32 min
YVSS #37 - Michael Shoel (President - Ariztical Entertainment) Your Video Store Shelf
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Homophobes may not want to listen to the latest edition of the Your Video Store Shelf Podcast. My love for wacky video releases does not stop at those that keep the bare penis out of sight. When I watch Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds in a few days I may choose to avert my eyes for a few brief moments, but during all other moments I will be giving it my full attention.
Joining us on the show today is the man behind Eating Out 2. He’s not just a producer though. Michael J. Shoel is the President / CEO of Ariztical Entertainment, a long-running company that now distributes over 20 gay-themed movies a year. He’s been in the distribution business since the video boom of the mid-80s, and a few years ago a mid-life crisis led to him taking a chance and fronting the money for the sexy, campy, gay comedy Eating Out. It was such a success for the company that we are now just a few days away from the DVD release of Eating Out 2, which should be available in many Blockbusters and Hollywood Videos come Tuesday the 29th.
Topics include bringing straight sexuality and gay sexuality together, cunnilingus, fellatio, building a library, getting gay-themed films into Blockbuster, the conservative world we live in, getting started with Phoenix Distributors and Donna Michelle Productions, distributing films like Cannibal Campout, forming Ariztical Entertainment, the state of gay cinema in the mid-90s, picking up movies that will appeal to more than just gay audiences, getting the word out about his films, how he gets around uptight buyers, other peoples’ confusion about his sexuality, getting into producing, Rebekah Kochan’s difficult breasts, Eating Out 2’s openly gay star ("American Idol" contestant Jim Verraros), people enjoying simulated sex too much, Dana Plato’s Different Strokes: Jack & Jill & Jill, the dangers of picnic baskets, and how GLAAD may have come to his rescue.
Homophobes may not want to listen to the latest edition of the Your Video Store Shelf Podcast. My love for wacky video releases does not stop at those that keep the bare penis out of sight. When I watch Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds in a few days I may choose to avert my eyes for a few brief moments, but during all other moments I will be giving it my full attention.
Joining us on the show today is the man behind Eating Out 2. He’s not just a producer though. Michael J. Shoel is the President / CEO of Ariztical Entertainment, a long-running company that now distributes over 20 gay-themed movies a year. He’s been in the distribution business since the video boom of the mid-80s, and a few years ago a mid-life crisis led to him taking a chance and fronting the money for the sexy, campy, gay comedy Eating Out. It was such a success for the company that we are now just a few days away from the DVD release of Eating Out 2, which should be available in many Blockbusters and Hollywood Videos come Tuesday the 29th.
Topics include bringing straight sexuality and gay sexuality together, cunnilingus, fellatio, building a library, getting gay-themed films into Blockbuster, the conservative world we live in, getting started with Phoenix Distributors and Donna Michelle Productions, distributing films like Cannibal Campout, forming Ariztical Entertainment, the state of gay cinema in the mid-90s, picking up movies that will appeal to more than just gay audiences, getting the word out about his films, how he gets around uptight buyers, other peoples’ confusion about his sexuality, getting into producing, Rebekah Kochan’s difficult breasts, Eating Out 2’s openly gay star ("American Idol" contestant Jim Verraros), people enjoying simulated sex too much, Dana Plato’s Different Strokes: Jack & Jill & Jill, the dangers of picnic baskets, and how GLAAD may have come to his rescue.
32 min