Two Pedro Almodóvar quotes, as the Bad Education filmmaker takes on the Catholic Church and its millenary anti-gay stance.
LGBT Film
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Wonder Boys (2000): Michael Douglas Misses Screwball Target
6 minutes readWonder Boys (2000) review: Michael Douglas and Tobey Maguire head an inadequate name cast not helped by Curtis Hanson’s heavy hand.
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Stage Beauty (2004): Muddled Sexual + Gender Constraints
10 minutes readStage Beauty (2004) review: A sexually confused Billy Crudup and an ambitious Claire Danes are an odd pair in this unsure Restoration-set dramedy.
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JFK (1991) review: Oliver Stone bypasses the facts in his dishonest yet engrossing political thriller starring an effective Kevin Costner.
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In Old Arizona (1928): Racy Warner Baxter Western
10 minutes readIn Old Arizona (1928) review: Academy Award winner Warner Baxter stars in Fox’s risqué Pre-Code Western, also notable as the first ‘outdoor’ talkie.
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Beyond Paradise: The Life of Ramon Novarro: Tragic Gay Star
8 minutes readBeyond Paradise: The Life of Ramon Novarro: Biography of the tragic gay actor and major MGM star (Ben-Hur).
Mulholland Dr. (2001): David Lynch Reaches Career High
Mulholland Dr. (2001) review: David Lynch’s unsettling Hollywood horror drama stars an exceptional Naomi Watts.