Category Archives: film

What ‘Speedway Junky’ Taught Me About The Art Of Film

Posted on December 4, 2008 by queerlefty

Quite understandably, after a couple of years many child actors seem eager to reinvent themselves as more daring, smart and interesting than their television personalities allow them to be. Most famously, we saw it when Jessica Biel blew up her … Continue reading →

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Early Gay Crushes: Brad Renfro

Posted on November 23, 2008 by queerlefty

I debated for a long time whether I was comfortable with putting this post in the Early Gay Crushes section. He was, no doubt, an early crush of mine, but the fact that he died earlier this year makes the … Continue reading →

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In ‘Mudge Boy’, Emile Hirsch Comes With Quirks And Perks

Posted on November 13, 2008 by queerlefty

Emile Hirsch certainly is his own man. Yes, he did Speed Racer, that awful Wachowski Brothers kids spectacle; and the lowest common denominator doesn’t get much lower than Girl Next Door, but you have to give him credit for much … Continue reading →

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High School Musical 3: ‘Maybe I don’t see my life as a ballgame anymore’

Posted on November 6, 2008 by queerlefty

Are you ready for the most meta musical of recent Hollywood history? Probably not, but you’re fairly likely to see it anyway, if you haven’t already. It turns out High School Musical 3: Senior Year, the final installment in what … Continue reading →

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Move Over, Matthew Perry. I’m Here For Zac Efron

Posted on October 24, 2008 by queerlefty

I don’t know about you, but Matthew Perry isn’t exactly the main reason why I’ll go see forthcoming comedy 17 Again, scheduled for release in April 2009, and whose trailer was unveiled this week. As anyone who ever caught an … Continue reading →

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What Josh Peck Adds To ‘The Wackness’

Posted on October 22, 2008 by queerlefty

It seems, having already heaped praise on Disney Channel for giving screen time and commercial success to everyone from Ricky Ullman and Jesse McCartney to Zac Efron and the Jonas Brothers, I’ll now have to turn my attention to rival … Continue reading →

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‘Camp Rock’ Sorta Sucks, But I’m Still Going 180 On Jonas Brothers

Posted on October 10, 2008 by queerlefty

Now I finally know what all the fuss was about. Disney Channel’s Jonas Brohers promo vehicle Camp Rock premiered here in Norway last week, and is sure to make them a household name in contemporary Norwegian pop culture, just like … Continue reading →

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Early Gay Crushes: Ryan Phillippe

Posted on September 25, 2008 by queerlefty

Nowadays, all major horror flicks are remakes of Asian gorefests, featuring screamy women running from creepy new tech devices seemingly out to kill them. But there was a time, not that long ago, when horror movies still meant trying to … Continue reading →

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Early Gay Crushes: Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Posted on August 21, 2008 by queerlefty

I’ve written previously about how one of the first things I did after I realized I was gay, was to think back at my childhood and early teen years for signs of my apparent homosexuality. And even though I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Zac Efron, Feel The Love Tonight!

Posted on July 10, 2008 by queerlefty

Rewatching High School Musical 2 this weekend did little to change my feelings about the movie (still mostly positive), but, having watched it several times already, my attention was drawn to things I hadn’t noticed the first times around. Most … Continue reading →

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