Michael: You're stoned and you're late. You were supposed to arrive at this location at eight thirty dash nine o'clock.
Harold: What I am, Michael, is a 32 year-old, ugly, pock marked Jew fairy, and if it takes me a little while to pull myself together, and if I smoke a little grass before I get up the nerve to show my face to the world, it's nobody's god damned business but my own. And how are you this evening?
And so starts off a rollicking, frolicking night of bitchy Queens on Harold's 32nd birthday. Locked in a NYC flat, with plenty of booze, attitude, pot and the like, this seemingly harmless film (directed by William Friedkin) turns into a night of Queer WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLFE? Yes, some gay folk who don't remember what QUEER used to be, this film, based on Mart Crowley's play of the same name, is deftly written, claustrophobic, and by the time the final scene comes along, you'll have no idea what the hell hit you. But if any of you CUNTS (popularly used in this film) that watch LOGO are willing to take a look back, before fags died off and had STYLE, knew who the hell Victor Mature was, take a look at this flick. You won't find anything but sheer delight in the design, the fashion, and the oh, so late '60s mise en scene. Great music. Wonderful cameo by Maud Adams.
PUSHING DAISIES. Well, I cannot explain it any better than this: LEE PACE is worth the watch alone, and the premise is dreamy. Kristen Chenowith, Swoozie Kurtz, Ellen (oh, Audrey in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS), and other surprise guests star in this offbeat, but lovely fable. Inside scoop has it (from the horse's mouth) that the internal bickering betwixt this female co-star and that are incredibly, edibly delicious, much like The Boys in the Band. And I bet they call each other CUNT behind their backs. 5 stars.
Like youthful French ice-skaters? MY LIFE ON ICE features a v-e-e-e-e-e-r-y tasty sample. Oh, no pedophile I, but I bet Derek Washington would LOVE this one. The Gallic youngster star is 16, wanders around with an HD camera, filming his mother, grandmother, his quel handsome teacher, and his oh, so delectable best friend. The only problem? It takes soooo long to get to the epiphany, and just want to see le cock (which you never do....maybe once....in brief), one could easily lose interest. Delightful as an experiment. Delicious as eye candy.
Horrifyingly dreadful KIERA KNIGHTLY stars in THE DUCHESS. Bosoms pushed and corseted to here, bewigged men prancing about in tightly tailored breeches, this thing (presumably about a long lost ancestor of Princess Diana) is a bunch of nothing. The latest IT Brit girl proves she cannot act any better than her predecessor, Patsy Kensit. Remember her?! This forgettably awfowl flick also stars Ralph Fiennes, and a horribly under-used Charlotte Rampling.
If I were you kids, I'd stick with the bitchy Queens.
Not the bejewelled Duchess.
Harold: What I am, Michael, is a 32 year-old, ugly, pock marked Jew fairy, and if it takes me a little while to pull myself together, and if I smoke a little grass before I get up the nerve to show my face to the world, it's nobody's god damned business but my own. And how are you this evening?
And so starts off a rollicking, frolicking night of bitchy Queens on Harold's 32nd birthday. Locked in a NYC flat, with plenty of booze, attitude, pot and the like, this seemingly harmless film (directed by William Friedkin) turns into a night of Queer WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLFE? Yes, some gay folk who don't remember what QUEER used to be, this film, based on Mart Crowley's play of the same name, is deftly written, claustrophobic, and by the time the final scene comes along, you'll have no idea what the hell hit you. But if any of you CUNTS (popularly used in this film) that watch LOGO are willing to take a look back, before fags died off and had STYLE, knew who the hell Victor Mature was, take a look at this flick. You won't find anything but sheer delight in the design, the fashion, and the oh, so late '60s mise en scene. Great music. Wonderful cameo by Maud Adams.
PUSHING DAISIES. Well, I cannot explain it any better than this: LEE PACE is worth the watch alone, and the premise is dreamy. Kristen Chenowith, Swoozie Kurtz, Ellen (oh, Audrey in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS), and other surprise guests star in this offbeat, but lovely fable. Inside scoop has it (from the horse's mouth) that the internal bickering betwixt this female co-star and that are incredibly, edibly delicious, much like The Boys in the Band. And I bet they call each other CUNT behind their backs. 5 stars.
Like youthful French ice-skaters? MY LIFE ON ICE features a v-e-e-e-e-e-r-y tasty sample. Oh, no pedophile I, but I bet Derek Washington would LOVE this one. The Gallic youngster star is 16, wanders around with an HD camera, filming his mother, grandmother, his quel handsome teacher, and his oh, so delectable best friend. The only problem? It takes soooo long to get to the epiphany, and just want to see le cock (which you never do....maybe once....in brief), one could easily lose interest. Delightful as an experiment. Delicious as eye candy.
Horrifyingly dreadful KIERA KNIGHTLY stars in THE DUCHESS. Bosoms pushed and corseted to here, bewigged men prancing about in tightly tailored breeches, this thing (presumably about a long lost ancestor of Princess Diana) is a bunch of nothing. The latest IT Brit girl proves she cannot act any better than her predecessor, Patsy Kensit. Remember her?! This forgettably awfowl flick also stars Ralph Fiennes, and a horribly under-used Charlotte Rampling.
If I were you kids, I'd stick with the bitchy Queens.
Not the bejewelled Duchess.
2 comments:
Stinky little ice skaters? Not even for the Twink would I wait around.
I'd buy an ice cream truck and cruise Pay Less parking lots first.
I am happy to know that I am not the only one secure enough in my Faggotry to LOVE "Boys in theBand"! It's brutal, but so is being "a 32 year old, pockmarked Jew, Fairy."
Not that I would know, but, it WAS pretty hard being a 21 year old chunky, black, fag in Weho circa 1983.
And yes, I WAS stoned and YES it did take me a little longer to get ready.
Derek!
OK, so skating stinky frogs are not your thing.
You know, while I was re-watching BOYS IN THE BAND (for the first time in a zillion years), I was struck by how much things have changed...not for the better. Every ONE of these characters is pitched in completely different tones, none of them clones, and even the Cowboy hunk has a naturally fit body, not built by Soloflex. I totally dig this film. I've had it for a week, and we shall see how soon NETFLIX gets it back!
Craig
PS: If I remember correctly, it took BOTH of us a long time to get ready and face the world of WeHO and all of its plastic perfection, but while you were stoned, I was drunk. Oddly enough, the similarities between the pockmarked Jew fairy, and the show tune queen lush are pretty dead-on our relationship as friends. It was scary to watch, if only for that reason!
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