash

3/5/2019

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The Damned Don’t Cry


Movie Review by Curt Solash
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At once, a great film noir, an expert crime adventure, often preposterous and frequently (unintentionally?) very funny.


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Horror Hotel - aka City of The Dead

2/10/2019

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Horror Hotel aka City of The Dead
Movie Review by Curt Solash
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This little gem of a movie was made on a miniscule budget, but director John Moxey obviously took pains to make it believable, frightening and completely engrossing.

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Curt Loves Oldies – The 1936 Romantic Drama CAMILLE

1/28/2019

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Curt Loves Oldies – The 1936 Romantic Drama CAMILLE
Movie Review by Curt Solash
CAMILLE is one of my favorite movies of all time, mainly because it contains what I consider to be the finest performance ever done by one of my greatest idols, Garbo.


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Curt Loves Oldies - Curt Solash dishes on the best and worst movies of all time

1/18/2019

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Curt Loves Oldies - Curt Solash dishes on the best and worst movies of all time
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I have been an avid film fan for almost my whole life and I look forward to sharing with you readers my opinions, observations, thoughts and musings on some of my favorite movies and how 
they’ve influenced me. 

I realize that this will be a highly subjective endeavor and that some people will disagree with my choices, tastes, and preferences. I welcome their comments and am eager to learn from them - but the bottom line is that this is MY column ; they can always write their own! 

The movies I select will run the gamut from classic to barely known ; from expensive productions to “shoe-string” efforts ; from  films with “sensible”, timely, universal themes to outré and the frankly bizarre. 
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Many genres will be represented: color, black and white, musicals, westerns, stark dramas, romances, comedies, noirs, horror and sci-fi films, banned and experimental movies, silent, foreign films, historical sagas-you name it! The vast majority, of not all, my choices , will be at least 30 years old, hence the name of the column.

I look forward to sharing with you readers and exchanging ideas. 

Your feedback will be greatly appreciated and I hope to discover many films I don’t know of and many other ways of experiencing and considering a movie. 

I eagerly anticipate and await this adventure in sharing and expanding myself. Thank you.

Curt
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