TopBilled Posted September 9, 2016 No, I don't think so. And now they can make money off the director's cut. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LawrenceA Posted September 9, 2016 There was a lot of hype surrounding 54 when it was released. A lot of premature Oscar talk, and expectations of a hit. It flopped, and was eviscerated by the critics. It has a RT score of 15%. It was another victim of the Miramax/Weinstein Brothers tendency to meddle in the films that they bought, editing them into mediocrity. I'm glad to hear that the director got his original version released. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rayban Posted September 9, 2016 And now they can make money off the director's cut. Jarrod, hopefully, the director's cut is a first-rate film of a dazzling, but deceptive sub-culture, Studio 54. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted September 9, 2016 Jarrod, hopefully, the director's cut is a first-rate film of a dazzling, but deceptive sub-culture, Studio 54. I think Larry's correct...when it first hit theaters, there was a lot of Oscar buzz. They obviously had gotten ahead of themselves and released an inferior version. Now the wrongs can be righted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rayban Posted September 9, 2016 There was a lot of hype surrounding 54 when it was released. A lot of premature Oscar talk, and expectations of a hit. It flopped, and was eviscerated by the critics. It has a RT score of 15%. It was another victim of the Miramax/Weinstein Brothers tendency to meddle in the films that they bought, editing them into mediocrity. I'm glad to hear that the director got his original version released. LawrenceA, there is no comparison between the release print and the director's cut They are two very different films. In the release print, a young actress who has a very small part in the original film (Neve Campbell), is promoted to a romance with the lead character, who is played by Ryan Phillippe. I would not say that the original film is, as it has been claimed, TOO GAY, but the original film is devoted to capturing a state of mind that was consumed by EXCESS and masqueraded as FREEDOM. Most notable, Phillippe's free-wheeling sexuality is given more play in the original version. It's a shame, too, because the film could have made him a star. The Weinstein Brothers are not to be forgiven for their butchery of this film. Ryan attempts to seduce his good friend, Breckin Meyer - 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaragon Posted September 10, 2016 LawrenceA, there is no comparison between the release print and the director's cut They are two very different films. In the release print, a young actress who has a very small part in the original film (Neve Campbell), is promoted to a romance with the lead character, who is played by Ryan Phillippe. I would not say that the original film is, as it has been claimed, TOO GAY, but the original film is devoted to capturing a state of mind that was consumed by EXCESS and masqueraded as FREEDOM. Most notable, Phillippe's free-wheeling sexuality is given more play in the original version. It's a shame, too, because the film could have made him a star. The Weinstein Brothers are not to be forgiven for their butchery of this film. Ryan attempts to seduce his good friend, Breckin Meyer - I thought it was Meyer putting the moves on Ryan... but seriously how can you make a film about such hedonistic place like "Studio 54" in which everyone was either high or they having sex of every persuasion and cut out the gay angle? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted September 10, 2016 I thought it was Meyer putting the moves on Ryan... but seriously how can you make a film about such hedonistic place like "Studio 54" in which everyone was either high or they having sex of every persuasion and cut out the gay angle? Right...why tell the story with that setting, and then not be true to what went on there? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rayban Posted September 10, 2016 Right...why tell the story with that setting, and then not be true to what went on there? Everything went on there - you name it, they did it! - there's even a goat that's running around in one of the scenes at Studio 54. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted September 10, 2016 Everything went on there - you name it, they did it! - there's even a goat that's running around in one of the scenes at Studio 54. Sounds wild. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rayban Posted September 10, 2016 At the end of the film, there's a black and white snapshot of Liza Minnelli (in the company of Halston) - if ever anybody became associated with wild behavior (that turned self-destructive), it is LIZA MINNELLI. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaragon Posted September 18, 2016 Javier Barden co-stars in "Second Skin" ( Segunda Piel) (1999) about a doctor who falls in love with a married man The trailer seems pretty tame but you can google a rather explicit sex scene between the men. I never heard of this movie I wonder if it was ever released in the U. S. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaragon Posted October 1, 2016 "Truth" this looks rather unpleasant...has anybody seen it ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaragon Posted November 18, 2016 https://youtu.be/s197RXUAaD8 this looks cute Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaragon Posted December 4, 2016 "It's All So Quiet" (2013) This looks interesting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaragon Posted December 11, 2016 Erotic artist Tom of Finland gets the serious bio treatment Trailer might not be safe for work 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaragon Posted January 1, 2017 This looks like a teen version of Brokeback Mountain but hopefully with a happier ending 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaragon Posted March 17, 2017 Andre Techine's "17" you know what all that fighting really means 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaragon Posted March 19, 2017 "Seed Money: The Legend of Falcon Studios" good documentary about the MGM of porn studios and how it's founder Chuck Holmes used his x rated fortune for gay political causes. The film is unrated so they do include plenty of scenes from the Falcon library but nothing really hardcore. The extras are good specially an interview with Tom Chase.https://youtu.be/9Z2OiP4hQ98 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaragon Posted April 28, 2017 "Takewondo"(2017) Another film from a director who love to tease but never delivershttps://vimeo.com/195445548 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaragon Posted April 29, 2017 "Leather" (2013) this sometimes felt more like a play than a movie and the film making could have been better- but the gay romance is sweet. It will make you want to head for upstate New York 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaragon Posted May 9, 2017 "Straightman" (1999) interesting micro budget film about two blue collar friends and how their live changes when one of them comes out as gay. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaragon Posted June 6, 2017 "Handsome Devil" looks interstinghttps://youtu.be/8GGY5V09v2g 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaragon Posted June 20, 2017 "Spear" (2017) Not sure if this a gay theme movie but there is plenty of male beauty on display 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaragon Posted June 25, 2017 "The Ornithologist" (2017) looks interesting The film features full frontal male nudity for those who are offended by that sort of thing 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaragon Posted June 29, 2017 Could this be next "Brokeback Mountain" ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
