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  1. rsmithjr

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    I am not sure that the issue of the demographics of the actors is that important vis a vis to their ability to play the roles. In the original casting: Leonard Frey the actor was gay and Jewish and he is just perfect for the role, no question about it. On the other hand, Cliff Gorman was...
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    Glad to hear that Ryan Murphy's Boys will be available to see. I wanted to fly to NYC last year to see it on Broadway, but couldn't make it. The original version will probably remain my deeply-cut imprint of the play however. All of the actors really created their characters for me.
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    This is a very interesting and important part of the 60s gay films, especially those of British origin. It has been years since I saw it, looking forward to this Blu-ray. Thanks!
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    I would like to have seen this production as well. However, the original movie version is just about perfect in my opinion. Saw it in original release to a very rapt mostly straight audience who acted like the humanity of gay people had just occurred to them. Will Krupp: how would you...
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    I don't think this played the Bay Area at all. It is really strange to think of a gay-themed movie not getting a theatrical showing in San Francisco, but that seems to be the situation.
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    Thanks for this, I really enjoyed it. [The film is called Other People, not Different People by the way.] This film is about emotional connection between people, a topic I have been thinking about a great deal lately. It is filled with multiple instances of people failing to connect at all...
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    I wanted to report on a new film "Just Friends" that played last night at the Castro Theatre in SF as a part of the LGBTQ Festival currently underway. This was the first showing outside of the Netherlands I believe but it should be playing elsewhere. The screenwriter presented the film and...
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    People everywhere like things that are forbidden or scandalous I think. Example: A lot of art house theatres were named "Paris" during the 60s, we had one in Palo Alto and there is still one in New York. By contrast, when I was in Paris, I saw a store in Montmartre named "California Sex...
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    Martin receives a small redemption at the end. Hey, he is a kid too.
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    CMBYN is still playing at the Cinearts in Palo Alto and 3 theatres in SF.
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    Some thoughts about GOC, probably different than those of others here. Mild spoilers.
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    Some notes about Love, Simon. Mild spoilers, so I hid it.
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    Excellent points! I have been seeing a lot of evidence that this is the trend. For example, the demographics of San Francisco's Castro District are changing. There are more younger straight people there with children. The apparently gay population is aging according to published statistics...
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    Nijinsky would probably be better described as bisexual. He was married in 1913, causing his dismissal from Ballet Russe by impresario Diaghilev, and he had two children. Life is complicated. I imagine everyone here is familiar with The Red Shoes, which has been compared to Ballet Russe...
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    Phantom Thread. A very interesting picture that I am still sorting out in my mind.
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    There must be many but three come to mind: 1. The Sergeant, with Rod Steiger and John Phillip Law. A very sad story which fits the stereotype of gay films from 1968. I haven't seen this since original release, and I suspect I wouldn't like it, but it is well-acted. 2. The Leather Boys, a...
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    I just "Liked" this post, not because I agree with it, but because it makes me think. I am not sure what you mean by a "gay movie", perhaps you would like to characterize that a bit. I would opine that a "gay movie" is essentially about being gay, which could be the problems, opportunities...
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    This is a beautiful recollection, thanks for sharing it. I haven't seen GOC yet but am waiting for my copy. One of the themes I want to explore with respect to this movie is the notion and importance of family. I have been thinking about films that would have some possible points of...
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    The studios have a model that certain kinds of films do a significant amount of business on home video. I would not be surprised if gay-themed movies fall into such a category, and hence get more attention than a typical movie would get. For example, I would also expect Phantom Thread to be...
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    I tend to like slow-moving films without a lot of narrative or "roadmaps" to what is going on. Long Day qualifies. Let me make an off-the-wall comparison to the current film Lady Bird. It has narrative that you cannot miss. But it also is about someone who doesn't think she "fits" into her...
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    While I have figured out what I liked about Call Me (not what most would expect, I will post it soon), I am still puzzled about PHANTOM. My family says that I like both because they are "finely crafted". I suspect that the connections to Hitchcock's Rebecca and Vertigo are part of my...
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    There has been a lot of discussion about films that do not get the kinds of notice that they deserve. I suspect everyone who follows film feels this way, but with different examples. We all have different taste. And film is a very expensive erector set, as Welles realized, and films need to...
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    Call Me by Your Name and Phantom Thread win International Cinephile Society Awards http://variety.com/2018/film/in-contention/call-me-by-your-name-phantom-thread-win-international-cinephile-society-awards-1202686923/ My two favorite films of the year (so far), great to see them being...
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    BPM and Tom of Finland are showing as a double bill for two days later this month at the Castro in San Francisco. Also, CMBYN, Phantom Thread in 70mm, and Dunkirk in 70mm. The Castro is quite a place.
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    Thanks, MatthewA, I ordered it. I was afraid I was going to have to stream it after missing it theatrically last year.
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    Can anyone verify the region status of this Blu-ray? Amazon.co.uk says that it is R2. This movie played at Frameline San Francisco last June (won an award) and also for a time theatrically in the fall. I missed it; my bad. There have apparently not been any recent showings. So I may have to...
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    Great point! Water and liquid scenes abound in the book and film and are a part of this I think.
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    Gay-Friendly Blu-rays

    I agree with a lot of what Mark is saying here. The MPAA has survived for 50 years by giving people what they want: ratings that fit a general community consensus. Not everyone agrees with their standards of course. Over time, I think gay-themed movies were hit with a double standard, but...
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