QUEER TIMES

FOR THE

STRAIGHT GUYS

Hot on the heels of 'Brokeback Mountain', the South Korean film industry has come up with a new movie about..... two gay clowns.

Is this going to be a new trend in the mainstream media? There have always been plenty of gay people in the film industry, but they were either in the closet or behind the camera.

Now it looks as though we're about to have the amusing spectacle of straight male actors clamouring to play the part of a homosexual in order to advance their career. (I was going to mention Philip Hoffman in 'Capote', but Truman Capote was so camp that really doesn't count).

No matter if the script is ropey or the direction is pedestrian, as long as there's a bit of 'man love' in it, it's sure to be a hit.

It's all a bit of a reversal from the way Hollywood etc was run in the past.

What next?

'Bareback Mountie' - the story of forbidden love between two Royal Canadian Police?

'Stickleback Hillock' - the tale two middle-aged fishermen brought together by their passion for carp?