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“When you walk into a movie theater you’re giving up control, not only of your time, but you are watching what is being projected for you. But if people want to leave the movie they can.” - Blue Film writer-director @elliottuttle & star @kieronmoore speak with The Queer Review’s editor @jameskleinmann about collaborating on their provocative feature debut co-starring Tony-winning stage & screen veteran Reed Birney, now playing in New York @ifccenter , Los Angeles @landmarktheatressunset & Palm Springs @psculturalcenter , expanding 5/15 from @obscuredreleasing . Catch Q&As with @kieronmoore@ifccenter following the 7:20pm show on Tues May 12 (moderated by @jameskleinmann ) & after the 7:55pm show on Weds May 13. Head to TheQueerReview.com to read the full interview with exclusive photography by @mettieostrowski .
📸 @mettieostrowski for The Queer Review. Kieron Moore wears @titocrichtonstuart styled by @millermode .
#kieronmoore #elliottuttle #bluefilm #queercinema #thequeerreview
A new queer movie is provoking strong enough reactions to send audiences walking out of theaters.
‘Blue Film’ is unapologetic in exploring controversial and taboo themes about fetish. Written and directed by Elliot Tuttle, it’s also “a beautiful love story,” according to its makers.
“I think the most important thing that queer people can do is create from a place without fear and make exactly what they want to make,” Tuttle tells us.
‘Blue Film’ had a very rocky start when it first premiered.Film festivals such as Sundance and SXSW rejected the drama, and audience members walked out of certain screenings at the Edinburgh International Film Festival due to the graphic depiction of erotic gay sex and taboo relationships.
“Everyone's entitled to their emotions and the subject matter. I would encourage people to try and sit with that discomfort. Push your own boundaries, and test your morality. You want a polarizing film! I don't want lukewarm. Strong opinions are great opinions,” Kieron Moore says.
Read more about Tuttle’s unforgettable debut feature in Out’s latest digital story — link in bio.
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📸: Obscured Pictures
my favorite films of this year…
1. SIRĀT (dir. Oliver Laxe)
2. HAPPYEND (dir. Neo Sora)
3. RESURRECTION (dir. Bi Gan)
4. IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (dir. Jafar Panahi)
5. DREAMS (dir. Dag Johan Haugerud)
6. THE SECRET AGENT (dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho)
7. ISRAEL PALESTINE ON SWEDISH TV 1958-1989 (dir. Göran Hugo Olsson)
8. THE CODE (dir. Eugene Kotlyarenko)
9. MAGIC FARM (dir. Amalia Ulman)
10. BLACK BAG (dir. Steven Soderbergh)
honorable mentions: (dir. Peter Vack), SEX (dir. Dag Johan Haugerud), AFTER THE HUNT (dir. Luca Guadanigno), PARTHENOPE (dir. Paolo Sorrentino), PUT YOUR SOUL ON YOUR HAND AND WALK (dir. Sepideh Farsi)
with some performances i loved…
Clara Pacini (THE ICE TOWER), Andrew Scott (BLUE MOON), Mariam Afshari (IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT), Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT), Théodore Pellerin (LURKER), Jacob Elordi (FRANKENSTEIN), Son Ye-jin (NO OTHER CHOICE), Teyana Taylor (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER), Guillaume Marbeck (NOUVELLE VAGUE), Sergi López (SIRĀT), Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (SENTIMENTAL VALUE), Timothee Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME), Betsey Brown ()
