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April 27, 2007
"The Intern" Blogger CONTEST + Updates
Tomorrow morning I am off to Italy for a quick photo shoot and will be back in the office next Wednesday. But before I go, it's time for some updates:
1) We're working full speed ahead getting ready to film "The Intern," starring Ben Andrews, and I'm excited to say we just launched a CONTEST to find an Official Intern Blogger who will report directly from the set of the film in May. Check out TheInternXXX.com for all the details. That's the film's logo on the right.
2) My latest weekly column appeared in the New York Blade today. It's called "Anderson Cooper Should Be Outed"... and you can probably guess what it's about. Check it out and let me know what you think. I got a lot of great responses for my first column in the New York Blade. One of them was published on Fleshbot here, which I was pleasantly surprised to see.
3) From that same Fleshbot article I discovered a new controversy surrounding my use of model Jason Tiya. I was the first to top Jason on camera, and the clip is available on my website. Apparently someone convinced the readers of the ATKOL forums that I didn't release the video on DVD due to "Jason making heavy use of poppers...". Well, I can tell you one thing about poppers, and that's how to avoid them. As you are all aware, I never allow poppers or any type of drugs on the sets of my films. Some people may think that in order to enjoy getting fucked by me you have to be incredibly high, but that is just not always the case :-)
4) Adam Gay Video XXX Showcase gave "Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita" a huge 32-page spread in their new issue. It looks great! Big thanks to J.C. Adams for that.
5) I'm off to Hungary once again in June (everything I film there comes out beautifully), and this time I'm bringing Lucas exclusive model Jonathan Vargas. Jonathan has been with me for a year now and recently signed on to continue as a Lucas exclusive, which I am very excited about. He is adorable and an enthusiastic, incredible performer. :-)
6) In more Ben news, he's the first model in PaperMag.com's new weekly porn star blog "JD Ferguson Presents The Porn Stars". Cute photos (see left) and interview. I heard a rumor that someone you all know near and dear to your hearts will be one of the upcoming featured models. ;-)
7) In distribution news, we have begun to distribute for—brace yourself—Buck Angel, beginning with his "Buckback Mountain," which is available to order now at my company store here. Buck dropped by my office a couple of weeks ago with an HBO documentary crew to tell me about his life, and it was actually very educational for me. I wasn't aware that there is an entire community of guys like Buck... and guys who like guys like Buck. I thought I knew everything there was to know about male sexuality, but I guess not. I am a changed man :-)
8) Last, but certainly not least, I spoke with someone from the beloved Gay Chicago magazine about their Grabby Awards. This person—who wishes to remain anonymous—gave me the most straightforward and logical explanation for why "Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita" was excluded from the nominations: apparently the organizers of the Grabby's made this business decision based on the fact that lots of studios were really pissed that after paying for expensive seats in the Castro Theatre, flying their models in, etc., my company swept all the big awards. I guess they wanted to avoid a repeat of the GAYVNs this time around and sell their tables at the show. I'm not surprised.
Happy weekend, everyone. I will be thinking of you in Milan.
Posted by Michael at April 27, 2007 03:44 PM
Comments
Sounds like fun. I'm going to go write my entry now.
Posted by: Mike at April 27, 2007 09:27 PM
Re: Cooper should be Outed
You are right. HOWEVER, if I saw Cooper holding hands with his boyfriend on Fire Island, I would take pictures and send them to Perez Hilton- not just blog about it.
Posted by: Paul at April 27, 2007 10:38 PM
What about a film with Ben Andrews in every scene and an excellent solo scene. History needs a solo scene of Ben.
Posted by: Chip at April 27, 2007 11:31 PM
First I must admit that I'm a Colt girl. But, Michael, I love your blog. I love your models. And I love you. You're funny as hell and smart as hell, too. The Anderson Cooper article was fantastic. It shows you did some research--how, with your busy schedule, I'm not sure--and you really thought about the issue.
It's sad that you were shut out of the Grabbys. Gays and lesbians are discriminated against by mainstream society, and it's unfortunate when there is discrimination within the GLBT community--and for such stupid reason, too.
Posted by: Felicia at April 28, 2007 01:26 PM
i think all of those hollywood closeted celebrities needs to be outed, not just anderson cooper. great article though.
thank you soo much for distributing buck angel's video.
Posted by: PENISPANIC#@$%&^* at April 29, 2007 05:25 PM