Comments on: PeaceBanging the movies

By: Peacebang

Peacebang — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 03:07:52 +0000

Yes, as I was saying to my sister about “Brokeback” tonight, it is an intensely real and upsetting look at American poverty.

By: Derek

Derek — Tue, 27 Dec 2005 22:37:40 +0000

Here in the soy bean kingdom of Indiana, Brokeback is only going to show at one arts theatre around Jan. 13. Good luck to any Hoosiers who want to see it.

My Other Half is also looking forward to seeing the movie (and satisfying his Jake Gyllenhaall fixation), but nervous that the depiction of rural Western poverty may cut too close to his own origins. Its hard to see that kind of poverty, when you’ve lived it, and fought for 19 years to get far away from it. And believe me, he has had more than his fair share of dusty homesteads and livestock.

By: Scott Wells

Scott Wells — Tue, 27 Dec 2005 15:34:47 +0000

I think the gay portrayals in The Producers were very, very funny in part because they fit so well with rest of the cast.
Morally or socially, nobody is what you’d a paragon. Plus, the stereotypes (across the cast) are broad but grounded enough to say “I know someone like him.”

Anyway, it is a film about musicals about musicals. You’ll love it.

By: Peacebang

Peacebang — Tue, 27 Dec 2005 15:27:42 +0000

As you know, Mister Stufflebean, “The Producers” is a religion in my family, so I have hesitated to see the movie of the stage show. I didn’t want to be unfaithful to Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder. But Mother of PeaceBang saw it in NYC the other day and said it was socko boffo fun, and get there right away, so I’m going tonight. What say you, as a gay fella, about the outlandish gay stereotypes in that film? Mom was wondering.

And yes, I’ve been known to accidentally refer to “Brokeback Mountain” as “Bareback Mountain,” if that’s what you mean. ::snick, snick:::