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Sex/Life in L.A. in San Francisco
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" Jochen Hick's SEX/LIFE IN L.A. documents incisively the lives of several goodlooking young men who came to Hollywood to seek their fortune and for the most part became porn stars, prostitutes or both...." Kevin Thomas in LOS ANGELES TIMES
SEX / LIFE IN L.A.
Sex / Life in L.A.. The new theatrical documentary by Jochen Hick about male sex(-uality) and carreer in L.A.. With Tony Ward, Ron Athey, Kevin Kramer, Matt Bradshaw, John Garwood, Cole Tucker and many more...
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Kinotermine Deutschland 1998-99 / Theatrical run in Germany
"It's more incisive, surprising and unsparing ... it's stronger stuff than 'Boogie Nights'" High Life Insight in THE PINK PAPER, London
"Jochen Hick's entertaining look at the gay sex industry...." Paul Burston in TIME OUT, London
"Welcome to L.A.! ... SEX/LIFE IN L.A. delivers exactly what it promises: a triple x-rated look at life and sex on the edge as lived by the guys who make the movies." Owen Levy in MOVING PICTURES, Berlin, London, Cannes
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Duration: 90 mins. / color / original English version
"... this documentary - a sort of TO LIVE AND SCREW IN L.A. - is a well-edited montage of interviews with ponr stars like Matt Bradshaw and Kevin Kramer; model and Madonna's ex Tony Ward; soem Santa Monica Blvd. street hustlers; and performance artist Ron Athey, whose meat hook through the genitals routine plays like an XXX-rated version of Fox's' Guinness World Records'. The personalities fuel the film, liek the former porn star recovering from drug and sex addiction, and the hustler who is from a place so far removed from L.A., that he doesn't know how to use gas pumps with the black fume filters. The film also works when it captures moments of intimacy, like Kramer waiting for a response to his phone personal ad, and an vulnerable Ward jerking off int the bathtub..." (Critics Pick) Craig Seymour in METRO WEEKLY, Washington D.C.
Synopsis:
Nine young men who want to have a successful life in Los Angeles. A film about survival. About fashion models, hustlers, porn actors, photographers and performance artists. They all work with their bodies to realize their dreams and each dream is different. The film shows most intimate views of their lives behind cover photographs. It includes very private parts of Tony Ward and his story of success and failure in Hollywood. SEX/LIFE IN L.A. is an intimate encounter with people who are working with their bodies and who are struggling to survive - in L.A..
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Kevin Kramers Homepage & Bio (External link!)
"...Hick's most articulate subjects are Cole Tucker, a butch colorfully tattooed, HIV-positive porno performer who exposes some surprising tarde secrets, and Madonna survivor Tony Ward, who offers some sensible observations about fame before jacking off to climax in a bathtub. SEX/LIFE IN L.A. doesn't cheat on the naughty bits...." Joel E. Siegel in WASHINGTON CITY PAPER
Cast:
With Tony Ward, Ron Athey, Rick Castro, Matt Bradshaw, John Garwood, Kevin Kramer, Cole Tucker, David, Patrick and many more...
Ron Atheys Homepage (External link!)
Team:
Jochen Hick (Producer, Director, Photographer), Ingrid Molnar (Editor), James Hardway (alias David Harrow) (Music), Michael Sullivan (Speaker), Karin Wallenczus (Directors Assistant), Production company: GALERIA ALASKA PRODUCTIONS, Hamburg - Germany.
Editor: Ingrid Molnars Homepage (External link!)
Music/Composer: David Harrow/Technova Homepage (External link!)
James Hardway (aka David Harrow), the composer & producer of the film music of SEX/LIFE IN L.A. is about to publish his CD "the neon lounge", featuring music titles from the film.
"German Jochen Hick traveled to Tinseltown to study men whose careers revolve around their bodies. (...) this is a well-edited and relatively unbiased glimpse at the world of sex work. It peels away any shred of glamour to reveal a grim, matter-of-fact atmosphere. In one scene, a fantastically humorless Kevin Kramer packs a briefcase full of lube and condoms in preparation for an 'escort' job - heading off to work just like any other office drone. More likable is porn star Matt Bradshaw, whose down-to-earth niceness sets him apart from self-obsessed L.A. robots. Interesting...." Bryan Upton in WINDY CITY TIMES, Chicago
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