We’ve been diligently reporting on the progress of director Travis Matthews’ debut feature film I Want Your Love – and with good reason. The film, a micro-indie/mumblecore film about the lives of a group of San Franciscans featuring actors having real sex, ala Shortbus, was inspired by the ‘BUTT Magazine Readers: In Their Rooms’ videos featured on our website last year, which Matthews directed. We reported on the casting of Brenden in March, and now a short demo scene has been posted on NakedSword, who are co-producing the film. The scene features Brenden and Jesse, two friends who are playfully negotiating having sex with each other for the first time, though they’ve known each other for a while. Check out the scene HERE and let us know how you like it. We’re always very proud when someone’s inspired enough by us to make something of their own.
Posted by Adam on Friday, April 23, 2010 |
john added on May 20, 2010 :
WOW I loved it! It felt real, but still sexy, hehe. Very sweet and hot. I love it when Brenden is on his knees and looks up at Jesse and smiles… it kills me! And when he takes it out and licks it! damn, so sexy!
But anyway… why are some critizing the demo? talking about how unreal, unnatural, boring and uninteresting the characters are and how there is no real connection between them, no story to follow and how their chemistry is only sexual and how it’s staged and blah, blah, blah. Remember people, this is NOT a short film, in which I would agree with the comments that the characters and story should be more developed. This is a DEMO…DEMO (not even a trailer) of the feature film. So… character development and the aspects that elaborate on these two guys’ intimacy, the nature of their friendship and relationship, the complications, the real emotions and their acting capacity will eventually blossom in the feature film. At least, that is my guess and my hope! Can’t really say how it will turn out.
So before we go all “film-critics” on this one, lets remember this is NOT the finished product. It is just a sneak peek, a mere scene. Which I personally found well made, natural, sexy, well acted and interesting enough for me to wait patiently for the finished product! So give it a break and enjoy what you can about this romantic sex scene! ;oD
felix added on May 12, 2010 :
i second that previous comment. it seems that this filmmaker has an opportunity here to make something unusual and extraordinary….so why does he seem to be so trapped in capturing such uninspired people? is he afraid of strong choices? i need to see whats special about these two other than their cuteness. so far, this project feels unremarkable.
reo added on May 12, 2010 :
i said this about the ‘in their rooms’ series, and i’ll say it again:
wow, san fran of the present looks dreadfully boring. could these guys get any more normal?
i’m tired of queers and supposed ‘art fags’ nowadays being ‘just like regular guys, scruffy, and down to earth,’ bla bla bla, BLAND!
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representation aside, travis obviously has a knack for creating naturalistic productions, and the actors seem pretty gifted. i hope the feature will be more interesting and less inert than the demo. and yes, i know that’s the point of mumblecore…but i’m still hoping for something a bit more poignant…enigmatic or artistic out of this (a la david gordon green or kelly reichardt).
josh added on May 11, 2010 :
what’s the name of the other actor? the tat on his arm is beautiful.
tomek added on May 2, 2010 :
I think it’s sad how no one picked up on the fact that at the end one guy jumps up to talk to someone else and leaves the other boy behind…sex without emotions messes you up.
David Ray added on April 29, 2010 :
I watched on mute to this Crystal Castle song called Vietnam since I’m not alone, was dope and went with the music :]
Tony added on April 28, 2010 :
I learned how to fuck before I learned how to … Love
dave added on April 28, 2010 :
haha i echo jop’s sentiments
Rubén added on April 27, 2010 :
I hope this gets to The Piratebay.
jop added on April 27, 2010 :
so real you wonder why it’s shot
Mark added on April 27, 2010 :
WOW! That was one of the most powerful scenes I’ve ever seen in my life. That was sooo romantic!
lee added on April 27, 2010 :
I hope this is what sex is really like…
Rob Wolfsham added on April 27, 2010 :
Can’t wait to see the rest. The tartary jealousy the preview stirs in me is half uncomfortable, half heart-warming.
m-tn added on April 26, 2010 :
Really well done and as said before, incredibly refreshing. Great to see something heartfelt while incredibly sexy at the same time. Good job!
rybro added on April 26, 2010 :
So sexy. Really well done, can’t wait to see the rest. The comparisons to Shortbus will be inevitable but from what I’ve seen, this could blow Shortbus out of the water.
Eric added on April 26, 2010 :
Beautiful. Sexy, sweet, beautifully directed. I love it.
Simon added on April 26, 2010 :
In the video, there was a scene when Jesse fucked Brenden doggy-style, he kissed Brenden back and kindly asked: “How you doin?” and Brenden answers in a softest, most gentle voice: “Good”. It melt me right away.
Jon added on April 26, 2010 :
The word ‘mumblecore’ makes me queasy.
hoods added on April 26, 2010 :
that was fucking adorable
scott added on April 25, 2010 :
“from the moment the dood laughs i hated it”
what did you hate about it though?
erik added on April 25, 2010 :
the sex is hot though!
erik added on April 25, 2010 :
from the moment the dood laughs i hated it
Chris added on April 25, 2010 :
♥
HerrKirsch added on April 25, 2010 :
Wow. That clip was far from intimate. Weirdly. Sadly.
Alex added on April 25, 2010 :
“Cinema is the ultimate pervert art, it doesn’t give you what you desire, it tells you how to desire.” S. Zizek
Lan ge added on April 25, 2010 :
I learned how to fuck before I learned how to … Love
aaron added on April 25, 2010 :
I am IMMENSELY excited for the full length! This preview scene makes my heart/brain/soul melt. *swoon*
Dave added on April 25, 2010 :
That was so lovely. The interaction between the two is so natural and sweet and the scenario is so real. I Cant wait till the movie is done!!!!
Jeremy added on April 25, 2010 :
In the video, there was a scene when Jesse fucked Brenden doggy-style, he kissed Brenden back and kindly asked: “How you doin?” and Brenden answers in a softest, most gentle voice: “Good”. It melt me right away.
Emmanuel added on April 25, 2010 :
The chemistry between the two seemed very sincere. I can totally relate.
Good work Travis!
Justin added on April 25, 2010 :
reality
Chris added on April 25, 2010 :
Hot, beautiful, real. This is the kind of porn I want to see.
arty farty added on April 24, 2010 :
actually….just an edit of BUTT’s description above:
brenden plays brenden. jesse plays jesse.
Bert added on April 24, 2010 :
In my opinion this is not really brilliant, it’s defenitely not art because it doesn’t take you out of your dayly routine and it doesn’t provides any new perspectives.
There are porn studio’s like Sean Cody who produce the same video’s. These productions are based upon the commercial idea that the simple viewer thinks this is real and that this is within his range. Of course almost anybody can relate to dialogue as well as the actors. Who doesn’t want the sex he is after? No big deal. For people afraid to tell what they want in bed, this might work educational. It’s very much about identification.
For the actors I think their work is piece of self exploitation. Brenden might win an oscar for best hairy butt, however they better give it to me. No kidding. What is presented here as acting is in fact presenting sexuality. If the boys weren’t sexually attracted to each other they would have been forced to reach much deeper into their souls to come up with something. Chances were likely we would have seen two personas, 2 deliberately created persons who display a much wider set of expressions and emotions because they are artificial and established. In the context of narration, reality isn’t necessarily interesting.
Hans added on April 24, 2010 :
That was so lovely. The interaction between the two is so natural and sweet and the scenario is so real. I Cant wait till the movie is done!!!!
denis added on April 24, 2010 :
I loved it. Really natural, real, funny … as the play of sex has to be!
Good work!
gabriel added on April 24, 2010 :
I loved it.
So natural.
So, well, real.
And since I’ve been in a situation like that, I feel very related to, know very well what are you talking about.
This is what I would call the “anti-porn”, congratulations to all of you, such a beautiful work.
Olaf added on April 24, 2010 :
MAKES MY DAY…
LOVE GET´S CREATIVE
Sean added on April 24, 2010 :
If only all gays were this open and experimental with their friends! Too many close-minded individuals we have to deal with something so natural.
Antonio added on April 24, 2010 :
love it
david added on April 24, 2010 :
i really enjoyed his earlier documentary vignette things. they felt truly genuine and authentic, which made them all the more sexy. i encourage his efforts, and i’m sure this film will have similarly beautiful moments. but the thing i liked best about those vignettes was that the director, the filmer, whatever — he was observing. he was framing the action, deciding what we saw and drawing it out of his subjects, but, because of he chose cool people and because he knew what made them interesting, it worked. this doesn’t seem as interesting and enjoyable as the other works, probably because it attempts to communicate intimacy between two people. these dudes seem less like they share an interesting, complex connection, and more like they’re fucking for art or just trying to get off, or both. i think trying to capture the closeness between two people (especially sexually, and in this sort of quasi-documentary style) will only work if the connection is genuine, and this feels sort of halfsie to me. also, i think it would be more effective to include wider shots from further away, where the frame included both of them at the same time; i want to see the way they talk to each other, how each responds; it might make me feel closer.
Jay added on April 24, 2010 :
If all porn was made like that….I think it would be much more respected and watched! Sign me up for more of that!
Robert added on April 24, 2010 :
Awww. That was so cute. I love it.
Eu added on April 24, 2010 :
It IS fuckin amazing… very refreshing to see something this well done.
is there more of this comming out? i think this one already works perfectly on its own.
Rob added on April 24, 2010 :
This is the first time that I actually looked at filmed gay sex with a big smile on my face, a hard-on and an soft heart. Beautiful!
Fernando added on April 24, 2010 :
That scene was just stunning. The flirting was right on. Brenden is perfect.
Pulp added on April 23, 2010 :
Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow.
I am legitimately excited for this now. That was spectacular; I may be predisposed to think so, seeing as I’m a huge champion of the mumblecore movement, but wow.
I can’t wait ’til this comes out. That was beautiful. Beautifully shot, acted and written.