Friday - August 14, 2009

The Pride, Part 6: Who's Done Whom?  @1:40 PM

INT. OMAR'S APARTMENT, LIVING AREA

As "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" plays on the stereo, MARK and STEPHEN put down the tray of drinks as OMAR, GREG, and ERIC approach. Noting the movement inside, CORY PHAEUS peers inside, then draws KELLY and JILL's attention inside as well. Just as the song reaches the lyric "Now put you hands up," the five men are suddenly standing in a line, positioned as the dancers of the song's video.

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Friday - July 10, 2009

The Pride, Part Five: Of Mojitos and Monogamy  @3:22 PM

INT. OMAR'S APARTMENT, LIVING AREA

OMAR, MARK, and GREG enter from Omar's bedroom. "Be My Boyfriend" by Offer Nissim is playing on the stereo. Stephen and Eric are drinking blueberry-ginger mojitos near the stereo. THE LESBIAN CHORUS is on the balcony watching the Pride Parade on Fifth Avenue.

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Thursday - July 2, 2009

The Pride, Part Four: Bedroom Briefing  @5:02 PM

INT. OMAR'S APARTMENT (at 108 Fifth Avenue)

OMAR
Okay. So, um … Mark and Greg? Cory, Kelli, and Jill. [MARK and GREG retrieve their clothing on the floor outside the bathroom. They look awkwardly at THE LESBIAN CHORUS. Omar briskly walks toward the two guys.] In the bedroom. Now. [Looking back toward STEPHEN, ERIC, and THE LESBIAN CHORUS with a wink and a smile] Just a sec, okay?

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Friday - June 19, 2009

The Pride, Part Three: Guests And The Sapphic Chorus Arrive  @1:17 PM

INT. OMAR'S APARTMENT, 108 Fifth Avenue
OMAR is fluffing grey and ecru corduroy pillows on the Vladimir Kagan sectional sofa upholstered in Edelman "Luxe Calf" Butter Rum. "The Flash" by Act Yo Age plays at a moderate volume. Jauntily, he passes to the "kitchen area" where he grabs a BioBag 10-gallon white garbage bag and then heads to the front door. Opening the front door, he faces GREG and MARK.

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Thursday - June 11, 2009

The Pride, Part Two (A Screenplay by Rod Townsend)  @1:09 PM

Part Two: "Pilgrimage"
(Previously: Part One)

EXT. FIFTH AVENUE BETWEEN 15th AND 16th STREETS, SIDEWALK ON WEST SIDE OF THE STREET
THE PARADE is in progress. We see the amfAR float, filled with volunteers in yellow tee shirts, five men in square-cut nylon/lycra swimsuits and a drag queen in a red dress. It is blaring "I Know You Want Me" by Pitbull. THE CROWD is diverse (though gay-heavy) and active with picture taking, cheering, observing, socializing, and moving (mostly in a downtown direction).

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Thursday - June 4, 2009

The Pride, Part One (A Screenplay By Rod Townsend)  @1:55 PM

Part One
OPENING VIGNETTE and CREDITS
CUE MUSIC: Ramalama (Bang Bang), Róisín Murphy

INT. OMAR'S BATHROOM ON LOWER FIFTH AVENUE, MANHATTAN
The camera is lost in fog, but then reveals a straight shot at the fogged mirror of a bathroom medicine cabinet. A tanned, darkly-hairy muscular hand and forearm reaches to open the cabinet, revealing three shelves filled with Kiehl's, Omorovicza, Sisley and other beauty products, arranged artfully. OMAR'S hand grabs a tube of Dr. Sebagh "Anti-Pollution Purifying Mask," squeezes out a generous glob, and comes toward the camera.

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