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FRANCOIS SAGAT IS A “SAC DE DOUCHE”
Oh, he may be a chiseled hunk of a porn performer who is shockingly photogenic but in my eyes - after he was a no show last weekend at Philadelphia QFest – he is nothing but a soon-to-be-washed-up has-been. Bitter? Yes, I forked over $150 to have a one-on-one dinner (actually with 10 other people) with him before he made a personal appearance at the festival for his World Premiere screening of Sagat. But rumors circulated that his reported drug-addiction had him sprawled out on a Paris Metro stop (and as you can see in the photo he is furiously dreaming of his storied past.) He was simply too fucked up to board his USAir flight (or was it because it was a USAir flight?)
Will I ever jerk off to him again? Yea, probably, but I’ll always hold the grudge that he stood me up in Philly. And best of luck in rehab.
OPENING THE CLOSET TO THE BACHMANN DEN OF SECRETS
I can’t say I was shocked when self-hating, most certainly closeted, fey-speaking Marcus Bachmann re-entered the news (previous headlines of a week prior had him claiming homosexuals were like barbarians, prompting Cher’s threat of a boa-whipping) when former patient Andrew Ramirez went undercover to Marcus and his sexually-frustrated Michelle’s Minneapolis treatment center. There he recorded a Bachmann “therapist” declare that men’s eyes were designed by God to be attracted to women and that prayer would lead him from his chosen homo life to a straight one.
I’ll let the opinionated experts attack and defend but it got me thinking of all the films involving self-hating homosexuals and films that dealt with trying to change a normal gay man into a God-fearing, woman-fucking, baby-making heterosexual. The gay films which tackle this subject include:
But, I’m a Cheerleader
Save Me – Probably the most recognizable film on conversion therapy, Chad Allen and Robert Gant star as two gays in a conversion therapy camp who become involved with each other. Ummm, maybe conversion therapy doesn’t work.
Hard Pill - what if a pill could convert you from gay to straight? An interesting film (not that great though) about the idea. Would you take the pill?
“Cartman Sucks” episode of South Park - An incriminating photo of Eric Cartman’s in a homosexual encounter leads the cast into the world of childhood gay conversion therapy.
Fixing Frank - Dan Butler of “Fraser” fame stars as a homo-conversion therapist in this low budget stage-bound drama.
This Is What Love in Action Looks Like - probably the best film to watch if interested in conversion therapy. A documentary about a gay-conversion camp where parents send their homo-inflicted kids. A smart expose told by the teens who went through the camp.
GAY CINEMA AND THE ASIAN NUDE MALE
Scud's newest film: Love Actually...Sucks
Male nudity in cinema has been around since the silent film era, dying out with the Hayes Code and re-appearing in the sexually wild 1960s and the decadent ’70s. And when I say nudity, it usually means ass and torso shots since full frontal of male actors is still pretty rare. And then when it comes to Asian men in gay cinema and their full nudity, that is even rarer – that is until Hong Kong filmmaker Scud came on the scene. He has made four films so far and all feature frontal nudity: City Without Baseball, Permanent Residence and his most recent films – Amphetamine and Love Actually…Sucks. The men are gorgeous and are repeatedly seen in full frontal, wonderful. Will he start a trend?
A TRANS FILM GAY MEN WILL LIKE?
Cute FTM Fall for macho Gay guy in ROMEOS
DO HANDJOBS COUNT?
That question and a few more (How about a blowjob? Kissing?) on how far a straight guy can safely go before he enters homoland. No some would say just checking out a guy’s ass, or peeking at some dude’s dick in the gym showers is tantamount to being a full time member of the Friends of Dorothy.
With this simple premise in hand, David Lewis wrote and directed a new gay comedy titled, Longhorns. Set in a 1970s Texan university dorm, the story follows the sexual shenanigans of a bunch of students – all of whom are straight – but all of whom help each other out when the need arises…hey, no problem there. But one student begins to think he just might be a fag when his male-on-male fantasies, his eagerness to go down on his buddies, him wanting to kiss a buddy and the last straw…becoming interested in the only openly gay guy on campus. Very funny comedy to check out on the festival circuit this summer and then on DVD/VOD later this year.
FUN NEW GAY HORROR FLICK
Flesh-Eating Zombies with the Taste for Gay Blood
The Film Series that REFUSES TO DIE!
Eating Out - Drama Camp
Sequels don’t come naturally for gay films – most are independent productions that barely if ever make their money back, but Michael Shoel, owner of Ariztical, a gay/lesbian film distribution company has defied odds with his Eating Out films. The first one, Eating Out, was a hilariously sexy romp and was quickly followed by Eating Out: Sloppy Seconds and Eating Out: All You Can Eat - and the sequels were not half bad. Now, Eating Out – Drama Camp will receive its World Premiere screening July 8 at the Philadelphia QFest. The film, directed by Q Allan Brocka, who directed and wrote the original Eating Out, hopefully will be just as funny and male flesh-obsessed as the previous one. And there is another one on the way – they made 2 films at the same time, so expect the 5th installment to arrive at the end of the year.
CAN SEAN PAUL LOCKHART MAKE THE TRANSITION?
Sean Paul Lockhart, nee Brent Corrigan
QUEER FILM FESTIVAL SEASON BEGINS
eCupid
The GLBT film festival season is in small swing (Miami, Boston, Toronto have already played out) but begins in earnest this month and next with the Big Four: San Francisco (www.frameline.org - June 16-26); Los Angeles‘s Outfest (www.outfest.org - July 7-17); Philadelphia‘s QFest (www.qfest.com – July 7-18); and New York‘s Newfest (www.newfest.org – July 21-28.)
Each has their own personality and selections – Frameline, the Big Daddy, seems to select all the big titles of the year while still featuring obscure docs, with screenings of many trans films that never seem to play anywhere else. Outfest is the pop, younger, sunnier festival with stars, outdoor screenings and a younger approach to its selections. QFest, through its association with TLA Gay, offers a lot of edgier selections the other fests pass, a strong smattering of adult films and guests from the porn world. New York, with its new dates is now struggling to find it place – we’ll see what they come up with this year, but their association with Lincoln Center is a good start.
The hot titles? Longhorns, Judas Kiss, Going Down in La-La Land and eCupid are the four not-to-miss titles.
And for the more adventurous, check out the sweet Icelandic coming-of-age drama Jitters.
