I have written some things online but have less to say here of late. Few things related to books and television will be addressed here.
The 1990s book The Word According To Eve was interesting (women biblical scholars and women in the Bible) and wish for more and an updated version. I have read a few books of late that were okay but not worthy of comment really.
Once Upon A Prince was a pleasant Hallmark Movie, following the white heterosexual woman lead with a black supporting character somewhere rule (I found a Hallmark mystery with a black woman lead, but the rule generally is followed there too). Multiple movies on that channel involved royals from some fictional postal stamp European country falling in love with Americans; one involved a rancher becoming king and his daughter finding love (a local bar owner was a love interest for him). Other channels have that angle of sorts -- Disney with a princess protection agency etc.
One theme here is a conflict between tradition (at least two films had a similar "expected noble love interest" in the wings) and love. This being an American film of a certain type, true love wins out. It is not really a total buzzkill if a film or other work recognizes that in real life things turn out a certain way, tradition and what is expected does (if at times with regret) win out. A curious example was in a black lesbian book series in which a supporting character finds lesbian sex exciting (first brought on by basically going in heat, to be blunt, when she meets someone who is destined to be the lead's love interest*) but surrenders it because the alternative would be to lose a relationship with surrogate daughter.
Meanwhile, in late night viewing, we have Head & Breakfast [aka Double Booked**]. This is another "Adam and Eve" production, which provides some degree of quality to your soft core enjoyment. As the link shows, Showtime on Demand is a major place to find this sort of thing, at times also on the channels as you flick thru them. This includes fairly long sex scenes, half-way credible at least acting on the whole and apparently a decent number of women writing scripts, directing or such (Stormy Daniels is involved in some, on both sides of the camera).
After a while, you see some familiar faces in these productions, including in one series an older guy who plays some straight role (like a cop). One person that pops up repeatedly of late here is AJ Applegate (Winter Wonderlust, Sex-Life Crisis, Head & Breakfast), all in supporting roles. She is notable for her long blonde hair and a certain "uh huh" look she gives that I find particularly cute. This stuff is not high art but has some charm, other than the expected (the "sexy" factor there is somewhat mixed though Adam & Eve as a whole provides some quality). There were a few pretty good camera angles in Head & Breakfast, for instance. I realize one might not expect much from this stuff, but a little porn goes a long away if all you get is some grinding.
I'll make my general sentiment that U.S. film makers as a whole are not great at portraying sex. There is a lot of sex, but rather boring. This made the Fifty Shades series at least promising -- the result was mixed at best but you know, kind of tried at least to show some kink. There are exceptions here concerning really hot sex (the woman in The Notebook finding out how fun it is was a great scene) and providing a complex view of romance. But, the average film here is somewhat lacking.
And, maybe, now that Disney Channel has a gay character, Hallmark will make one of these movies with a GLBTQA angle. So many letters to choose from!
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* There were last I looked three entries in the series and only the first one was that good really -- think it was directly inspired by her life and its success led her to write sequels. The main character herself had a mixed ending of sorts in the first book by losing out of a relationship with the woman who helped her accept her lesbianism by hesitating too long. She had a safe heterosexual relationship was hesitant to give up and in the end her first love there chose to return to a past love herself.
Overall, it added interest to the plot. She left town and started a new lesbian life. The supporting character in the sequel to me seemed somewhat more depressing.
** "Double-booked" describes the plot; the website includes some NSFW images. Oral sex ("head") does not particularly dominate.
The 1990s book The Word According To Eve was interesting (women biblical scholars and women in the Bible) and wish for more and an updated version. I have read a few books of late that were okay but not worthy of comment really.
Once Upon A Prince was a pleasant Hallmark Movie, following the white heterosexual woman lead with a black supporting character somewhere rule (I found a Hallmark mystery with a black woman lead, but the rule generally is followed there too). Multiple movies on that channel involved royals from some fictional postal stamp European country falling in love with Americans; one involved a rancher becoming king and his daughter finding love (a local bar owner was a love interest for him). Other channels have that angle of sorts -- Disney with a princess protection agency etc.
One theme here is a conflict between tradition (at least two films had a similar "expected noble love interest" in the wings) and love. This being an American film of a certain type, true love wins out. It is not really a total buzzkill if a film or other work recognizes that in real life things turn out a certain way, tradition and what is expected does (if at times with regret) win out. A curious example was in a black lesbian book series in which a supporting character finds lesbian sex exciting (first brought on by basically going in heat, to be blunt, when she meets someone who is destined to be the lead's love interest*) but surrenders it because the alternative would be to lose a relationship with surrogate daughter.
Meanwhile, in late night viewing, we have Head & Breakfast [aka Double Booked**]. This is another "Adam and Eve" production, which provides some degree of quality to your soft core enjoyment. As the link shows, Showtime on Demand is a major place to find this sort of thing, at times also on the channels as you flick thru them. This includes fairly long sex scenes, half-way credible at least acting on the whole and apparently a decent number of women writing scripts, directing or such (Stormy Daniels is involved in some, on both sides of the camera).
After a while, you see some familiar faces in these productions, including in one series an older guy who plays some straight role (like a cop). One person that pops up repeatedly of late here is AJ Applegate (Winter Wonderlust, Sex-Life Crisis, Head & Breakfast), all in supporting roles. She is notable for her long blonde hair and a certain "uh huh" look she gives that I find particularly cute. This stuff is not high art but has some charm, other than the expected (the "sexy" factor there is somewhat mixed though Adam & Eve as a whole provides some quality). There were a few pretty good camera angles in Head & Breakfast, for instance. I realize one might not expect much from this stuff, but a little porn goes a long away if all you get is some grinding.
I'll make my general sentiment that U.S. film makers as a whole are not great at portraying sex. There is a lot of sex, but rather boring. This made the Fifty Shades series at least promising -- the result was mixed at best but you know, kind of tried at least to show some kink. There are exceptions here concerning really hot sex (the woman in The Notebook finding out how fun it is was a great scene) and providing a complex view of romance. But, the average film here is somewhat lacking.
And, maybe, now that Disney Channel has a gay character, Hallmark will make one of these movies with a GLBTQA angle. So many letters to choose from!
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* There were last I looked three entries in the series and only the first one was that good really -- think it was directly inspired by her life and its success led her to write sequels. The main character herself had a mixed ending of sorts in the first book by losing out of a relationship with the woman who helped her accept her lesbianism by hesitating too long. She had a safe heterosexual relationship was hesitant to give up and in the end her first love there chose to return to a past love herself.
Overall, it added interest to the plot. She left town and started a new lesbian life. The supporting character in the sequel to me seemed somewhat more depressing.
** "Double-booked" describes the plot; the website includes some NSFW images. Oral sex ("head") does not particularly dominate.
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