Steven Frears? "The Committments", right? Lifetime pass. LOVE that movie. Liked Deadwood quite a bit for not being into Westerns, but I found myself missing a. colors and b. sentences without "cocksucker" but they both seemed like the right choice...don't get me wrong. And I have liked David Milch since "Blue" or probably Hill Street(although not quite in a "trust in Joss" way...that's just for Mr. Sweden and David Simon and even he got talked into that Falsone thing, so...)
Inara: So, explain to me again why Zoe wasn't in the dress? Mal: Tactics, woman. Needed her in the back. 'Sides, those soft cotton dresses feel kinda nice. It's the whole... air-flow.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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erikaj - Dec 07, 2005 6:16:53 am PST #8991 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Vonnie K - Dec 07, 2005 6:27:21 am PST #8992 of 10002
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
The Commitments is by Alan Parker, I think. He hasn't made anything really notable since, more's the pity. I do love Angel Heart though, one of his earlier films, with Robert DeNiro hamming it up as Satan.
Stephen Frears did the Malkovich/Close version of Dangerous Liaisons, and more recently, High Fidelity and Dirty Pretty Things. I like his work a lot.
§ ita § - Dec 07, 2005 6:28:19 am PST #8993 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Though I suppose their qualifier is "in a major movie."
And American. I think that's big too.
There are a lot of gay movies out there -- it's profile that's the thing.
beekaytee - Dec 07, 2005 6:47:43 am PST #8994 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant
Bedrooms and Hallways is my new favorite big gay movie. (British, of course)
It features Kevin McKidd and James Purefoy. Plus nearly every supporting actor from Four Weddings and a Funeral. Recent Rome love inspired the Netflixing. Wooo-hooo! The fella's roles are quite...quite...different in B & H. Hugo Weaving is hysterical as a real estate agent who uses his clients' homes for...uh, you know. I just loved it.
Also? McLibel, the doc about two activists who spent 15 years battling the McAntichrist for the right to criticize its Mcvilliany may not be a stellar film (not even close to Murderball, Supersize Me, Mr. Death, etc. in terms of craft)...the soundtrack alone detracts from the message...but it is well worth seeing. And too, I gave up a 25 year vegetarianism about a year ago. McLibel put me right back on the wagon. Sheesh.
§ ita § - Dec 07, 2005 6:50:27 am PST #8995 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I wish I could remember why Bedrooms and Hallways left me cold.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 07, 2005 7:13:59 am PST #8996 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Whiny protagonist dumping James Purefoy in favor of his ex-wife did it for me.
beekaytee - Dec 07, 2005 8:16:14 am PST #8997 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant
I can see that.
§ ita § - Dec 07, 2005 9:11:12 am PST #8998 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That may very well have been it for me too.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 07, 2005 9:42:33 am PST #8999 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I'm watching Kill Bill Vol. 2 right now, and The Bride is a refreshingly unweepy protagonist in contrast to Leo.
Note to self: If one cannot avoid making enemies with enough determination to dig themselves out of their own graves, make sure they're in pieces before putting them into one.
beekaytee - Dec 07, 2005 10:07:21 am PST #9000 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant
The last 5 minutes garnered a "Hey!" response from the assembled viewers. It did seem like a cheap cop out.
Still, we laughed outloud and long quite a few times leading up to that point. Also, the pretty...
eta: obviously more about B&H than Kill Bill, but hey...David Carradine is teh hot. okay, not
etaa: Whoa. I've never noticed my post number before. Um. Yay? Any cause for celebration...