PHILADELPHIA—With the expected June 1 release of a cut-for-retail version of Raging Stallion Studios’ Focus/ReFocus, indie distributor Breaking Glass Pictures’ QC Cinema label is pushing gay erotica into the mainstream.
The title will be available on high-definition Blu-ray Disc for $29.99, a Breaking Glass spokesman said.
On its release in the XXX market, Focus/ReFocus generated significant buzz with sharp visuals and a twisted plot. The modern envisioning of classic film noir themes takes aim at viewers’ emotions and pleasure centers with a combination of drama and sex.
In a nutshell, the story follows Joe (portrayed by Raging Stallion newbie Cole Streets), a young man who discovers his penchant for filming his new boyfriend Eddie (Raging Stallion Studios 2010 Man of the Year David Taylor) in the midst of their lovemaking spirals into a subversive obsession. Joe’s desire to push the limits of his new passion for directing amateur porn draws him into a suspenseful and steamy thrill ride.
Of course, it’s all fun and games until the objects of Joe’s voyeuristic lens start turning up dead.
On Blu-ray Disc, every splatter of blood and strand of chest hair in Focus/Refocus is visible in glorious detail. That’s one reason Raging Stallion Studios President Chris Ward, who co-directed the XXX version of the title, is committed to the Blu-ray medium. The eye-popping visual richness of the big-budget finished product “inspire[s] the crew and inspire[s] myself to push our limits” and “to challenge ourselves as filmmakers.”
According to Philip Malaczewski at Breaking Glass, “On the heels of [Raging Stallion’s] other big-budget, story-driven productions like Grunts and To The Last Man, the Blu-ray version of Focus/ReFocus is just one more reason the [mainstream] film industry may have to start taking erotica more seriously.”
For more information about Breaking Glass Pictures, visit BreakingGlassPictures.com. For more about Raging Stallion Studios or the XXX version of Focus/ReFocus, visit RagingStallion.com.
