Slutgarden

I was intrigued by the concept of SHORTBUS. Real people screwing. A heartfelt meditation on the screw. I loved Hedwig, I thought this was a provocative choice for a follow-up film.

And having finally seen it... I guess it's a sweet enough film. Ultimately more interested in intimacy than real, you know, sex. The endless conversations about sex, and sexuality, and intimacy, get really fucking ponderous. It's part of the problem with these arty spins on pornography. They have to jump through hoops trying to justify making a fuck film. Some of the discussions feel downright teenage. College dorm navel-gazing.

How long is "The Brown Bunny"? 93 minutes? Because I've only seen 4 minutes of it. And I'm willing to bet that those 4 fucking minutes are the most watched minutes of that movie!

I admire what Tarantino and Rodriguez were trying to do with GRINDHOUSE, even though I was kinda disappointed by both of their films. But I like the idea of taking something you were fond of as a child and trying to elevate it a bit. Elevate, revere and revel in it. "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" both came from serialized cliffhanger movies Lucas and Spielberg loved as kids.

Me? One day, I'd like to make a real hardcore pornographic film. You know, for kids. None of this ponderous, pseudo-intellectual babel. A real classic, compelling, hardcore pornographic film.

Maybe I could write it as a play first. That seems to work.