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In Cinematic Mythology, The Hustler Is A Symbol Of Independence

Posted on July 21, 2009 by queerlefty

Several things came to mind when I rewatched Gus van Sant’s still magnificently playful and daring My Own Private Idaho recently; how great it was to see River Phoenix again, that it was refreshing to watch a Keanu Reeves movie … Continue reading →

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Did ‘Total Eclipse’ Deserve Leonardo DiCaprio?

Posted on July 9, 2009 by queerlefty

If you remember back to my Young Leonardos post last December, you’d know that actual physical resemblance to Leonardo DiCaprio was only of the criteria to qualify for inclusion (although admittedly, it was the most important one). Since Leo is … Continue reading →

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What I Learned From ‘Into The Wild’, The Fourth Time Around

Posted on July 4, 2009 by queerlefty

This is an expanded and revised version of a review that first appeared online in March 2008. This piece was updated July 5, with new paragraphs on the psychoanalytical angle and the possible idealization of Chris McCandless’ destiny. *** It … Continue reading →

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Best Picture Category At The Oscars Expands To Ten. Should We Care?

Posted on June 24, 2009 by queerlefty

Today, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that the slate of nominees for next year’s Best Picture category at the Oscars will be expanded from 5 to 10, at least in part to accommodate this year’s outcry … Continue reading →

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Who The Man, And Other Questions ‘I Love You, Man’ Doesn’t Really Ask

Posted on June 5, 2009 by queerlefty

I’ve been holding off writing about the Paul Rudd/Jason Segel-driven buddy comedy I Love You, Man for several days, in the ultimately fading hope that I would eventually end up liking it. Apart from disclosing that I in fact did … Continue reading →

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In ‘Shortbus’, The Loneliness Of A Subsiding Orgasm

Posted on May 3, 2009 by queerlefty

Don’t you just hate the term sex comedy? One thing is that it comes with associations to several waves of mediocre teen movies (like Porky’s in the 1980’s, or American Pie in the 90’s and 00’s), another is that it’s … Continue reading →

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What ‘The Dark Knight’ Could Mean For Ledger’s Legacy

Posted on April 30, 2009 by queerlefty

I’m not writing this piece because I want to diminish Heath Ledger enigmatic performance as Joker in The Dark Knight in any way. He brought a combination of cartoonish evilness and truly unpredictable darkness to Christopher Nolan’s wonderfully rich reboot … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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‘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 →

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