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Dennis Hensley sits down with the young actor turned director Jason Bushman to talk about his movie Hollywood je t'aime, which was a hit at film festivals this year and is just out on DVD.

Among other topics, Bushman talks about working with Chad Allen and explains his commitment to casting gay actors for gay roles.

Check it out after the break!

Note: You can check out our earlier review of Hollywood Je T'Aime here.

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On the eve of Hollywood, je t'aime's upcoming DVD Release, writer/director and 2009 La Film Festival alum, Jason Bushman, stopped by to talk about the film, gay marriage, and upcoming projects.  The DVD is available December 8 through Wolfe Video.

Hollywood, je t'aime is your first feature.  Did you have any idea things would go so well on your first time out?

It's amazing how quickly everything fell into place because we just shot the film in January 2009.  Like so many La people, I've been writing scripts for a long time.  I wrote this in February of 2008 and Charlie (producer Charles Herman-Wurmfeld) read it and really liked it.  Strangely, the recession kind of worked in our favor because we got people who were not working who were eager to work.  And then when we heard we got into Los Angeles Film Festival this June,...

It’s French film that just happens to be (mostly) in English and set in Los Angeles.

Well, not really. Hollywood, je t’aime was written and directed by an apparently American filmmaker, Jason Bushman.

But it sure feels like a French film. It’s not just that it tells the story of Jerome, a Parisian who finds himself unlucky in love and takes an impetuous trip to Los Angeles – a “vacation” that threatens to turn into a whole new life when he decides to pursue his dream of becoming an actor.

It’s that the film has that loose, meandering feel of a French film. The camera is often hand-held, the plot is a series of random-seeming events, and the movie’s approach to sex is refreshingly casual.

It’s not just that the movie contains male nudity – that seems to be pretty much a requirement in gay indie cinema these days.

Editor’S Note: This is part of a collection of interviews with the filmmakers from Outfest 2009’s “Four In Focus” selection, which features work from four first time directors Hollywood Je T’aime, directed by Jason Bushman As described by the festival: “Paris might be lovely in the springtime, but in the winter it sucks - especially after you’ve just been dumped. Lusting for sunshine, among other things, delicious Frenchman Jerome heads to …...

Outfest 2009 kicked off this weekend, beginning ten days of celebrating Lgbt cinema in Los Angeles. The 27th edition of the festival brings 181 films from 25 countries - four of which were selected as Outfest’s “Four In Focus,” a special designation for the festival’s most promising directorial debuts. Nancy Kissam’s “Drool”, H.P. Mendoza’s “Fruit Fly”, Jason Bushman’s “Hollywood, je t’aime” and E.E. Cassidy’s “We Are The Mods,” are the chosen …...

Outfest 2009 kicked off this weekend, beginning ten days of celebrating Lgbt cinema in Los Angeles. The 27th edition of the festival brings 181 films from 25 countries - four of which were selected as Outfest’s “Four In Focus,” a special designation for the festival’s most promising directorial debuts. Nancy Kissam’s “Drool”, H.P. Mendoza’s “Fruit Fly”, Jason Bushman’s “Hollywood, je t’aime” and E.E. Cassidy’s “We Are The Mods,” are the chosen …...

Nursing a heartache after breaking up with his boyfriend, Jérôme cannot bear the notion of spending Christmas alone in dreary Paris. He spontaneously books a flight to Los Angeles, where he hopes for fun, sun, and maybe even a little Hollywood stardom. Upon arrival, however, Jérôme’s dreams are deflated by poor public transportation, dumpy hostels, and phony Hollywood fringe folk. The journey is not completely fraught with failure, however, as he …...

QFest is tickled pink to announce the smash hit films scheduled for Opening and Closing Nights, July 9 and 20, at the Prince Music Theater. QFest alum (director of last year's Serene Hunter) Jason Bushman's feature debut, Hollywood je t'aime, will kick off this year's cinematic extravaganza, and the world premiere of Casper Andreas and Fred M. Caruso's The Big Gay Musical is set to be the grand finale. Sandwiched in between, the 12 day festival will show 140 of the best Lgbtq films of the year.

Universal Pictures' "Public Enemies," starring Johnny Depp as John Dillinger, will screen as the Centerpiece Premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival, which runs June 18-28.

Directed by Michael Mann, whose "Collateral" screened as a sneak peek at the festival five years ago, "Enemies" also stars Christian Bale and Marion Cotillard. The film opens nationally July 1.

Organized by Film Independent, the fest announced the bulk of its lineup Tuesday,encompassing more than 70 feature films, 70 shorts and 50 music videos drawn from more than 30 countries.

Said Rebecca Yeldham, who recently stepped into her new role as the festival's director: "The Laff is a celebration of culture, cinema and community. We're dedicated to our public, and we're dedicated to our filmmakers. We see ourselves as part of the international community of artists and passionate cinephiles."

Joining Yeldham and programming director Rachel Rosen at the Hotel Palomar in Westwood, actors Gael Garcia Bernal...