In their direct-to-DVD release of British horror comedy “Lesbian Vampire Killers,” the Weinsteins have dropped the “lesbian” from the title and changed the tagline from “they won’t go down without a bite” to “after Twilight, the real party starts.”
As Fin de Cinema notes, “the Weinsteins don’t discriminate with their discrimination.”
However, I wonder if this is actually a really stupid financial move. I mean, “Lesbian Vampire Killers” doesn’t exactly look like it’s gay in the sense that “A Single Man” is. I’d guess from the giant breasts dominated the original British poster that the lesbians in “Lesbian Vampire Killers” would probably entice straight male viewers more than they would revolt them.
I had a slight bitch session about the heterosexualized poster for Tom Ford’s not-so-heterosexual “A Single Man,” and the recently released trailer just re-enforced those thoughts. Check out my story on indieWIRE about the remarkable de-gaying of “A Single Man” in its new Oscar-buzz emphasized trailer, and take a trip down memory lane with these For Your Consideration ads for “Brokeback Mountain” back in 2005, which are oh so gay themselves:
Now we’re talking. Barack Obama has finally gotten rid of the ridiculous and archaic ban on HIV-positive people traveling to the United States (the US was basically the only country in the Western world with this law). The new rules take effect in January — as the Department of Health and Human Services is given 60 days to enact the new rules — meaning HIV status is no longer a factor in issuing visas or immigration papers.
Obama’s statement:
“Twenty-two years ago, in a decision rooted in fear rather than fact, the United States instituted a travel ban on entry into the country for people living with HIV/AIDS. Now, we talk about reducing the stigma of this disease—yet we’ve treated a visitor living with it as a threat. We lead the world when it comes to helping stem the AIDS pandemic—yet we are one of only a dozen countries that still bar people from HIV from entering our own country. If we want to be the global leader in combating HIV/AIDS, we need to act like it. And that’s why, on Monday my administration will publish a final rule that eliminates the travel ban effective just after the New Year. Congress and President Bush began this process last year, and they ought to be commended for it. We are finishing the job. It’s a step that will encourage people to get tested and get treatment, it’s a step that will keep families together, and it’s a step that will save lives. ”
Sadly underseen in its theatrical release this Spring, HBO is premiering Kirby Dick’s revelatory and important doc “Outrage” tonight. If you haven’t seen it and give even the slightest about the mass hypocrisy of the US government with regard to gay issues, please watch.
It blows my mind that Charlie Crist is still running for 2010 Republican senate and considered a potential 2012 presidential despite this film making it 100% clear that Crist is a homo.
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