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California Dreamin'
California Dreamin’: West Coast Directors and the Golden Age of Forbidden Gay Movies is a book edited by Marco Siedelmann and published by Editions Moustache in 2016. It opens with Siedelmann’s introduction, “The Continental Divide in American Porn,” and collects interviews and essays about West Coast filmmakers of the Golden Age of Porn. Jack Fritscher contributes several pieces: a conversation with filmmaker Roger Earl, a filmography of Earl in Drummer, an interview with J. Brian, and a biography of David Hurles and his rough-trade films, also titled “Terror Is My Only Hardon.” The full table of contents follows below.
West Coast Directors and the Golden Age
of Forbidden Gay Movies
edited by Marco Siedelmann
Essays and Interviews by Jack Fritscher
“Fritscher & Earl: Two Filmmakers in Conversation”
“Fritscher & Earl: Filmography in Drummer”
“Fritscher & Brian: Interview with J. Brian”
“A Biography of David Hurles & His Rough-Trade Films”
aka “Terror Is My Only Hardon”
“Old Reliable: A Legend In His Own Time”
“Call Hurles ‘Old Reliable’ Becuase He Is“
California Dreamin’
Edited by Marco Siedelmann
Editions Moustache 2016
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: “The Continental Divide in American Porn” – Marco Siedelmann
- “Fritscher & Earl: “Two Filmmakers in Conversation” – Jack Fritscher
- “Fritscher & Earl: Filmography in Drummer” – Jack Fritscher
- Siedelmann & Earl: “I Hated Working in Film” – Marco Siedelmann
- “Personal Top 5” – Roger Earl
- Toby Ross & J. Brians Eye for Beauty” – Toby Ross
- Fritscher & Brian: “Interview with J. Brian” – Jack Fritscher
- Siedelmann & Jim West: “A Conversation with a Dreamer” – Marco Siedelmann
- “A Biography of David Hurles & His Rough-Trade Films – Jack Fritscher
aka “Terror Is My Only Hardon“ - “Old Reliable: A Legend in his Own Time” – Jack Fritscher
- “Call Hurles ‘Old Reliable’ Because He Is” – Jack Fritscher
- Siedelmann & Dillard: “The Post as Porn Star” – Marco Siedelmann