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- INTERVIEW: "SHELTER" STAR TREVOR WRIGHT ON THE MOVIE'S IMPACT, HIS GAY FANS, AND THE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY LOUIS VIRTELMARCH 5, 2013/11:13 AMBY LOUIS VIRTELMARCH 5, 2013 / 11:13 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"INTERVIEW: \"SHELTER\" STAR TREVOR WRIGHT ON THE MOVIE'S IMPACT, HIS GAY FANS, AND THE FUTURE","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-03-05T16:13:12.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-03-05T16:13:12.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"LOUIS VIRTEL","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TREVOR WRIGHT PHOTOGRAPHED BY CLTON GGHRAN FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT 30 YEARS OLD, TREVOR WRIGHT N CLAIM HIS RI THE ENTERTAMENT DTRY HAS BEEN BOTH VARIED AND VERY LONG. HE BEGAN AS A GAP SPOKKID WHO LAND A ROLE PLA ABDUL'S "FOREVER YOUR GIRL" VIO ALONGSI ELIJAH WOOD, AND HE GREW UP LANDG ROL ON THE GEE LOPEZ SHOW, NYPD BLUE, SCBS, AND BOSTON PUBLIC. THEN ME THE ROLE FOR WHICH REARS TEND TO BE MOST APPRECIATIVE: ZACK SHELTER, THE 2007 PENNT GAY ROMANCE WRTEN BY THE FILM'S DIRECTOR JONAH MARKOWZ. WRIGHT'S NOCENCE AND SENSIVY THE ROLE HELPED SEAL S POSN OUR POLL OF THE 100 GREATT GAY FILMS EVER -- ME AT #1. Y, AHEAD OF BROKEBACK MOUNTA. ANNE HATHAWAY'S RENTMENT IS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WRIGHT IS CURRENTLY WORKG ON A WEB SERI WH LLABORATORS TIM SULLIVAN AND BRIAN MCCULLEY (THE DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER RPONSIBLE FOR "I WAS A TEENAGE WEREBEAR," THE SEGMENT OF CHILLERAMA FEATURG SEAN PL LOCKHART, A.K.A. BRENT CORRIGAN, PL THE WRIGHT-STARRG HORROR ROMP 2001 MANIACS: FIELD OF SCREAMS), AS WELL AS A SMALL FASHN EMPIRE. HIS FACEBOOK PAGE FEATUR A VIO OF HIS RECENT GOOGLE HANGOUT WH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE UGHT UP WH THE ACTOR -- WHO WAS ALSO ADORABLE THE SOCIAL NETWORK A B ROLE -- TO DISCS SHELTER'S IMPACT ON FANS AND MATAG TERT THE ENTERTAMENT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTERELTON: IT'S BEEN FIVE YEARS SCE SHELTER ME OUT, AND THE POPULARY OF THIS TY FILM AMONG GAY FILMGOERS ENDUR. WHY DO YOU THK 'S SUCH A CHERISHED MOVIE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TREVOR WRIGHT: IT'S SUCH A BETIFUL STORY; THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY PTIVATED EVERYONE'S ATTENTN, THE LOVE, AND THAT 'S SUCH A HAPPY, FEEL-GOOD MOVIE. FROM WHEN I GOT THE SCRIPT AND READ FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE FIRST THG THAT ME TO MY MD WAS, "I DON'T THK I'VE EVER SEEN ANYTHG THIS BETIFUL TOLD FOR THE MOST PART." I HAD SO MANY RERVATNS ABOUT NOT KNOWG IF 'D GO ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, MAYBE IF 'D BE A SUPER CHEY MOVIE. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU READ , 'S JT BETIFUL; THERE ARE SUNSETS AND THE OCEAN, AND THE RELATNSHIP ASPECT OF ALL ULD EASILY GO ANOTHER DIRECTN. WHEN I SAT DOWN WH THE DIRECTOR JONAH [MARKOWZ], HE CLARIFIED FOR ME THAT HE REALLY WANTED TO GET THE GR OF THE CHEMISTRY BETWEEN THE TWO CHARACTERS. I WAS ON BOARD. I THK THAT'S WHAT EVERYONE SE THE MOVIE BEE EVERYBODY SPEAKS ABOUT SO HIGHLY. IT HAS HELPED PEOPLE E OUT. IT'S SO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: WHAT SCEN REQUIRED THE MOST PREPARATN?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TW: TTHFULLY, I THK WAS SUCH AN EMOTNAL ROLLER ASTER THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE MOVIE. AS AN ACTOR, I DIDN'T WANT TO REALLY REHEARSE -- JONAH WAS WANTG TO REHEARSE THE SCEN WH BRAD ROWE AND I TO MAKE SURE THE CHEMISTRY WAS THERE. "LET'S PRACTICE. LET'S ROLL AROUND ON THE BED." I DIDN'T WANT TO PRACTICE. I WANTED TO BE SO ANIC AND E OFF AS NATURAL, BEE THAT WAS THE STORY WH MY CHARACTER ZACK, THAT WAS HIS WHOLE STORY. HE DIDN'T KNOW IF HE WAS GAY OR STRAIGHT. HE WASN'T "BORN GAY." HE HAD SUCH A STRONG BOND WH THIS GUY AND WAS SO TRIGUED BY SHN'S CHARACTER THAT ZACK JT DOVE FOR AND REALLY WANTED TO EXPLORE THE IA WHERE HE DID FD HIMSELF BEG TLY ATTRACTED TO THIS GUY. THAT'S WHAT I'M SUCH A SUPPORTER THE MUNY, DOG THE NOH8 MPAIGNS, AND TALKG TO THE FANS. THIS MOVIE HAS GIVEN ME THE OPPORTUNY TO SPEAK ABOUT THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: WHAT DO YOUR GAY FANS UALLY SAY WHEN THEY APPROACH YOU?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TW: IT'S UALLY THAT I PLAYED THE CHARACTER SO TE, THAT 'S ONE OF THE BT MOVI THEY'VE EVER SEEN. THE #1 THG I HEAR IS THAT SHELTER HAS HELPED THEM GET THEIR OWN LIV ORR SO THEY ULD E OUT WH NFINCE AND SPEAK TO THEIR FAY AND IENDS. SOMETIM 'S THAT THEY WATCH THE MOVIE WHEN THEY'RE DOWN, AND PICKS THEM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: YOU HAVE A FASHN LE. HOW DID YOU GET TO THE SARTORIAL WORLD?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TW: THAT'S A FUNNY STORY. I HAD THIS WHOLE THEORY HIGH SCHOOL -- I ED TO BUY A PAIR OF LEVI'S HIGH SCHOOL AND THERE WAS NEVER THE RIGHT F NO MATTER WHAT. IT WAS EHER THE PANTS WERE SUPER BAGGY BUT TIGHT AT THE ANKL, OR THE ENTIRE PANT WAS JT BAGGY. THERE WEREN'T REALLY SKNY JEANS WHEN I WAS HIGH SCHOOL OR I WASN'T AWARE OF BEE OF SKATEBOARDG AND RAP MIC BEG SUCH AN FLUENCE. I PERSONALLY HATED BEE GAVE NO SHAPE TO THE BODY. I WOULD TAKE JEANS TO A TAILOR AND BASILLY RTCTURE THEM AND MAKE THEM THNER THE THIGHS. AT THE TIME, I STILL LIKED A LTLE FLARE, A BOOT-CUT. SO I WOULD TAKE THEM , BUT THEN I WOULD ADD AN EXTRA FABRIC LIKE A TAN RDUROY FABRIC THAT WOULD FLARE OUT OF THEM. IT SOUNDS SUPER CHEY NOW, BUT WAS PRETTY OL BACK THEN! ONE DAY I WAS WALKG THROUGH MALIBU AND ONE OF THE HEAD STYLISTS FOR 'N SYNC ME UP TO ME! HE WAS LIKE, "WHERE DID YOU GET THOSE PANTS? THEY'RE CREDIBLE!" I'M LIKE, "I MA THEM!" HE SAID, "YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE THE PANTS FOR THIS BAND I'M WORKG WH." I NEVER REALLY PURSUED THAT AVENUE, BUT MA ME REALIZE, "SH*T, MAYBE I ULD DO THIS!" I GET A LOT OF PLIMENTS; PEOPLE ASK ME. IN HIGH SCHOOL I SOLD THEM. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A PASSN OF ME. I WOULD GO TO BARNEY'S MY ADULT LIFE AND BUY A SU OR A NICE PAIR OF PANTS BEE THE FABRIC IS CREDIBLE OR WHATNOT, AND I'D STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT'S A $300 PAIR OF PANTS, BUT I'D STILL GO TO MY TAILOR'S AND SPEND A $150 ON RTCTURG THEM THE WAY I WANT THEM, AND NEXT THG YOU DO 'S FOUR HUNDRED-SOMETHG DOLLARS -- I WANT TO CREATE MY OWN PANTS FOR EVERYONE TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD! I WANTED TO DO SOMETHG ON MY OWN, SO I STARTED THIS PANY LLED DROE. I GOT THE WEBSE, STARTED SHOWG AROUND, AND FRED SEGAL PLACED A NICE ORR. A BUNCH OF LOL STOR DID TOO. IT GAVE ME A BOOST OF NFINCE TO KEEP PURSUG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: WHAT'S YOUR IAL ROLE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TW: OH MAN. GREAT QUTN! HARD TO SAY, BEE I'M OPEN TO NEW THGS ALL THE TIME. I PERSONALLY JT LIKE A CHALLENGE, SOMETHG WH A LOT OF PTH AND IS CHARACTER-DRIVEN. THAT GETS MY ROCKS OFF. I DON'T NECSARILY WANT TO DO ANYTHG EASY; I LIKE NFLICT AND EMOTN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: YOU GREW UP AS A GAP POSTER CHILD WHO GOT B PARTS THGS LIKE PLA ABDUL'S "FOREVER YOUR GIRL" VIO. THAT'S A LONG TIME SPENT THE ENTERTAMENT BS. WHAT SPIR YOU TO KEEP UP?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TW: I KD OF GREW UP THE BS. MY MOM STARTED AS A PRODUCER OF MIC VIOS FOR PEOPLE LIKE JA JACKSON, THEN SHE GOT TO THE STG WORLD. I NATURALLY GREW UP , BUT WAS ALWAYS SOMETHG I ENJOYED, SO SHE WAS BY NO MEANS A STAGE MOM. MY UNCLE WAS A BIG PHOTOGRAPHER, SO HE ALWAYS TOOK PICTUR OF . WE LIVED HOLLYWOOD, SO WE WERE ALWAYS THE MIX. I DID TONS OF MERCIALS, SOME FILMS HERE AND THERE, AND THERE WAS A PIVOTAL POT WHEN I WAS 15 OR SO HIGH SCHOOL, AND I ASKED MYSELF, "I HAVE THREE YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL LEFT, WHAT DO I WANT TO DO?" THIS IS THE TIME TO MAKE A CISN. THE ONLY THG THAT I -- WHOUT BEG EGOTISTIL -- REALLY WANTED TO DO, OR THAT I'M ANY GOOD AT, IS ACTG. SO AFTER SCHOOL I DOVE TO ACTG CLASS. I STUDIED PRIVATELY, WENT TO DNS. BEG A KID THE BS, GOG TO THE REAL WORLD, 'S A TOTALLY DIFFERENT BALL GAME. YOU'RE GETTG ADVICE OM YOUR MOM ON HOW TO DN. I WOULD GO TO DNS HIGH SCHOOL AND BEG TOLD HOW GREEN I WAS, BUT STEAD OF BEG BROUGHT DOWN, MA ME STRONGER. I KEPT PURSUG , PURSUG , PURSUG . I GOT CREDIBLY FORTUNATE WH A PLAY LLED THE LS THAN HUMAN CLUB, A TIMOTHY MASON PLAY, WH AMY SMART AND ANNA FARIS. I HAD THE LEAD ROLE AND WE GOT GREAT REVIEWS. IT WAS NSTANT TRAG, REHEARSG, REHEARSG, REHEARSG. FROM THEN ON WAS BOOM-BOOM-BOOM, I WAS WORKG, WORKG, WORKG. I THK WAS ALL THE TRAG. SOME PEOPLE THK A PRETTY FACE N JT GET THE JOB -- AND PLENTY OF THEM DO -- BUT ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE, THE ON WHO PUT THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NEXT PAGE... 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- REVIEW OF “SHELTER”{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY ALEXANR STEVENSONMARCH 26, 2008/10:45 PMBY ALEXANR STEVENSONMARCH 26, 2008 / 10:45 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"REVIEW OF “SHELTER”","DATEPUBLISHED":"2008-03-27T02:45:21.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2008-03-27T02:45:21.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"ALEXANR STEVENSON","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TTH IS, SHELTER IS AS MUCH ABOUT SURFG AS BROKEBACK MOUNTA WAS ABOUT ANIMAL HBANDRY. BUT FORTUNATELY FOR GAY FILM LOVERS STARVED FOR A CENT GAY ROMANCE, MUCH LIKE BROKEBACK, IS A WELL-MA, H, AND GENUELY TOUCHG STORY OF FIRST {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ZACH (TREVOR WRIGHT) SPENDS HIS DAYS AFTER GRADUATG HIGH SCHOOL FLIPPG BURGERS, TAKG RE OF HIS NEPHEW, AND WORKG ON HIS ART. WHEN HE’S NOT BABYSTG, ZACH SPENDS MUCH OF HIS TIME ALONE THE SUN-BLEACHED, LOWER CLASS DTRIAL NEIGHBORHOODS OF HIS CALIFORNIA TOWN, SKATEBOARDG, TAGGG WAREHO, AND THKG ABOUT HIS UNSPIRG FUTURE. ALL HIS IENDS ARE OFF TO LLEGE, HIS FATHER IS SLOWLY LOSG HIS ABILY TO TAKE RE OF HIMSELF, HIS UNMARRIED SISTER TAK LTLE RPONSIBILY FOR HER OWN SON, AND HIS RELATNSHIP WH HIS GIRLIEND IS ROCKY AT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ZACH’S PE IS THE OPEN SEA, WHERE HE RIS THE WAV ALONE. BUT WHEN PICKG UP A BOARD AT HIS WEALTHY BT IEND’S SUPPOSEDLY EMPTY BEACH HOE, HE NS TO OLR BROTHER SHN (BRAD ROWE), A WRER WHO HAS E DOWN OM LOS ANGEL TO OL OFF AFTER A BAD BREAKUP. THE TWO LONERS HAVEN’T SEEN EACH OTHER FOR YEARS AND THEY STRIKE UP A UT IENDSHIP SUPERFICIALLY ROOTED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TREVOR WRIGHT (LEFT) & BRAD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THOUGH NEHER OF THE MEN MENTNS , SHN IS GAY AND THE FACT IS GENERALLY WELL KNOWN AROUND TOWN. ZACH REVEALS THAT HE READ SHN’S FIRST NOVEL AND LIKED , WHICH TAK SHN BY SURPRISE. HIS UT ADMTANCE OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SHN’S SEXUALY AND TERT HIS LIFE CHANG THE TRAJECTORY OF THEIR RELATNSHIP, AND BEFORE LONG THE TWO SHARE A DNKEN BUT CHASTE KISS AT THE BEACH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER THIS TENTATIVE NNECTN, ZACH PANICS AND WHDRAWS. AND TO FURTHER PLITE MATTERS, HIS SISTER JEANNE (PLAYED BY SIX FEET UNR ALUM TA HOLM), WHO HAS HEARD THAT HE’S BEEN HANGG OUT WH SHN, MANDS TO KNOW IF HER BROTHER IS “A FAG” (ZACH NI ) AND SAYS THAT SHE DON’T WANT HER SON BEG AROUND A GAY MAN LIKE SHN — THIS, OF URSE, SPE THE FACT THAT SHN AND ZACH ARE FAR MORE ATTENTIVE TO THE CHILD THAN SHE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ASI OM HIS CLEAR ROMANTIC TERT ZACH, SHN ALSO ENURAG HIS NEW IEND TO PURSUE HIS ART AND TO REAPPLY TO CALIFORNIA INSTUTE OF ARTS, WHERE ZACH SAYS HE WAS NIED A MUCH-NEED SCHOLARSHIP THE PREV YEAR. AS ZACH STGGL TO NAVIGATE HIS EPENG RELATNSHIP WH SHN, HIS FAY DRAMA, AND HIS OWN AMBNS AND DREAMS, HE GRADUALLY TRANSFORMS OM A DUTIFUL, QUIET, AND PUT-UPON YOUTH TO A VIBRANT, TELLIGENT, AND LOVG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ROWE (LEFT) & {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHELTER STANDS HEAD-AND-SHOULRS ABOVE MOST OTHER FILMS S GENRE (GAY ROMANTIC DRAMAS, NOT “GAY SURFER MOVI”) THANKS TO S SOLID ST, S TIMATE, KCHEN-SK FEEL, AND S RELUCTANCE TO PLAY TO THE CLICHéS THAT GENERALLY PLAGUE “G OUT” {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ROWE PARTICULAR SH HERE AS THE OLR, WISER, AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLY GOOD-NATURED SHN. HE’S SEXY, EASYGOG, AND DIGNIFIED, AND SEEMS CREDIBLY AT EASE HIS OWN SK, WHICH IS NOT ALWAYS THE SE WHEN STRAIGHT ACTORS TAKE ON GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND RELATIVE NEWER WRIGHT’S TACHED, POLE MOODS MELTS AWAY BETIFULLY AS HIS CHARACTER VELOPS, GIVG ZACH A SATISFYG ARC. SUPPORTG PLAYERS LIKE HOLM AND ROSS THOMAS AS GABE, ZACH’S STRAIGHT BT IEND AND SHN’S YOUNGER BROTHER (THE SCENE WHERE ZACH RELUCTANTLY OUT TO GABE IS FELY A HIGHLIGHT), LEND THE FILM AN THENTIC, UNRSTATED BEACH-TOWN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHELTER’S AVOIDANCE OF THE STANDBYS OF G-OUT MOVI MAK AN OTHERWISE FAIAR STORY FEEL H. THERE ARE NO GAY BARS, NO DGS, NO DRAG QUEENS, NO CIRCU ANTHEMS, NO GAY-BASHGS, NO AIDS SR, AND NO SCREAMG PARENTS TO SPEAK OF. SURE, SOME OF THE ELEMENTS WILL LIKELY ENTER ANY GAY MAN’S LIFE AT SOME POT OR ANOTHER, BUT SHELTER’S FOC ON ZACH’S FIRST LOVE AND HOW FS TO HIS WORKG-CLASS SURROUNDGS LENDS A WONRFUL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO BACK TO THE SURFG: DPE THE TWO LOVERS’ MUTUAL TERT THE SPORT, ’S REALLY OF VERY LTLE IMPORT TO THE STORY, SO DON’T BE TURNED OFF FOR FEAR THAT THE FILM WILL BE RAILED BY A THIRD-ACT SURFG PETN OR HOBBLED BY AN OVERABUNDANCE OF WATERLOGGED SLOW-MO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS ISN’T KARATE KID OR FIGHTG TOMMY RILEY; ’S A STRAIGHT-UP ROMANCE THAT THE MOTIF OF SURFG AS A REPRIEVE OM URBAN SQUALOR AND EVERYDAY ISSU LIKE WORK, FAY, AND AMBN. SURE, THERE ARE SOME HOT GUYS AND OUT OF WETSUS AND A FEW SURFG SEQUENC, BUT THEY DON’T OVERSTAY THEIR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SURFERS ON THE SET OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHELTER IS CERTALY ABOVE AVERAGE, BUT DO HAVE S FLTS. ONE, SHN IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLY ACMODATG TO ZACH AND AT THE LEAST IMPROBABLY NVENIENT HIS AVAILABILY. SURE, HE’S JT BROKEN UP WH HIS BOYIEND LOS ANGEL, BUT WH ZACH BEG SO HOT-AND-LD DURG HIS STAY, WE’RE REALLY SUPPOSED TO BELIEVE THAT HE WOULDN’T PURSUE ANY OTHER TERTS? HIS CHARACTER SEEMS TO HAVE VERY LTLE TO DO OTHER THAN WA AROUND FOR ZACH TO NEED HIM, WHICH DON’T FEEL ENTIRELY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WRIGHT (LEFT), ROWE & JACKSON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;} {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LIKEWISE, HIS WILLGNS TO TURN HIS ENTIRE LIFE UPSI-DOWN FOR ZACH ( SOME MAJOR WAYS, AS WE LEARN BY THE END) SEEMS UNLIKELY AT BT, AND PSYCHOLOGILLY IMBALANCED AT WORST. Y, THIS IS ZACH’S STORY FIRST AND FOREMOST, BUT SHN IS MALLEABLE TO THE POT WHERE RGS FALSE, AND FEELS LIKE THE CENTRAL ROMANCE ULD E A B MORE NFLICT OM HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SPEAKG OF NFLICT, A FEW OF THE ARGUMENTS (BETWEEN ZACH AND JEANNE AND ONE BETWEEN ZACH AND SHN) DON’T FEEL ANIC, PARED TO THE MOVIE’S MEASURED LM. THEY DON’T DIP TO MELODRAMA, NECSARILY, BUT PARED TO THE WONRFULLY EVEN TONE OF THE RT OF THE FILM THEY ARE A B {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND WHILE ’S A MOR QUIBBLE, THE TLE OF SHELTER ISN’T QUE A LOCK FOR ME. NOT ONLY HAS ALREADY BEEN ED MULTIPLE TIM (WH TWO MORE FILMS PRODUCTN WH THE SAME TLE), NJUR A DARKER FEEL THAN THIS FILM HAS AND REALLY BEARS NO DIRECT NNECTN TO THE STORY. I WISH THE TLE HAD A LTLE MORE TRACTN AND GAVE A B MORE DITN AS TO WHAT THE FILM IS ABOUT, AS CERTALY SERV TO BE NOTICED AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHELTER GIV HOPE THAT GAY ROMANCE HAS E OF AGE. IT’S A GAY LOVE STORY THAT IS BEG TOLD NOT JT FOR A GAY DIENCE, BUT FOR ANYONE WH AN TERT HUMAN NNECTN. IT DON’T FEEL NICHE, OR CLICHéD, OR TARGETED, AND S FOC ON THE CENTRAL LOVE STORY STEERS THE FILM AWAY OM UNNECSARY MP. NOT THAT THERE’S ANYTHG WRONG WH MP, BUT HERE THE ANIC CENTRAL RELATNSHIP IS TERTG AND THENTIC ENOUGH TO STAND ON S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IS THIS A SIGN OF THGS TO E FOR GAY ROMANC POST-BROKEBACK? FILMGOERS WHO HAD BURNED OUT ON GAY CEMA N CERTALY HOPE SO. IT’S A SHAME THAT SHELTER ISN’T GETTG THE WI THEATRIL DISTRIBUTN THAT CERTALY SERV, AS ’S A RARE GAY FILM THAT DON’T PREACH, PRS, MARTYR, OR BLDLY EMBRACE STEREOTYPE. BUT THOSE WHO HUNT DOWN WON’T BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
INTERVIEW: "SHELTER" STAR TREVOR WRIGHT ON THE MOVIE'S IMPACT, HIS GAY FANS, AND THE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY LOUIS VIRTELMARCH 5, 2013/11:13 AMBY LOUIS VIRTELMARCH 5, 2013 / 11:13 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"INTERVIEW: \"SHELTER\" STAR TREVOR WRIGHT ON THE MOVIE'S IMPACT, HIS GAY FANS, AND THE FUTURE","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-03-05T16:13:12.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-03-05T16:13:12.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"LOUIS VIRTEL","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TREVOR WRIGHT PHOTOGRAPHED BY CLTON GGHRAN FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT 30 YEARS OLD, TREVOR WRIGHT N CLAIM HIS RI THE ENTERTAMENT DTRY HAS BEEN BOTH VARIED AND VERY LONG. HE BEGAN AS A GAP SPOKKID WHO LAND A ROLE PLA ABDUL'S "FOREVER YOUR GIRL" VIO ALONGSI ELIJAH WOOD, AND HE GREW UP LANDG ROL ON THE GEE LOPEZ SHOW, NYPD BLUE, SCBS, AND BOSTON PUBLIC. THEN ME THE ROLE FOR WHICH REARS TEND TO BE MOST APPRECIATIVE: ZACK SHELTER, THE 2007 PENNT GAY ROMANCE WRTEN BY THE FILM'S DIRECTOR JONAH MARKOWZ. WRIGHT'S NOCENCE AND SENSIVY THE ROLE HELPED SEAL S POSN OUR POLL OF THE 100 GREATT GAY FILMS EVER -- ME AT #1. Y, AHEAD OF BROKEBACK MOUNTA. ANNE HATHAWAY'S RENTMENT IS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WRIGHT IS CURRENTLY WORKG ON A WEB SERI WH LLABORATORS TIM SULLIVAN AND BRIAN MCCULLEY (THE DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER RPONSIBLE FOR "I WAS A TEENAGE WEREBEAR," THE SEGMENT OF CHILLERAMA FEATURG SEAN PL LOCKHART, A.K.A. BRENT CORRIGAN, PL THE WRIGHT-STARRG HORROR ROMP 2001 MANIACS: FIELD OF SCREAMS), AS WELL AS A SMALL FASHN EMPIRE. HIS FACEBOOK PAGE FEATUR A VIO OF HIS RECENT GOOGLE HANGOUT WH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE UGHT UP WH THE ACTOR -- WHO WAS ALSO ADORABLE THE SOCIAL NETWORK A B ROLE -- TO DISCS SHELTER'S IMPACT ON FANS AND MATAG TERT THE ENTERTAMENT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTERELTON: IT'S BEEN FIVE YEARS SCE SHELTER ME OUT, AND THE POPULARY OF THIS TY FILM AMONG GAY FILMGOERS ENDUR. WHY DO YOU THK 'S SUCH A CHERISHED MOVIE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TREVOR WRIGHT: IT'S SUCH A BETIFUL STORY; THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY PTIVATED EVERYONE'S ATTENTN, THE LOVE, AND THAT 'S SUCH A HAPPY, FEEL-GOOD MOVIE. FROM WHEN I GOT THE SCRIPT AND READ FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE FIRST THG THAT ME TO MY MD WAS, "I DON'T THK I'VE EVER SEEN ANYTHG THIS BETIFUL TOLD FOR THE MOST PART." I HAD SO MANY RERVATNS ABOUT NOT KNOWG IF 'D GO ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, MAYBE IF 'D BE A SUPER CHEY MOVIE. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU READ , 'S JT BETIFUL; THERE ARE SUNSETS AND THE OCEAN, AND THE RELATNSHIP ASPECT OF ALL ULD EASILY GO ANOTHER DIRECTN. WHEN I SAT DOWN WH THE DIRECTOR JONAH [MARKOWZ], HE CLARIFIED FOR ME THAT HE REALLY WANTED TO GET THE GR OF THE CHEMISTRY BETWEEN THE TWO CHARACTERS. I WAS ON BOARD. I THK THAT'S WHAT EVERYONE SE THE MOVIE BEE EVERYBODY SPEAKS ABOUT SO HIGHLY. IT HAS HELPED PEOPLE E OUT. IT'S SO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: WHAT SCEN REQUIRED THE MOST PREPARATN?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TW: TTHFULLY, I THK WAS SUCH AN EMOTNAL ROLLER ASTER THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE MOVIE. AS AN ACTOR, I DIDN'T WANT TO REALLY REHEARSE -- JONAH WAS WANTG TO REHEARSE THE SCEN WH BRAD ROWE AND I TO MAKE SURE THE CHEMISTRY WAS THERE. "LET'S PRACTICE. LET'S ROLL AROUND ON THE BED." I DIDN'T WANT TO PRACTICE. I WANTED TO BE SO ANIC AND E OFF AS NATURAL, BEE THAT WAS THE STORY WH MY CHARACTER ZACK, THAT WAS HIS WHOLE STORY. HE DIDN'T KNOW IF HE WAS GAY OR STRAIGHT. HE WASN'T "BORN GAY." HE HAD SUCH A STRONG BOND WH THIS GUY AND WAS SO TRIGUED BY SHN'S CHARACTER THAT ZACK JT DOVE FOR AND REALLY WANTED TO EXPLORE THE IA WHERE HE DID FD HIMSELF BEG TLY ATTRACTED TO THIS GUY. THAT'S WHAT I'M SUCH A SUPPORTER THE MUNY, DOG THE NOH8 MPAIGNS, AND TALKG TO THE FANS. THIS MOVIE HAS GIVEN ME THE OPPORTUNY TO SPEAK ABOUT THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: WHAT DO YOUR GAY FANS UALLY SAY WHEN THEY APPROACH YOU?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TW: IT'S UALLY THAT I PLAYED THE CHARACTER SO TE, THAT 'S ONE OF THE BT MOVI THEY'VE EVER SEEN. THE #1 THG I HEAR IS THAT SHELTER HAS HELPED THEM GET THEIR OWN LIV ORR SO THEY ULD E OUT WH NFINCE AND SPEAK TO THEIR FAY AND IENDS. SOMETIM 'S THAT THEY WATCH THE MOVIE WHEN THEY'RE DOWN, AND PICKS THEM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: YOU HAVE A FASHN LE. HOW DID YOU GET TO THE SARTORIAL WORLD?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TW: THAT'S A FUNNY STORY. I HAD THIS WHOLE THEORY HIGH SCHOOL -- I ED TO BUY A PAIR OF LEVI'S HIGH SCHOOL AND THERE WAS NEVER THE RIGHT F NO MATTER WHAT. IT WAS EHER THE PANTS WERE SUPER BAGGY BUT TIGHT AT THE ANKL, OR THE ENTIRE PANT WAS JT BAGGY. THERE WEREN'T REALLY SKNY JEANS WHEN I WAS HIGH SCHOOL OR I WASN'T AWARE OF BEE OF SKATEBOARDG AND RAP MIC BEG SUCH AN FLUENCE. I PERSONALLY HATED BEE GAVE NO SHAPE TO THE BODY. I WOULD TAKE JEANS TO A TAILOR AND BASILLY RTCTURE THEM AND MAKE THEM THNER THE THIGHS. AT THE TIME, I STILL LIKED A LTLE FLARE, A BOOT-CUT. SO I WOULD TAKE THEM , BUT THEN I WOULD ADD AN EXTRA FABRIC LIKE A TAN RDUROY FABRIC THAT WOULD FLARE OUT OF THEM. IT SOUNDS SUPER CHEY NOW, BUT WAS PRETTY OL BACK THEN! ONE DAY I WAS WALKG THROUGH MALIBU AND ONE OF THE HEAD STYLISTS FOR 'N SYNC ME UP TO ME! HE WAS LIKE, "WHERE DID YOU GET THOSE PANTS? THEY'RE CREDIBLE!" I'M LIKE, "I MA THEM!" HE SAID, "YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE THE PANTS FOR THIS BAND I'M WORKG WH." I NEVER REALLY PURSUED THAT AVENUE, BUT MA ME REALIZE, "SH*T, MAYBE I ULD DO THIS!" I GET A LOT OF PLIMENTS; PEOPLE ASK ME. IN HIGH SCHOOL I SOLD THEM. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A PASSN OF ME. I WOULD GO TO BARNEY'S MY ADULT LIFE AND BUY A SU OR A NICE PAIR OF PANTS BEE THE FABRIC IS CREDIBLE OR WHATNOT, AND I'D STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT'S A $300 PAIR OF PANTS, BUT I'D STILL GO TO MY TAILOR'S AND SPEND A $150 ON RTCTURG THEM THE WAY I WANT THEM, AND NEXT THG YOU DO 'S FOUR HUNDRED-SOMETHG DOLLARS -- I WANT TO CREATE MY OWN PANTS FOR EVERYONE TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD! I WANTED TO DO SOMETHG ON MY OWN, SO I STARTED THIS PANY LLED DROE. I GOT THE WEBSE, STARTED SHOWG AROUND, AND FRED SEGAL PLACED A NICE ORR. A BUNCH OF LOL STOR DID TOO. IT GAVE ME A BOOST OF NFINCE TO KEEP PURSUG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: WHAT'S YOUR IAL ROLE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TW: OH MAN. GREAT QUTN! HARD TO SAY, BEE I'M OPEN TO NEW THGS ALL THE TIME. I PERSONALLY JT LIKE A CHALLENGE, SOMETHG WH A LOT OF PTH AND IS CHARACTER-DRIVEN. THAT GETS MY ROCKS OFF. I DON'T NECSARILY WANT TO DO ANYTHG EASY; I LIKE NFLICT AND EMOTN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: YOU GREW UP AS A GAP POSTER CHILD WHO GOT B PARTS THGS LIKE PLA ABDUL'S "FOREVER YOUR GIRL" VIO. THAT'S A LONG TIME SPENT THE ENTERTAMENT BS. WHAT SPIR YOU TO KEEP UP?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TW: I KD OF GREW UP THE BS. MY MOM STARTED AS A PRODUCER OF MIC VIOS FOR PEOPLE LIKE JA JACKSON, THEN SHE GOT TO THE STG WORLD. I NATURALLY GREW UP , BUT WAS ALWAYS SOMETHG I ENJOYED, SO SHE WAS BY NO MEANS A STAGE MOM. MY UNCLE WAS A BIG PHOTOGRAPHER, SO HE ALWAYS TOOK PICTUR OF . WE LIVED HOLLYWOOD, SO WE WERE ALWAYS THE MIX. I DID TONS OF MERCIALS, SOME FILMS HERE AND THERE, AND THERE WAS A PIVOTAL POT WHEN I WAS 15 OR SO HIGH SCHOOL, AND I ASKED MYSELF, "I HAVE THREE YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL LEFT, WHAT DO I WANT TO DO?" THIS IS THE TIME TO MAKE A CISN. THE ONLY THG THAT I -- WHOUT BEG EGOTISTIL -- REALLY WANTED TO DO, OR THAT I'M ANY GOOD AT, IS ACTG. SO AFTER SCHOOL I DOVE TO ACTG CLASS. I STUDIED PRIVATELY, WENT TO DNS. BEG A KID THE BS, GOG TO THE REAL WORLD, 'S A TOTALLY DIFFERENT BALL GAME. YOU'RE GETTG ADVICE OM YOUR MOM ON HOW TO DN. I WOULD GO TO DNS HIGH SCHOOL AND BEG TOLD HOW GREEN I WAS, BUT STEAD OF BEG BROUGHT DOWN, MA ME STRONGER. I KEPT PURSUG , PURSUG , PURSUG . I GOT CREDIBLY FORTUNATE WH A PLAY LLED THE LS THAN HUMAN CLUB, A TIMOTHY MASON PLAY, WH AMY SMART AND ANNA FARIS. I HAD THE LEAD ROLE AND WE GOT GREAT REVIEWS. IT WAS NSTANT TRAG, REHEARSG, REHEARSG, REHEARSG. FROM THEN ON WAS BOOM-BOOM-BOOM, I WAS WORKG, WORKG, WORKG. I THK WAS ALL THE TRAG. SOME PEOPLE THK A PRETTY FACE N JT GET THE JOB -- AND PLENTY OF THEM DO -- BUT ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE, THE ON WHO PUT THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NEXT PAGE... MORE PHOTOS OF TREVOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
Shelter (2007). Wh non-English , homosexual, drama, love, lt, iendship, angst, uned stat, amerin * shelter film gay *
Andrew Ahn’s father once told him that there were “no gay people Korea. In a culturally nservative muny, where gog to church and buildg a fay were heavily emphasized, Ahn felt his gay inty kept him “om beg able to participate Korean culture. ” Then, he started equentg GAMeBoi, a weekly Asian Amerin gay party at Wt Hollywood’s Rage Nightclub.
REVIEW OF “SHELTER”{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY ALEXANR STEVENSONMARCH 26, 2008/10:45 PMBY ALEXANR STEVENSONMARCH 26, 2008 / 10:45 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"REVIEW OF “SHELTER”","DATEPUBLISHED":"2008-03-27T02:45:21.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2008-03-27T02:45:21.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"ALEXANR STEVENSON","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TTH IS, SHELTER IS AS MUCH ABOUT SURFG AS BROKEBACK MOUNTA WAS ABOUT ANIMAL HBANDRY. BUT FORTUNATELY FOR GAY FILM LOVERS STARVED FOR A CENT GAY ROMANCE, MUCH LIKE BROKEBACK, IS A WELL-MA, H, AND GENUELY TOUCHG STORY OF FIRST {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ZACH (TREVOR WRIGHT) SPENDS HIS DAYS AFTER GRADUATG HIGH SCHOOL FLIPPG BURGERS, TAKG RE OF HIS NEPHEW, AND WORKG ON HIS ART. WHEN HE’S NOT BABYSTG, ZACH SPENDS MUCH OF HIS TIME ALONE THE SUN-BLEACHED, LOWER CLASS DTRIAL NEIGHBORHOODS OF HIS CALIFORNIA TOWN, SKATEBOARDG, TAGGG WAREHO, AND THKG ABOUT HIS UNSPIRG FUTURE. ALL HIS IENDS ARE OFF TO LLEGE, HIS FATHER IS SLOWLY LOSG HIS ABILY TO TAKE RE OF HIMSELF, HIS UNMARRIED SISTER TAK LTLE RPONSIBILY FOR HER OWN SON, AND HIS RELATNSHIP WH HIS GIRLIEND IS ROCKY AT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ZACH’S PE IS THE OPEN SEA, WHERE HE RIS THE WAV ALONE. BUT WHEN PICKG UP A BOARD AT HIS WEALTHY BT IEND’S SUPPOSEDLY EMPTY BEACH HOE, HE NS TO OLR BROTHER SHN (BRAD ROWE), A WRER WHO HAS E DOWN OM LOS ANGEL TO OL OFF AFTER A BAD BREAKUP. THE TWO LONERS HAVEN’T SEEN EACH OTHER FOR YEARS AND THEY STRIKE UP A UT IENDSHIP SUPERFICIALLY ROOTED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TREVOR WRIGHT (LEFT) & BRAD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THOUGH NEHER OF THE MEN MENTNS , SHN IS GAY AND THE FACT IS GENERALLY WELL KNOWN AROUND TOWN. ZACH REVEALS THAT HE READ SHN’S FIRST NOVEL AND LIKED , WHICH TAK SHN BY SURPRISE. HIS UT ADMTANCE OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SHN’S SEXUALY AND TERT HIS LIFE CHANG THE TRAJECTORY OF THEIR RELATNSHIP, AND BEFORE LONG THE TWO SHARE A DNKEN BUT CHASTE KISS AT THE BEACH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER THIS TENTATIVE NNECTN, ZACH PANICS AND WHDRAWS. AND TO FURTHER PLITE MATTERS, HIS SISTER JEANNE (PLAYED BY SIX FEET UNR ALUM TA HOLM), WHO HAS HEARD THAT HE’S BEEN HANGG OUT WH SHN, MANDS TO KNOW IF HER BROTHER IS “A FAG” (ZACH NI ) AND SAYS THAT SHE DON’T WANT HER SON BEG AROUND A GAY MAN LIKE SHN — THIS, OF URSE, SPE THE FACT THAT SHN AND ZACH ARE FAR MORE ATTENTIVE TO THE CHILD THAN SHE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ASI OM HIS CLEAR ROMANTIC TERT ZACH, SHN ALSO ENURAG HIS NEW IEND TO PURSUE HIS ART AND TO REAPPLY TO CALIFORNIA INSTUTE OF ARTS, WHERE ZACH SAYS HE WAS NIED A MUCH-NEED SCHOLARSHIP THE PREV YEAR. AS ZACH STGGL TO NAVIGATE HIS EPENG RELATNSHIP WH SHN, HIS FAY DRAMA, AND HIS OWN AMBNS AND DREAMS, HE GRADUALLY TRANSFORMS OM A DUTIFUL, QUIET, AND PUT-UPON YOUTH TO A VIBRANT, TELLIGENT, AND LOVG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ROWE (LEFT) & {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHELTER STANDS HEAD-AND-SHOULRS ABOVE MOST OTHER FILMS S GENRE (GAY ROMANTIC DRAMAS, NOT “GAY SURFER MOVI”) THANKS TO S SOLID ST, S TIMATE, KCHEN-SK FEEL, AND S RELUCTANCE TO PLAY TO THE CLICHéS THAT GENERALLY PLAGUE “G OUT” {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ROWE PARTICULAR SH HERE AS THE OLR, WISER, AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLY GOOD-NATURED SHN. HE’S SEXY, EASYGOG, AND DIGNIFIED, AND SEEMS CREDIBLY AT EASE HIS OWN SK, WHICH IS NOT ALWAYS THE SE WHEN STRAIGHT ACTORS TAKE ON GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND RELATIVE NEWER WRIGHT’S TACHED, POLE MOODS MELTS AWAY BETIFULLY AS HIS CHARACTER VELOPS, GIVG ZACH A SATISFYG ARC. SUPPORTG PLAYERS LIKE HOLM AND ROSS THOMAS AS GABE, ZACH’S STRAIGHT BT IEND AND SHN’S YOUNGER BROTHER (THE SCENE WHERE ZACH RELUCTANTLY OUT TO GABE IS FELY A HIGHLIGHT), LEND THE FILM AN THENTIC, UNRSTATED BEACH-TOWN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHELTER’S AVOIDANCE OF THE STANDBYS OF G-OUT MOVI MAK AN OTHERWISE FAIAR STORY FEEL H. THERE ARE NO GAY BARS, NO DGS, NO DRAG QUEENS, NO CIRCU ANTHEMS, NO GAY-BASHGS, NO AIDS SR, AND NO SCREAMG PARENTS TO SPEAK OF. SURE, SOME OF THE ELEMENTS WILL LIKELY ENTER ANY GAY MAN’S LIFE AT SOME POT OR ANOTHER, BUT SHELTER’S FOC ON ZACH’S FIRST LOVE AND HOW FS TO HIS WORKG-CLASS SURROUNDGS LENDS A WONRFUL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO BACK TO THE SURFG: DPE THE TWO LOVERS’ MUTUAL TERT THE SPORT, ’S REALLY OF VERY LTLE IMPORT TO THE STORY, SO DON’T BE TURNED OFF FOR FEAR THAT THE FILM WILL BE RAILED BY A THIRD-ACT SURFG PETN OR HOBBLED BY AN OVERABUNDANCE OF WATERLOGGED SLOW-MO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS ISN’T KARATE KID OR FIGHTG TOMMY RILEY; ’S A STRAIGHT-UP ROMANCE THAT THE MOTIF OF SURFG AS A REPRIEVE OM URBAN SQUALOR AND EVERYDAY ISSU LIKE WORK, FAY, AND AMBN. SURE, THERE ARE SOME HOT GUYS AND OUT OF WETSUS AND A FEW SURFG SEQUENC, BUT THEY DON’T OVERSTAY THEIR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SURFERS ON THE SET OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHELTER IS CERTALY ABOVE AVERAGE, BUT DO HAVE S FLTS. ONE, SHN IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLY ACMODATG TO ZACH AND AT THE LEAST IMPROBABLY NVENIENT HIS AVAILABILY. SURE, HE’S JT BROKEN UP WH HIS BOYIEND LOS ANGEL, BUT WH ZACH BEG SO HOT-AND-LD DURG HIS STAY, WE’RE REALLY SUPPOSED TO BELIEVE THAT HE WOULDN’T PURSUE ANY OTHER TERTS? HIS CHARACTER SEEMS TO HAVE VERY LTLE TO DO OTHER THAN WA AROUND FOR ZACH TO NEED HIM, WHICH DON’T FEEL ENTIRELY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WRIGHT (LEFT), ROWE & JACKSON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;} {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LIKEWISE, HIS WILLGNS TO TURN HIS ENTIRE LIFE UPSI-DOWN FOR ZACH ( SOME MAJOR WAYS, AS WE LEARN BY THE END) SEEMS UNLIKELY AT BT, AND PSYCHOLOGILLY IMBALANCED AT WORST. Y, THIS IS ZACH’S STORY FIRST AND FOREMOST, BUT SHN IS MALLEABLE TO THE POT WHERE RGS FALSE, AND FEELS LIKE THE CENTRAL ROMANCE ULD E A B MORE NFLICT OM HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SPEAKG OF NFLICT, A FEW OF THE ARGUMENTS (BETWEEN ZACH AND JEANNE AND ONE BETWEEN ZACH AND SHN) DON’T FEEL ANIC, PARED TO THE MOVIE’S MEASURED LM. THEY DON’T DIP TO MELODRAMA, NECSARILY, BUT PARED TO THE WONRFULLY EVEN TONE OF THE RT OF THE FILM THEY ARE A B {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND WHILE ’S A MOR QUIBBLE, THE TLE OF SHELTER ISN’T QUE A LOCK FOR ME. NOT ONLY HAS ALREADY BEEN ED MULTIPLE TIM (WH TWO MORE FILMS PRODUCTN WH THE SAME TLE), NJUR A DARKER FEEL THAN THIS FILM HAS AND REALLY BEARS NO DIRECT NNECTN TO THE STORY. I WISH THE TLE HAD A LTLE MORE TRACTN AND GAVE A B MORE DITN AS TO WHAT THE FILM IS ABOUT, AS CERTALY SERV TO BE NOTICED AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHELTER GIV HOPE THAT GAY ROMANCE HAS E OF AGE. IT’S A GAY LOVE STORY THAT IS BEG TOLD NOT JT FOR A GAY DIENCE, BUT FOR ANYONE WH AN TERT HUMAN NNECTN. IT DON’T FEEL NICHE, OR CLICHéD, OR TARGETED, AND S FOC ON THE CENTRAL LOVE STORY STEERS THE FILM AWAY OM UNNECSARY MP. NOT THAT THERE’S ANYTHG WRONG WH MP, BUT HERE THE ANIC CENTRAL RELATNSHIP IS TERTG AND THENTIC ENOUGH TO STAND ON S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IS THIS A SIGN OF THGS TO E FOR GAY ROMANC POST-BROKEBACK? FILMGOERS WHO HAD BURNED OUT ON GAY CEMA N CERTALY HOPE SO. IT’S A SHAME THAT SHELTER ISN’T GETTG THE WI THEATRIL DISTRIBUTN THAT CERTALY SERV, AS ’S A RARE GAY FILM THAT DON’T PREACH, PRS, MARTYR, OR BLDLY EMBRACE STEREOTYPE. BUT THOSE WHO HUNT DOWN WON’T BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
Beg Asian Amerin and LGBTQ+ n feel lonely, wh stutns such as ethnic church often disavowg non-heterosexual relatnships while tradnal LGBTQ+ spac such as gay bars n be unwelg. * shelter film gay *
He learned to embrace beg both Korean and gay, so much so that he directed “Fire Island, ” a groundbreakg queer Asian Amerin rom- released last year. Beg Asian Amerin and LGBTQ+ n feel lonely, wh stutns such as ethnic church often disavowg non-heterosexual relatnships while tradnal LGBTQ+ spac such as gay bars n be unwelg to people of lor. “Fdg plac like GAMeBoi, where beg queer and Asian do -exist … It’s not like a 1, 000-year-old Korean cultural rual, but I uld create a new rual, ” said Ahn, a recent Friday, hundreds packed QT Nightlife’s monthly K-Pop Night at Micky’s, a Wt Hollywood gay club a block or so east om the old GAMeBoi posed for selfi a pk Barbie box wh dis balls hangg overhead.
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” (Michael Owen Baker / For The Tim) Even historilly gay neighborhoods like Wt Hollywood or San Francis’s Castro district, Asian Amerins have long been ignored or fetishized, seen as feme and weak. In 2019, then-Wt Hollywood Mayor John Duran argued that he did not appropriately touch a member of the Gay Men’s Chos of Los Angel bee “he’s a skny Korean kid wh pimpl on his cheek.
” Asian Amerin advocy groups cricized Duran’s remark, wh API Equaly-LA potg to the long history of discrimatn agast Asian men gay muni such as Wt Hollywood, whose clubs “ed to require three forms of photo intifitn om anyone they perceived as Asian. ” said Crisman, a 36-year-old gay Korean Amerin rearcher and artist.
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On this night, he had brought some female high school iends who wanted to experience the gay clubbg scene.
A simple film that reli on the chemistry between Wright and Rowe, tellg a sweet g-of-age story about a young gay man tryg to figure out what he wants life. I hate g the term "gay themed film" bee very often most of the "them" the films are jt as relevant to all this is the story of a guy disverg that he is attracted to a man and attempts ( a very homogenized "movie of the week" way) to exprs all of the challeng that e wh that disvery.
It's a sweet film to spe 's stereotypil plot pots (sadly there is always some tth stereotyp), but bee never gets to ep to the emotns of the ma ("gay") characters I don't thk serv as anythg other then "light entertament'. "Shelter" may feature a gay romance but 's a far cry om one of those chey gay movi.