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Originally Posted by Dex
The general consensus that western "mainstream" (inasmuch as gay films can be mainstream) films are basically cheap sleazy crap. If you're making a film and only expect to appeal to a gay audience, you're likely to try and appeal to that entire audience base. And I honestly think the only way people know how to do that is through sex-based content. We're divided on most other matters.
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Fortunately the films I like are way way way beyond demographic pandering. They attempt the Griffithian dream of a Total Art for the Popular Audience, as explicated in my RIP piece on Patrice Chereau in my new book Watch the Throne.
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Last edited by TrueFaith77; 07-25-2014 at 07:06 PM..
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