http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay-and-lesbian/gay-movies-box-office/ thinking film Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:41:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay-and-lesbian/gay-movies-box-office/#comment-474298 crowbar Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:40:19 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=2746#comment-474298 I read about this all the time, indie films are suffering for lack of distribution and/or money and/or audience awareness. Since most gay films are indie films, why should their fate be any different? I read about this all the time, indie films are suffering for lack of distribution and/or money and/or audience awareness.
Since most gay films are indie films, why should their fate be any different?

]]> http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay-and-lesbian/gay-movies-box-office/#comment-352384 Marcus Tucker Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:05:36 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=2746#comment-352384 I recently read an article in VIBE magazine about how the black and Latino film markets are really thriving on the straight to DVD releases. I think gay films also benefit because theatrical releases tend to leave non family oriented or big action films out in the cold. I don't think one can really measure the impact of a film by the box office pull. Just look at something like Grey Gardens, which was a little film that has become a Broadway musical and drama (2008 or 2009), it was even mentioned in a quirky little novel I just read. Brokeback Mountain had much more cultural impact than it did at the box office. Cleopatra was one of the greatest box office disappointments ever but it made Elizabeth Taylor an icon. Box office doesn't mean as much as it used to. I recently read an article in VIBE magazine about how the black and Latino film markets are really thriving on the straight to DVD releases. I think gay films also benefit because theatrical releases tend to leave non family oriented or big action films out in the cold. I don’t think one can really measure the impact of a film by the box office pull. Just look at something like Grey Gardens, which was a little film that has become a Broadway musical and drama (2008 or 2009), it was even mentioned in a quirky little novel I just read. Brokeback Mountain had much more cultural impact than it did at the box office. Cleopatra was one of the greatest box office disappointments ever but it made Elizabeth Taylor an icon. Box office doesn’t mean as much as it used to.

]]> http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay-and-lesbian/gay-movies-box-office/#comment-351950 Boyd Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:12:21 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=2746#comment-351950 I wondered the same thing about the stars... where are the hundreds of "out" actors he is talking about? I wondered the same thing about the stars… where are the hundreds of “out” actors he is talking about?

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