New Gay Bar - Amsterdam

Cape Town has a new gay bar - Amsterdam Action Bar at 10-12 Coburn street, De Waterkant. Launched this week, the bar will prove popular to locals and visitors.

They have a Facebook page as well so click here to keep updated on their events and parties.

Pride Film Fest V&A Waterfront to 11 Oct 08

ANOTHER GAY SEQUEL

Not very well publicised but on at the moment and till the 11th October is the Pride Gay Film Festival showing at the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town.

A popular choice will be the sequel to ANOTHER GAY MOVIE which was about getting laid for the first time. In true gay fashion, ANOTHER GAY SEQUEL: GAYS GONE WILD! is about who can get laid the most.

ANOTHER GAY SEQUEL finds our heroes ANDY, NICO, JAROD and GRIFF reuniting at a gay resort in sunny Fort Lauderdale for Spring Break. They participate in a contest called 'Gays Gone Wild!' to determine who can attain the most "buttlove" over the course of the vacation.

Between Wet Package contests, Evil Gay Fratboys, and genital crabs the size of kittens, it's a bumpy road to booty victory. But this time around, love proves to be the biggest conflict of all as the boys struggle to rectify just how casual sex fits into their lives.

Review: "Lots of fun and good for laughs, but a bit over the top/limp" - Dave

Showing Thurs 9 Oct 9.45am, Fri 10 Oct 12.30pm and Sat 11 Oct 2.30pm

HOLDING TREVOR

Young, beautiful and intelligent, Trevor is in a stalemate. Entangled in an unhealthy relationship with Darrell, a self-destructive heroin addict, and trapped in a telemarketing job, Trevor finds scant comfort in Los Angeles' vapid party scene. At the hospital for his boyfriend's latest overdose, Trevor finds a potential new beginning in Ephram, a medical intern with ambition, a warm demeanor and strikingly good looks. After they spend a romantic evening together, Trevor gets poised to make changes.

Showing Wed 8 Oct 2.30pm, Fri 10 Oct 2.30pm and Sat 11 Oct 9.45am

KISS THE BRIDE

In high school, Matt and Ryan were best friends. More than friends, actually. But in the ensuing ten years, they've lost contact. So when Matt receives an invitation to Ryan's wedding he's surprised - especially that Ryan is marrying a woman! Matt interrupts his ideal alternative lifestyle to return to his hometown. He plans to rescue his former love from whatever "she-devil" has trapped him into this huge mistake.

Review: "Excellent movie; one not to be missed. Appropriate ending" - Dave

Showing Wed 8 Oct 6pm, Thurs 9 Oct 8.15pm, Fri 10 Oct 9.45am and Sat 11 Oct 6pm

RAINBOW'S END - DOCUMENTARY

With the advent of same sex marriage, homosexuals have achieved near-equality in much of Europe. Everything seems rosy, so why should they keep on fighting? RAINBOW'S END is a revealing and entertaining multinational journey from the center to the borders of Europe. Touching personal stories and social, religious and political insights make this film a must see and a starting point for the most relevant discussions about the future of lesbian, gay and transgender people within Europe and throughout the world.

Showing Tues 7 Oct 8.15pm, and Thurs 9 Oct 12.30pm

SHELTER

Forced to give up his dreams of art school, Zach spends his days working a dead-end job and helping his needy sister care for her son. In his free time he surfs, draws and hangs out with his best friend, Gabe, who lives on the wealthy side of town. When Gabe's older brother, Shaun, returns home, he is drawn to Zach's selflessness and talent. Zach falls in love with Shaun while struggling to reconcile his own desires with the needs of his family.

Showing Wed 8 Oct 9.45am, Thurs 9 Oct 2.30pm, Fri 10 Oct 6pm and Sat 11 Oct 12.30pm

TALK STRAIGHT: THE WORLD OF RURAL QUEERS

A controversial documentary about four gay men, who are living on the countryside of Swabia (a rural area in the south west of Germany) far off big cities. Being alone as Gays among a entirely heterosexual environment, they still try to live a rich and happy life. The film provides a bitterly comical portrait of a heterosexual perspective on gay men in Germany's country towns.

Showing Wed 8 Oct 12.30pm

MY SUPER 8 SEASON

This is a refreshing account of a youthful gay activist Marc caught up in the events of May 1968. When he is confronted by the realities of a young worker unable to come out at work, his politics and his life begin to collide. He is swept into political engagement, and the film brilliantly conveys the bold ambitions of left wing activism in the period which led to the creation of the French version of the Gay Liberation Front (FHAR).

Showing Fri 10 Oct 8.15pm

EAST/WEST: SEX AND POLITICS

Both in 2006 and 2007, the Gay Pride Parade attempts in Moscow are violently beaten down. For many observers, the attitude towards the sexual minorities seems to be the litmus test of the state of democracy in Russia. The film shows both the organizers of the Pride events and also the survival strategies of the majority Russian lesbians and gays, to whom the fight for democracy on the streets doesn't seem to be an attractive alternative.

Showing Thurs 9 6 Oct 6pm