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刘易斯是一个出柜的同性恋男子，他暗恋他最好的直男朋友库伯。在单身派对上，一夜醉酒发生关系后决定在一起后，两人在每年赶上同一天晚上同一酒店套房见面。在过去的十二年中，我们看到四个难忘的夜晚，描绘了两人的成长和他们的友谊的变化。
长篇影评
1 ) 比在一起更重要的
【你在锁着的房间里面是找不到爱情的，你可以阅读人生或者你也可以潇洒的活着，记住一定要快乐】
“最后的直男”——这是一部充满惊喜的电影。这是关于每年的一个夜晚，持续12年。我必须承认，在影片的前几分钟，我开始在心里给它默默打上了”烂片“的标签，渐渐看下去我开始懊恼了，故事在朝一个与我所期望的完全不同的方向发展。居然就感觉这电影或许还真的挺不错。。
12年之久的一夜情，似断背山一样的情节实则却加入更多思考，编剧兼导演对于台词很用心的处理，演员的无拘束演绎。最终就效果上来看是完全超出预期的走心！那这绝对称得上低成本电影的典范！
电影开始在库珀的单身派对，看到大房间里一群庆祝派对的汉子”享受“着雇佣脱衣舞娘的异国情调舞蹈，但也也注意到了，一个客人不参与其中。于是镜头偏重到另一位主角刘易斯。随后酒店套房刘易斯和库珀他们在收拾残局时开始谈论库珀结婚后的生活以及玩笑于双方性经历，刘易斯对库珀的祝福是“你的头发永远不会掉，你的屌会一直坚挺，你的儿子不会对你姐夫叫爸爸”。他们的语言，是糊涂又沉默男人作为一个物种早已经都掌握了的，为了保存刻板阳刚的形象的限制性代码，是用来掩盖任何一方可能的真实感受。
他们并不深知喝着几杯龙舌兰酒这么玩“三个问题”的游戏，这是很重要的线索，然后事情它就这么发生了。
当晚的交流中刘易斯坦言他是双性恋，他这样做是在回答三个问题之后。也是因为他讲述的那件难忘性事导致了之后事情第一次的发生，他们互相口交了。据库柏所说这不会再发生，但其实他们也意识到他们的关系注定是要围绕库珀婚姻情况发展了。于是两人同意安排一年一次一夜情，让它在接下一个十二年的同一天（库珀结婚纪念日的前一天）上演着，花样翻新，愈演愈烈。
这十二年的十一次（有一次库珀没有能赴约）中，导演重点展示了四个难忘的夜晚，描绘了两人的成长和他们的友谊的变化。伴随他们成熟和年龄的增长，刘易斯成为了一个写风花雪月文字的作家，而库珀一直是粗糙的劳工。第四年库珀如愿以偿的成为了一个父亲，而刘易斯仍然是一个孤独的一人生活，鲜有感情交往对象。这几年间似乎是有一定的规则般，不要接吻，不能刘易斯作Top。他们会在每年的这一天带着酒，雪茄，避孕套和润滑油来同一个酒店的同一间套房。
第四年刘易斯向库珀承认自己是同性恋，第一次相拥慢舞后他们盘坐地上，他向库珀讲述了祖母的帽子和书的故事，故事的最后祖母在去世前把她所有的帽子都烧掉了，只在她梳妆台上粘着一张她拿着她最爱的那本书的照片，他说她看起来很悲伤。在那张照片背面写着：你在锁着的房间里面是找不到爱情的，你可以阅读人生或者你也可以潇洒的活着，记住一定要快乐。
那晚刘易斯在对嘴饮酒的游戏中得到了四年来的第一个吻和算得上尴尬的初次Top体验。其中穿插了库珀作为一个已婚男人的牢骚，他说爱他的妻子，也由衷的为即将降生的孩子而心生喜悦，只是抱怨但她并不能他称作另一半，抱怨她很少和他有一种感觉，这一切没有达到他婚前对于灵魂伴侣的预期。
这五个夜晚（包括结婚前的那次），一场场的彻夜交流中可以看到两个男人一起度过的情感状态和他们的关系的变化。性永远是一个复杂的主题，在这部电影中你看到的是如此的真实。这是作为电影提出双性恋者却只看到他们的行为对他们的同性恋欲望的疑问。刘易斯说”是我太了解你“。事实上，正如库珀一直所说的，他是直男，他是无法想象和除刘易斯之外男人要怎么发生关系，刘易斯也绝不是泄欲的工具，他将这归结是因为他们是彼此最好的朋友。他们之间不过是找些乐子，那些沉重的话题就留在真实的世界吧！
两人决定在同一个酒店秘密见面，是在要同一天晚上赶上他们各自日常生活的借口，但他们实际上也在这样的生活里进一步探索自己的性欲望。在过去的十二年中，通过友谊关系的变化带来的这一切的改变。有浪漫也有情色！
这部电影的美在于什么不必说。刘易斯和库珀是深深爱着，他们的非言语交流都意味深长。他们刻意的笑话总是失败的，因为每当他们接近他们的真实感情就会迫使一个或两个改变话题。
在八年的那晚，库珀面对和刘易斯的性关系时仍”就像建筑工人领工资一样兴奋“，而刘易斯却性致索然，原来是刘易斯说他走入了一段感情生活——交了男朋友。那晚欢交过后在床上他们又玩起了”三个问题“的游戏，但这过程进行并不愉快。刘易斯说：”因为我知道你与你父亲不一样，所以不管是不是你的灵魂伴侣，她们都是你的家人，她们爱你，而这比我们在一起更重要！“刘易斯并不是没有想过，也不是没有希望过库珀能选择和他在一起生活，他绝口不提，如今时过境迁，也该释然了！”人是会变的，我该变得不再那么需要你了。“
在这样一个视觉拼贴形式的电影中，刻意跳过几个的生活阶段事件，使男性的演变随着时间的推移持续发生。随着年龄增长和生活经验的积累，他们的爱情，亲情和对彼此的了解都翻天覆地的改变。
刘易斯意识到，他要成为更好的人和库珀的家庭的利益无关，做正确的事。这样的无私让刘易斯有一个讨人喜欢的性格。似乎他总是理智的，甚至你可能会有错觉，刘易斯是单方面遭受心痛和暗恋的。然而，太多的徘徊是有由库珀对于谁是他的家人的困扰和他发现真正的迟来的灵魂伴侣的迷茫。作为观众，他们在卧室里交流情感的过程中，你不能参与帮助，但你能感觉到他们内部的纠葛——他们都曾面临困境。
“最后的直男”是一个讲述快乐的电影，创作者认真对待故事，会为你留下很多潜在的主题处理，告诉你人表达自己的方式和应该怎样思考看待对方。而不知道如何表达真实感情的生活，必然是会造成一个长期和不可逆转的后果。
“最后的直男”——这是一部充满惊喜的电影。这是关于每年的一个夜晚，持续12年。我必须承认，在影片的前几分钟，我开始在心里给它默默打上了”烂片“的标签，渐渐看下去我开始懊恼了，故事在朝一个与我所期望的完全不同的方向发展。居然就感觉这电影或许还真的挺不错。。
12年之久的一夜情，似断背山一样的情节实则却加入更多思考，编剧兼导演对于台词很用心的处理，演员的无拘束演绎。最终就效果上来看是完全超出预期的走心！那这绝对称得上低成本电影的典范！
电影开始在库珀的单身派对，看到大房间里一群庆祝派对的汉子”享受“着雇佣脱衣舞娘的异国情调舞蹈，但也也注意到了，一个客人不参与其中。于是镜头偏重到另一位主角刘易斯。随后酒店套房刘易斯和库珀他们在收拾残局时开始谈论库珀结婚后的生活以及玩笑于双方性经历，刘易斯对库珀的祝福是“你的头发永远不会掉，你的屌会一直坚挺，你的儿子不会对你姐夫叫爸爸”。他们的语言，是糊涂又沉默男人作为一个物种早已经都掌握了的，为了保存刻板阳刚的形象的限制性代码，是用来掩盖任何一方可能的真实感受。
他们并不深知喝着几杯龙舌兰酒这么玩“三个问题”的游戏，这是很重要的线索，然后事情它就这么发生了。
当晚的交流中刘易斯坦言他是双性恋，他这样做是在回答三个问题之后。也是因为他讲述的那件难忘性事导致了之后事情第一次的发生，他们互相口交了。据库柏所说这不会再发生，但其实他们也意识到他们的关系注定是要围绕库珀婚姻情况发展了。于是两人同意安排一年一次一夜情，让它在接下一个十二年的同一天（库珀结婚纪念日的前一天）上演着，花样翻新，愈演愈烈。
这十二年的十一次（有一次库珀没有能赴约）中，导演重点展示了四个难忘的夜晚，描绘了两人的成长和他们的友谊的变化。伴随他们成熟和年龄的增长，刘易斯成为了一个写风花雪月文字的作家，而库珀一直是粗糙的劳工。第四年库珀如愿以偿的成为了一个父亲，而刘易斯仍然是一个孤独的一人生活，鲜有感情交往对象。这几年间似乎是有一定的规则般，不要接吻，不能刘易斯作Top。他们会在每年的这一天带着酒，雪茄，避孕套和润滑油来同一个酒店的同一间套房。
第四年刘易斯向库珀承认自己是同性恋，第一次相拥慢舞后他们盘坐地上，他向库珀讲述了祖母的帽子和书的故事，故事的最后祖母在去世前把她所有的帽子都烧掉了，只在她梳妆台上粘着一张她拿着她最爱的那本书的照片，他说她看起来很悲伤。在那张照片背面写着：你在锁着的房间里面是找不到爱情的，你可以阅读人生或者你也可以潇洒的活着，记住一定要快乐。
那晚刘易斯在对嘴饮酒的游戏中得到了四年来的第一个吻和算得上尴尬的初次Top体验。其中穿插了库珀作为一个已婚男人的牢骚，他说爱他的妻子，也由衷的为即将降生的孩子而心生喜悦，只是抱怨但她并不能他称作另一半，抱怨她很少和他有一种感觉，这一切没有达到他婚前对于灵魂伴侣的预期。
这五个夜晚（包括结婚前的那次），一场场的彻夜交流中可以看到两个男人一起度过的情感状态和他们的关系的变化。性永远是一个复杂的主题，在这部电影中你看到的是如此的真实。这是作为电影提出双性恋者却只看到他们的行为对他们的同性恋欲望的疑问。刘易斯说”是我太了解你“。事实上，正如库珀一直所说的，他是直男，他是无法想象和除刘易斯之外男人要怎么发生关系，刘易斯也绝不是泄欲的工具，他将这归结是因为他们是彼此最好的朋友。他们之间不过是找些乐子，那些沉重的话题就留在真实的世界吧！
两人决定在同一个酒店秘密见面，是在要同一天晚上赶上他们各自日常生活的借口，但他们实际上也在这样的生活里进一步探索自己的性欲望。在过去的十二年中，通过友谊关系的变化带来的这一切的改变。有浪漫也有情色！
这部电影的美在于什么不必说。刘易斯和库珀是深深爱着，他们的非言语交流都意味深长。他们刻意的笑话总是失败的，因为每当他们接近他们的真实感情就会迫使一个或两个改变话题。
在八年的那晚，库珀面对和刘易斯的性关系时仍”就像建筑工人领工资一样兴奋“，而刘易斯却性致索然，原来是刘易斯说他走入了一段感情生活——交了男朋友。那晚欢交过后在床上他们又玩起了”三个问题“的游戏，但这过程进行并不愉快。刘易斯说：”因为我知道你与你父亲不一样，所以不管是不是你的灵魂伴侣，她们都是你的家人，她们爱你，而这比我们在一起更重要！“刘易斯并不是没有想过，也不是没有希望过库珀能选择和他在一起生活，他绝口不提，如今时过境迁，也该释然了！”人是会变的，我该变得不再那么需要你了。“
在这样一个视觉拼贴形式的电影中，刻意跳过几个的生活阶段事件，使男性的演变随着时间的推移持续发生。随着年龄增长和生活经验的积累，他们的爱情，亲情和对彼此的了解都翻天覆地的改变。
刘易斯意识到，他要成为更好的人和库珀的家庭的利益无关，做正确的事。这样的无私让刘易斯有一个讨人喜欢的性格。似乎他总是理智的，甚至你可能会有错觉，刘易斯是单方面遭受心痛和暗恋的。然而，太多的徘徊是有由库珀对于谁是他的家人的困扰和他发现真正的迟来的灵魂伴侣的迷茫。作为观众，他们在卧室里交流情感的过程中，你不能参与帮助，但你能感觉到他们内部的纠葛——他们都曾面临困境。
“最后的直男”是一个讲述快乐的电影，创作者认真对待故事，会为你留下很多潜在的主题处理，告诉你人表达自己的方式和应该怎样思考看待对方。而不知道如何表达真实感情的生活，必然是会造成一个长期和不可逆转的后果。
2 ) Read it or live it
2015年圣诞节，我在东德一个安静的小镇上完成了【最后的直男】的翻译。一天都窝在宿舍里没有出门，只知道凌晨下了场淅淅沥沥的小雨，商店超市都关着。这个德国人心目中最重要的节日对我这样的异乡人来说反而是倍感孤独无聊的时刻，所以，还不如老老实实呆在房里，喝一口茶，写一行字。
几周前，看完【Please Like Me】心血来潮在微博上私信了QAF中文站的主页君，希望可以加入字幕组为LGBT电影做一点贡献。由于本身就在Fix字幕组翻译美剧的经历，没多久就收到了主页的回复。三两句的交谈之后，就拿到了【最后的直男】的生肉，权当是一份实习作品了。
在这里要先提一句，由于手头的英语字幕文件是机译的产物，几乎没有一句话是完整的，因此也给翻译造成了很大的困难。而OACFan字幕组此前就有这部作品的熟肉放出，在翻译过程中此版本给了我很大的帮助。特此感谢。
老实说，对于一部电影来讲，这样的标题和海报是相当粗制滥造的敷衍。文件传过来的时候，脑子里全是大写的浮夸。这股浮夸劲直到电影开始一段时间后才得以收敛起来。电影一开始是库伯婚前的单身派对，一开场就是一个袒胸露乳的脱衣舞娘在一群男人间跳舞。这一幕更是让我默默地在心中打下了“烂片”的评价（即使是自己翻译的作品），然而庆幸的是，故事很争气，一路从低估慢慢的爬到了顶端。
影片展现了五次库伯和路易斯相会的情景，第一次是那场单身派对后，第二次是四年后，然后是第六年，第九年和很久以后。他们在第一次发生关系之后，就在彼此“心上播下了种子，一颗在内心深处燃烧着的种子”（影片中引用文学作品的一段话），此后每年的同一天，他们相约在同一个酒店的同一个房间见面（除了第五年库伯爽约那一次），影片选取了其中的四次，向我们铺开他们的内心世界。
在翻译的时候，我发现影片中有很多前后呼应的地方。比如第五年，路易斯讲到自己有一个漂亮的弟弟，所以大家看到他的时候只会说他是”聪明的那个“，在第九年的相会时，他问库伯为什么只和他一个男人发生关系，外面总有那么几个比他好看的，库伯回答”也许我更喜欢聪明的“；以及第五年库伯向路易斯提到自己父亲的突然离世，在第九年库伯表白时路易斯正是用此来拒绝了他的爱。从这些微小的细节里，能够感受到他们对彼此的爱意。那是一种很隐秘的感觉，有些话你自己说了也没往心里去，但是若干年后他还能跟你提起，这对于一段感情来说，也算是弥足珍贵的了。
影片中还有三处比较煽情的段落。一次是第五年，小库和路易斯在阳台上聊到接吻的话题，路易斯提到了他们之间的“火花”；一次还是那一年，他们跳完舞提到路易斯的祖母的时候；还有一次是第九年，小库承认自己觉得和路易斯有“火花”（这也是一个呼应）。这三处，在翻译的时候是最令我感慨和动容的。还有那句我认为是全局最有分量的话：You can't find love in a locked room. You can read about life, or you can live it. 我将它翻译成：你在锁着的房间里是找不到爱情的。要么旁观别人的人生，要么自己潇洒地活着。
随着时间的推移，如果说路易斯是在一步步走向理性和成熟，那么库伯则是在一点点陷入沉沦。借着三个问题这个游戏，两人的情感状态也被逐一呈现出来。路易斯从一开始的暗恋，到最后为了小库的家庭捏造了一个莫须有的男友，一边背负着孤独和痛苦，一边爱着一年只见一次的枕边人；而库伯从发生关系的那一夜起，就陷入了对路易斯的爱的恐慌之中。一边是自己的家庭和生活，一边是自己的幻想乡，到第九年他向路易斯袒露心迹的时候，也是他梦醒的时候。
全剧每一次的相会，都伴着路易斯读一本书的情节，也伴着他将书页撕掉的场景。书中的内容是路易斯内心所向的隐喻，而撕书的动作则是对于现实的妥协和无奈。至今仍让我不能释怀的，是第九年库伯离开时路易斯那个心碎的眼神，那是一种满怀不甘的妥协，因为他知道，他期待很久的那一份感情最终还是由他亲手埋藏了。
看见影片的评论里提到，这是小成本电影的一个典范。诚然，就场景来说，除了最后一幕在野外，近两个小时的剧情几乎都是在同一个房间拍摄完成的。道具，灯光也极其简单朴素，配乐也还算走心，虽然有几处音乐配得还挺莫名其妙的。一部小成本电影能够达到这个效果和思想深度，确实可以算是够本的了。
此外，电影在刻画人物上存在一处硬伤，即人物的感情转变。好几个场景里原本因为矛盾和分歧沉默的两个人，下一秒突然就画风一变，气氛又活跃了起来。要是我身临其境估计尴尬症都要犯了。或许也只是我一个外行人的一点拙见吧。不得不承认的是，该片确实也算是某种程度上的情欲片了（笔者在翻译两处情节的时候可耻地硬了），露鸟的镜头也是看得人菊花一紧。结尾强行给个HE发点糖也是没话说，其实如果到第九年他们分开就结束，这部作品应该还会更有深度一点。不过谁又不希望他们最终可以有好的结局呢？归根到底，这还算是一部值得一看的好电影。
不算福利的福利
1.结尾鸣谢中内裤赞助商是 Andrew Chritian
2.片尾曲是Kevin Henry的【Next Year】，【老友记】S06E10
如果翻译过审，会在这里贴上下载地址，希望大家支持。
几周前，看完【Please Like Me】心血来潮在微博上私信了QAF中文站的主页君，希望可以加入字幕组为LGBT电影做一点贡献。由于本身就在Fix字幕组翻译美剧的经历，没多久就收到了主页的回复。三两句的交谈之后，就拿到了【最后的直男】的生肉，权当是一份实习作品了。
在这里要先提一句，由于手头的英语字幕文件是机译的产物，几乎没有一句话是完整的，因此也给翻译造成了很大的困难。而OACFan字幕组此前就有这部作品的熟肉放出，在翻译过程中此版本给了我很大的帮助。特此感谢。
老实说，对于一部电影来讲，这样的标题和海报是相当粗制滥造的敷衍。文件传过来的时候，脑子里全是大写的浮夸。这股浮夸劲直到电影开始一段时间后才得以收敛起来。电影一开始是库伯婚前的单身派对，一开场就是一个袒胸露乳的脱衣舞娘在一群男人间跳舞。这一幕更是让我默默地在心中打下了“烂片”的评价（即使是自己翻译的作品），然而庆幸的是，故事很争气，一路从低估慢慢的爬到了顶端。
影片展现了五次库伯和路易斯相会的情景，第一次是那场单身派对后，第二次是四年后，然后是第六年，第九年和很久以后。他们在第一次发生关系之后，就在彼此“心上播下了种子，一颗在内心深处燃烧着的种子”（影片中引用文学作品的一段话），此后每年的同一天，他们相约在同一个酒店的同一个房间见面（除了第五年库伯爽约那一次），影片选取了其中的四次，向我们铺开他们的内心世界。
在翻译的时候，我发现影片中有很多前后呼应的地方。比如第五年，路易斯讲到自己有一个漂亮的弟弟，所以大家看到他的时候只会说他是”聪明的那个“，在第九年的相会时，他问库伯为什么只和他一个男人发生关系，外面总有那么几个比他好看的，库伯回答”也许我更喜欢聪明的“；以及第五年库伯向路易斯提到自己父亲的突然离世，在第九年库伯表白时路易斯正是用此来拒绝了他的爱。从这些微小的细节里，能够感受到他们对彼此的爱意。那是一种很隐秘的感觉，有些话你自己说了也没往心里去，但是若干年后他还能跟你提起，这对于一段感情来说，也算是弥足珍贵的了。
影片中还有三处比较煽情的段落。一次是第五年，小库和路易斯在阳台上聊到接吻的话题，路易斯提到了他们之间的“火花”；一次还是那一年，他们跳完舞提到路易斯的祖母的时候；还有一次是第九年，小库承认自己觉得和路易斯有“火花”（这也是一个呼应）。这三处，在翻译的时候是最令我感慨和动容的。还有那句我认为是全局最有分量的话：You can't find love in a locked room. You can read about life, or you can live it. 我将它翻译成：你在锁着的房间里是找不到爱情的。要么旁观别人的人生，要么自己潇洒地活着。
随着时间的推移，如果说路易斯是在一步步走向理性和成熟，那么库伯则是在一点点陷入沉沦。借着三个问题这个游戏，两人的情感状态也被逐一呈现出来。路易斯从一开始的暗恋，到最后为了小库的家庭捏造了一个莫须有的男友，一边背负着孤独和痛苦，一边爱着一年只见一次的枕边人；而库伯从发生关系的那一夜起，就陷入了对路易斯的爱的恐慌之中。一边是自己的家庭和生活，一边是自己的幻想乡，到第九年他向路易斯袒露心迹的时候，也是他梦醒的时候。
全剧每一次的相会，都伴着路易斯读一本书的情节，也伴着他将书页撕掉的场景。书中的内容是路易斯内心所向的隐喻，而撕书的动作则是对于现实的妥协和无奈。至今仍让我不能释怀的，是第九年库伯离开时路易斯那个心碎的眼神，那是一种满怀不甘的妥协，因为他知道，他期待很久的那一份感情最终还是由他亲手埋藏了。
看见影片的评论里提到，这是小成本电影的一个典范。诚然，就场景来说，除了最后一幕在野外，近两个小时的剧情几乎都是在同一个房间拍摄完成的。道具，灯光也极其简单朴素，配乐也还算走心，虽然有几处音乐配得还挺莫名其妙的。一部小成本电影能够达到这个效果和思想深度，确实可以算是够本的了。
此外，电影在刻画人物上存在一处硬伤，即人物的感情转变。好几个场景里原本因为矛盾和分歧沉默的两个人，下一秒突然就画风一变，气氛又活跃了起来。要是我身临其境估计尴尬症都要犯了。或许也只是我一个外行人的一点拙见吧。不得不承认的是，该片确实也算是某种程度上的情欲片了（笔者在翻译两处情节的时候可耻地硬了），露鸟的镜头也是看得人菊花一紧。结尾强行给个HE发点糖也是没话说，其实如果到第九年他们分开就结束，这部作品应该还会更有深度一点。不过谁又不希望他们最终可以有好的结局呢？归根到底，这还算是一部值得一看的好电影。
不算福利的福利
1.结尾鸣谢中内裤赞助商是 Andrew Chritian
2.片尾曲是Kevin Henry的【Next Year】，【老友记】S06E10
如果翻译过审，会在这里贴上下载地址，希望大家支持。
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又一部被片名和海报耽误系列的电影，看完激动很久，这部电影被网友堪称【在神作与烂片之间徘徊】。许多抱着烂片心态去看的，最后都哭了，感动地哭了。
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看了豆瓣许多人评论，先分析一下个人觉得为什么会有人感觉有烂片的嫌疑，一是嫌成本低，拍摄的场景单一，几乎所有的剧情都发生在一间旅店内；二是有些人嫌漏的太多，打着GV的擦边球；三是本着GV的心态看，结果嫌露的不够，嫌剧情太多。对于这类人，我只想说，men家还一直追求剧情呢，而这部电影的剧情是men家永远无法超越的。
（哦，对了，一个惨痛教训就是，看的时候一定要带耳机！）
它的神作潜质，首先是剧情相当丰满，充满人情味，导演真的很用心，那些情感纠结的细节真的是说到点上，让人笑着哭，让人哭着笑。镜头刻画的非常细腻，喷薄的血管，涨红的脸颊，低沉的喘息，情深时泪眼婆娑，情浓处笑逐颜开。
用五个字形容：露骨而动情。
让人想起：《罗尼和我》、《周末时光》等片子。与《罗尼和我》同样的场景，同样的人物关系，只是更长的时间线，更详细的生活。像《周末时光》一样，两人逐渐敞开心扉地促膝长谈，每一次的碰面都使感情不断加深加厚，使剧情进一步的升华，
电影开始是库伯结婚前一晚的单身派对，脱衣女郎的热舞让你知道这部剧的尺度绝对让你满意。派对上，库伯的朋友，各个秀色可餐，一群人跟着脱衣女郎尖叫起哄，只有路易斯坐在角落里微笑着看着。
待派对结束大家散去后，路易斯一边收拾着残余的垃圾。一边与库伯安静地聊着天。路易斯因为库伯的伴郎选择了新娘的弟弟而没有选择自己跟库伯拌着嘴，而库伯扑到路易斯的身上，享受地把脸贴在路易斯的胸口，一脸的满足。
库伯说会补偿路易斯，一脸挑逗地说：“你说了算”。看着近在咫尺的库伯，路易斯渐渐有了反应，连忙转移自己的注意力，并想办法让库伯从自己身上下去。
也许库伯也觉察到了路易斯的反应，起身坐在了旁边的椅子上，说晚上也要留在旅店睡觉，这让路易斯又紧张又兴奋。路易斯不喜欢喝龙舌兰和威士忌，但因为库伯，路易斯也一起喝着。（这里是若干年后的一个小伏笔）
库伯提出3问题游戏：互相问对方三个问题，绝对不能撒谎。路易斯借着酒劲在游戏中，坦露了自己是双性恋的事实。库伯一时难以消化，借机去了趟洗手间，路易斯本以为自己在库伯心中的形象毁了，结果见库伯赤裸着上身站在自己身后，并让路易斯放个黄片看。
路易斯识趣地与库伯保持一段距离，但眼睛还是会悄悄从电视上移开偷瞄库伯。浏览一遍后，库伯让路易斯换成GV。看着视频，库伯突然好奇道路易斯的小兄弟有多长。路易斯指着视频里的一个家伙说跟他差不多，库伯一脸诧异表示不信。
直到多年以后，真相才露出水面，这不过是一场有预谋的勾引，至于是谁在勾引谁？自己去寻找答案吧！（下面涉及到一些细节剧透，赶紧去公众号沐川北领取资源看完再来喔！）
两人约定之后每一年的这一天在这家旅店相见，一年一聚的设定很牛郎织女，每一次屏幕变黑，出现下次相聚的时间时，心中都默念着“一年之后，一定只是一年，千万别几年呀。”
接下来几年的相见里，电影一步步达到封神之巅，成为了我心目中的神作。两人每一次离开，都是同样的话“爱你，路易斯”、“爱你，库伯”，但这个“爱”，终归不是路易斯期待的“我爱你”的“爱”。路易斯是写浪漫小说的作家，他喜欢祖母喜欢的那本“关于真爱和浪漫的故事”的书，他与库伯两人感情的每一次波动，都让路易斯心中的真爱与浪漫碎掉一块，也让他撕去书中的几页，揉成一团。
库伯害怕与路易斯的亲密感增加，拒绝与路易斯亲吻。其实他心目中真正害怕的是：路易斯是对的人，而他没能在对的时间把握他，他害怕自己在老婆孩子都有的时候找到了生命中的灵魂伴侣，更害怕那个人是路易斯。
路易斯爱着库伯，但他知道书中浪漫故事的结局，所以他从未奢望在生命中完整的拥有库伯，他只是希望能够在那一天完整的拥有库伯，能亲吻这个深爱着的男人。
路易斯曾追问库伯是否和其他男人一起上过床，在得到否定后，路易斯判定库伯是双性恋中偏向女性的情况，但库伯坚称自己不是双性恋，路易斯让他证明，直到最后，避无可避，库伯才说出真相，他不喜欢男的，他只是爱路易斯一个人，只有他一个人。
我说不出为什么喜欢你，就好像我说不出水的味道。我不是gay，但如果是你，我就是！
祖母最后烧光了她所有的帽子，路易斯也撕完了书中所有的故事。祖母在留给路易斯的照片的背面写道：你在锁着的房间里面是找不到爱情的，你可以阅读人生或者你也可以潇洒的活着，记住一定要快乐。
库伯便是那锁着心门的房子，路易斯围着房子不停地打转，磨损着心中的爱去寻找钥匙。这是一场博弈，是爱先耗尽？还是门先打开？
电影后面有一个细节是，路易斯在进屋时，吃了一片药，我第一反应以为是伟哥（不好意思，丢人了，（//▽//）），但根据两人后面的对话，那应该是类似于阻断艾滋病之类的药物，如路易斯说的，他绝对不会传染给库伯的。
路易斯说，他有男朋友了，当库伯用第三个问题追问路易斯的男朋友时，路易斯看着库伯的眼睛，良久，才缓缓开口。
听到路易斯的回答，库伯愣住了，像丢了魂似的失魂落魄。在路易斯与服务员聊天时，我才明白事情的真相，路易斯撒了谎，那根本不是他男朋友的名字，而是服务员的名字，顿时眼睛酸酸的，心里发堵。
当许多年许多年以后，当看到最后的结局，当片尾曲响起，突然发现眼睛不知不觉已经湿了。
4 ) Chatting With Dir.Mark Bessenger About Male Nudity & Gay Double Standards
Two best friends – one straight, one bisexual/gay – hook up just before the straight guy gets married. It’s the start of a decade long affair where the guys meet for one night a year to have sex, catch up and let loose. However what should be a secret but simple bit of fun soon becomes something more complicated for both of them.
That’s the set-up for writer/director Mark Bessenger’s The Last Straight Man, which shows us five of the mens’trysts over a 12-year period. With the film coming to DVD (it’s out this week in both the US and UK), we took the opportunity to chat to Bessenger about his movie, how the actors dealt with the sex and nudity, and whether gay people have a double standard about ‘straight’ men having same sex affairs.
Where did the idea for The Last Straight Man come from?
I wish I could say it was autobiographical, but it actually sprang from the budget. I knew my next feature would have to keep costs down, so I began to wonder if I could set a movie in one location and keep it interesting for ninety minutes. From there, it just built itself up: a hotel suite…one night every year afforded the opportunity to let characters grow…two men…best friends…one straight and one gay would provide the drama…unrequited love and sexual curiosity would provide the conflict…and there it was.
Have you ever fallen for a straight friend yourself?
I’ve had some pretty hard crushes on some of my straight guy friends, but yes, there was one that I was on the verge of falling in love with. Thank goodness it never happened. He was married with kids and it would have been a disaster. But, if he had been gay, it would have been glorious. We got along so well.
How did the main actors, Mark Cirillo and Scott Sell, get involved?
Scott was the first actor cast. When I was writing the script, I happened to see Scott in an episode of a local web show from Detroit, Michigan. It was a horror series, and Scott was great and had the perfect look for the Cooper character. I contacted him on Facebook, struck up a conversation and when the script was completed, I sent it to him to see if there was any interest. He wanted to try out, and I video auditioned him. He did a great job, and that was that.
Another actor had initially been cast as Lewis, the gay guy, but a month before the start of production, he backed out—a director’s nightmare. Several other good actors were contacted, including some who had originally auditioned for the part, but they turned it down, mostly because of the nudity and sex. One turned it down because of the “dirty bottom” joke! Producer Benjamin Lutz suggested I auditioned Mark Cirillo. They were friends because they had both been in another movie together (The Men Next Door), and Mark had done comedy and nudity in that film. So we brought Mark in, and he was great, so the two leads were complete.
Is it true that you initially thought about having different actors playing the two main characters at each of their meetings? Why was that scrapped?
Yes. Originally, I thought it would be fun to have different actors play the same characters every time they met. Maybe even actors of diverse races. It would give me the opportunity to work with more good people and add an interesting spin to the film, but the producers discussed it with me, and we ultimately decided it was too gimmicky an idea. The audience would have to get acquainted with the characters anew each time which would make it harder to build upon their story arcs. Plus, each concurrent set of actors would have to work within ever-tightening parameters, as they could only perform within the boundaries set by the preceding actors, which wouldn’t be as much fun. So we scrapped the idea.
Due to the setup of showing us some of the men’s yearly meeting, there’s a fair amount of nudity and sexual situations. Was that difficult to handle on set? Were the actors concerned about it at first?
Mark Cirillo had done nudity in previous films so it wasn’t a big deal to him (although now that the movie is done, he has told me he’s amazed at how much skin and sex there is in it), and when we were recording the audio commentary for the DVD, Scott revealed that ‘those’ scenes had almost prevented him from accepting the role. Both actors were very brave, but I have to give special props to Scott, who basically flew across the country to meet a group of people he didn’t know and get comfortable enough around us to take off his clothes and show butt and peen.
We rehearsed the scenes (clothed) extensively before we began filming, so the actors were relaxed and familiar with each other’s bodies, so I think that made it easier for them. And while we shot with a small crew, it was still difficult to get people to work on the film, due to the fact that it was GAY sex and MALE nudity. Even the women on the shoot were, I was told, uncomfortable. But I am always about challenging boundaries, so I take that as a badge of honor. And everyone behaved professionally. Even the telling of dirty jokes on set was practically nonexistent.
How much of a challenge was writing the script? You want us to get to know these men, but you are seeing them in quite limited periods. Was it difficult to keep it natural but still fully flesh out the characters?
Not at all. It was probably one of the easiest scripts I’ve ever written. Once I knew who these two guys were, and what I wanted each annual reunion to be about, the creation of the script just flew. I believe once the outline was done, I wrote it in a week. There was a very minimal rewrite after I let a few friends read it.
The film deals with the complexities of sexuality. It can often be a tangled thing with many people having different ideas about how peoples’ sexuality works and how/whether it can change. As the movie deals with people whose sexuality is being challenged or changing (at least in their own minds), how did you ensure that felt real?
I think a person’s sexuality is pretty much set at a young age with fuzzy borders. When I was a kid, I knew I didn’t feel the same way about girls as I did about boys, but I still thought I would get married to a woman some day and have kids. This was the ‘Barbie Dream House’ fantasy, and I didn’t realize it was really a gay fantasy. In high school and college, I became convinced I was bisexual and even bedded several women in an attempt to prove it to myself, but it was never as satisfying as it was when I had sex with men. Finally, I decided to just admit the truth to myself and came out as gay. So, did my sexuality change? No. Just my own interpretation (or frantic attempt at labelings) of what I thought I was, not what I really was.
And I believe this is true for a lot of people. One ‘straight’ male friend and fuck buddy told me that he considered himself totally heterosexual…he just liked to suck dick once in a while. To me, that is not straight, but to HIM, it absolutely is. So was his sexuality changing? I don’t think so. I think he was bisexual with a preference for women, but if he had come to this realization, his sexuality wouldn’t change, just his interpretation of it. And I found this fascinating and tried to incorporate this into Cooper’s character to help give him that authenticity.
I was also interested in how the guys’ meetings are supposed to be about escape and fun for both of them, but it quickly becomes apparent that there’s more to it than that. Do you think people can have ‘friends with benefits’ relationships that don’t get more complicated?
I really don’t. Sex, even if it’s originally just for fun, implies a certain amount of intimacy between the people involved. Now, I’m talking about ongoing sexual relationship, not going to a bathhouse or a sex club. When we have sex, we are revealing ourselves to another person in many ways. We are exposing our bodies, our pleasures, our fetishes, our psyches…everything that makes us who we are. I don’t think you can expose those aspects of ourselves to each other and not have it emotionally take hold somewhere.
It’s often difficult to get gay-themed films made. How did you go about getting financing the film?
I wish I could say I sold my body for a night to an Arabian prince and raised the entire budget by morning, but in actuality, we approached distributors, friends and investors but no one wanted to bite. Even a couple of porn companies. My biggest surprise was how many ‘out and proud’ homosexual men were actually afraid to put money into a gay production because their families and friends might disapprove. We tried an IndieGoGo campaign that failed miserably. Ultimately, a production company came through for us after reading the script and thinking it was great. Who was I to disagree?
I’m often intrigued when watching movies in which married men have an affair with another guy, whether the ‘cheating’ character would seem as sympathetic if he was having an affair with a woman. Do you think that’s true and that perhaps gay-themed cinema has a bit of a double-standard on that issue?
It is a double-standard, because cheating on a committed partner IS cheating. But I think we are more apt to forgive a married man sleeping with a gay man because men cheat to fulfill something they’re not getting in their normal relationships. If he’s having hetero sex at home and seeks out other hetero sex, it’s harder to forgive, because he’s looking for more of what he’s already getting. But if a married man is seeking out gay sex, we believe (or often WANT to believe) that it’s because he’s searching for something more than just sex. He’s looking to fulfill some part of his makeup that his wife, or any woman for that matter, isn’t satisfying. And so he finds it with other men. For a lot of gay men, we understand that search, since so many of us have experienced it ourselves, and so, we’re more willing to forgive that transgression. But if we were to see a movie about a married gay couple in a committed relationship and one of them cheats on his spouse with another gay man, I don’t think it would be as well-received.
The film seems to have had a great reaction at film festivals. Are you pleased with how audiences have reacted to the movie?
Yes. I was surprised at how few GLBT festivals in the U.S. wouldn’t take the film. When you’re rejected, you don’t get an explanation. But I was always told that it could be for any reason: too long of a running time, not funny enough, a festival programmer was feeling particularly unattractive that day and didn’t want to book a film where someone else found love…anything. But I always had a feeling the sexual frankness of the film scared some of them off. Even GLBT fests in the Bible Belt can be pretty conservative.
Are you a fan of gay-themed cinema yourself? What are some of your favourites?
Yes, I love gay cinema. I love movies in general, but gay cinema feels like it speaks more to me than other genres (except horror, but that’s an essay in itself) because it’s easier to see myself on the screen. I could name several films, but I’m going to restrict myself to two, both by the same director: Joseph Graham. This guy is such a good filmmaker, it hurts. His first film, Strapped, is a character study of people living in an apartment building as they encounter a male escort who has just had a client and cannot find the exit. After working his way through the literal and figurative maze-like hallways, he learns something about himself. It’s a beautiful piece of work. Now, Joe has a new film coming out called Beautiful Something. He’s putting the finishing touches on it right now. He graciously asked me to watch it…and it’s simply brilliant. It’s about our relationship with art and how that effects all aspects of our lives. It’s gorgeous, sexy, amazingly directed and the acting is devastatingly wonderful. Keep an eye out for that one. It’s flat-out my favorite gay film to date.
Are you working on anything new. Is there anything you can tell us about it?
Oh yes, things have been very busy at the Bessenger film factory. Currently, an older feature I directed and was thought lost has been rediscovered. It’s called Rhapsody and is available for streaming and download on amazon.com, or for purchase on Blu-ray on eBay. It was my first gay feature, shot in Chicago in 1994. When it was found, we remastered the footage, re-scored the music and re-edited the picture. There were a LOT of montages. A LOT, lol. Anyway, it’s recently been made available.
The very first feature film I ever directed, a horror/comedy/action/martial arts film called Ninja Zombie may be finally seeing the light of day next year. I was told it was too ‘mean-spirited’ by a distributor and so let it collect dust in my garage until recently someone came calling for it. Look for that one early in 2016.
And currently, I am in the middle of production on a new project called Confession. It’s a 16-scene anthology made up of gay male monologues in which each character confesses a secret to someone; sometimes a friend, sometimes directly to us. Each piece differs from the rest in tone or genre. One is a comedy, one is horror, one is romantic, one is disturbing, a few are erotic, there is a concert film, dancing and puppets; some are dark, some are light…I hope all are entertaining. And yes, there’s sex and nudity, lol.
We should finish post by the end of April and will be making the film festival circuit this year while seeking distribution.
I hope these films will appeal to ‘our’ audience, and that your readers will seek them out and enjoy them!
That’s the set-up for writer/director Mark Bessenger’s The Last Straight Man, which shows us five of the mens’trysts over a 12-year period. With the film coming to DVD (it’s out this week in both the US and UK), we took the opportunity to chat to Bessenger about his movie, how the actors dealt with the sex and nudity, and whether gay people have a double standard about ‘straight’ men having same sex affairs.
Where did the idea for The Last Straight Man come from?
I wish I could say it was autobiographical, but it actually sprang from the budget. I knew my next feature would have to keep costs down, so I began to wonder if I could set a movie in one location and keep it interesting for ninety minutes. From there, it just built itself up: a hotel suite…one night every year afforded the opportunity to let characters grow…two men…best friends…one straight and one gay would provide the drama…unrequited love and sexual curiosity would provide the conflict…and there it was.
Have you ever fallen for a straight friend yourself?
I’ve had some pretty hard crushes on some of my straight guy friends, but yes, there was one that I was on the verge of falling in love with. Thank goodness it never happened. He was married with kids and it would have been a disaster. But, if he had been gay, it would have been glorious. We got along so well.
How did the main actors, Mark Cirillo and Scott Sell, get involved?
Scott was the first actor cast. When I was writing the script, I happened to see Scott in an episode of a local web show from Detroit, Michigan. It was a horror series, and Scott was great and had the perfect look for the Cooper character. I contacted him on Facebook, struck up a conversation and when the script was completed, I sent it to him to see if there was any interest. He wanted to try out, and I video auditioned him. He did a great job, and that was that.
Another actor had initially been cast as Lewis, the gay guy, but a month before the start of production, he backed out—a director’s nightmare. Several other good actors were contacted, including some who had originally auditioned for the part, but they turned it down, mostly because of the nudity and sex. One turned it down because of the “dirty bottom” joke! Producer Benjamin Lutz suggested I auditioned Mark Cirillo. They were friends because they had both been in another movie together (The Men Next Door), and Mark had done comedy and nudity in that film. So we brought Mark in, and he was great, so the two leads were complete.
Is it true that you initially thought about having different actors playing the two main characters at each of their meetings? Why was that scrapped?
Yes. Originally, I thought it would be fun to have different actors play the same characters every time they met. Maybe even actors of diverse races. It would give me the opportunity to work with more good people and add an interesting spin to the film, but the producers discussed it with me, and we ultimately decided it was too gimmicky an idea. The audience would have to get acquainted with the characters anew each time which would make it harder to build upon their story arcs. Plus, each concurrent set of actors would have to work within ever-tightening parameters, as they could only perform within the boundaries set by the preceding actors, which wouldn’t be as much fun. So we scrapped the idea.
Due to the setup of showing us some of the men’s yearly meeting, there’s a fair amount of nudity and sexual situations. Was that difficult to handle on set? Were the actors concerned about it at first?
Mark Cirillo had done nudity in previous films so it wasn’t a big deal to him (although now that the movie is done, he has told me he’s amazed at how much skin and sex there is in it), and when we were recording the audio commentary for the DVD, Scott revealed that ‘those’ scenes had almost prevented him from accepting the role. Both actors were very brave, but I have to give special props to Scott, who basically flew across the country to meet a group of people he didn’t know and get comfortable enough around us to take off his clothes and show butt and peen.
We rehearsed the scenes (clothed) extensively before we began filming, so the actors were relaxed and familiar with each other’s bodies, so I think that made it easier for them. And while we shot with a small crew, it was still difficult to get people to work on the film, due to the fact that it was GAY sex and MALE nudity. Even the women on the shoot were, I was told, uncomfortable. But I am always about challenging boundaries, so I take that as a badge of honor. And everyone behaved professionally. Even the telling of dirty jokes on set was practically nonexistent.
How much of a challenge was writing the script? You want us to get to know these men, but you are seeing them in quite limited periods. Was it difficult to keep it natural but still fully flesh out the characters?
Not at all. It was probably one of the easiest scripts I’ve ever written. Once I knew who these two guys were, and what I wanted each annual reunion to be about, the creation of the script just flew. I believe once the outline was done, I wrote it in a week. There was a very minimal rewrite after I let a few friends read it.
The film deals with the complexities of sexuality. It can often be a tangled thing with many people having different ideas about how peoples’ sexuality works and how/whether it can change. As the movie deals with people whose sexuality is being challenged or changing (at least in their own minds), how did you ensure that felt real?
I think a person’s sexuality is pretty much set at a young age with fuzzy borders. When I was a kid, I knew I didn’t feel the same way about girls as I did about boys, but I still thought I would get married to a woman some day and have kids. This was the ‘Barbie Dream House’ fantasy, and I didn’t realize it was really a gay fantasy. In high school and college, I became convinced I was bisexual and even bedded several women in an attempt to prove it to myself, but it was never as satisfying as it was when I had sex with men. Finally, I decided to just admit the truth to myself and came out as gay. So, did my sexuality change? No. Just my own interpretation (or frantic attempt at labelings) of what I thought I was, not what I really was.
And I believe this is true for a lot of people. One ‘straight’ male friend and fuck buddy told me that he considered himself totally heterosexual…he just liked to suck dick once in a while. To me, that is not straight, but to HIM, it absolutely is. So was his sexuality changing? I don’t think so. I think he was bisexual with a preference for women, but if he had come to this realization, his sexuality wouldn’t change, just his interpretation of it. And I found this fascinating and tried to incorporate this into Cooper’s character to help give him that authenticity.
I was also interested in how the guys’ meetings are supposed to be about escape and fun for both of them, but it quickly becomes apparent that there’s more to it than that. Do you think people can have ‘friends with benefits’ relationships that don’t get more complicated?
I really don’t. Sex, even if it’s originally just for fun, implies a certain amount of intimacy between the people involved. Now, I’m talking about ongoing sexual relationship, not going to a bathhouse or a sex club. When we have sex, we are revealing ourselves to another person in many ways. We are exposing our bodies, our pleasures, our fetishes, our psyches…everything that makes us who we are. I don’t think you can expose those aspects of ourselves to each other and not have it emotionally take hold somewhere.
It’s often difficult to get gay-themed films made. How did you go about getting financing the film?
I wish I could say I sold my body for a night to an Arabian prince and raised the entire budget by morning, but in actuality, we approached distributors, friends and investors but no one wanted to bite. Even a couple of porn companies. My biggest surprise was how many ‘out and proud’ homosexual men were actually afraid to put money into a gay production because their families and friends might disapprove. We tried an IndieGoGo campaign that failed miserably. Ultimately, a production company came through for us after reading the script and thinking it was great. Who was I to disagree?
I’m often intrigued when watching movies in which married men have an affair with another guy, whether the ‘cheating’ character would seem as sympathetic if he was having an affair with a woman. Do you think that’s true and that perhaps gay-themed cinema has a bit of a double-standard on that issue?
It is a double-standard, because cheating on a committed partner IS cheating. But I think we are more apt to forgive a married man sleeping with a gay man because men cheat to fulfill something they’re not getting in their normal relationships. If he’s having hetero sex at home and seeks out other hetero sex, it’s harder to forgive, because he’s looking for more of what he’s already getting. But if a married man is seeking out gay sex, we believe (or often WANT to believe) that it’s because he’s searching for something more than just sex. He’s looking to fulfill some part of his makeup that his wife, or any woman for that matter, isn’t satisfying. And so he finds it with other men. For a lot of gay men, we understand that search, since so many of us have experienced it ourselves, and so, we’re more willing to forgive that transgression. But if we were to see a movie about a married gay couple in a committed relationship and one of them cheats on his spouse with another gay man, I don’t think it would be as well-received.
The film seems to have had a great reaction at film festivals. Are you pleased with how audiences have reacted to the movie?
Yes. I was surprised at how few GLBT festivals in the U.S. wouldn’t take the film. When you’re rejected, you don’t get an explanation. But I was always told that it could be for any reason: too long of a running time, not funny enough, a festival programmer was feeling particularly unattractive that day and didn’t want to book a film where someone else found love…anything. But I always had a feeling the sexual frankness of the film scared some of them off. Even GLBT fests in the Bible Belt can be pretty conservative.
Are you a fan of gay-themed cinema yourself? What are some of your favourites?
Yes, I love gay cinema. I love movies in general, but gay cinema feels like it speaks more to me than other genres (except horror, but that’s an essay in itself) because it’s easier to see myself on the screen. I could name several films, but I’m going to restrict myself to two, both by the same director: Joseph Graham. This guy is such a good filmmaker, it hurts. His first film, Strapped, is a character study of people living in an apartment building as they encounter a male escort who has just had a client and cannot find the exit. After working his way through the literal and figurative maze-like hallways, he learns something about himself. It’s a beautiful piece of work. Now, Joe has a new film coming out called Beautiful Something. He’s putting the finishing touches on it right now. He graciously asked me to watch it…and it’s simply brilliant. It’s about our relationship with art and how that effects all aspects of our lives. It’s gorgeous, sexy, amazingly directed and the acting is devastatingly wonderful. Keep an eye out for that one. It’s flat-out my favorite gay film to date.
Are you working on anything new. Is there anything you can tell us about it?
Oh yes, things have been very busy at the Bessenger film factory. Currently, an older feature I directed and was thought lost has been rediscovered. It’s called Rhapsody and is available for streaming and download on amazon.com, or for purchase on Blu-ray on eBay. It was my first gay feature, shot in Chicago in 1994. When it was found, we remastered the footage, re-scored the music and re-edited the picture. There were a LOT of montages. A LOT, lol. Anyway, it’s recently been made available.
The very first feature film I ever directed, a horror/comedy/action/martial arts film called Ninja Zombie may be finally seeing the light of day next year. I was told it was too ‘mean-spirited’ by a distributor and so let it collect dust in my garage until recently someone came calling for it. Look for that one early in 2016.
And currently, I am in the middle of production on a new project called Confession. It’s a 16-scene anthology made up of gay male monologues in which each character confesses a secret to someone; sometimes a friend, sometimes directly to us. Each piece differs from the rest in tone or genre. One is a comedy, one is horror, one is romantic, one is disturbing, a few are erotic, there is a concert film, dancing and puppets; some are dark, some are light…I hope all are entertaining. And yes, there’s sex and nudity, lol.
We should finish post by the end of April and will be making the film festival circuit this year while seeking distribution.
I hope these films will appeal to ‘our’ audience, and that your readers will seek them out and enjoy them!
5 ) 假1罚石
《The Last Straight Man》
他最好是直男……
能让我全程无感的同影有两种：一是过分文艺，二是平铺直叙。此片属于第二类，先不说演员演技是多么生硬，就说基本的拍摄就已经Bug百出，已经看到了至少五处明显的穿帮，内裤自动上身、鸟套凭空出现…此类神技多次出现，如果实在拍不了裸露戏可以利用死角，而没必要拍了又有所遮掩，没有意义也缺乏诚意，其次演员的台词水平像极了中传每天早八上课遇到的播音生练词，颜值和身材一流，情绪和语气三流。四年后再次相见那幕最为典型，每一次态度的变化转变靠电话响起推动，一瞬间完成，没有感情的台词阅读机器，好莱坞演员情绪表演基础必修课模版再现。
去Ins私信L的演员Mark，说出了昧着良心的夸赞，不出意外很快得到了对方的礼貌感谢，喜欢他是因为他很大，也因为他的热情，仅此。
6 ) 他们的七夕
逼吸币。
掰弯直男一定要用酒、黄片。
好奇害死猫。
要有大屌才能吸引直男。
他们的七夕。
十二年，岁月不饶人。
按下生活的暂停键。
抓紧时间吹。
接吻喝酒，变着法子骗到吻，一步步得到，果然是心机婊啊。
可以分享灵魂，融为一体的人。
她不是我的另一半，她没让我觉得完整。
从双性恋进化到同志，从直男进化到好奇，从好奇进化到双性恋。
抱着音乐一起跳舞，这才是有爱。
祖父去世后，祖母每个月买一顶帽子和一本爱情小说来看。
路易斯的眼神有点像孙悟空。
要么旁观别人，要么潇洒地活着。
用祖母的故事赚到了直男的菊花。
融为一体，名字烙在彼此的灵魂上。
灌肠教程。
直男的心理承受能力很强，被干后马上下地去医院迎接孩子的出生，留下0.5在那里撕书。
一年里挑出一天，什么也不干，就在床上操一整天。
电话爱爱，需要想象力。
你叫床叫得像唱饶舌乐。
牛仔装不错。
像迪斯尼乐园的旋转茶杯一样操我。
做爱总有染病的风险。
我们触碰的时候，你总让我浑身颤抖，每次想到你赤裸我的心就狂跳不止，你脸上每个表情都在我脑海里打转。
当直男要追求他的时候，他却害怕毁了直男的生活，劝他说“你的孩子需要父亲。”
为了孩子、家庭，牺牲自己的青春。这样的价值观，不符合如今的同运观念，然而很多前辈却是这样过来。
很遵守原则，一年只开房一次。
最后一个镜头，像孩子一样玩。
三星半
掰弯直男一定要用酒、黄片。
好奇害死猫。
要有大屌才能吸引直男。
他们的七夕。
十二年，岁月不饶人。
按下生活的暂停键。
抓紧时间吹。
接吻喝酒，变着法子骗到吻，一步步得到，果然是心机婊啊。
可以分享灵魂，融为一体的人。
她不是我的另一半，她没让我觉得完整。
从双性恋进化到同志，从直男进化到好奇，从好奇进化到双性恋。
抱着音乐一起跳舞，这才是有爱。
祖父去世后，祖母每个月买一顶帽子和一本爱情小说来看。
路易斯的眼神有点像孙悟空。
要么旁观别人，要么潇洒地活着。
用祖母的故事赚到了直男的菊花。
融为一体，名字烙在彼此的灵魂上。
灌肠教程。
直男的心理承受能力很强，被干后马上下地去医院迎接孩子的出生，留下0.5在那里撕书。
一年里挑出一天，什么也不干，就在床上操一整天。
电话爱爱，需要想象力。
你叫床叫得像唱饶舌乐。
牛仔装不错。
像迪斯尼乐园的旋转茶杯一样操我。
做爱总有染病的风险。
我们触碰的时候，你总让我浑身颤抖，每次想到你赤裸我的心就狂跳不止，你脸上每个表情都在我脑海里打转。
当直男要追求他的时候，他却害怕毁了直男的生活，劝他说“你的孩子需要父亲。”
为了孩子、家庭，牺牲自己的青春。这样的价值观，不符合如今的同运观念，然而很多前辈却是这样过来。
很遵守原则，一年只开房一次。
最后一个镜头，像孩子一样玩。
三星半
的确半神作半烂片。单纯从出发点看还是有惊喜的，能让人想到一些片子，《断背山》、《一天》、《点亮灯光》、《乔布斯》…主题很好，总之各种诚意惊喜。但也实在是不喜欢，也许把俩状态奇差主角换成男女异性恋再演技好点不淫荡我会更喜欢吧。画面都糙成这样了还不如全搞伪纪录片，形式再上一层…
哭得上气不接下气，其实最后一次见面的分手就是结局了，包括所谓的新男友可能也是杜撰，他终于等到那句话，只不过他已经不需要了。
真实而又发人深省的电影。结尾的画面太美好，有些不知所云。但是两个人互动的那些小纠结真是说到点上了，编剧兼导演真是用心了
操，看得人好难过啊！本来以为只是部用来恶搞的在gv附近打擦边球的小成本独立电影，毕竟开头收音不清晰台词不连贯演员之间甚至没有半点化学反应，漏洞很明显，我完全是用来满足自己恶趣味看着玩的。结果第二次重聚时被打脸。和情人伴着婚礼音乐相拥着轻轻摇晃太过于浪漫，连我都仿佛被带入那个一夜放纵的梦境。逐渐发现演员演技其实是在线的，剧情也慢慢连贯起来甚至前后有呼应，主题开始浮现。切入视角和叙述方式相当独特，剧情之间相互牵引，最后引导观众理解主人公面临的矛盾，而非只顾以导演自己的意愿意识流表达。现实中带着浪漫，浪漫中带着情色。露骨又温情。
以美國小成本來說算不錯了~至少有心...
以前看过了，又看了一遍系列。所谓的直男表现得像个小孩，什么都想尝试。台词幽默风趣。每年在直男的结婚纪念日前一天来当时第一次的旅馆开房，跟最好的朋友来一发。场景都是旅馆，每一年会穿插近照。“你问我是不是gay，是不是bisexual，可是为什么到现在我就喜欢你，只有你。”从不插、不亲、不在一起，到八年后都反过来了。能做到每一年都演得不太一样很难得了。Lewis牺牲很多，正如他结尾说的，我一直就很讨厌威士忌，只是一直在为对方而喝一样，他为了Cooper能够不离弃他的家庭而编造了自己有个得病的男友叫Bernie，其实是服务生的名字，违背了俩人之间的3个问题游戏的原则，不能说谎。
明明是GV非要加个剧情……
最后祖母把她所有的帽子都烧掉了，在她梳妆台上粘着一张她拿着她最爱的那本书的照片，她看起来很悲伤。那张照片背面写着：你在锁着的房间里面是找不到爱情的，你可以阅读人生或者你也可以潇洒的活着，记住一定要快乐。【抱着烂片的心情居然发现了神片】
本来只是想看着玩玩的结果最后还有点走心，真是哎哟我操
看完心里就像热水冲蜂蜜兑点牛奶咖啡再加点醋，趁热一口闷下去。老中药一样五味杂陈。那种苦涩不想去回想，但是又停不下来去回想
高颜值话唠片，全片场景不超过三处，用几个时间带来表现整个情感拉锯。直男婚前和弯男朋友的一夜，然后每年直男结婚纪念日前的二人相聚，情感循序渐进，话题推陈出新，欲望尺度无限叠加，同时他们也开始审视现实，所有爱情小说里的浪漫情节正是他们现实中无法跨越的荆棘。放手何尝不是更深沉的爱呢？
两个男主可以再丑一点吗。。。
淫乱版的断背山，在性与爱间打转的12年。I wish I know how to quit fucking you...（怎么办有点泪目2333）
刷完就明白短评那句「在神片和烂片间徘徊」的意思了。和谐大团圆结尾在我看来就是个梦幻般的彩蛋，最后那场床戏，整个的表现就像是路易斯在无声地说再见；加上吃药、编出假男朋友的故事、明明见到库还是很高兴但却拒绝了那句我爱你，反而第一次是他对明年说出不确定的话——看到这段的时候，眼泪都要出来了。太晚明白我爱你，太晚发现你才是我的灵魂伴侣，于是只能在现实与私欲之间纠缠十几年，每年仅有一晚的放纵。一个害怕亲密感，一个想要去爱却只能读着别人的爱情故事；最后他终于违反了这场游戏的规则，哪怕等来了那句真正的「我爱你」。
不知道为什么喜欢这部电影，就算它拍成如此的画质。演员的长相和身材有一定的多吸引力，主要是那种两人间演绎的那种亲密感，让人嫉妒和羡慕。我需要这样的亲密感。。。
长大成熟，最可怜的事，是学会向自己深爱的人说不，没有好坏对错，只是可怜。导演和表演都很糟烂，一度让我差点提前放弃，好在撑过第一段后剧本的威力释放了出来。每一次见面都有不同，每一次都有感情层次的递进乃至升华，而这一切都发生在单一场景下，摒除一切其他因素的影响，让人看清楚什么是爱。
@2016-02-08 21:43:21
简直床战教学片，而且演直男那位从眉毛到脚趾头都那么基，很容易让人出戏啊！
观影心情一直在烂片和神片之间徘徊。
见过用拍电影的方法拍porn的，还真没见过用拍porn的方法拍电影的，租了一个旅馆房间就想拍断背山了，当然这所有的都不如最后那个右派结局更让人吃惊的了。从技术到人生观，writer-director Bessenger纯粹是一团mess。