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eating out... a review of sorts...
I was supposed to write a blog on Scott Lunsford, he's the guy with brown hair. Since I overdid my research I figured to write on the movie where I bumped on him(thanks to my MotherSang-gre`). So here goes. I dont even know where to start I just got my own copy last night I had to go to the exact place where it was bought by the one who lent me the video and I am so psyched until now I just can't get over the movie and the fact I have my own copy.
Ok so where do I start as I have said in my previous blog this was directed by Q. Allan Brocka who happened to be Lino Brocka's nephew. That is not even the interesting part. Q(the director) said that this movie started from some sort of a joke. He was still in college and he kinda wrote this movie as a per semester requirement in their screenwriting class in Institute of Arts in California. Since other classmates where raking their heads with intense mind boggling deeply emotional stories, Q wrote intense gay sex scenes that late would be read out loud in their class... cute aint it? So there eating out was born. Q wasnt really a gay flick writer, if you recall from what I said in my previous blog, he's like a cross of his uncle and his rival Bernal(my belief). Since Lino was known for the emotionally wrenching movies he made that I never like and Bernal was the more intellectual film maker, you'll see a fuse on the themes of his movie which makes him pretty unique. He's bordering from tear-maker and mind baffler.
Pass forward Q is now an established director and was approached by Micheal Shoel from Ariztical Entertainment was looking for a light storyline with lots sex and lots of laugh. You got it right Eating Out just popped up his conciousness and since the goal was to make something funny the script fit the requirments. Like many indie films and campus made films or digital productions, they went through a scarced resource for pre-production. This would not just mean money but human resources, from staffs to talents. Q relays that Emily Stiles was first to join the group whom he knew was perfect for the role Gwen. Emily was always in theater from MO to OR and finally L.A., CA. Then came Jim Verraros, Q being an American Idol follower knew Jim was from the contest and was openly-gay so it occured to him that he'll fit the role Kyle and contacted him. Ryan Carnes(Marc) whom I think really sounds like Freddie Prinze, hails from IL, an athlete who discovered the thespian within and also happens to an accomplished drummer(he's a classical pianist in the film) and surprisingly a lyricist, now seen in General Hospital and Desperate Housewives. Scott Lunsford(Caleb... see bottom photo) comes from the same state that produced Brad Pitt, only Scott's from Tulsa and Brad's from Shawnee, bottomline is they're both from OK. Scott is a painter and an accomplish chess player... now he's an actor with movies, Pandemonium, Last Man out and Near Death, see the connection. Rebekah Kochan (Tiffany), would you even believe that this girl who played the ass b_och role happened to play the lead for Annie and Secret Garden lead Martha? This is her first film and Im telling you theater artist are really tight talents.
The film was shot in Arizona for ten day and imagine
the scourge they had from weather to the all the technical difficulties they experienced. The important thing I guess for them was the movie was mounted and it reaped awards.. and here are all of it. Levi's First Feature Award, Frameline San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film FestivalBest Feature Film, Grand Jury Prize, Rhode Island International Film FestivalBest Feature Film, Audience Award, San Diego Film FestivalBest Feature Film, Audience Award, Rome Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalBest Feature Film, Audience Award, Istanbul Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalBest Feature Film, Audience Award, Dallas Out Takes Lesbian and Gay Film FestivalBest Feature Film, Audience Award, Rochester Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalBest Feature Film, Audience Award, Sacramento Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalBest Gay Film, Audience Award, Phoenix International Lesbian and Gay Film FestivalBest Film of the Festival, Phoenix International Lesbian and Gay Film FestivalBest Feature Film, Honolulu Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalBest Feature Film (Male), Jury Prize, Long Island Lesbian and Gay Film FestivalBest LBGT Film Award, Breckenridge Film FestivalEmerging Film Award, North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalFive in Focus, New Director's Spotlight Selection, Outfest Los AngelesFestival Favorite, Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalAudience Favorite, Pike's Peak Lavender Film FestivalGala Presentation, Honolulu Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalCenterpiece Film, London Lesbian and Gay Film FestivalCenterpiece Film, North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalCenterpiece Film, Fresno Reel Pride FestivalOpening Night Film, International Pink Film Festival ManilaOpening Night Film, Gay Days Orlando Film FestivalOpening Night Film, Tuscon International Lesbian and Gay Film FestivalOpening Night Film, Nashville Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalOpening Night Film, Austin International Lesbian and Gay Film FestivalOpening Night Film, Indianapolis Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalOpening Night Film, Seattle Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
So what can I say about the movie itself? I love the movie but Im not blind to its flaws. Let's start with Gwen, she plays a fag hag who falls for gays who uses her to ge to her bestfriend boy toy Marc. If you're a fag hag wont you be able to figure gay from straight? or is she just stupid? Like when Kyle introduces Caleb as gay didnt it occure to her that he's straight not until he told her? Duh? A straight guy has distinct qualities that sets them apart, ok. Now Caleb was not really a disaster for me, if he was straight and he promised his friend(Kyle) that he wont have sex with Marc and only go to a date with him why allow him to be given a blowjob while having phone sex with Gwen, was it because he's turned on or was it because of the grand plan to please Gwen. Kyle and Marc had no flaws... no problem with the gay characters they were cool only with straight roles. The actors are good maybe its the writing that have some... can we say beef with? No not really overall the film was smashing, it didnt even look like a gay flick to me, it was more like a sex comedy.I heard there's a sequel. You better make a good one Q. Allan!
carpe diem!!!
for more infos on the movie try checking this links...
1.>http://www.gayhomes.net/rickandsteve/eatingout/index.html
2.>http://www.ariztical.com/images/eatingout/stills.htm
I was supposed to write a blog on Scott Lunsford, he's the guy with brown hair. Since I overdid my research I figured to write on the movie where I bumped on him(thanks to my MotherSang-gre`). So here goes. I dont even know where to start I just got my own copy last night I had to go to the exact place where it was bought by the one who lent me the video and I am so psyched until now I just can't get over the movie and the fact I have my own copy.
Ok so where do I start as I have said in my previous blog this was directed by Q. Allan Brocka who happened to be Lino Brocka's nephew. That is not even the interesting part. Q(the director) said that this movie started from some sort of a joke. He was still in college and he kinda wrote this movie as a per semester requirement in their screenwriting class in Institute of Arts in California. Since other classmates where raking their heads with intense mind boggling deeply emotional stories, Q wrote intense gay sex scenes that late would be read out loud in their class... cute aint it? So there eating out was born. Q wasnt really a gay flick writer, if you recall from what I said in my previous blog, he's like a cross of his uncle and his rival Bernal(my belief). Since Lino was known for the emotionally wrenching movies he made that I never like and Bernal was the more intellectual film maker, you'll see a fuse on the themes of his movie which makes him pretty unique. He's bordering from tear-maker and mind baffler.
Pass forward Q is now an established director and was approached by Micheal Shoel from Ariztical Entertainment was looking for a light storyline with lots sex and lots of laugh. You got it right Eating Out just popped up his conciousness and since the goal was to make something funny the script fit the requirments. Like many indie films and campus made films or digital productions, they went through a scarced resource for pre-production. This would not just mean money but human resources, from staffs to talents. Q relays that Emily Stiles was first to join the group whom he knew was perfect for the role Gwen. Emily was always in theater from MO to OR and finally L.A., CA. Then came Jim Verraros, Q being an American Idol follower knew Jim was from the contest and was openly-gay so it occured to him that he'll fit the role Kyle and contacted him. Ryan Carnes(Marc) whom I think really sounds like Freddie Prinze, hails from IL, an athlete who discovered the thespian within and also happens to an accomplished drummer(he's a classical pianist in the film) and surprisingly a lyricist, now seen in General Hospital and Desperate Housewives. Scott Lunsford(Caleb... see bottom photo) comes from the same state that produced Brad Pitt, only Scott's from Tulsa and Brad's from Shawnee, bottomline is they're both from OK. Scott is a painter and an accomplish chess player... now he's an actor with movies, Pandemonium, Last Man out and Near Death, see the connection. Rebekah Kochan (Tiffany), would you even believe that this girl who played the ass b_och role happened to play the lead for Annie and Secret Garden lead Martha? This is her first film and Im telling you theater artist are really tight talents.
The film was shot in Arizona for ten day and imagine
the scourge they had from weather to the all the technical difficulties they experienced. The important thing I guess for them was the movie was mounted and it reaped awards.. and here are all of it. Levi's First Feature Award, Frameline San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film FestivalBest Feature Film, Grand Jury Prize, Rhode Island International Film FestivalBest Feature Film, Audience Award, San Diego Film FestivalBest Feature Film, Audience Award, Rome Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalBest Feature Film, Audience Award, Istanbul Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalBest Feature Film, Audience Award, Dallas Out Takes Lesbian and Gay Film FestivalBest Feature Film, Audience Award, Rochester Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalBest Feature Film, Audience Award, Sacramento Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalBest Gay Film, Audience Award, Phoenix International Lesbian and Gay Film FestivalBest Film of the Festival, Phoenix International Lesbian and Gay Film FestivalBest Feature Film, Honolulu Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalBest Feature Film (Male), Jury Prize, Long Island Lesbian and Gay Film FestivalBest LBGT Film Award, Breckenridge Film FestivalEmerging Film Award, North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalFive in Focus, New Director's Spotlight Selection, Outfest Los AngelesFestival Favorite, Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalAudience Favorite, Pike's Peak Lavender Film FestivalGala Presentation, Honolulu Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalCenterpiece Film, London Lesbian and Gay Film FestivalCenterpiece Film, North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalCenterpiece Film, Fresno Reel Pride FestivalOpening Night Film, International Pink Film Festival ManilaOpening Night Film, Gay Days Orlando Film FestivalOpening Night Film, Tuscon International Lesbian and Gay Film FestivalOpening Night Film, Nashville Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalOpening Night Film, Austin International Lesbian and Gay Film FestivalOpening Night Film, Indianapolis Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalOpening Night Film, Seattle Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
So what can I say about the movie itself? I love the movie but Im not blind to its flaws. Let's start with Gwen, she plays a fag hag who falls for gays who uses her to ge to her bestfriend boy toy Marc. If you're a fag hag wont you be able to figure gay from straight? or is she just stupid? Like when Kyle introduces Caleb as gay didnt it occure to her that he's straight not until he told her? Duh? A straight guy has distinct qualities that sets them apart, ok. Now Caleb was not really a disaster for me, if he was straight and he promised his friend(Kyle) that he wont have sex with Marc and only go to a date with him why allow him to be given a blowjob while having phone sex with Gwen, was it because he's turned on or was it because of the grand plan to please Gwen. Kyle and Marc had no flaws... no problem with the gay characters they were cool only with straight roles. The actors are good maybe its the writing that have some... can we say beef with? No not really overall the film was smashing, it didnt even look like a gay flick to me, it was more like a sex comedy.I heard there's a sequel. You better make a good one Q. Allan!
carpe diem!!!
for more infos on the movie try checking this links...
1.>http://www.gayhomes.net/rickandsteve/eatingout/index.html
2.>http://www.ariztical.com/images/eatingout/stills.htm
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