Victim (1961): The Film That Changed the Law
In 1961, Dirk Bogarde was the biggest male film star in Britain. He had played Simon Sparrow in the Doctor films, the roles that made middle England a...
I Love You Phillip Morris (2009): The Gay Film Nobody Saw
I Love You Phillip Morris was made in 2007, finished in 2008, and did not receive a proper US theatrical release until 2010 — two years after comple...
Querelle (1982): The Most Beautiful Film About Desire You'll Ever Be Disturbed By
Rainer Werner Fassbinder made Querelle while he was dying. He knew he was dying. He had been awake for days, working at the speed of someone who und...
Maurice (1987): The Novel Forster Couldn't Publish, Made Into the Film It Deserved
E.M. Forster finished Maurice in 1914 and put it in a drawer. He revised it periodically over the following decades — 1919, 1932, 1959, 1960 — but h...
Lucas Entertainment: Cinematic Ambition
Michael Lucas is one of the most recognisable figures in gay pornography — not only as the founder and creative director of Lucas Entertainment, but a...
Disruptive Films: The New Standard
The name is a statement of intent. Disruptive Films was founded with an explicit mandate to disrupt — to challenge the production norms of gay adult c...