Next up at Cinema Q is 'Cthulhu'. Adapted from a story by H.P. Lovecraft, a Seattle history professor, drawn back to his estranged family on the Oregon coast to execute his late mother's estate, is reaquainted with his best friend from childhood, with whom he has a long-awaited tryst. Caught in an accelerating series of events, he discovers aspects of his father's New Age cult which take on a dangerous and apocalyptic significance.Now I'm pretty up on my Lovecraft and didn't recall a whole lot of gay themes so I got Denver Film Society's Keith Garcia on the horn and asked him about 'Cthulu's' gay elements.
"The main character of the film is gay," said Garcia. "He returns home to a seaside town that has connections to the underworld with the usual Lovecraftian elements but a lot of the things that happen in the movie are directly tied into his past relationships and gay identity."
But wait, it gets better!"The other gay element is Tori Spelling. She's in the movie and she's actually pretty interesting in this. I'm kind of surprised by her."
Queer Lives. Queer Voices. Queer Visions. The DFS is proud to present them in all their diversity via one of the only regular showcases for GLBT cinema in Denver. Don't miss limited first-run releases like Jonah Markowitz' Shelter or or encore presentations of genre pioneers such as Gus Van Sant's 'Mala Noche' or Gregg Araki's 'The Living End'. Presented by The Center and Out Front Colorado.'Cthulhu' plays at Starz from September 26 to October 2.
Stay tuned to MileHighGayGuy.com for a chance to win tickets and a possible interview with Donna Martin herself.
