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Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom (2008)

Director: Patrik-Ian Polk

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The short-lived Logo series Noah’s Arc, about four gay African-American men in Los Angeles, served up just the right amount of ludicrous plot in each 23-minute episode and will be forever loved by its fans (this writer included) for introducing the phrase What’s the T, grr? The film version, however, might be more adequately subtitled Jumping the Shark. As feline Noah (Stephens) prepares to marry his once-straight boyfriend, Wade (Atwood), on Martha’s Vineyard, the creakiest speechifying about coming out, butch-femme dynamics, HIV and commitment halts whatever momentum this silly soaper had built. Phoebe Snow appears as herself, but what is Tonya Pinkins (of Caroline, or Change) doing in this?

Author: Melissa Anderson 2008-10-21 18:40:30

Time Out New York Issue 682: October 23 - 29, 2008

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Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom

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Director: Patrik-Ian Polk

Cast: Darryl Stephens, Jensen Atwood, Rodney Chester, Gary LeRoi Gray, Christian Vincent, Douglas Spearman, Gregory Kieth, Jason Steed, Jonathan Julian full cast

Rated: R

Duration: 101 mins

US Release: Oct 24 2008


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