Author Archives: queerlefty

For April’s Sexiest Male, It’s Still Emile

Posted on April 16, 2009 by queerlefty

Despite remaining at the top of the SMA list, April hasn’t been a month of all good for Emile Hirsch. I saw him in the somewhat clunky Emperor’s Club early this, and by then he seemed poised to coast to … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment | Tagged , , | 12 Comments

Consider The Hipster

Posted on April 11, 2009 by queerlefty

Before we begin, I just have to issue a warning: This is yet another essay on Fight Club, David Fincher’s 1999 adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s novel. You would have my utmost sympathy if, upon knowing this, you stopped reading immediately, … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged , | 8 Comments

Not All ‘Doom’ And Gloom In Gregg Araki’s New Queer Cinema Past

Posted on April 4, 2009 by queerlefty

When I first watched Gregg Araki’s Totally Fu***ed Up, I was taken by a sense of relief that here, finally, was a film about gay youngsters whose main scope was not a coming out story. Likewise, when I saw The … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments

With Trailer, Ang Lee’s ‘Woodstock’ Takes Me By Surprise

Posted on March 31, 2009 by queerlefty

You gotta give this to Ang Lee: He never does exactly what you expect him to do. More than many other Hollywood heavies with background in international cinema, Lee has insisted on and succeeded in building a career that lets … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

Disney, Dancing Are Things Of The Past As Zac Efron Ditches ‘Footloose’

Posted on March 24, 2009 by queerlefty

I of course couldn’t care less about the suddenly unclear future of Paramount’s scheduled Footloose remake, but I do care about the fact that Zac Efron will no longer headline it. Some harsh voices have said that this should be … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, sexy males | Tagged , | 9 Comments

To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High)

Posted on March 20, 2009 by queerlefty

‘We learned more from a three-minute record, baby/than we ever learned in school’ (Bruce Springsteen, No Surrender) With the end of the 2000’s fast approaching, Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous in my opinion is still the best feel good movie of … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged | 6 Comments

‘The Reader’, or Sexual Encounters Of The Third Reich

Posted on March 18, 2009 by queerlefty

I suspect there’s something about the way I didn’t like Stephen Daldry’s unforgivably dull Holocaust drama The Reader that only serves to further underline all the problems I’m having with it. You’re just not supposed to badmouth a movie whose … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged | 7 Comments

Emile Hirsch Is The Man To Beat For March’s Sexiest Male

Posted on March 5, 2009 by queerlefty

In a widely expected development, all-around gay Emile Hirsch of Milk has run with the Sexiest Male Alive title for March. People who inspire me to se a film twice in one week deserve to have that honor. Still, there … Continue reading →

Posted in gay, sexy males | Tagged , , | 9 Comments

‘Destricted’ To Audience: ‘Feel Bad’

Posted on March 3, 2009 by queerlefty

Every once in a while I need for something or someone to remind me that my passion for cinema is in some way worth it, and that I’m not a weirdo for devoting so much time to it. I usually … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged | Leave a comment

‘Milk’, Take Two

Posted on February 27, 2009 by queerlefty

Inspired by the film itself, but also by the perspectives that were raised in response to my review, I rewatched Milk last night, and I still love it. While I’m not going repeat all the points I made the first … Continue reading →

Posted in gay, movies | 4 Comments