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The box office results are out and I guess the answer to the question Towle made is yes. People are willing to see the movie. I didn't see it yet because it's not playing here in Brazil, but as soon as I return to the US I'll see it.
United 93 debuted in the number 2 spot, under RV. Watch the trailer here.
If you can guess where in the world I took this picture you should be amazed that I can still publish a post on most weekdays.
Given the nationality of the hottie in the pic, my vacation location should not be hard to guess...
Good movie. All tragic but good. The movie was so sad that I couldn't cry (I had a similar reaction to Dancer in the Dark).
In the movie, Alison Lohman is a young girl going through foster homes after mommy Michelle Pfeiffer kills a guy out of craziness, bitchiness and jealousy. The Pfeiffer is an artist, all full of sensibility. Robin Wright Penn and Renee Zellweger are two of Lohman's foster moms.
The acting was very good across the board. Lohman was the star of the movie, everybody else pretty much had cameos, even The Pfeiffer had a smaller role than I had anticipated. She was stunning though. Beautiful beyond belief, seriously:
Now to our gay movie review. White Oleander did not have much gay content, but the little gay content it did have ranged from neutral to positive. In one scene, this guy asks Lohman if she is gay. Lohman asks why, and the kid says he thought she was gay because she did not seem to be interested in guys. She confirms she is not interested in guys. Cute. Later on, she says she is not gay but she says that because she wants to kiss the guy, not because she felt the need to deny the 'accusation' or 'protect' her reputation. That was all pretty positive, she wasn't offended because the guy thought she was a lesbian, and the guy did not look like he would have a problem if she was indeed gay.
In another scene, The Pfeiffer makes a joke about her not having much time for her art in prison because she needs to constantly "fight off sexual advances." Light joke, pretty neutral I thought.
This post was written for the Pfeiffer blog-a-thon. She turns 48 on April 29. She was 44 when she shot White Oleander, can you believe it?
Check back soon for additional links honoring The Pfeiffer.
Excellent movie. What a crazy guy. Literally certifiable. The documentary brought me a bit of the eerie feeling of The Blair Witch Project, it felt like something really screwed up was always about to happen.
In the documentary, Timothy Treadwell is an actor turned environmentalist who tries to bring attention to the endangered grizzly bears in Alaska. He spends 13 summers with the bears in the wild, just hanging out. Seriously wicked.
Now to our gay movie review. When Timothy is rambling to the camera about his troubled relationship with women, he mentions it would be much nicer if he was gay. He does say the reason for that is that gay men can hook up easily, in restaurants, truck stops etc. Well, I'll take it. I don't see a problem in that stereotype actually. Gay men, in general, do have it easier in the dating scene, so what's the problem with that? To me, it's clearly the men part that's doing it's thing, not exactly the gay part. You put two eager gay guys together and nothing can stop them. Straighties can envy me as much as they want, and I'll like it. Of course, not all gay men hook up that easily, and Timothy actually acknowledges it. Super cute in his own lunatic way.
Go Herzog (the director and narrator)! Go Timothy! Go Bears!
Mediocre movie. A pity, because it had some pretty interesting, even if a little tired, political insights regarding guns (against them).
In the movie, Nicholas Cage sells guns to all sorts of rogue governments, fueling nasty wars everywhere. He loves his family and his wife, played by Bridget Moynaham. She is the only acting in the movie; Nicholas was just not there. Neither was his brother Jared Leto. I guess you can rent the movie, but don't expect much.
Nothing for our gay movie review.
Good movie. You'll feel all good and hoping the world could be like the movie, with fathers getting along with their gay sons.
Here, Russell Crowe, yes him, plays a big gay. Jack Thompson plays his father. They have an awesome relationship. Jack is extremely supportive and accepts Crowe's homosexuality like I've never seen in a father-son relationship before.
There are constant reminders that the father is super supportive. He pushes for safe sex. He keeps hoping Russell will find Mr. Right. He tells Russell how lucky he is to have him for a son, it goes on and on.
Seriously, see the movie with someone you like because you'll want to kiss someone.
To top it all off, Russell's grandmother was a lesbian and she is remembered fondly, and Russell plays footy. He's just a nice and ordinary guy.
You will also get to see various types of gays in the movie. Queens, older gays, butch gays (like Crowe) etc. It's great when movies reflect the wide range of gays available.
Forget that you hate Russell. If you see this movie you might actually like him. The movie was shot in 1994, he was 30 then:
There was some homophobia elsewhere in the movie but not inside Crowe's house, and the homophobia was portrayed as something bad.
After the jump, a few more pictures and a little discussion on the mentioned homophobia (which will sort of give away part of the plot).
Better than mediocre, but not quite good.
Here, Ewan McGregor is a psychiatrist. Ryan Gosling becomes his suicidal patient. Naomi Watts plays Ewan's girlfriend, she is an artist. Ryan is an art student. Ewan goes on a quest to prevent Ryan's suicide. There's some crazy stuff in the middle of it all.
We have a bit of gay content. In one scene, Ewan is reading a great review of Ryan's art work, and Naomi is able to guess that the review was written by a professor who is famous for sleeping with every cute boy in class. If you think about it, the gay content is not so nice because it involves a professor sleeping with a student. Not too ethical. But Naomi says it in such a matter-of-fact and non-judgmental way that I couldn't really see it as negative. So, I'll consider it a plus.
Also, in one scene, Ewan is looking for Ryan and he goes to talk to Athena, a girl who is possibly Ryan's girlfriend and may be able to help Ewan in his quest. She is in the middle of a mini-rehearsal for Hamlet, and after the rehearsal is done, Ewan asks her if she is playing the role of Hamlet. She says she is because it's a lesbian version with only women in the cast. She was kidding, but I'll take it as positive content anyway.
The real Athena was not easy to find. All Ewan had was a first name and the fact she worked in a diner on this particular street. So Ewan goes around several cafes in that street to find her. Before getting to the real Athena, he finds a very butch Athena, working as a butcher. Ewan didn't even ask if she was the right Athena or if she knew Ryan, he left right after he laid eyes on her, maybe because she was too ugly for Ryan, or maybe because she was obviously not interested in guys. Anyway, we had no hard evidence on the butch Athena, so I'll leave that scene out of our gay review.
There were some good, mellow, tunes in Stay
You can rent the movie, it'll keep you interested, just don't expect a Memento.
Good thriller. Here, Kiefer Sutherland pulls off a good Jack Bauer to help figure out a plot to kill the President. We have a secret service staffed by Kiefer, Michael Douglas, and Eva Longoria. Kim Basinger plays the most beautiful First Lady ever. hands. down.
Now, why couldn't Michael and Kiefer's characters be gay and make out in the movie? Why? :-(
Trailer right here.
There's something about Temporary Restraining Orders that is so classy, don't you think?
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