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HERE! PROVIS ‘SHELTER’ FOR GAY-THEMED MOVI
Ocsnal crossovers like "Brokeback Mounta" notwhstandg, gay-themed movi occupy a lonely niche, GREGG KILDAY wr. * gay movies like shelter *
When to niche markets, gay-themed movi occupy one of the nichit of the nich. On ocsn, a gay movie — generally one backed by a stud or stud specialty divisn — breaks out: In 1996, edy “The Birdge” climbed to $124. But most die gay movi reach a actn of those dienc.
In 2006, for example, “The Mostly Unfabulo Social Life of Ethan Green” picked up jt $153, 122 s domtic release, while the gay horror movie “Hellbent” picked up a parable $183, 066.
Films, the work’s theatril distributn arm, is lnchg “Shelter, ” the first project has ma unr a new pennt film iative to fund projects by and for the gay and lbian muny.
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“I wanted to fd a different settg for a gay genre film, ” Markowz says. Starrg relative newer Trevor Wright — who has acquired a strg of TV gut appearanc and known to gay dienc for appearg “Billy’s Hollywood Screen Kiss” 10 years ago — “Shelter” ma s but on the gay film ftival circu last summer. But, Markowz says: “It’s not jt for gay dienc.
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"It's about a group of gay iends New York. It was such an thentic pictn of a group of gay iends.
Steve Bcemi [star] steals your gay ltle heart.
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