tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post111158838493362407..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: close to homeNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1111716622511600242005-03-24T21:10:00.000-05:002005-03-24T21:10:00.000-05:00I'll have to admit, Nick, Steve Sandross was the o...I'll have to admit, Nick, Steve Sandross was the only thing I didn't completely dismiss. His performance was sweet but, like the film, it just didn't move me at all. Which us a shame as it was obviously a harrowing journey but it was pushed into second place behind the dull story of the party boy (who was neither pretty or personable enough to be interesting).<BR/><BR/>(and, btw, I didn't mean to deny you credit for your part in the cinemarati piece. excellent work)par3182https://www.blogger.com/profile/03647653154201086767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1111709395764945102005-03-24T19:09:00.000-05:002005-03-24T19:09:00.000-05:00It's funny - I just saw this movie this week as we...It's funny - I just saw this movie this week as well. And I had a similar reaction to it. I spent a lot of time picking out the flaws in the film (and there are MANY), but there was also something at the heart of it that endeared it to me. It was a sweetness of intent, I think. Which is completely different from being a good movie. <BR/><BR/>I felt the same when I saw "Camp" - frustratingly bad movie with enough to redeem it that it endeared itself to me - which is odd because I'm neither a Mormon, nor am I a former theatre kid. Yet I still felt a kinship with the characters in these movies.Joe R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13723444829147746242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1111667050392444502005-03-24T07:24:00.000-05:002005-03-24T07:24:00.000-05:00Confession #273 (yeesh, I get no privacy having a ...Confession #273 (yeesh, I get no privacy having a blog and a website. self inflicted I know...)<BR/><BR/>Yes, I am a former Mormon.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1111642063279625802005-03-24T00:27:00.000-05:002005-03-24T00:27:00.000-05:00Beyond the bodies, I actually thought Steve Sandvo...Beyond the bodies, I actually thought Steve Sandvoss' performance was sweet and kind of deft. (And his storyline wasn't as plagued with faux-coincidences, rascally sidekicks, etc. as the other guy's.) Did any of it work for you, par3182?<br /><br />Not that this is even my blog, but I'm just curious...NicksFlickPickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607501848596529493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1111633512539289492005-03-23T22:05:00.000-05:002005-03-23T22:05:00.000-05:00How spooky - I watched 'Latter Days' last night to...How spooky - I watched 'Latter Days' last night too - albeit on the other side of the world and for the first time. Zzzzzz... Ever since I read your brilliant Cinemarati piece on gay cinema I've turned into an even harsher critic than I already was (and, btw, your assessment of Daniel Day Lewis's reading of "it's always worth waiting for Omar" made me watch the film again - still dirty after all these years).<BR/><BR/> 'Latter Days's screenplay with its clunky dialogue and contrived, ridiculous coincidences bored the bejeezus out of me. But I've never been a Mormon, so perhaps that's the difference? Then again, I was never a ballet dancing coal miner's son but I completely identified with the outsider status of 'Billy Elliot'.<BR/><BR/>I guess as I get older (and grumpier) I'm less eager to forgive a film just because it has a couple of toned boys doing each other.par3182https://www.blogger.com/profile/03647653154201086767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1111621074057800912005-03-23T18:37:00.000-05:002005-03-23T18:37:00.000-05:00Wait, Nathaniel, you're a former Mormon? I didn't...Wait, Nathaniel, you're a former Mormon? I didn't know that.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1111620952217324662005-03-23T18:35:00.000-05:002005-03-23T18:35:00.000-05:00Aesthetically, I had the same reaction you did to ...Aesthetically, I had the same reaction you did to <I>Latter Days</I> - I wound up forgiving a lot of flaws because the story and performances hooked me, even without the inner-cultural knowledge about Mormons you were able to bring.<BR/><BR/>Blogosphere denizens who are interested in gay/Mormon cultural issues might also be interested in David Savran's exquisite essay about <I>Angels in America</I> (including specific historical analysis of the play's approach to Mormon history and beliefs); you can find it in the May '95 issue of <I>Theatre Journal</I> (esp. if you have access to a university library collection) or, more easily, in the anthology <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0472066234/qid=1111620770/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/103-6297579-5635860?v=glance&s=books&n=507846" REL="nofollow"><I>Approaching the Millennium: Essays on 'Angels in America'</I></A>.<BR/><BR/>On a lighter side, the blog <A HREF="http://www.zionide.com" REL="nofollow">Zionide</A> can also be a hoot sometimes.NicksFlickPickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607501848596529493noreply@blogger.com