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PAINTING WITH DREAMS Tritonal Futuristic, empowering and passionate, Tritonal captures a delicate and bold collection of sounds inPainting with Dreams. There is a sleek set of guest vocalists including Adam Lambert who adds his spark to “Broken.” This combination creates a diverse vibe of feelings. The results are innovative and vibrant to hear. Producers/DJs Chad Cisneros and David Reed as Tritonal create both introspective and uplifting music for dancing shoes or emotional grooves. “This is Love” is a sound example of their spins of high energy. Available now.


MEMPHIS ROCK AND SOUL Melissa Etheridge Part Janis Joplin, part Elvis and part Tina Turner are the qualities to be found in Melissa Etheridge’s voice. She excels with the musical songs presented by classic Stax recording artists inMEmphis Rock and Soul. Recording the songs of Otis Redding, The Staple Singers and numerous musical artists of the first caliber, this truly is an inspired decision on Etheridge’s part. She gives out all the pure punch of her remarkable voice but honors the legacy of the originals at the same time. Brilliant. Out October 7.


LADY WOOD Tove Lo Tove Lo has truly established herself as the “Swedish sphinx of pop music.” Her mind set for the title of her second album is a feminine mystique that plays on the perspective of “got wood?” and how the double standard applies to women. The first single, “Cool Girl” drops in like ice cubes and struts like a panther in heat. Every song tells a story in Tove Lo’s hands. It’s sometimes dark but brightly examined in the fast lane of life while trying to balance feelings of the heart. Out October 28.


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SEED MONEY: THE LEGEND OF FALCON STUDIOS In Your Wildest DreamsorThe Other Side of Aspen; these were two gay porn films from Falcon Studios in the wild west of the 1980s. Chuck Holmes was a founder and marketing genius for the groundbreaking studio of adult gay films. In this smart and “you can’t help it” sexy documentary, director Michael Stabile showcases how the gay sexual revolution came into place with Holmes at the forefront. In his later years, many of the HRC’s initial fundraising efforts received a much-


needed boost from Chuck Holmes’s philanthropy.Out October 4.


COMING OUT “Come out, come out, wherever you are and meet the young gay people who are proud of who they are.” Alden Peters creates a very heartwarming and real documentary of his own personal coming out. Peters truly does an inspiring job of his personal struggle with his sexual identity and filming the difficult moments with his family and friends. It’s a hopeful film that solidifies the positive and never loses sight of heart of being LGBT to the twenty-somethings in 2016. Truly eye-opening in this regard.


Out October 4.


OVATION! Filmmaker Henry Jaglom captures the personalities of theatre actors and the ongoing “business” end of a show. Both realistic and at moments, somewhat far-fetched…Ovation! will speak to anyone who has ever spent time on stage in the light or behind the curtain in the theatre. The dynamics of ego, talent and insecurity are all there. There is always money and fame added to the mix. Tanna Frederick and James Denton in the starring roles hold the interest with their charm, wiles and chemistry as things unravel.


Out October 11.


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AROUND THAT TIME: HORST AT HOME IN VOGUE


Valentine Lawford and Ivan Shaw In the 1960s, Horst P. Horst was one of the top fashion photographers forVogue. He created an iconic book in 1968 calledVogue’s Book of Houses, Gardens, People which photo-essayed the world’s most beautiful homes and their owners. His work is representative of the movers and shakers of the mid 20th Century. This stunning time capsule is reproduced in part now inAround That Time with the inclusion of never- before-seen photographic images taken during his experience of photographing homes that lasted until


the 1980s.Out October 4.


GET A LIFE!: THE DIARIES OF VIVIENNE WESTWOOD


Vivienne Westwood Premier fashion designer Vivienne Westwood has taken her online diary and presents it now in book form. The outspoken and passionate designer shares just what it is like in her global life of fashion, art and politics with a creative wit that is eccentrically fascinat- ing to behold. Westwood adds her own personal photographs to illustrate the many adventures that she has enjoyed along the way. It’s a who’s who of celebrity, international jet-setters and the people who inspire the designer to get involved in causes she


believes in.Out October 13.


FASHION IN FILM Christopher Laverty It’s a fact that the fashions of the day can be strongly influenced by what the latest motion picture stars are wearing on screen. Whether it’s the “rebel” look of James Dean or Marlon Brando in the 1950s or theAnnie Hall-look of Diane Keaton along with countless other fashion statements; the history is a rich and diverse one. Beautifully realized in Laverty’s book is the contributions of film’s renowned costume designers, filled with film stills of their work, illustrations and initial costume sketches. Out October 25.


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