Two Pedro Almodóvar quotes: Bad Education filmmaker takes on the Catholic Church and its millenary anti-gay stance, while actor Gael García Bernal reveals his ‘inner transvestite.’
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Wonder Boys (movie 2000) review: An inadequate name cast (Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire et al) and Curtis Hanson’s heavy directorial hand fatally mar this ‘screwball’ comedy.
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Stage Beauty (movie 2004) review: This less effusive rehash of the hit Shakespeare in Love fails to delve into the complexities of gender and sexual identity. Billy Crudup stars.
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JFK (movie 1991) review: Oliver Stone bypasses the facts in his dishonest yet engrossing political thriller about the aftermath of the Kennedy assassination. Kevin Costner stars.
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In Old Arizona (movie 1928) review: Pre-Code Western of interest as the first ‘outdoor’ talkie and for its risqué sensibility. Edmund Lowe and Best Actor Oscar winner Warner Baxter star.
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Beyond Paradise: The Life of Ramon Novarro: Biography of the tragic gay actor and MGM star (Ben-Hur) who was both devoutly Catholic and homosexual.
Mulholland Dr. (movie 2001) review: Naomi Watts delivers an exceptional performance – or rather, two of them – in David Lynch’s unsettling Hollywood horror drama.