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Diversity on Film
With Out on Film kicking off its 26th annual festival this week, one thought on my mind has been the representation of our community in major studio films. There’s one word that easily describes it: lacking. Back in August, GLAAD released a study examining LGBT representation in releases from major studios over the course of 2012. The findings? Out of 101 films released by the six major studios last year, only 14 of them included LGBT characters. Of those 14, only four featured a gay, lesbian or bisexual character with a substantial role in the story.
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Deep Inside Hollywood 14 Creep of the Week 16 the Scene 60 Bartab 62 Datebook 64 Comics 68 Fairyscopes 72 Classifieds 73 Favorite Bitch 74 Bitch, Please! 76
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By Romeo San Vicente Jodie Foster leaves prison, moves into House of Cards
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Jodie Foster’s next feature as a director, Money Monster, is in that weird no-person’s-land known as pre-production, so in the meantime, the double Academy Award-winning actor has been dropping in for guest spots directing cool episodic television. She helmed the fittingly-titled “Lesbian Request Denied” episode of the hit Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, and will now step into David Fincher’s shoes to work on an upcoming episode of House of Cards, the critically acclaimed and Emmy-nominated political drama, also from Netflix, starring Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright about a manipulative – and murderous – congressman with his eyes on the White House prize. Producer/director Fincher is stepping back for the show’s second season, so Foster (in addition to Spacey and Wright) reportedly will direct at least one episode. If she keeps on working with Netflix, will Foster get her own special section of streaming product there? It would make it a lot easier to watch Freaky Friday and Bugsy Malone whenever we want. And we really do want. McKellen and Condon reunite for a Trick
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Dreamgirls/Twilight director Bill Condon’s latest drama, the WikiLeaks-themed, Benedict Cumberbatch-starring The Fifth Estate, recently premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, so the man has his autumn promotional tour already planned. But after that he’ll go back to his roots, working with Sir Ian McKellen on a project currently titled A Slight Trick of the Mind. The filmmaker and actor first collaborated in the ’90s on the acclaimed indie Gods and Monsters, a movie that earned McKellen a Best Actor Oscar nomination and won Condon an Academy Award for Best
Adapted Screenplay. Trick, though, promises McKellen in a role currently co-owned by both hyperactive Robert Downey Jr. and the hypnotic Benedict Cumberbatch, that of Sherlock Holmes. The new film Holmes, based on the novel by Mitch Cullin, will focus on the retired sleuth, haunted by a 50-year-old unsolved case. Brilliant ideas: Cast all three men as various incarnations, or just go Clumps-style and make it a vehicle for McKellen in multiple roles, including all female characters, the villain and Gandalf, who shows up to help Holmes solve the case in 1.5 seconds. Too irreverent? Probably. But look, there are no bad ideas in brainstorming. Dane DeHaan does Dean For a man who starred in a grand total of three films, James Dean still fascinates millions of fans, generations after his death. In fact, more films have been made about him than by him; he’s been portrayed by more than a few young, brooding actors, including James Franco, and now it’s time for the Millennial take on the icon. Up-and-comer Dane DeHaan (Chronicle, Lincoln) will star as Dean in Life, the latest film from director Anton Corbijn. His co-star? Just some guy named Robert Pattinson (building on the cool cred and decent reviews for David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis in his post-Twilight bid for a career beyond heartthrob status). Pattinson will play photographer Dennis Stock and the story will follow the friendship the pair forged when Stock was assigned to photograph the emerging star. Life is scheduled to go before the cameras in February of 2014, plenty of time for you to watch Rebel Without a Cause, East of Eden, Giant and every other biopic on the man. You know, just in case you’ve been slacking off and not doing your homework.
strip the man of his homosexuality. The film, partially underwritten by the Russian Ministry of Culture, will censor itself before anyone else gets a chance to – if you’ve been living under a rock you might have missed the avalanche of recent news reports about a terrifying, government-instigated wave of anti-gay laws and cultural sentiment – removing the gayness from the famous musician. The film’s screenwriter, respected scribe Yuri Arabov, has, in a bizarre twist, been quoted as saying that Tchaikovsky was not a man who loved men, even though earlier drafts of the script suggested otherwise. And in spite of all the historical evidence to the contrary, it looks like misinformation is going to rule the day here and the sanded down version of the man’s unhappy life is the one the world will get. Next for Russia? A remake of Behind the Candelabra where Liberace finally finds love with a good woman. Dane DeHaan
De-gaying Tchaikovsky in Russia. Of course. Re-writing history is a good way to control it. And that’s what’s happening right now as a new Russian biopic on the life of classical composer Pyotr IlyichTchaikovsky plans to
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of the week: Vladimir Putin
“The latest laws against so-called gay propaganda … have essentially legalized violence against LGBT people, because these groups of hooligans justify their actions with these laws,” Igor Kochetkov, head of the Russian LGBT Network, told The Guardian earlier this month. “With this legislation, the government said that, yes, gays and lesbians are not valued as a social group.” Kochetkov described the law as “an action to terrorize the entire LGBT community.” Of course, this nightmare could have never come true had it not been for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s signature. But not only did Putin sign it, he also had the audacity to claim that gays and lesbians are not discriminated against in Russia. According to the Associated Press, Putin claimed only “propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations among minors” was banned under the law. There is “no infringement on the rights of sexual minorities,” he said. Tell that to young gay man kidnapped and raped with a bottle after being tricked into a meeting on a gay social media site. Tell that to Dmitry Isakov, a 24-year-old man arrested for standing outside with a sign that read, “Being gay and loving gays is normal. Beating gays and killing gays is a crime!” Tell that to the 17 activists arrested in St. Petersburg, the proving ground for the law that became nationwide in late June, for wearing rainbow suspenders and waving rainbow flags last year.
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ant to be horrified? Do a Google image search for “anti-gay attacks in Russia.” Scroll through the photos of gays, lesbians, and pro-LGBT rights protesters being arrested, harassed, and beaten. Let’s just say that Russia makes places in the United States like Alabama and Virginia and Michigan seem like an LGBT paradise. While Russia has never been known as a progressive place, life for LGBT people has become considerably more dangerous after the passage of a strict law banning “gay propaganda.” The law was intended to keep impressionable children from hearing that homosexuality is anything but evil. Not surprisingly, the law is very broad and basically makes it illegal to be openly gay in Russia. Rainbow flags are, literally, a crime now. Needless to say, gays and lesbians who are either planning to attend or compete in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia are a little worried. A lot worried, actually, that they will be fined, or put in jail or, say, kidnapped and tortured by antigay thugs. Because that’s a legitimate hobby in Russia now.
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Tell that to the parents in Russia who risk having their children taken away should Putin sign a bill currently advancing in the parliament. Should this bill pass, gays and lesbians would have their parental rights terminated. Just for being gay. Russian journalist and lesbian activist Masha Gessen recently fled the country in order to protect her family. She doesn’t trust Putin one bit and she’s been watching him closely for years. Her advice to LGBT people is to “get the hell out” of Russia. “Historically this kind of scapegoating is used by politicians to solidify their bases and draw attention away from their failing policies, and no doubt this is what’s happening in Russia,” wrote Harvey Fierstein in a July 21 op-ed in the New York Times. “Mr. Putin’s campaign against lesbian, gay and bisexual people is one of distraction, a strategy of demonizing a minority for political gain taken straight from the Nazi playbook.” Comparing anyone to Hitler is usually ridiculous, but Putin is truly a dangerous man. It’s not hard to imagine him with a mustache.
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Out on Film 26 Years of LGBT Cinema in Atlanta BY ELIJAH SARKESIAN
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s a fan of movies, one of my favorite points in the year that relates to my job is Out on Film. It’s a chance to look at the ever-growing field of LGBT films that show that we’re more than sassy sidekicks or outrageous stereotypes. With 26 years under the organization’s proverbial belt, Out on Film knows how to put together a rock-solid film festival. This year’s selection of films is as packed as ever with documentaries, comedies, dramas, and shorts that represent so many facets of our broad community. Several of the films also feature guest appearances by their stars, directors, and/ or subjects; see the complete list of features on page 24 to see which guests will be making an appearance. With Out on Film taking over Landmark Midtown Art Cinema (931 Monroe Dr), and tickets available for individual screenings or the entire festival, the biggest problem viewers will have is selecting which films to attend – at several points, multiple film screenings overlap. So what films should you see this year? We have some recommendations…
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G.B.F. G.B.F. Thursday, Oct. 3 • 7 p.m. Out on Film officially kicks off with G.B.F., a comedy where Tanner (Michael J. Willett), his school’s first openly gay student, becomes the target of the most popular girls in school for their most-wanted fashion accessory: the gay best friend. The film also includes memorable performances from Megan Mullally (Will & Grace) and Natasha Lyonne (Orange is the New Black).
I Am Divine
Hot Guys with Guns Friday, Oct. 4 • 9:05 p.m. In this comedy-mystery hybrid, actor Danny is looking for his big break. As he trains to be a private investigator, he gets an assignment to trail his ex, Pip – a LA party boy who’s involved in multiple robberies. Hot Guys with Guns is part of David Atlanta’s special night of films, and the screening is followed by a Q&A session with director Doug Spearman, known for his role as Chance on Noah’s Arc. Birthday Cake
I’m a Porn Star Friday, Oct. 4 • 11:15 p.m. Porn: it’s the reason the Internet is as big as it is. It’s a multibillion dollar industry. But who are the people who star in it? As I’m a Porn Star shows, they’re people who live among us, including Georgia native Johnny Rapid. I Am Divine Saturday, Oct. 5 • 7:05 p.m.
Doc is a shy college graduate who spends his days behind a computer screen. One of his obsessions: Go, a New York gogo dancer. One night, he emails Go with a proposal to make a documentary about him. When Go accepts, the two collide in what turns into an alternately funny and heartbreaking story. Birthday Cake Sunday, Oct. 6 • 6:45 p.m.
The legendary drag superstar is the subject of this documentary, which includes interviews with frequent collaborator Chad Darnell follows up his 2012 short “Groom’s Cake” John Waters, Mink Stole, Ricki Lake, Tab Hunter and others. with the feature-length Birthday Cake, a comedic mockumentary leading up to the first birthday party for the child of Getting Go: The Go-Doc Project two gay parents, Steven and Daniel. The film includes Lee Saturday, Oct. 5 • 9:10 p.m. Meriwether in its cast, and director/star Chad Darnell will be present at the screening. @DavidAtlantaGA // 21
Who’s Afraid of Vagina Wolf?
Kill Your Darlings
Bridegroom
Who’s Afraid of Vagina Wolf? Monday, Oct. 7 • 7 p.m.
Southern Baptist Sissies Wednesday, Oct. 9 • 9:15 p.m.
If the title of this film sounds eerily similar to Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? to you, then you’ve picked up a big part of the story. Anna, a 40-year-old filmmaker, decides to write a lesbian remake of that film classic in order to win the affections of her film’s leading lady, Katia. The film stars include Janina Gavankar of True Blood and recent Emmy winner Carrie Preston, and director Anna Margarita Albelo and actress Guinevere Turner will be present at the screening.
Sordid Lives creator Del Shores brings his newest creation to film. Southern Baptist Sissies tells the story of four gay boys who grew up in the Southern Baptist church, and the different paths each one takes in coming to terms with his sexuality. The film’s cast includes Leslie Jordan, Ann Walker, Newell Alexander and Willam Belli. Writer/director Shores and star Emerson Collins will both be present for a Q&A session following the film.
Kill Your Darlings Tuesday, Oct. 8 • 9:10 p.m. Weeks before its nationwide debut, Kill Your Darlings gets an exclusive Atlanta debut at Out on Film. Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe stars as Allen Ginsberg, and the film focuses on how he and other poets of the Beat Generation are brought together by a murder in 1944. The film also stars Dane DeHaan, Michael C. Hall, Ben Foster, David Cross, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Elizabeth Olsen. 22 // davidatlanta.com
Bridegroom Thursday, Oct. 10 • 8:30 p.m. Designing Women creator Linda Bloodworth-Thomason directs this documentary about the journey of Shane and Tom, two young men whose longterm relationship took a tragic turn when Tom died unexpectedly. In the aftermath, Shane found himself cut off by Tom’s family, since Shane and Tom were not legally married. Shane’s story originally gained prominence when he uploaded a video to YouTube called “It Could Happen to You.” Shane Bitney Crone will be at the screening.
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SUNDAY, OCT. 6 11 a.m. Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia 11 a.m. Tell No One 12:40 p.m. F TO 7TH 12:45 p.m. Before You Know It with subject Ty Martin 3:10 p.m. Melting Away with actress Hen Yanni 5 p.m. Test 6:45 p.m. Birthday Cake with actor/director Chad Darnell 8:50 p.m. Hawaii
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SCHEDULE THURSDAY, OCT. 3 G.B.F. with director Darren Stein 9:15 p.m. I Always Said Yes: The Many Lives of Wakefield Poole with director Jim Tushinski 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 4 The Campaign Geography Club Breaking the Girls Hot Guys with Guns with director Doug Spearman 11:15 p.m. I’m a Porn Star with adult star Scott Spears 11:20 p.m. Solo 3:30 p.m. 5:20 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 9:05 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 5 11 a.m. Margarita 11:20 a.m. Pit Stop 12:45 p.m. Women’s Shorts 1 p.m. The Rugby Player with director Scott Gracheff and subject Alice Hoagland 3 p.m. Men’s Shorts 5 p.m. Breaking Through with director Cindy Abel 7:05 p.m. I Am Divine 9:10 p.m. Getting Go: The Go Doc Project with stars Matthew Camp and Tanner Cohen 11:20 p.m. Truth 24 // davidatlanta.com
MONDAY, OCT. 7 4 p.m. Intersexion 5:40 p.m. Lesbiana - A Parallel Revolution 6:30 p.m. The Blacks of Their Eyes with director Robert Phillipson 7 p.m. Who’s Afraid of Vagina Wolf? with director/actress Anna Margarita and actress Guinevere Turner 7:25 p.m. The Happy Sad 9 p.m. Free Fall
TUESDAY, OCT. 8 The Battle of AmFar Under the Rainbow Shorts Mr. Angel First Period with director Charlie Vaughn 8 p.m. The New Black 9:10 p.m. Kill Your Darlings 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7:15 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 9 Noon Noon Shorts 3:30 p.m. Seventh-Gay Adventists 5:30 p.m. Two: The Story of Roman and Nyro with subject Desmond Child 6 p.m. Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton 7:15 p.m. Reaching for the Moon 7:30 p.m. Meth Head 9:15 p.m. Southern Baptist Sissies with director Del Shores and star Emerson Collins
THURSDAY, OCT. 10 2:30 p.m. I Always Said Yes: The Many Lives of Wakefield Poole (Encore) 4:30 p.m. Joy! Portrait of a Nun with Sister Missionary Delight 5:30 p.m. Best of Shorts 6 p.m. The Falls: Testament of Love 7 p.m. Ian Harvie: Superhero 8:30 p.m. Bridegroom with star Shane Bitney Crone
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Sissy Boy Speaks Out BY NICHOL AS GR ANT
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merson Collins is a Southern Baptist Sissy, and proud of it. As the star of Del Shores’ newest screen adaptation of one of his theatrical endeavors, Collins runs an emotional gauntlet through a minefield of religious and cultural prejudices (and occasionally shows some skin.) Born and raised in Texas, he is no stranger to the world of Mark, the character he portrays in the film. Collins, along with the aforementioned Mr. Shores and varied members of the cast (including the ever colorfully wonderful Leslie Jordan), has been crisscrossing the country attending screenings of the film and meeting fans. They will soon arrive in Atlanta for the Out on Film festival, but before the southern leg of their journey Collins spoke to us about the film and what it’s been like for him to work in the industry.
You were first cast in a production of Southern Baptist Sissies in Texas, and from there connected with Del Shores, correct? What has it been like to work with him across stage and screen (both large and small?) Yes, I met Del while doing a production of Sissies with an incredible regional theatre company called the Uptown Players in Dallas and then I moved to LA to join the revival cast of Sissies and the national tour. Working with Del is like trying to lasso a hurricane. He is able to jump quickly and easily across so many mediums, venues, show styles and tones. Getting to watch him work in every medium has been a master class in what it means to be a writer and director and focusing the material for a particular medium. We’ve now produced film, television and theatre together and he has taught me an enormous amount about the industry as we’ve arrived at the place of starting a company together, and the best part of all of it is that he is a truly incredible friend as well. A lot of your background is in live theatre. Given the choice, would you rather work on stage or in film and television? What are the things you enjoy or find challenging for each medium? Like most actors, I’ll go where the great work is! If it’s a great story and a great character, I’ll tell it in whatever medium it is made for. Each medium has a different appeal. There is nothing like the visceral response of an audience in live theatre – where you can gauge and feel how they are experiencing the story in the room as you tell it. A great film let’s you tell one complete story from beginning to end in a much more intimate way. I have a special affinity for great television because the idea of having a character and getting to build it and deepen it and shape it over the course of several years is a unique challenge I look forward to! Besides starring in the Southern Baptist Sissies, you are also one of the film’s producers. How did that come about and what has that process been like, working both in the spotlight and behind the scenes?
When Del and I decided to start our own company with our third partner Louise H. Beard, we had a number of conversations about what should be our first project. We all strongly felt that with the current climate, Sissies is an extremely relevant story. I played the role of Benny in all of my previous versions of the play, and Del decided that this time I should switch and play the lead role of Mark. The combination of being the producer and the lead was without a doubt the most challenging work project I have undertaken in my career. The reality was just that it meant I had to be over prepared. I memorized the script months before we started shooting, I did as much of the production work in advance of the shoot as I could, and then we hired an incredible crew who gave all of their time and energy out of passion for the message of this piece. It meant that while we were shooting I could start the day and get the crew rolling and then when it was time to act, I set my producer hat down and stepped onto the stage as Mark. As soon as Del called “CUT” I would walk right back into doing whatever else needed to be done. It was exhausting, challenging and absolutely exhilarating. Having a film version of a stage production is certainly not that common. How do you think this format benefits the overall story? Do you think that presenting the text in a traditional film format would hurt or help the message and feel of Southern Baptist Sissies? The concept of the piece was what helped us realize we could make this film happen at a budget that was realistically achievable. In talking about sharing Sissies, we kept coming back to the incredible stories audience members have shared with Del and the other actors over the years about @DavidAtlantaGA // 29
what the experience of being in the theatre for this play did for them. We made the decision to try to capture the electricity of the experience in the theatre in order to share it with a wider film going audience. We tried years ago to do a full film adaptation and it fell apart. I think the great strength of this format, and the audience response seems to support this, is that by simply telling the story the way it was told onstage, there are no bells and whistles to get in the way. When the performances are amazing and compelling, and watching the work of this incredible group of actors I believe they are, you can get out of the way and just let them tell the story. How do you think audience members who are not southern, religious or gay connect to the characters in the production? What would you say are the universal themes that are touched upon that can reach anyone who sees the film? I’ve always felt the genius of Del’s writing is that he sets it in such a specific world that is fun to get absorbed in, but because they underlying messages are universal, it’s accessible to anyone through Del’s amazing characters. Thematically, Sissies is ultimately a story of love and acceptance. It’s about the sense of being rejected for some unchangeable aspect of who you are as a person - that’s something everyone has experienced. It’s a story of healing from the wounds of that rejection and understanding that everyone is unique and should be appreciated as such and loved for exactly who they are. You spend a good amount of time during the film showing a lot of skin. What is your regimen for staying in such good shape? Was it ever a 30 // davidatlanta.com
concern of yours to appear naked on stage, and now in film? Ha! As actors, our body is part of the instrument, so taking care of it is just a required part of the process. I’m an extremely skinny guy, always have been, so we all work with what we’ve got. I did work harder in the three months leading up to this project - since it will exist forever! It took me a long time to be happy with the man that I see in the mirror, and now that I am, I’m comfortable in my own skin. I roll my eyes easily at nudity that is gratuitous or pandering to a gay audience, but this play and this film are a story of religion, sex and sexuality and to ignore the physical and sexual aspects of that would be a disservice to the piece. As long as it’s directly relevant and integral to the story, it’s no different to me than laughing, crying or screaming – it’s part of my job in telling the story. What has the reception been in the different cities you have visited with the film? Have you had any surprise reactions? We’ve been overwhelmed by the positive audience reaction. We’ve won three Audience Awards in our first six festivals! The biggest relief was in Philadelphia where we discovered that far from LA or the south, the audience reaction was exactly the same as it has been in the big southern screenings. It tells us the universal appeal is there. The Q&As are an amazing and humbling experience as people share their personal journeys and stories with us. There are inspiring stories of love and healing, expressions of appreciation and understanding, and, unfortunately, all too often stories of struggle and loss - and this is why we are sharing this film.
How does working in film and theatre impact your personal life? Is there a special someone in your life, or does your career take a front seat? I feel fortunate for many of the amazing opportunities I have had, but with each success it just makes the list of things I want to do longer. I am extremely focused on my work. We have a number of films we want to do our new company. I’m also looking for other great acting opportunities. I like producing, but I love acting. And so no, there is not a particular someone while I focus on my work, but I’m certainly not going to turn it away when the right person arrives. Until then, I’ll just keep working since I’m so fortunate to do what I love!
on their own so they know that they are worthy and loved for exactly who they are, and no matter what they are going through, they are not the only one who has felt that way and been there. Sometimes knowing you aren’t the only one is enough. We hope to do our small part in helping to ensure that we do not lose another gay young man or woman because they believed it when they were told they were going to hell for the simple fact of who they are. Southern Baptist Sissies plays at this year’s Out on Film festival on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 9:15 p.m. Star and producer Emerson Collins will be present at the screening for a Q&A session, as will director Del Shores. For more information on tickets, visit outonfilm.org.
If you could say one thing about yourself, about Southern Baptist Sissies, about the state of the world today, about anything you, what would it be? It’s not often as an actor that you get to be a part of something that is truly important, and I believe Southern Baptist Sissies is. As the LGBT community continues to gain ground in the journey toward full national equality, the language and rhetoric being used by dogmatic religious organizations, churches and preachers is growing more and more vitriolic. The result is that there are young and impressionable LGBT youth and young adults sitting in pews hearing loudly and clearly the message that they “less than” because of who they are. We are excited to share Sissies at film festivals and in theatres, but my real personal goal is to get it to where gay and questioning youth growing up in conservative towns, churches and families will be able to access it and watch it
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ack in July, the famous Outfest brought a series of new LGBT films into the spotlight in Los Angeles. Doug Spearman debuted his first self written and directed film, Hot Guys with Guns, at the festival to huge liking from the audience. The film will have its next showing in Atlanta during the Out on Film festival on Friday, Oct. 4. I caught up with this star, known best in the LGBT community as Chance from Logo’s Noah’s Arc, to talk about his comedic spy thriller. This is your first writer/director credit. How was the experience and will this be a permanent career shift? I like doing things that scare me. I was crazy to the point where I was giddy. [I will] just write and direct. There is a movie that I want to do, there’s one part that I want to play. I’m not old enough yet but I’m doing the research and really want to direct it. What was the inspiration behind Hot Guys with Guns? I had written the film original for me to play the lead in. I wrote it as soon as Noah’s Arc went off the air. I knew I wanted to write and create a vehicle for friends and myself. I pitched it to logo but they recommended it be made into a feature. Into late summer I had gotten to a point where I was detached from the character but I had so many great friends and an actor in mind. But why a detective story?
So why the comedic take?
I love detective stories. If I weren’t in this business I would probably be either a retired ballet star or a detective. I love mystery. I love detective stories. The first play I was in was an Agatha Christie story. One of my favorite pictures was Moonlighting so I wanted to make a gay version.
I look at life this way and I’m always surprised that people don’t. If you look back at the noir films you see that they are really fun. Take Double Indemnity--if you look at the first scene you can see the humor in it. @DavidAtlantaGA // 35
The tagline for the film is “Imagine Lethal Weapon if Mel Gibson and Danny Glover were ex-boyfriends.” Was this your writing? Were you really trying to emulate, under a queer lens, the cop thrillers we all know and love or was this more of a comical choice?
The robbery and the sex parties is actually revenge for a different crime from the past.
I did write that and it is meant to call attention to the great detective stories of the past. If you look at it, there’s the noir with typically one guy against the system, one detective fighting. I used a lot of the plot devices for that. I knew I was going to have a black and white cast so I started thinking of a movie in which there were a pair of detectives like that. If you look at the poster for Wahlburg, that is why I named the movie Hot Guys with Guns. I wanted to take a lot of those tropes and turn them upside down. Just making them gay is turning it upside down.
I see Darryl all the time because we are really good friends. It’s not really like work, it’s more like “hey what’s up, you want to do a movie?” So Darryl and I are buddies. We knew each other before Noah’s Arc.
In the film, celebrity sex parties are targeted. Was this more of a comedic or strategic choice?
This project allowed you to work with your costar from Noah’s Arc, Darryl Stephens. What was it like working together again?
One of my goals as writer and director was to create, like Orson Welles, a company of actors who I can work with. You want to work with your friends. I see that your next film, Welcome, Sinners, is in pre-production. What can you tell us about that? It was my first novel and I adapted it into a screenplay. There’s a scene in the movie that ran, on its own, as a stage play (Getting Better All the Time) which ran in 1999 and 2000. While in Atlanta for Out on Film will you be doing a meet and great, signing autographs, etc.? I will do double kicks and splits. It is a real honor to have your first movie, which can turn out to suck, to be so fortunate to have such good receptions. I’m incredibly grateful to be at this point and to be invited to Atlanta. Hot Guys with Guns plays as part of David Atlanta’s night at Out on Film Friday night, Oct. 4, at 9:05 p.m. The screening is followed by a Q&A session with Doug Spearman. For information on tickets, visit outonfilm.org
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hane Bitney Crone’s life changed in 2011. After the accidental death of his partner Tom, Crone was devastated when Tom’s family threatened Crone with violence if he attended the funeral. To Tom’s immediate family, Crone did not exist. “Being in our twenties we just never had serious discussions about death or if one of us got really sick,” Crone lamented. “It was just something that wasn’t even on the radar. I think it is an important message of our story: it doesn’t matter if you’re gay or straight or in your 20s, you should plan as much as you can for the unexpected.” A year later, Crone filmed a video for YouTube entitled “It Could Happen to You.” “The anniversary of his accident was approaching and throughout the course of the year I was very depressed,” Crone revealed. “I finally reached this point where I felt like I needed to speak out for myself and try to prevent what happened to me from happening to someone else. I felt like I needed to share our story which also in a way was to honor Tom and his life.” What was meant to be a personal message that Crone hoped would be seen by a handful of people ended up being seen by millions when it went viral.
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The video spurred Linda Bloodworth-Thomason (Designing Women) to contact Crone in an effort to convince him to tell his story. “I was nervous about the process when you open yourself up and put yourself out there,” Crone shared. “Really, you’re opening the door to a lot of potential criticism but I think posting the YouTube video prepared for the idea of allowing a larger audience to see such a personal side of me.” Ultimately Crone said he was honored that Thomason wanted to tell his story. “This wasn’t just a Hollywood person wanting to make a film, it was a lady who really is passionate about human rights.” The idea for the resulting film, Bridegroom, really took shape after a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign. At the time, it was the website’s most successfully funded film project. Crone and Thomason worked on the film for 14 months and while still grieving, Crone found strength in others during filming. “It was definitely hard at times going through all your home videos and constantly revisiting the worst time in my life. At the same time you have to remind yourself that this story can help a lot of people. I received support from thousands of people from the YouTube video and even suicidal teenagers that said the story gave them hope. You remind yourself of those things and you keep plugging ahead.” with a newfound passion of his own. “I’ve been able to go to so many places and meet so many wonderful people,” Crone And now Atlanta can see the powerful documentabeamed. “I think that I’ve found my purpose in life—as ry Bridegroom when it plays at Out on Film on Thursday, Oct. cheesy as that sounds. I enjoyed the business that we had 10 at 8:30 p.m. promoting musicians and social media but for me now I feel like being an activist and just trying to use my voice to help And nearly two and a half years later, Crone’s life has our community is what I’m going to do. Whether that’s make changed again. He described Tom as the confident and pas- another film, whether it’s going on a speaking tour, I don’t sionate one in their relationship but his voice marks a man know. I’m just trying to be as active as I can.” 48 // davidatlanta.com
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ilmmaker Yoruba Richen was fascinated with the contradiction that faced the nation following the 2008 elections. On one hand, the nation celebrated diversity and the election of our first black president but at the same time witnessed the removal of marriage rights for millions of same-sex couples in California with Prop 8’s passage. “Despite the elation that many felt and demonstrations of joy in the street, there was also the anger that gay marriage had been taken away on this monumental night of the election of the President,” Richen shared. “Almost the next day African-Americans were being blamed for its passage and I found that quite disturbing and confusing. Some of it was based on this poll that came out that later proved false—that AfricanAmerican’s voted for Prop 8 in
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“I started to find characters who were working on this issue, who were trying to bridge that divide and in that point in 2008 we thought that 2010 might see another ballot initiative but it just so happened that it didn’t happen in California and happened in Maryland in this past election,” Richen said. “I had been working on the film for a couple years looking at folks were trying to bridge the gap between the gay community and the black community, working within the black church around this issue and with people who had been personally affected by this and then Maryland happened last summer and it kinda brought together all of the different pieces I had been looking at.” While Maryland serves as the film’s setting, Richen is quick to point out the national themes that the documentary presents. “…the film goes into the wider themes of homophobia in the black church, the relationship between the community and the LGBT community and how the Christian right has inserted themselves into the fight.” According to Richen, the film examines whether the black community should accept LGBT rights as a part of greater “human rights.” With increased coverage on race relations, the timeliness of Richen’s documentary cannot be debated. Given the day that the LGBT community celebrated history with the June 26 SCOTUS decisions, the Voting Rights Act was basically dismantled. When asked about the inverse of the black community’s relationship with the LGBT community, Richen also said the film implicitly examines that relationship. “If you want to have a coalition where Black Americans and other people of color are supporting gay rights then the LGBT, white-dominated, male-led—although that’s changing—but what they call Gay Inc. has to also be on board for issues that are affecting the black community and other communities of color.” extremely high numbers—but it made me want to look into this narrative of black versus gay that was so potent and consistent.” While the idea gestated, Ruben said that were waiting for another ballot initiative and in 2012, Maryland became that battleground and the setting for Richen’s film The New Black, which screen at Out on Film on Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 8 p.m. 54 // davidatlanta.com
The New Black has won audience awards across the country including at AFI Docs in Washington, DC, Q Fest in Philadelphia and Frameline in San Francisco. “I›ve been so thrilled about how the film has been received and the enthusiastic response from the audience—it›s really hitting a nerve,” said Richen. “But I›m really excited to see how the film is received in the South.”
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theRundown Fright Fest: The Escape 5K Run
Friday, Oct. 4 • 8:30 p.m. • Six Flags Over Georgia (75 Riverside Pkwy SW Austell) Run from every creature imaginable chasing you. For more information, visit sixflags.com
Oktoberfest at Helen Saturday, Oct. 5 • 10 a.m.–7 p.m. • Helen, GA
Take a road trip to Helen. For more information, visit helenga.org
Kathleen Madigan
Saturday, Oct. 5 • 7:30 p.m. • Variety Playhouse (1099 Euclid Ave)
Kathleen Madigan brings her stand up comedy. For more information, visit varietyplayhouse.com
The Tears on Her Face are From Laughter Saturday, Oct. 5 • 7:30 p.m.– midnight • Charis (1189 Euclid Ave NE)
Queer Stories of Survival by Julie Marie Wade, Sassafras Lowrey, and Alysia Angel. For more information, visit charisbooksandmore.com
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Heroes + Villains: Lost + Found It’s no secret that we love Philip Bonneau’s work, especially his Heroes + Villains series. This Friday, Oct. 4, Bonneau introduces his latest collection from the Heroes + Villains series: Heroes + Villains: Lost + Found. This special edition of the photography series is designed to specifically benefit Atlanta’s Lost-n-Found Youth, with proceeds from the exhibit’s silent auction going to the charity. The opening exhibit is from 6–10 p.m. at the Suite Spot (1465 Chattahoochee Ave NW). For more information, visit lostn-found.org.
The Naked & Famous
Saturday, Oct. 5 • 8 p.m. • Tabernacle (152 Luckie Street NW) The New Zealander alternative rock band is coming to Atlanta. For more information, visit tabernacleatl.com
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Tuesday, Oct. 8 • 8 p.m. • Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (2200 Encore Pkwy, Alpharetta)
The indie pop band brings its music to Atlanta. For more information, visit vzwamp.com
Atlanta Pride HIV/AIDS Vigil
Wednesday, Oct. 9 • 7–8 p.m. • St. Mark United Methodist Church • (781 Peachtree St NE) Remembering those who we have lost in the AIDS pandemic. For more information, visit atlantapride.org
Sarah Brightman
Wednesday, Oct. 9 • 8 p.m. • Fox Theatre (660 Peachtree St NE)
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This Week in Theatres: Gravity: With some of the most awe-inspiring special effects we’ve seen in years, and a bravura performance from Sandra Bullock, Gravity is a must-see film. Our recommendation? Go see it in IMAX 3D for a fully immersing experience. Runner Runner: Justin Timberlake gets back to movies with Runner Runner, while Ben Affleck gets to stretch as a villain before taking on the role of Batman. Parkland: Zac Efron and Paul Giamatti star in this recounting of the events occurring in Dallas on the day of JFK’s assassination.
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Our Movies • Our Stories • Our Lives What is Out on Film?
Out on Film is Atlanta’s own LGBT film festival. We’re in our 26th season. Out on Film was created in 1987 to inform, entertain, educate and enrich the regional LGBT community by recognizing the creative work of LGBT artists and professionals.
What films will be shown?
Out on Film selects a variety of films for our LGBT audiences, including comedies, dramas, romances and documentaries. In addition, we screen multiracial and multi-cultural films.
Where is the event?
The majority of films are shown at the Landmark Midtown Art Cinema, 931 Monroe Drive, Atlanta GA 30308. Additional screenings will be held at other local venues.
How do I buy tickets?
Tickets can be purchased at www.outonfilm.org, the Landmark theater, and online at the Landmark’s website. Please visit www.outonfilm.org for more ticket information.
Are there other activities?
Yes. Out on Film schedules opening and closing night parties plus events before and after select films, including Q&As with filmmakers.
How can I learn more?
For details about films and schedules, including trailers, special events, and volunteering go to
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Atlanta’s LGBT Film Festival Celebrating Pride at the Movies
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fairyscopes ARIES (March 20 – April 19): New information,
LIBRA (September 23 – October 22): Nobody is
important as it is, points to a more important larger picture. Don’t get too hung up on details. Taking the broad view is worth the effort. Keeping cool at work is a challenge too, but could get you a raise.
right all the time; admitting when you’re wrong makes you right more often. Staying one step ahead of your partner is not acting as a team. If you must be competitive, make it the two of you against the world.
TAURUS (April 20 – May 20): Even with good reason
SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21): Arguments
to feel sure of yourself, cockiness can stir up arguments with your partner. Is financial stress driving your competitiveness or the other way around? Don’t jones on keeping up with the Joneses!
at work could get worse over the coming months. Your real brilliance will show when you challenge your own ideas. Think hard about where you want to be in two years and how you need to adapt to get there.
GEMINI (May 21- June 20): Instincts to keep quiet are good, but temporary. When you get the urge to talk, first employ your partner as an editor. Being mature and responsible, especially with information, is not only effective, but could prove to be fun.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 20): Devotion to your partner could come across as bossiness. Devote some attention to yourself! If you’re single, speed dating could prove amusing. Even if you don’t find The One you could meet lots of interesting folks.
CANCER (June 21- July 22): A breakthrough in old
CAPRICORN (December 21 – January 19):
memories is just the beginning of illumination. Work with that information and get some real insight. Balance your social activities with time alone to charge your batteries. If you wear out so will your welcome.
Connections you’ve been building with colleagues need repair. That will take time. A sense that they’re not reliable is probably more about miscommunications than intent. Talking with them is part of the solution, but first look inside yourself for keys to the problem.
LEO (July 23 – August 22): Strictly speaking friend-
AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18): Anxieties can be a great source of creative expression. The next few years will be difficult but even in your pessimism a clear idea of the dangers ahead can offer a clue to making the most of it.
ship is a benefit. You and a pal may have some confusion about what benefits are included. Awkward? For a bit. True friendship endures much worse. Dreams of future accomplishments are nice. Doing it now is better.
VIRGO (August 23 – September 22): Promoting your own ideas can take you far. Listening to new ones can help you get further. The next few weeks are excellent for work, but don’t neglect issues at home. Invite the boss home (or somewhere) for dinner.
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PISCES (February 19 – March 19): Nestling into cozy domestic fantasies will only create trouble and confusion. Express your ideals and your dreams with your family or roomies, clear up misconceptions, and take responsibility for creating a cozy domestic reality.
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W
e all have some trifflin’-ass friends in our lives. And this installment of #FavoriteBitch is all about those trifflin’-ass friends! We love them today and we’re ready to cut their asses tomorrow. I must admit that sometimes I actually agree with the hot mess and not the scorned BFF. Why, you ask? Because I know damn well I’m not getting the full goddamn story. Then again, not getting the full ‘T’ hasn’t stopped me from letting a motha fuckah have it any other time. Babies, this week let’s take a look at some folks that need to just fuck their friend already, or they need to go to the Seen@ section ... and stalk a new one! Dear Miss Tiger, My two friends and I were like the 3 Musketeers. Over the last 10 years we’ve grown very close and share everything. Jake said he wasn’t feeling well and didn’t want to join us at the strip show. Greg and me decided to take him a pizza before heading to the club. We’ve always let ourselves in his apartment. We went to his bedroom and caught him performing cunnilingus on some woman! It was terrible, Miss Tiger! We don’t trust him anymore and haven’t spoken since. How do we make him gay again? -Two Queens Dear There Are One Too Many Damn Queens In This Story,
Dear Miss Tiger, My friend is out of control! She’s a tranny who dates guys that think she’s a real woman. She’s prostituting on the street too. I can handle all of this, even the shoplifting, but now she went and joined a gang! What should I do? -Diamond Dear Handle It Like A Big Dick, Gurl, this is Favorite Bitch, not the fuckin’ Jerry Springer show! If you’re gonna embarrass you and your friend, why waste it on me? Save it for Jerry … at least you’ll get dinner, hotel accommodations and a night in NYC out of it. The only advice I have in this situation is to tell your friend to drop the pimp and post her services on Craigslist. She’ll do away with his cut and all the black eyes! Dear Miss Tiger, I follow you on Twitter! I hope you can help me out. Once a week I meet up for lunch with my best friend Jackie. I believe in treating myself with a nice meal but she always complains and says the food costs too much and I should consider Taco Bell once in awhile. What can I do to make the situation better? -Ladies Who Lunch
Let me start by saying that the only thing you motha Dear Don’t Fuck With A Bitch’s Food, fuckahs have in common with the 3 Musketeers ... are the damn tights you wear on Halloween, when y’all paint a The answer is simple, boo. Get yourself a new best friend, broke-down face and get in butch drag. preferably, one that has some coins. Being of the feline family, I sense some claws … and you bitches are two alley cats. Speaking of cats, stop hating on Jake just because he found a new litter box to scratch in. Looks like the boypussy isn’t the catnip it used to be, now is it? After you whores simmer down a little bit, try burying the hatchet already. And try calling first before bursting through his front door again. Apparently, he likes pizza so have that in hand as your peace offering. Just make sure it’s without pepperoni or sausage … looks like Jake prefers anchovies now ...
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Jackie is a cheap-ass bottle of Jean Naté in your Chanel No. 5 world! And like that stinky-ass fragrance ... I smell some trouble a comin’! Need advice? Write me and get the goddamn answers you’ve been looking for!
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How have I not had at least one case of pink eye? I eat so much ass, it’s ridiculous.
If you’re not feeding me, financing me or fucking me, I suggest you keep your opinion to yourself. I don’t care what you think!
If you tell me to calm down, that doesn’t mean you get to start yelling.
Am I just getting older, or are gays getting meaner and more superficial?
Saying you’re a Christian is not going to give you a pass to be a homophobe. I WILL CALL YOUR ASS OUT! 76 // davidatlanta.com
Don’t tap me on the ass – I don’t know you like that.
To the guy who does not want to be labeled a whore: having numerous casual sex is the definition of a whore. Embrace your label, whore. Being a jerk to people might be how you make up for your insecurities or your dick size, but I’m not taking any of your shit. You moved in with me from Colorado for a part time job, and hired maid service without telling me and expect me to pay for it. Please go back! The thin air has obviously affected your brain. Aw…your post on Facebook where you want pity ‘cause your alone was so typical of Atlanta gay men. Stand up and do it on your own… and quit looking for a daddy or boy! How about trying something new, like…oh I don’t know…maybe a fuckin’ equal! *This page reflects the bitchiness of the community not David Atlanta or its publisher (although we’re bitchy too!)
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