Turns out there was a “Demon Twink” out there all along. He was just hiding in a previously believed to be lost film that had stopped circulating in the corners of gay adult films for almost four decades. Following screenings in Los Angeles and New York in 2021, J.C. Cricket’s Sex Demon plays Manhattan's IFC... Continue Reading →
Film Review: Circus of Books ★★★★
Rachel Mason’s Circus of Books had its world premiere at 2019's Tribeca Film Festival where is was acquired by Netflix. After a successful festival run it launches on the streaming service on Wednesday April 22nd 2020. The documentary's lead subjects, Karen and Barry Mason, are the filmmaker’s parents and the unlikely owners of the titular long-running Los Angeles gay porn... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: Ask Any Buddy director Elizabeth Purchell “these films were very much the queer cinema of their day”
The curator of Instagram's @AskAnyBuddy account, which explores the history of gay adult movies in print, Elizabeth Purchell, has lovingly crafted a feature length companion film of the same name. Ask Any Buddy the movie expertly weaves together fragments of image, sound effects and music from 126 erotic gay films from 1968 to 1986 by... Continue Reading →
Film Review: Ask Any Buddy ★★★★
One of our favourite queer Instagram accounts @askanybuddy delights in the rich history of how gay porn movies of the golden age of the 70s and 80s were advertised in print; the promotional stills, screening listings and cover stars. So our interest was aroused when we learnt that the curator of these treasures, Elizabeth Purchell,... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: Leave it to Levi star Levi Karter
26 year-old gay porn star Levi Karter is the subject of the surprisingly touching and thought-provoking documentary from CockyBoys Leave It To Levi, which premieres in Hollywood this week. The film, directed by Jake Jaxson, focuses on the fallout when Levi's mother Anne discovered her son was doing porn and her gradual acceptance of his... Continue Reading →
Outfest 2019 Opening Night Film Review: Circus of Books ★★★★
Rachel Mason’s Circus of Books, which had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in April, opens the Outfest LGBTQ Film Festival tonight at the Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles. Acquired at Tribeca by Netflix, the documentary's lead subjects, Karen and Barry Mason, are the filmmaker’s parents and the unlikely owners of the titular long-running Los Angeles gay porn store,... Continue Reading →
Dear Evan Handjob! Theatre Review: Shooting Star (Hudson Theatre, Los Angeles) ★★★★
Ahhh, the 90s. The Los Angeles Theatre scene seemed littered with what I liked to call, “Nude Gays Two Inches From Your Face Plays” with titles such as Naked Boys Singing and Making Porn. A front row seat in those small theaters almost guaranteed contact with some type of bodily fluid. While LGBTQ+ stage shows... Continue Reading →