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Punks,
2001, 91 minutes, Rated R
By Virginia D. Hudson
Whoever
said that love is hard was right. Wearing more make-up and lip-gloss
than any Hollywood starlet, the characters in the independent movie,
Punks approach the lifestyle of African American gay men in a funny
and humane way.
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© 2001 Urbanworld Films
Marcus (Seth
Gilliam) and Darby (Rockmund Dunbar)
in Punks
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Forget about explicit
love scenes or graphic sex. There isn't any. Instead, what you will
see is a story about the close kinship between a group of young men
and the universal themes of looking, lusting and losing out on love.
This wildly funny, no holds barred film takes place in Los Angeles.
We are introduced to four, smart, successful, attractive men battling
and surviving life and love in their world. As the group celebrates
Hill's 30th birthday, aptly portrayed by Dwight Ewell, drama ensues at
the happy occasion after Hill discovers his European lover's lips
locked around another man. His friends: innocent and hopelessly
romantic photographer Marcus, played by Seth Gilliam of HBO's OZ fame; Dante, a young, rich Latino party boy played by
Renoly Santiago; and Chris, the stable and grounded female
impersonator portrayed by Jazzmun.
Written and directed by Patrik-Ian Polk,
Punks pulls no punches about the lifestyle or the language. "This
is a romantic comedy-period." Using a keen eye, Polk fashioned
his characters after real gay black men, known as "punks," a
local slang term.
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Various settings give the audience
snippets into their lives, but it's Miss Smokie's, a local club where
Chris' singing group, The Sisters revive 70's soul classics and
provide glimpses of the dating scene. There's also the introduction of
Darby, Marcus' handsome muscle-bound new next-door neighbor in the
form of Rockmond Dunbar. Viewers will recognize the actor from
Showtime's "Soul Food" series. All of the guys swoon over
him only to find out he has a girlfriend-how long she sticks around
remains a riddle.
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Vanessa Williams and Loretta Devine help
round out the cast of this entertaining comedy.
Produced by Tracey E. Edmonds of Edmonds Entertainment, the same
company that brought "Soul Food" the movie and the
television series to audiences. The film is executive produced by
Kenny "BabyFace" Edmonds and Stacey Spikes the founder and
CEO of Urbanworld Films.
Audiences will surely fall off their seats with laughter.
M
October 2001
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