“Bros.” is Just Your Average Gay Rom-Com.
Aaron does not have much of a character and he eventually spends the latter half of the movie in thrall to an increasingly mannered and preachy Bobby.
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Category: Comedy
Doug Stanhope is “The Road Dog” in Greg Glienna’s Salute to Stand-Up.
The scene which must have been extraordinarily difficult to play, is a triumph for Stanhope. A miniature masterpiece of great acting.
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Showtime Gives a Minor Jimmy Stewart the “Cinema Toast” Makeover.
Jimmy Stewart/Carole Lombard (John Reynolds/Alison Brie), play a young married couple who are forced to invite Stewart’s horrific mother (Lucille Watson voiced by Megan Mullally)……
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Emma Thompson graces “Leo Grande” with her presence.
Thompson steals the movie, running through a gamut of emotions from anger, fear and sadness, to moments of sheer bliss.
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La Nouvelle Vague at the Criterion Collection.
I have confined myself to rating thirteen films from the height of La Nouvelle Vague. This was before Jean-Luc Godard, in particular, seemed to loose his joy in making movies.
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1935. Top Hat. 30s 40s
The Best of the Astaire-Rogers movies. Cinematography: David Abel. Production Design: Carroll Clark/Van Nest Polglase. Songs: Irving Berlin.
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1935. Sylvia Scarlet. 30s 40s
Both gay and trans, Sylvia/Sylvester set the bar impossibly high for years to come. One of the great financial disasters of the 1930s, it resulted in Hepburn being labelled box office poison.
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1939. The Women. 30s 40s
Every character in the movie, and every animal featured, was female. Great work by Crawford, Russell, Shearer and Mary Boland.
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1939. The Wizard of Oz. 30s 40s
She captured everyone’s heart, gay or straight. There is something vulnerable yet confident about her. And then there is that incredible voice!
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1941. The Man Who Came to Dinner. 30s 40s
Monty Wooley delights as the impossibly pompous Sheridan Whiteside in William Keighley’s wonderful adaptation of the Kauffman/Hart play.
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1949. Kind Hearts and Coronets. 30s 40s
In “Kind Hearts and Coronets”: Alec Guinness has fun playing all eight of the unfortunate D’Ascoynes, including Lady Agatha D’Ascoyne..
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1949. Adam’s Rib. 30s 40s
Marvelous acting by Judy Holliday, Jean Hagen, Hope Emerson, Tom Ewell and, as Amanda’s “gay best friend”, David Wayne.
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1953. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. 50s 60s
It’s Howard Hawks again, this time adapting the Jule Stein/Leo Robin Broadway smash “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”. With Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe.
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1957. Funny Face. 50s 60s
“Funny Face“, the 1957 musical romantic comedy directed by Stanley Donen, boasts Audrey Hepburn’s most charming screen performance
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1958. Auntie Mame. 50s 60s
Gay director Morton DaCosta (his real name) directs like he is still in the theatre – he did better in his second and final visit to Hollywood with “The Music Man”.
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1959. Pillow Talk. 50s 60s
Hudson’s characters has a gay alter ego named “Rex” and supporting actors Tony Randall and Nick Allen are constantly brushing off the gay ceiling.
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1962. That Touch of Mink. 50s 60s
In between the Rock Hudson movies “Lover Come Back” (1961) and “Send Me no Flowers” (1964), Doris Day paired up with Cary Grant.
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1965. The Loved One. 50s 60s
Great fun was had by all adapting Evelyn Waugh’s 1948 short satirical novel about the funeral business in Los Angeles
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“Official Competition” is fun before it wears out its welcome.
Cruz is fantastic and is obviously having the time of her life milking her experiences with all of those difficult-to-work-with auteurs that she has crossed paths with over the years
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“Birdies” is an Amiable Trip Down the Fairway.
“Birdies” is an amiable trip down the fairway. There is a hole-in-one shot that had me laughing out loud! Ryan O’Flanagan has an easy charm.
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“The Duke” is a fitting coda to the career of the late Roger Michell.
Michell is content to sit back and hand the film over to Broadbent. If you are a Broadbent fan, as I am, you are in for a good time.
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“I Love My Dad” has Patton Oswalt but little else.
However, “I Love My Dad” is saved by another impressive performance by Oswalt, a comedian with major acting chops who is willing to go to the emotional core of his sometimes despicable character.
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Lesley Manville Swallows the Entire Book of Cockney Rhyming Slang!
Manville is a walking, taking Cockney cliché who becomes more and more irritating with every passing scene.
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Lena Dunham’s Sharp Second Feature Stick’s with You.
Dunham’s dialogue is smart and clever. Froseth takes on the role with relish. An Alice who has disappeared down some erotic portal.
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“C’mon C’mon”. Wish I Could Have Liked You More.
However, I never felt the scenes between Jesse and Jonny were for real whether they were in LA/ in New York or New Orleans.
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My Advice: Don’t Look, Period.
But oh those intervening 128 Minutes. Clueless! Clueless! Clueless! My Advise: Don’t Look Period. Social satire does not become Adam McKay.
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“The French Dispatch” is the Anthesis of Cinema.
“The French Dispatch” is the anthesis of cinema. The boredom felt by the viewer is amplified by the feeling that ennui was the desired effect!
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Joshua Leonard Sweet and Whimsical “Fully Realized Humans”.
Joshua Leonard Sweet and Whimsical “Fully Realized Humans”. Some very funny scenes involving the purchasing and using of a dildo.
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“House of Gucci” is a Bizarre Piece of “Jersey Shore” Cinema.
“House of Gucci” is a bizarre piece of Jersey Shore Cinema.. Gaga is matched by a shockingly self-indulgent performance by Jared Leto…..
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“Licorice Pizza” and the Gay Stereotype.
“Licorice Pizza” and the gay stereotype. Here is a mincing queen with movements so exaggerated he could have Tourette’s syndrome.
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Bhutan’s Oscar Nominated Film Has Its Moments.
Norbu the yak is treated as a sacred being spending winters indoors. It’s not long before Ugyen is serenading him on his guitar!
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A Week With Lucy And Desi Should Be More Fun.
Nicole Kidman, gives Lucy her best shot. The gap between Sorkin the screenwriter and Sorkin the movie director widens as the film proceeds.
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Fun Up To A Point, “Red Rocket” Takes the Moral Low Ground.
Mikey has no conscience and no morals. In addition he’s a suitcase pimp. Fun up to a point, “Red Rocket” takes the moral low ground.
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“Shiva Baby’s” four competent actresses elevate Emma Seligman’s calling card.
Finally, a toast, in the midst of all this great food, to four very talented actresses: Sennott, Draper, Gordon, and Argon.
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“Tick, tick…Boom!” An Affectionate Tribute to Jonathan Larson.
Although we know the eventual outcome, there is no great tragedy awaiting us at the end of the movie. In fact, it is a celebration of life.
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Carey Mulligan disappoints in Promising Young Woman”.
Carey Mulligan disappoints in Promising Young Woman”. Who in their right mind would want to have anything to do with this creature?
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