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1. The Next Genre July 23rd, 2007 It’s good - actually, it’s better than good - to hear that Enrique may delve into indie territory. I can’t be sure, of course, that the project he’s contemplating would be gay-based. But he was a serious film student; he was and is a gay porn industry; and the dots should connect (if he pursues this) in a way to finally, finally break down the celluloid barriers. ‘Brokeback’ didn’t do it, although in all fairness no single film centered on a gay relationship can. It took me some time to see it myself, chiefly because the extraordinary hoopla surrounding it perversely hurt the thing in my eyes. Then, I rather wish the protagonists had not been played by such adorable menfolk. If you read the Proulx story it’s based on, Jack and Ennis are not beautiful men. Also: if you’re like me and you read the story, you find it just too damn sad to want to see in movie form. Now, there’s been a truckload of gay independent stuff, most of which I’m not familiar with. What resonates with me? ‘Maurice’, the Forster tale set in jolly old England and recounting the scary love of the hero for the stable boy, actually triumphs. There’s no happy ending but the validity of what passes between the men rises above.  And, on a cheesier level, I adored the ’70’s B flick called, ‘a Different Story’. As politically offensive as it could well be seen, it boasted the amazingly beautiful Perry King, the wasted talent of Meg Foster, and a story that seems more reasonable to me as I get older; that a loving friendship may overshadow the urges of sexualities. (OK, I’m being too easy on it. Again, though, there was Perry King in a fucking towel.) I suppose the reality is that films based on gay storylines must go the route of all genres. That is, there simply needs to be a lot of them, that the subject matter becomes secondary to the way the story is told. It’s hard to judge any gay movie properly because, still, the gayness stars.  As soon as that element becomes less noteworthy, more and more possibilities open up to both filmmaker and audience. And we can be seen as people, enmeshed in the messes of life, worthy of two hours of ass-time in a cinema because of something other than who we fuck. Get to work, EC. - Jack X Posted in Films, Enrique Cruz | One Response to “The Next Genre” Larry Says: July 23rd, 2007 at 10:53 pm In response to your next-genre, I can closely relate. I have yet to see a movie, or stage play for that matter, that (to me) gives a honest portrayal of the “gay experience”. By the way, I have a very difficult time with the term “gay”, but that’s another matter. Anyway, I’d pertty much given up hope of ever seeing a movie I could really relate to. Please, Please, Enrique, make a mainstream movie, one that portrays us as normal beings, dealing in our way, with life. Please, Please, Enrique, We need you to do it. And Oh my God! I hope you can find someone to Star that can measure up to the SuperStars that you have already brought to us. I love you. Larry Leave a Reply Name Mail (will not be published) Website