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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. “I wanted to fd a different settg for a gay genre film, ” Markowz says.
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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. Wash Wtmoreland, who directed Julianne Moore to a bt actrs Osr w for "Still Alice, " said: "One of my favore movi of recent years was 'And Then We Danced' — Levan Ak's pellg story of forbidn love set the super-homophobic environment of a Geian dance amy.
"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.