tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post1813196031133751986..comments2024-03-11T18:12:23.619-04:00Comments on Two Dollar Cinema: This is the essence of discrimination.m.brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-33446918238395401302014-08-18T21:44:32.526-04:002014-08-18T21:44:32.526-04:00That's a great sign and it's terrific to s...That's a great sign and it's terrific to see the progress it represents. Perhaps not nationwide, unfortunately these things never happen quickly but it's a start.<br /><br />Philadelphia was an event when it was released being the first mainstream picture to really confront the situation with top flight stars. It's too bad it's not a better movie. I saw it in the theatre at joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-57467483482070180582014-08-14T23:18:54.169-04:002014-08-14T23:18:54.169-04:00That end was absolutely perfect. I think it tempor...That end was absolutely perfect. I think it temporarily broke me.<br /><br />I think had I seen the film years ago, ir would have resonated with me more. And honestly, as good as it was, I was expecting more...if that makes any sense.m.brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-69930448069100036342014-08-14T22:01:18.584-04:002014-08-14T22:01:18.584-04:00I agree with you, Sati. It's not as if AIDS is...I agree with you, Sati. It's not as if AIDS is gone, it just seems, at least from say...a mainstream media standpoint, it's not what it was in the 80's and early 90's. Maybe I'm wrong about that?<br /><br />It's funny you mention Brokeback, as I was just talking to some 'guy's guys' who looked at me like I f--king crazy when I told them that I had seen it m.brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-68758313624999932272014-08-14T15:18:25.691-04:002014-08-14T15:18:25.691-04:00I think the film is to this day relevant. There is...I think the film is to this day relevant. There is still so much stigma on AIDS and gay people. And hell yeah the movies can change people somehow. My mother turned slightly less homophobic thanks to Brokeback Mountain. I think if she saw this one too it would have helped further.<br /><br />The opera scene is ridiculous but that ending kills me every time. s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-83538052976696638772014-08-14T14:17:46.529-04:002014-08-14T14:17:46.529-04:00I'd be interested to hear what you have to say...I'd be interested to hear what you have to say seeing it now, I wonder if it would come off a bit melodramatic at this point? If I remember correctly, it was one of those movies that <i>you had to see</i>, but I was a freshman in high school. If I had to do something, I didn't.m.brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-91628371907317815562014-08-14T14:07:42.471-04:002014-08-14T14:07:42.471-04:00It has been a LONG time since I saw this movie -- ...It has been a LONG time since I saw this movie -- I think I watched it with The Hubby when it was first released. It did seem like a groundbreaking film at the time, and I remember really liking it. (I have always been a big fan of Tom Hanks). But I don't remember the movie well now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06574641672605054506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-37533180163232014452014-08-14T13:19:24.259-04:002014-08-14T13:19:24.259-04:00You should check it out, Brittani. I'm not sur...You should check it out, Brittani. I'm not sure it will resonate as much as seeing it 1993 would have, but still worth seeing.<br /><br />That sign is such a small thing, but it's cool, you know?m.brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-89198932418309808652014-08-14T13:18:00.428-04:002014-08-14T13:18:00.428-04:00You know, Wendell, I struggled with this post beca...You know, Wendell, I struggled with this post because I didn't want to come off dismissive and clueless (well, more than usual, anyway), but I honestly was shocked seeing that sign, you know? Not in a bad way, I just never thought of it. And dialing it back to the film, there were a ton of parts of Beckett's life I just wasn't aware of, you know? It's eye-opening, even twenty m.brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-73631334743915295762014-08-14T13:12:30.230-04:002014-08-14T13:12:30.230-04:00I'm pretty sure you gave Hanks an F, right? An...I'm pretty sure you gave Hanks an F, right? An effing F, if I remember correctly (/just checked your website to confirm). Anywho, while the quality of the performance can be debated, the importance of the film cannot. But watching it now? It makes '93 look like '83. It's crazy.<br /><br />I've never heard of Laurence Anyways, but I'd be willing to check it out..<br /><br /m.brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-8017098264403331152014-08-14T09:35:35.755-04:002014-08-14T09:35:35.755-04:00Yeah, as you know...not a fan of the film or the p...Yeah, as you know...not a fan of the film or the performance...but I do get the importance of the film in retrospect to the times. I'd recommend Laurence Anyways for social awareness and gender identification tolerance.<br /><br />Also, that opera scene...yeah...that was awful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-14340607188945860562014-08-14T09:14:02.118-04:002014-08-14T09:14:02.118-04:00I lol'd at your library guy yelling. I've ...I lol'd at your library guy yelling. I've never actually seen this film, but I feel like I should. I think that sign you posted is wonderful. I love seeing companies do things like that. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-85115608976610613262014-08-14T01:57:56.460-04:002014-08-14T01:57:56.460-04:00Cool review. It's been many years since I'...Cool review. It's been many years since I've watched this which is sad because I actually own it on DVD. Gotta check it out soon. Btw, come down here to the Bible Belt where I now live. You'll see discrimination is alive and well. Sigh. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.com