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TLA's Mini-Fest Will Bring the Gay to You
Filed under: Gay & Lesbian », NSFW », Other Festivals », Cinematical Indie »
Well, assuming you live in New York, L.A., or Fort Lauderdale, that is. Those are the cities that will get TLA Releasing's mini-fest this summer, with six gay-themed features playing for one week in each location. You can see a somewhat NSFW trailer for the fest at TLA's YouTube page, but here's a brief rundown of what's happening: First you got your Bangkok Love Story, a thriller about a hitman who falls for his victim. Then there's Chuecatown (Boystown), a comedy involving bathhouses and murders (I'm thinking of that scene in Eastern Promises, but gayer). Next: I Dreamt Under Water, which TLA's press release describes as "graphically sexual" and involving a young man's search for love. Dog Tags is a romantic drama about a soldier who does a bit of asking and telling, if you know what I mean; 3-Day Weekend has eight fellas bonding and bed-hopping over a getaway weekend; and Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon is a documentary about 1970s porn icon Jack Wrangler.
Though all six films are about gay men and their sex lives, there is some notable diversity as well, in that three of them are foreign (Thai, Spanish, and French), and one's a documentary. So you can feel like you're being cultured, too, while watching the randy movies about pretty people.
TLA to Release Gay Thai Action Movie 'Bangkok Love Story'
Filed under: Drama », Foreign Language », Gay & Lesbian », Independent », Distribution », Cinematical Indie »
For my money, there just haven't been enough gay romance action movies. (Top Gun and 300 don't count.) And gay romance action movies from Thailand -- those are even rarer!Luckily, TLA Releasing -- always eager to spread a little diversity in the marketplace -- has picked up the rights to Bangkok Love Story, in which a hired assassin who falls in love with his intended target. That part's not terribly original, of course; the twist is that the target is another fella. TLA plans to release it theatrically next summer.
The film was released in Thailand in September and has grossed more than $300,000 -- which isn't too bad, considering there are only 570 movie screens in the entire country, and probably no more than a few of them were playing Bangkok Love Story. It's also competing next week in the 34th International Independent Film Festival Brussels and will be the opening-night selection at the 2007 Hong Kong Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.
The director, Poj Arnon, has been a prolific maker of gay-themed films, including one already in 2007 called Haunting Me. The stars ... well, let's be honest, you're not going to recognize their names. But they are Rattanaballang Tohssawat and Chaiwat Tongsaeng. A third central role is played by Suchao Pongwilai, who appeared in the fantastic martial-arts flick Ong-Bak a couple years ago.
There's a 3-minute trailer for the film (with no subtitles) over on the YouTube. It focuses on the romance part rather than the gangster/hitman part. Is it Brokeback Mounthai? We'll find out next summer.
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