How Alan Cummg Turned Off the Charm For Tt Gay Drama ‘After Louie’ – IndieWire

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• "AFTER LOUIE" STAR ZACHARY BOOTH ON HIS DECISN TO COME OUT"I N'T HI WHO I AM, MY TTH, AND STILL BENEF OM THAT. IT FEELS UNFORTABLE."{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 CHRIS AZZOPARDIMARCH 23, 2018/6:01 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:618PX;WIDTH:1200PX;}FRETYLE DIGAL MEDIA BY CHRIS AZZOPARDIMARCH 23, 2018 / 6:01 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"AFTER LOUIE\" STAR ZACHARY BOOTH ON HIS DECISN TO COME OUT","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-03-23T22:01:46.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-03-23T22:01:46.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","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":"CHRIS AZZOPARDI","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;}TWO GAY MEN OM DIFFERENT GENERATNS LLI ACT UP VETERAN VCENT GAGLSTRO'S SEMI-TOBGRAPHIL DIRECTORIAL BUT, AFTER LOUIE, OUT MARCH {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;}IN THE FILM, AIDS ACTIVIST SAMUEL COOPER (ALAN CUMMG) IS STILL GRAPPLG WH THE VASTATN THE VIS HAS WROUGHT HIS LIFE WHEN HE TAK BRAEN DEVRI (ZACHARY BOOTH) HOME ONE NIGHT. AS THEIR RELATNSHIP EVOLV, TENSE NVERSATNS ABOUT THEIR DIFFERG PERSPECTIV LEAD TO ENLIGHTENMENT AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{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;}A FAIAR FACE ON THE QUEER-DIE CIRCU, THE 34-YEAR-OLD ACTOR HAS EARNED DISTCTN FOR HIS ROLE IRA SACHS' KEEP THE LIGHTS ON AND AS GLENN CLOSE'S SON FOR FIVE SEASONS OF FX'S DAMAG. MORE RECENTLY HE'S APPEARED ON CBS' THE GOOD {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;}BELOW, BOOTH SPOKE WH NEWNOWNEXT ABOUT BATG WH GAGLSTRO'S TAKE ON QUEER LENNIALS, DOG SEX SCEN WH ALAN CUMMG, AND HOW ACTG LGBT FILMS FLUENCED HIS CISN TO BE MORE OPEN ABOUT 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;}WHAT IALLY DREW YOU TO AFTER LOUIE?{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;}I'VE KNOWN [VCENT] FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS, AND HE WAS THE FIRST MEMBER OF THAT GENERATN THAT I HAD AN TIMATE IENDSHIP WH. THROUGH TALKG TO HIM, I STARTED TO UNRSTAND WHAT WAS LIKE LIVG THAT TIME. SO, VCENT IS REALLY THE MA THG THAT DREW ME TO THE FILM.FRETYLE DIGAL MEDIA AFTER {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;}MAYBE I'M CYNIL—OR JT PRACTIL—BUT EVERYONE SAYS THEY'RE MAKG A MOVIE. AND I SORT OF SAID TO HIM, "SURE, MAN, SURE YOU ARE." IT TOOK A UPLE OF DRAFTS AND 10 YEARS, BUT WHAT ME OUT WAS WHAT I REGNIZED: HIS TTH. ONCE THAT STARTED TO E TO THE SCRIPT, I REALLY BEME MORE ATTACHED TO {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;}VCENT TOLD THE THE LOS ANGEL BLA THAT, "THERE IS A TENSE GENERATNAL TENSN THE GAY MALE MUNY TODAY," WHICH THE FILM EXPLOR. DO YOU AGREE?{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;}I DON'T THK I DO, ACTUALLY, AND VCENT AND I HAD GONE BACK AND FORTH ON THIS ISSUE. IT'S PART OF WHAT RMED MY PERFORMANCE THE FILM: MY NFINCE AND FAH A GENERATN THAT I'M A PART OF. WE'RE LIVG THE WORLD [PEOPLE LIKE HIM] CREATED. WE'RE ABLE TO EXPRS OURSELV AND BE EE. JT OUR LIVG AND BREATHG THAT STCTURE IS A TTAMENT TO THE WORK THEY {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;}YOU'VE DONE SEX SCEN BEFORE, BUT WAS DIFFERENT SIMULATG SEX WH ALAN CUMMG?{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;}[LGHS] MY FORT LEVEL PARTICULAR WH NUDY AND SEX SCEN AT THIS POT MY REER IS A LOT MORE NNECTED TO MY EGO THAN ANYTHG ELSE. I ENJOY TAKG ROL THAT ARE RISKY, I ENJOY TAKG ROL THAT ARE TELLG STORI THAT I THK ARE IMPORTANT. AND I'M RISTANT TO SEX SCEN AND NUDY, YOU MAY BE SHOCKED TO FD OUT!FRETYLE DIGAL MEDIA {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;}BUT THERE IS AN ELEMENT TO THE ANIMAL NNECTN THAT EXISTS BETWEEN THOSE TWO PEOPLE THAT IS IMPORTANT TO TELLG THIS STORY. AND BEE WAS ALAN—I MEAN, I DIDN'T SEXUALIZE HIM THAT WAY. I WAS REALLY MORE LIKE, "OH MY GOD, THIS IS ALAN CUMMG OM CABARET AND WHOSE BOOKS I'VE READ."{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;}HOW OFTEN DO YOUR OWN SEXUAL INTY TERSECT WH THE QUEER CHARACTERS YOU PLAY?{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;}WH KEEP THE LIGHTS ON, I WAS PULLG ON MY OWN STGGLE FOR INTY AND TRYG TO UNRSTAND WHO I WAS AT A YOUNG PERD MY LIFE. BUT I HONTLY TRY TO KEEP MY SEXUALY OUT OF THE CISN-MAKG PROCS BEE THAT'S A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD, TOO.KEEP THE LIGHTS ON/MIC BOX {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;}THERE'S A LOT OF FEAR THE DTRY OF PARTICIPATG QUEER CEMA AND QUEER THEATER, AND WE MAY THK WE'RE ON THIS SORT OF WAVE THAT'S RIDG TO TOWN WH THE AMY AWARD-NOMATED MOVI, BUT THERE'S STILL A LOT OF WORK TO DO WH HOMOPHOBIA THAT EXISTS HOLLYWOOD AND EVEN THE BROADWAY {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;}UNTIL WE'RE EMBRACG THE SEXUALY OF QUEER ACTORS AND QUEER STORYTELLERS AT THEIR POT OF ENTRANCE AS OPPOSED TO AFTER THEY'VE ALREADY CREATED SOMETHG THAT IS MARKETABLE, WE STILL HAVE WORK TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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;}WHAT HAS CHANGED FOR YOU THAT HAS ALLOWED YOU TO BE MORE OPEN ABOUT BEG GAY YOURSELF?{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;}AS AN ACTOR WHO HAS BEEN EMBRACED BY THE QUEER MUNY, I N'T HI WHO I AM, MY TTH, AND STILL BENEF OM THAT. IT FEELS UNFORTABLE. SO, WASN'T A PROFSNAL CHOICE. IT WASN'T ABOUT WHERE I AM AS AN ACTOR. IT'S ABOUT WHO I AM AND WHERE I AM PERSONALLY MY LIFE. IT'S NOT LIKE A TIPPG POT WAS REACHED AND I MA A CISN. I JT SORT OF FELL LOVE. I AM GAY, AND I'M LOVE WH A {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 LOUIE TO THEATERS AND VOD ON MARCH 30. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• "KEEP THE LIGHTS ON": A GAY BREAKTHROUGH, AND A GREAT MOVIE
• GAY DRAMA 'AFTER LOUIE' STARRG ALAN CUMMG, ZACHARY BOOTH ARRIV FRIDAY
• ‘AFTER LOUIE’ TRAILER: ALAN CUMMG IS AN AIDS ACTIVIST WH A YOUNGER LOVER IN THIS MOVG GAY DRAMA — WATCH

"AFTER LOUIE" STAR ZACHARY BOOTH ON HIS DECISN TO COME OUT"I N'T HI WHO I AM, MY TTH, AND STILL BENEF OM THAT. IT FEELS UNFORTABLE."{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 CHRIS AZZOPARDIMARCH 23, 2018/6:01 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:618PX;WIDTH:1200PX;}FRETYLE DIGAL MEDIA BY CHRIS AZZOPARDIMARCH 23, 2018 / 6:01 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"AFTER LOUIE\" STAR ZACHARY BOOTH ON HIS DECISN TO COME OUT","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-03-23T22:01:46.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-03-23T22:01:46.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","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":"CHRIS AZZOPARDI","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;}TWO GAY MEN OM DIFFERENT GENERATNS LLI ACT UP VETERAN VCENT GAGLSTRO'S SEMI-TOBGRAPHIL DIRECTORIAL BUT, AFTER LOUIE, OUT MARCH {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;}IN THE FILM, AIDS ACTIVIST SAMUEL COOPER (ALAN CUMMG) IS STILL GRAPPLG WH THE VASTATN THE VIS HAS WROUGHT HIS LIFE WHEN HE TAK BRAEN DEVRI (ZACHARY BOOTH) HOME ONE NIGHT. AS THEIR RELATNSHIP EVOLV, TENSE NVERSATNS ABOUT THEIR DIFFERG PERSPECTIV LEAD TO ENLIGHTENMENT AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{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;}A FAIAR FACE ON THE QUEER-DIE CIRCU, THE 34-YEAR-OLD ACTOR HAS EARNED DISTCTN FOR HIS ROLE IRA SACHS' KEEP THE LIGHTS ON AND AS GLENN CLOSE'S SON FOR FIVE SEASONS OF FX'S DAMAG. MORE RECENTLY HE'S APPEARED ON CBS' THE GOOD {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;}BELOW, BOOTH SPOKE WH NEWNOWNEXT ABOUT BATG WH GAGLSTRO'S TAKE ON QUEER LENNIALS, DOG SEX SCEN WH ALAN CUMMG, AND HOW ACTG LGBT FILMS FLUENCED HIS CISN TO BE MORE OPEN ABOUT 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;}WHAT IALLY DREW YOU TO AFTER LOUIE?{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;}I'VE KNOWN [VCENT] FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS, AND HE WAS THE FIRST MEMBER OF THAT GENERATN THAT I HAD AN TIMATE IENDSHIP WH. THROUGH TALKG TO HIM, I STARTED TO UNRSTAND WHAT WAS LIKE LIVG THAT TIME. SO, VCENT IS REALLY THE MA THG THAT DREW ME TO THE FILM.FRETYLE DIGAL MEDIA AFTER {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;}MAYBE I'M CYNIL—OR JT PRACTIL—BUT EVERYONE SAYS THEY'RE MAKG A MOVIE. AND I SORT OF SAID TO HIM, "SURE, MAN, SURE YOU ARE." IT TOOK A UPLE OF DRAFTS AND 10 YEARS, BUT WHAT ME OUT WAS WHAT I REGNIZED: HIS TTH. ONCE THAT STARTED TO E TO THE SCRIPT, I REALLY BEME MORE ATTACHED TO {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;}VCENT TOLD THE THE LOS ANGEL BLA THAT, "THERE IS A TENSE GENERATNAL TENSN THE GAY MALE MUNY TODAY," WHICH THE FILM EXPLOR. DO YOU AGREE?{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;}I DON'T THK I DO, ACTUALLY, AND VCENT AND I HAD GONE BACK AND FORTH ON THIS ISSUE. IT'S PART OF WHAT RMED MY PERFORMANCE THE FILM: MY NFINCE AND FAH A GENERATN THAT I'M A PART OF. WE'RE LIVG THE WORLD [PEOPLE LIKE HIM] CREATED. WE'RE ABLE TO EXPRS OURSELV AND BE EE. JT OUR LIVG AND BREATHG THAT STCTURE IS A TTAMENT TO THE WORK THEY {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;}YOU'VE DONE SEX SCEN BEFORE, BUT WAS DIFFERENT SIMULATG SEX WH ALAN CUMMG?{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;}[LGHS] MY FORT LEVEL PARTICULAR WH NUDY AND SEX SCEN AT THIS POT MY REER IS A LOT MORE NNECTED TO MY EGO THAN ANYTHG ELSE. I ENJOY TAKG ROL THAT ARE RISKY, I ENJOY TAKG ROL THAT ARE TELLG STORI THAT I THK ARE IMPORTANT. AND I'M RISTANT TO SEX SCEN AND NUDY, YOU MAY BE SHOCKED TO FD OUT!FRETYLE DIGAL MEDIA {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;}BUT THERE IS AN ELEMENT TO THE ANIMAL NNECTN THAT EXISTS BETWEEN THOSE TWO PEOPLE THAT IS IMPORTANT TO TELLG THIS STORY. AND BEE WAS ALAN—I MEAN, I DIDN'T SEXUALIZE HIM THAT WAY. 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Two gay men om different generatns lli ACT UP veteran Vcent Gaglstro's semi-tobgraphil directorial but, After Louie, out March the film, AIDS activist Samuel Cooper (Alan Cummg) is still grapplg wh the vastatn the vis has wrought his life when he tak Braen Devri (Zachary Booth) home one night. Vcent told the the Los Angel Bla that, "There is a tense generatnal tensn the gay male muny today, " which the film explor. But I hontly try to keep my sexualy out of the cisn-makg procs bee that's a double-edged sword, 's a lot of fear the dtry of participatg queer cema and queer theater, and we may thk we're on this sort of wave that's ridg to town wh the Amy Award-nomated movi, but there's still a lot of work to do wh homophobia that exists Hollywood and even the Broadway we're embracg the sexualy of queer actors and queer storytellers at their pot of entrance as opposed to after they've already created somethg that is marketable, we still have work to has changed for you that has allowed you to be more open about beg gay yourself?

”While After Louie is a film about love and sex, at s re ’s about the impact AIDS and s surroundg activism had (and ntu to have) on the gay muny—about what Cummgs lls “the llective PTSD” felt by those who lived through . “There’s a distct difference between gay men who lived through [the 1980s epimic] and the younger generatn who often has no ia what thgs were like on the ont le, ” Cummgs add. READ MORE: ‘After Louie’ Trailer: Alan Cummg Is An AIDS Activist Wh A Younger Lover In This Movg Gay Drama — Watch.

Like many gay men who survived the panmic, Sam suffers om a unique kd of arrted velopment. Sam and Braen reprent two opposg views of ntemporary gay life: Sam thks Braen ought to show a ltle more rpect and gratu for the sacrific his generatn ma, and Braen feels he n’t live the past and wish Sam uld move on and enjoy himself.

"KEEP THE LIGHTS ON": A GAY BREAKTHROUGH, AND A GREAT MOVIE

“I realized this schism between an olr gay man and younger gay man was all around me, ” Cummg said. The wrenchg gay relatnship drama "Keep the Lights On" may also be the year's bt Amerin film.

GAY DRAMA 'AFTER LOUIE' STARRG ALAN CUMMG, ZACHARY BOOTH ARRIV FRIDAY

While "Keep the Lights On" is plenty explic on the subject of gay sexualy, ’s not an NC-17 picture and has relatively ltle nudy.

As the filmmaker discsed a recent New York Tim terview, while he has lived an openly gay adult life his films (cludg the 2008 “Married Life, ” wh Patricia Clarkson and Chris Cooper) have primarily ncerned heterosexual relatnships. Rather, 's a lovg but fearls portra of gay urban life at the turn of the century, seen through the prism of one dysfunctnal love affair.

This movie may serve as a marketplace tt for gay-themed films the wake of crossover hs like Lisa Cholonko’s Osr-nomated “The Kids Are All Right” and Andrew Haigh’s Brish die smash “Weekend. While seems unlikely that bigots and homophob would actively seek out “Keep the Lights On” (except, you know, on the sly), any who do see uld certaly cherry-pick tails to support the this that Erik's entire dre of humany are generat.

‘AFTER LOUIE’ TRAILER: ALAN CUMMG IS AN AIDS ACTIVIST WH A YOUNGER LOVER IN THIS MOVG GAY DRAMA — WATCH

Here is: “Keep the Lights On” is a landmark work gay cema, New York cema and Amerin cema. Sachs’ characters are specifilly and regnizably gay, no doubt about ; but that’s not anywhere close to an aquate scriptn. It's an unsttg relatnship drama about two guys who fall love the most tolerant and diverse metropolis Ameri, surround by supportive gay and straight iends, and manage to screw all up wh dgs and crazs and horndoggery.

I’ve heard suggted that “Keep the Lights On” is a vert portra of the sts of homophobia; other words, that Pl and Erik wouldn’t act so crazy if our society weren’t so severely polarized around qutns of sexualy general and gay sex particular.

As Sachs has said, he’s tryg to pict a New York society that has evad the movi until now, which affluent, amb urban like Pl and Erik are not fed by their sexualy (central as is to their liv) and do not live a “Boys the Band”-style gay ghetto. Geoly photographed moody, gray hu by cematographer Thims Bakatakis, “Keep the Lights On” also featur songs by unrground New York mic legend Arthur Rsell (who died of AIDS 1992), and an ternal tribute to photographer Avery Willard, who documented New York’s gay muny the mid-20th century.