Synopsis

"This first release in Gorilla Factory Productions' "Films of Wakefield Poole" series contains two classic works: Moving! and One, Two, Three... Both films have appeared in low-quality versions over the years, often without the director's permission. Now they're available for the first time remastered and uncensored with the addition of specially produced mini-documentaries featuring Wakefield Poole and others' revealing stories.

Wakefield Poole's fourth feature film, Moving! was originally made for 8mm mail order, but proved so successful that it was released theatrically as well. Told in three vignettes based in homes, motels, and apartments, Moving! reunited the director with his Boys in the Sand stars Casey Donovan and Peter Fisk, and proved highly controversial. Presented uncut for the first time and remastered from the original 16mm negative, Moving! is a visual feast. It was one of the first gay films to show graphic scenes of fisting and was censored almost immediately after its initial release. Since then, it has rarely screened intact.

The first section, "House for Sale," features an intense encounter between Casey Donovan and Val Martin around a lush pool on a Los Angeles estate. In "Rooms for Rent," two young man share a motel shower and bed. And in the final sequence, "Apartment for Rent," Peter Fisk materializes in an empty San Francisco apartment to initiate a young man into the pleasures of extreme sexuality. Another example of Poole's stunning erotic film work, Moving! is once again available to thrill a new generation of audiences.

The director's last completed film, One, Two, Three... is both simple and experimental. With no sets to distract the viewer, it contains a hot solo by J.D. Slater, a duo between Dave Connors and young, blond Steve Kaye, and ends with an intense threeway featuring a trio of stunning men. Originally intended as a fund-raising vehicle for AIDS organizations, the film quickly vanished from theaters after star Dave Connors committed suicide. With its minimal visual style, dramatic lighting, and innovative soundtrack, One, Two, Three... invites viewers into a world of pleasure that is anything but simple."