When we first meet FAGGOT, he is pleasuring himself on Eastwood’s shoe. Who was the dog who played him? Since the little rascal was uncredited, we will never know. Did the little fellow realize that the audience probably hated him as much as they hated his master. Was it nature or nurture? Where was animal protection in those dark days of 1975?
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In “Barry Lyndon” there is a moment where Ryan O’Neal finds two soldiers naked and holding hands in a pond as they confess their love for one another.
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“In Celebration” is another filmed stage play that makes no attempts to hide its origin. James Bolam’s queer Colin remains largely a sounding board for Alan Bates’ barbed wit and, as a Queer Film, it’s negligible.
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One of those rare instances where the remake is marginally better than the original, Farewell My Lovely not only keeps the original title of Raymond Chandler’s novel but is also more faithful to the book’s spirit.
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Pacino is magnificent. With Michael Corleone in The Godfather movies, “Dog Day Afternoon” is his defining role.
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