The Gay Thread

[Dex]

Originally Posted by TrueFaith77

To what is this in reference?

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.

[TrueFaith77]

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.

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.