John Cameron Mitchell rides the "Shortbus" to distribution

I love JCM, but to be quite honest, putting explicit sex in a "mainstream" film has been done for years in other films. Any independent film-goer worth their salt has seen "Romance", "Anatomy of Hell", " 9 Songs", "Lie With Me", "Intimacy" and other films that used actual sex between the actors to convey the emotional story.

I am really perplexed why he keeps acting though he has reinvented the wheel with this approach to filmaking. IMO, it really isn't all that progressive.

I know JCM is a great writer, so maybe the story will be dramatically different. Since the film has gotten distribution, hopefully I will get the chance to see it.

Actually, I use the term "mainstream" loosely. A film with explicit sexual content will never be mainstream or marketed in a such a way. JCM will not shatter that taboo with his piece.

When I say mainstream, I mean a distributed film, even if it is only playing in arthouses.

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Updated On: 9/10/06 at 12:33 PM

So it's like porn that actually has a plot?

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Saw it! Loved it! It's an absolute must-see!

It's all about sex and not at all about sex.

It's honest, intimate, funny, touching and sad. I fell in love with the characters! And there are some unforgetable one-liners!

Don't miss this bus!

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Updated On: 10/7/06 at 01:11 AM

But did you come?

No pun intended, huh, lildogs?

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Having now seen the film, it is the most devastatingly honest film to come out this year. When I see a film as incredible as this which stands no chance of getting an Oscar nod, it makes me begin to resent the Hollywood machine and take less pleasure in the Oscars, something I always loved.

It is so sad that well made and incredibly acted films have no place in the industry. A film Shortbus takes years to get made through hard work and tripe like "Santa Clause 3" gets green-lighted. Anyhow, Shortbus is a wonder and I recommend it to anyone. It is sexual, but oddly, not arousing. It explains the complexities of intimacy, relationships and sex, but it is never exploitative.

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Pun intended after it was too late.

Very quickly, at least for me, the sex scenes go from being 'naughty' to just another plot point. And they're a lot more explicit than I've seen on film before - barring X-porn. It shows more than even what you see on Skinemax.

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^^HAHA!

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