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Dose of Arts and Culture
November 23, 2008
Aside from being one of the only movies charting the complex political struggles of the gay community and that Sean Penn gave one of the best performances by any actor in decades, it seems to me that the real miracle of the film MILK is its simple R- rating. You've come a long way, baby!
Unlike the Academy Award Winner, Brokeback Mountain, MILK is not a story about the tribulations of coming out of the closet or the nagging questions about one's own sexuality. MILK is unabashedly about confirmed gayness, politics and lifestyle. Homosexuality is not its narrative's ultimate destination, it is the film's point of departure. (READ ON)
Weekend Edition
October 25-26, 2008
While in no way at the forefront of this dark psychological drama about a young woman's battle with addiction and narcissism, the film's casting is a Hollywood first. Rachel, played by an entrancing, anti-starlet, Rosemarie Dewitt, is the older, more "stable" sister of Kym, played by the new hot, Hollywood fresh face, Anne Hathaway. I would say the casting is solid this far. (READ ON)
Week of October 1, 2008
Several days ago, I was fortunate enough to have read a New York Times Arts Review of the touching but socially and emotionally challenging documentary All of Us; a film about the skyrocketing rise of HIV in the African American heterosexual female community by newcomer, director Emily Abt. So out into the rain I went, arriving at the theater early, expecting the glowing review to have triggered a crowd of interested New Yorkers. hardly. (more)
