Monday, October 08, 2012

Flick Night In The City: BearCity 2, The Proposal


Last night I mingled, laughed, and cried, all in the span of a few hours. It was the “beary furry” Closing Night of the 4th Annual Fort Lauderdale Gay & Lesbian FilmFestival (FLGLFF), which featured the much anticipated South Florida premiere of BearCity 2: The Proposal. The evening began with a Pre-Screening Cocktail Gathering with Director/Screenwriter Douglas Langway and Lead Actor GeraldMcCullough at Schubert Resort and Spa hosted by Tony Lima of BearNation Events. Except for the usual sudorific SoFlo night that had us bears in attendance a bit sweaty, the pre-rally was flawless and conveniently within walking distance of The ClassicGateway Theatre. It was all well organized considering there were two theaters SOLD OUT for the screening. But no worries if you didn’t make it out last night, there is still time for you to see it until Thursday, October 18, 2012.

BearCity2 starts out in NYC two years after we left Hot Daddy Roger (GeraldMcCullouch) & Young Tyler (JoeConti) and the rest of the BearCity family. The legalization of Same Sex Marriages in New York prompts Roger to romantically propose to unsuspecting Tyler. McSteamyBear’s proposal is what gets the beach ball rolling northeast to Provincetown, MA for a Bachelor Party/Wedding during P-town'sBear Week in July. It’s the perfect setting for the whole gang to let loose before the big day but “where hard-partying, bare bears and titillating temptations threaten the 'I dos.' Let the fur fly!” as the FLGLFF program read.

The whole gang is back: Brent (Stephen Guarino) & Fred (Brian Keane), Michael (Gregory Gunter) & Carlos (James Martinez), and of course Tyler’s BFF Simon, played by PocketHottie Alex Di Dio among others. Plus spicing up the comedy are a few stellar additions to the cast. KathyNajimy (She was awesome! It’s time to watch Hocus Pocus!) plays Brent’s widowed B&B owner mom, Rose, who is Super Den Mother to the pack of furry gents that stay there. Richard Riehle plays Tyler’s prudish father, Gabe, who is constantly called “Daddy” and has an awkward introduction to “Dick Dock” one night.

The BEAR-ssential is: The sequel was inclusive of all the Bear/Chub community themes in funny but real ways, as well as the very real topic of same sex marriage and how it affects the dynamic of relationships. The movie poster’s tagline says it all… Marriage is more than just the freedom to say, “I do.” Point is there is plenty of laughter and a few moments of sniffles & tears throughout the movie.


HERE ARE SOME IMAGES FROM THE EVENT & LINKS OF OTHER COVERAGE:

PreScreening Gathering (L to R): Tony Lima, Doug Langway, Franc Castro, Jo BigBearMIA, and Gerald McCullouch. 

PreScreening Gathering (L to R): Jo BigBearMIA and Doug Langway.

PreScreening Gathering (L to R): Jo BigBearMIA and Gerald McCullouch. 

Screening Red Carpet (L to R): Jo BigBearMIA and Gerald McCullouch. 

From BearCity 2: Roger (Gerald McCullouch) & Tyler  (Joe Conti) P-Town's Bear Week 

From BearCity 2: Fred (Brian Keane) & Brent (Stephen Guarino)

From BearCity 2: Fred (Brian Keane),  Tyler (Joe Conti), Carlos (James Martinez) & Simon (Alex Di Dio)


From BearCity 2's World Premiere (Los Angeles Outfest 7-29-2012) L to R: Alex Di Dio (Simon), Joe Conti (Tyler), Gerald McCullouch (Roger), Kathy Najimy (Rose), Stephen Guarino (Brent), Doug Langway (Director), James Martinez (Carlos), Gregory Gunter (Michael) & Richard Riehle (Gabe). Photo from BearCity 2 Facebook Page.






















































































































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