Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013, December 15, 2000, Page 35, Image 35

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    december 15. 2000
Catch a rising star
Gay film company comes to Portland
In search, of cast and crew
by
D avid J essup
re you ready for your close-
up? Richard Anthony Film
Productions recently
i announced upcoming
auditions for several gay movies
to be made in Portland.
So, that begs the first ques­
tion: Is this pom? Spokesperson
Harvey Billmaier says it’s more
like the cable show 0 * —good,
romantic, R-rated gay films with
frontal or rear nudity and sug­
gested sexual acts hut no
“action” in the sense of hard­
core pom.
Scenes will be shot in Port­
land gay bars, on city streets
and in the surrounding area.
The upcoming movies will use
locals as extras, co-stars and
camera crew, plus the lighting
and sound director positions are
still open. The stars involved in
these films will be a combina­
tion of locals and professionals
hired by Anthony Films for the
project.
Despite the title, Murder in
Portland purports to be a heart­
Want to hang out with these actors? Score yourself a part
warming story o f young love
in some upcoming films
set in Washington state. The
story revolves around a young gay boy, the
Haboush), who is investigating gay bashing
son of a Baptist preacher.
and hate crimes in the state Capitol, meets
Johnny, and they fall in love.
He has not spoken since he witnessed a
traumatic murder at a young age. He is moti­
Johnny’s past makes it difficult for him to
enter into an intimate relationship, but Joel’s
vated to leave home by his abusive father and
understanding and caring soon win him over.
travels to Olympia, where he meets a young
Joel sets up a meeting between a popcorn for­
store owner who takes him in.
tune heir and a state senator (played by Don­
The story follows this pair as they fall in
nie Dill and Dennis T. Kleinsmith), and they
love, and through caring and understanding,
make quite the couple.
the boy regains his ability to speak, his first
The third film to be made in the area
words being “1 love you.” Aww.
next year is Hoover’s Little Boys. A young gay
Another of the films, Traveling to
man’s older lover dies of a heart attack in his
Olympia, is about a young Washington man,
arms.
Johnny (played by Justin MacFarlane), who
Several attempts are made on his life, but
is doubly victimized by the “ Becca Bill” and
nobody knows why. Some investigation reveals
the correctional institution he is sent to at
a
shadowy connection between his deceased
age 16. There, he brutally is raped by a gang
lover and the dark underworld of the Vegas
of boys.
Strip, the mob and the Mormon Church.
Upon leaving reform school after three
All three projects will continue filming in
years, he gets a job washing dishes at a down­
local
gay bars for the next few months.
town Olympia cafe. A well-to-do young
According to Billmaier, shooting in Portland
lawyer/activist, Joel (played by Michael
is not easy. Although Anthony Films
has worked on the streets of Portland
in the past, he says, the city seems
-----
determined to block the way for gay
filmmakers to get permits and film
things publicly.
The filmmakers also run the Inter­
net site www.gaynewsusa.com, where
you can find more information.
According to Billmaier, the gay powers
that be in Hollywood watch these
films, even if they don’t admit it. So,
you might even be discovered by a tal­
ent scout from La-La Land.
Auditions and interviews for the
parts in Murder in Portland, as well as
the open positions for the filming
crew, will start 1 p.m. Dec. 17 at
JOQ’s, 2512 N.E. Broadway. Everyone
is welcome to come, even if you just
want to watch.
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