Comments on: William Friedkin Remembers THE BOYS IN THE BAND http://www.altfg.com/blog/directors/william-friedkin-remembers-the-boys-in-the-band/ The Oscars, film awards, new releases, Los Angeles screenings, movie classics, gay movies, film festivals, box office, foreign and independent films Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:29:46 +0000 hourly 1 By: RobertABChttp://www.altfg.com/blog/directors/william-friedkin-remembers-the-boys-in-the-band/#comment-485701 RobertABC Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:50:00 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=5216#comment-485701 Waited for years to see this movie because of negative reviews I had heard...finally saw it on Turner Classic..and was pleasantly surprised..I dont know if I felt an attraction to the early seventies setting..the sexual carefree time..the Townhouse lol..but I feel the characters are the same as I experienced for years..I cant imagine having friends who treated each other the way they do in the movie..but then Im comfortable alone....but unfortunately witnessed the same behaviour over my years and have tried to avoid it.....I dislike hearing that the Men whine..but thats a critique..I am very private and rather miss the days of privacy..but then the young men have changed things drastically and the shame taught us by our parenst seems to be gone...the addiction issues are more concerning in the movie than anything else to me ..I think they bring on some of the other..and even though the movie can be disturbing I still find myself rewatching it and wondering what it would be like again without having to have safe sex...no labeled terrorists, no airline screening, all the STDs, etc....Ill be purchasing the Anniversary CD... Waited for years to see this movie because of negative reviews I had heard…finally saw it on Turner Classic..and was pleasantly surprised..I dont know if I felt an attraction to the early seventies setting..the sexual carefree time..the Townhouse lol..but I feel the characters are the same as I experienced for years..I cant imagine having friends who treated each other the way they do in the movie..but then Im comfortable alone….but unfortunately witnessed the same behaviour over my years and have tried to avoid it…..I dislike hearing that the Men whine..but thats a critique..I am very private and rather miss the days of privacy..but then the young men have changed things drastically and the shame taught us by our parenst seems to be gone…the addiction issues are more concerning in the movie than anything else to me ..I think they bring on some of the other..and even though the movie can be disturbing I still find myself rewatching it and wondering what it would be like again without having to have safe sex…no labeled terrorists, no airline screening, all the STDs, etc….Ill be purchasing the Anniversary CD…

]]> By: Andre Soareshttp://www.altfg.com/blog/directors/william-friedkin-remembers-the-boys-in-the-band/#comment-479919 Andre Soares Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:54:29 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=5216#comment-479919 Marlon Brando plays a Jewish guru in the 1968 comedy "Candy" directed by Christian Marquand. Could that be it? Marlon Brando plays a Jewish guru in the 1968 comedy "Candy" directed by Christian Marquand. Could that be it?

]]> By: Mavenhttp://www.altfg.com/blog/directors/william-friedkin-remembers-the-boys-in-the-band/#comment-479900 Maven Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:29:38 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=5216#comment-479900 I remebver people talking about the movie back in the 70's and always wanted to see it so I was happy to find it in full on YouTube. It was a great play and a great movie. I have not experienced such intellectual stimulation for a while. I have been trying to get a list of alternative American movies of the 1970's (I don't mean schlok horror, hippiesploitation movies and stuff, but genuine attempts to explore asspects not found in the main cinema) on the net but cannot locate one. The closest is the title of this website. I remember one movie where I think it was a Jewish guru who had taken to living in a sack on a rooftop in New York and was famous for his philosophical work 'Hoffnungs Lozikeit' I can never track this movie down and can't remember the title. I know that there were lots of movies made under the freedom gained by the pot culture but cannot find a list anywhere on the net. Some of these movies were shown in few cinemas and it would be great to bring them to light once again. Blessed are those who put up films on YouTube, Woody's 'Small Time Crooks' for instance which I have watched several times. I remebver people talking about the movie back in the 70's and always wanted to see it so I was happy to find it in full on YouTube. It was a great play and a great movie. I have not experienced such intellectual stimulation for a while.

I have been trying to get a list of alternative American movies of the 1970's (I don't mean schlok horror, hippiesploitation movies and stuff, but genuine attempts to explore asspects not found in the main cinema) on the net but cannot locate one. The closest is the title of this website.

I remember one movie where I think it was a Jewish guru who had taken to living in a sack on a rooftop in New York and was famous for his philosophical work 'Hoffnungs Lozikeit' I can never track this movie down and can't remember the title.

I know that there were lots of movies made under the freedom gained by the pot culture but cannot find a list anywhere on the net. Some of these movies were shown in few cinemas and it would be great to bring them to light once again.

Blessed are those who put up films on YouTube, Woody's 'Small Time Crooks' for instance which I have watched several times.

]]> By: c.j.http://www.altfg.com/blog/directors/william-friedkin-remembers-the-boys-in-the-band/#comment-467339 c.j. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:46:26 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=5216#comment-467339 Dated perhaps, but still gripping and very moving. Also, dated perhaps for big cities in more "liberal" countries. In many parts of the world, gays still go through the same self-loathing that those characters go through in The Boys in the Band. In fact, I know people right here in my hometown (not that small) that are just like them. Dated perhaps, but still gripping and very moving. Also, dated perhaps for big cities in more "liberal" countries. In many parts of the world, gays still go through the same self-loathing that those characters go through in The Boys in the Band. In fact, I know people right here in my hometown (not that small) that are just like them.

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