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The amazing ian mckellen is erskine, a theater critic. He understands the weight, the responsibility, the power of his profession. But he has gotten old. And bitter. And when he thinks he's about to be retired, ungracefully, he decides to do something about it. He tries to get revenge on those with the power to hire and fire. And involves those around him. Lots of references to oscar wilde, who erskine claims to have met in person. But he tells us that wilde passed him by, because he wasn't young and cute enough. Which tells us more about him. It's always fun to see mckellen in his various roles! This isn't his strongest or most poignant part, but the machinations make it interesting... a little bit of "dangerous liaisons" taking place behind the scenes. With unwilling participants. Lots of tiny references to the prior roles of the various actors. It's quite good. Apparently the original (book ?) ending was too dark, and various scenes were reshot to create a different ending. Directed by anand tucker. Won a bafta for bookmark.

2013. Living with someone solely for convenience is never an ideal situation, but sometimes it's a solution of necessity. Two such men meet up. Gabe lives with his ex wife and daughter. Ernesto still lives with his ex boyfriend. They each try to find ways to cope with their loneliness and difficulties. Can they make that special connection, or was it just a passing thing? An being gay is extra tricky in this part of the country. It starts kind of slow. Lots of long pauses. It's pretty good. Nothing too new here, but it's very well told and filmed. Directed by yen tan. Seems to be someone's actual story.

Greg meets bernice on the beach. She's complicated and quirky, and can't seem to tell the truth about anything. Greg only tells the truth, and he needs a job. So he gets two jobs in the same building. But can he hold onto both jobs? And juggle his personal life? He's elvis. Of course he can. For a while! Co-stars michele carey and former heart-throb singer rudy vallee. Also dick sargent, just a year before he co-starred on bewitched! He even talks about working in an advertising agency, what is exactly what he did on bewitched! Perfect ! Directed by norman taurog, who had directed a TON of elvis' films. Based on kiss my firm but pliant lips, by dan greenburg. It's pretty good, as elvis films go. In most of his films, he has multiple women fighting over him; in this one, bernice needs to choose which man she really wants! And elvis need to decide which job he wants.