The M.O. of M.I. (The Modus Operandi of Male Intimacy)
2001, NR, 93 min.
Directed by Susan Turley, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Edwin Neal, Lane West, Luis Olmeda, Titos Menchaca, David Christopher, David Stokey, Cory Schneider.

Based on a three-person play by Aaron Brown, who also serves as this movie’s screenwriter and executive producer, The M.O. of M.I. is an Austin-lensed suspense thriller that focuses on a deceitful triangle which arises when a sexy stranger lands in the home of a loving gay couple. Thus begins a dangerous game of double-crosses, blackmail, and murder. Director Susan Turley’s short film “Conception: A Suburban Tale” screened at the 2000 Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival (aGLIFF).

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Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.