Boy Culture

Infobox Film
name = Boy Culture


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director = Q. Allan Brocka
producer = Stephen Israel
Philip Pierce
Victor Simpkins
writer = Q. Allan Brocka
Philip Pierce
narrator = Derek Magyar
starring = Derek Magyar
Darryl Stephens
Patrick Bauchau
Jonathon Trent
Emily Brooke Hands
music = Ryan Beveridge
cinematography = Joshua Hess
editing = Phillip J. Bartell
distributor = TLA Releasing
released = flagicon|France January 31, 2007
flagicon|USA March 23, 2007
flagicon|Spain June 8. 2007
runtime = 88 minutes
country = USA
language = portuguese
budget =
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website = http://www.boy-culture.com/
amg_id = 1:346635
imdb_id = 0433350

"Boy Culture" is an award-winning LGBT film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Matthew Rettenmund. It made its world premiere in the United Kingdom at the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival on April 1 2006, and made its debut in the United States at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 26 2006. It subsequently received a theatrical release in France on January 31 2007, a very limited theatrical release in the United States on March 23 2007, and in Spain on June 8 2007. It was released on DVD-video on August 14,2007.

Plot

A successful male escort describes in a series of confessions his tangled romantic relationships with his two roommates and an older, enigmatic male client.

While the story remains the same as the novel - a call boy (Magyar) who goes by the name 'X' throughout the film in order to maintain his anonymity and his relationships between his two roommates (Stephens & Trent), one of whom he's in love with, and an enigmatic older client (Bauchau) who challenges him to find his heart before he will consent to sex - some things have been changed, including the character of Andrew's skin color and the location of the story (the film takes place in Seattle, Washington, whereas in the novel the setting was Chicago, Illinois).

Cast

Film Festivals

"Boy Culture" was shown at the following film festivals:

*flagicon|UK 2006 London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival - April 1, 2006
*flagicon|USA 2006 Tribeca Film Festival - April 26, 2006
*flagicon|Canada 2006 Atlantic Film Festival - September 15, 2006
*flagicon|France 2006 Paris Gay and Lesbian Film Festival - November 19, 2006
*flagicon|USA 2007 Cleveland International Film Festival - March 16, 2007
*flagicon|USA 2007 Philly Film Festival - April 6, 2007
*flagicon|Spain 2007 Mostra Internacional de Cinema Gay i Lèsbic de Barcelona - July 7, 2007

Reception

Critical

Boy Culture earned a 70% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the consensus stating that the film is "Sharper than the typical gay indie flick." Most reviews cited Bauchau and Magyar's performances and Brocka's direction.

Awards

oundtrack

DVD

The DVD was released on August 14th, 2007, courtesy of TLA Video. It includes an audio commentary from writer/director Q. Allan Brocka and writing partner Philip Pierce, interviews with Brocka and the four stars, deleted scenes, premiere footage from the Tribeca Film Festival, and the film's trailer. [cite web |url=http://www.tlavideo.com/details/product_details.cfm?id=232115&sn=1&v=2|title=Buy Boy Culture]

References

External links

* [http://www.boy-culture.com/ Official Website]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=Iyxq3uXeJyE Trailer] at YouTube
*imdb title|id=0433350|title=Boy Culture
* [http://wm05.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:346635~T0 "Boy Culture"] at Allmovie
* [http://www.myspace.com/boyculture "Boy Culture"] at Myspace