Out at the Movies: March 30th

A few gay-themed movies in theatres this weekend -- here's a rundown.

Blades of Glory
I caught this one earlier this week and was really impressed by the way that it avoided gay-baiting and celebrated male-male intimacy -- something that I really didn't expect from a dumb comedy about figure skating (the film also mines the intrinsic homoeroticism of its central joke for all it's worth). If you want to read more, check out my review.

Peaceful Warrior
Victor Salva (who brought us the insanely homoerotic Jeepers Creepers movies and Powder) brings us this based-on-a-true-story sports movie about a gymnast (Scott Mechlowicz from Euro Trip) going through a spiritual awakening with the help of a stranger named Socrates (Nick Nolte). One critic called the movie "a screwy mash-up of The Karate Kid, The Celestine Prophecy and an Abercrombie & Fitch catalog." Could be a hot mess -- but with hot gymnasts involved, we might be able to forgive.

Race You to the Bottom
Terrible title, I'm sorry, but reviews of this relationship road movie are encouraging. Amber Benson (Tara from Buffy) and Cole Williams play colleagues who are both cheating on their boyfriends with one another. But a trip to wine country might mean the end of the philandering couple -- especially when ex-boyfriends, ecstasy, and internalized homophobia come into play. Sounds kind of like Sideways meets Threesome -- here's a clip from the film of the two attractive leads dancing around: