I blame my shameful lack of posting on a confluence of events including: a couple of “vacation” days in NYC to drink wine with my girlfriends and decompress, and the sudden, sad, and catastrophic loss of my MacBook’s HD after a prolonged battle with injuries suffered at the hands of my three-year-old daughter.

Happily, I can report that I am now significantly decompressed, and I’ve got a new HD winging my way via FedEx as we speak, and hopefully by this time tomorrow evening, my laptop will be back and better than ever with a spiffy new harddrive — nearly double the size of the old one, which means I can stash away even more pointless videos and episodes of guilty pleasure TV shows. (What? Like you don’t? Sheez.)

In actual Comstockian news, I’m pleased to report that stock of Bill and Desiree: Love is Timeless is on its way to our warehouse and orders will be shipping imminently. I’m loving the early responses to this film, and can’t wait until people get their copies and the reactions begin to permeate. This one’s a game-changer, methinks.

I’m so proud of Tony for this film. It’s a beautiful piece of work and just a gorgeous portrait of a warm, generous couple. I can’t wait until people really get a chance to watch it. So, here, now, officially:

Bill and Desiree: Love is Timeless

Bill and Desiree’s story starts in the second half of life: a chance meeting, a powerful attraction, a carnal connection, and a deep, sensual love. Through an intimate and lively interview, we hear the story of how Bill and Desiree met, and what drew them to each other. When we witness the playful intensity of their beautifully photographed lovemaking, we see that pleasure is ageless, and that love is indeed timeless!

Bill and Desiree: Love is Timeless is a film about passion, about desire; a film that gives older lovers a reason to celebrate, and younger lovers something to look forward to. Bill and Desiree: Love is Timeless is a film that invites us to re-imagine what love can be and should be in our later years.

Bill and Desiree

I watched Tony’s complete rough-cut of Bill and Desiree: Love is Timeless yesterday, ostensibly to give him my edit notes—where it needs work, tightening, etc.—but mostly what I came away with was a deep feeling of excitement and anticipation. I cannot wait for this film to get out in the world where it can start speaking to people and touching their souls.

Especially as I grow older myself (now that I’m checking that dreaded “next” box in demographic surveys…) I’ve definitely noticed a building feeling of resentment toward the way women especially, seem to vanish off the cultural-sexual radar once those first few crow’s feet set in. Just look at Hollywood, where aging male stars wind up getting paired with women young enough to be their daughters, while female stars of-a-certain-age are shunted off into playing secondary supporting roles—if they’re lucky enough to get work at all. Things are a little better today, and you can find more representations of 40+ women as vital, viable sexual creatures in Hollywood, adverstising, etc. But what about sexual art and culture?

Hmm. Yeah. Not so much.

I can’t wait for people to see Desiree in action. She and Bill are just going to rock people’s preconceptions of what mature sex is/should/can be. And it’s not something corny like ‘young at heart,’ either. Watching Bill and Desiree make love, I found myself thinking: Oh, so this is the natural evolution of the self. Comfort, groundedness, authority—if you allow yourself to grow, and stay open. It’s inspiring, and I’m so damned proud of Tony for bringing this film into the world.

Okay! ::regrouping:: We’re looking at a December 1, 2008 release date and I’m working on setting up the full preview and special price pre-order page in the next couple of days. Watch this space for more information.