re: The Gay Pride Top Twenty (Part One)

caleidoscope — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:14:15 GMT

It's Scott. Scott Favor. Not Steve.

And this :"but it’s a movie that certainly can’t be faulted for its ambition, and whatever its flaws, it’s a worthy step forward in the mainstreaming of gay characters in American cinema" - what is this supposed to mean? I swear to God, I'll never get this type of logic, esp. when it comes to groundbreaking movies like Idaho. It is so unique in its approach, you either love it or hate it, there's hardly any middle ground; so crap like "worthy step forward" is meaningless. This isn't Philadelphia or Brokeback Mountain. Formulaic references just don't work for this one...and how the hell can you "mainstream" a gay character through River Phoenix's Mike Waters? Make it real, yeah, but mainstream it? Come on. The kid's the most isolated element in the whole movie.

BTW, where the hell is Gregg Araki? Or is he too queer to be gay?

re: The Gay Pride Top Twenty (Part One)

Alerted — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:37:04 GMT

ok maybe it was a mistake and I'm misreading that and, but are you actually calling Good Will Hunting tripe?????

re: The Gay Pride Top Twenty (Part One)

ninka — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:03:30 GMT

man, Hedwig was great!