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Nathan wrote this entry on Friday, 13th of June 2008 at 12:08:34 PM
7245|200For years now I have been going and seeing movies that are part of Nefest, the NY GLBT Film Festival. Besides the obvious silly gay films from around the world, I am often struck by some of the documentaries. I tend to see about 12 movies, with a 50/50 breakdown of serious to fun.
Last night I saw Be Like Others, a film about Iranian boys undergoing sex change operations to become female. My understanding, from the film, is that homosexuality is forbidden, but transexuals need to be medically treated and in fact the state help pay for this treatment and care.
The movie is very well done, simply, is shows you many sides of the issue in Iran and lets you make up your own mind. That said, it does confront several issue head on; if you cannot be an openly gay male, what other choice do you have?
» Continue reading Newfest ’08: Be Like Others
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Nathan wrote this entry on Wednesday, 21st of February 2007 at 04:21:49 PM
I must be the only person who couldn’t give a rat’s ass about the Oscars. Self aggrandizing over paid emotionally imbalanced freaks parading around in clothing & diamonds that would feed Nigeria for a year fawning over crappy statuettes – not even statues – obsequiously thanking every slug they ever met.
No thanks.
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Nathan wrote this entry on Wednesday, 20th of September 2006 at 12:25:48 PM
I adore the movie Lost in Translation. The dry delivery of Bill Murray is just about as funny as you can get! Life Aquatic: masterpiece! I laugh even at the thought of both of these movies.
Naturally, when I saw the title “Lost in Translation” come up in my BBC news feed, I clicked [...]
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Nathan wrote this entry on Monday, 28th of August 2006 at 02:48:00 PM
Another weekend, another Israeli movie! Nina’s Tragedies is more about a perverted boy, Nina’s nephew, and what he goes through than Nina. In a wierd combination of Lynch and Almodovar the relationships between the characters twist and turn in part discontinuous narration from the diary of the boy and part standard exhibition. If you [...]
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Nathan wrote this entry on Wednesday, 23rd of August 2006 at 10:50:26 AM
And all I have to say is “G-d bless America!” Land of the idiot home of the moron. Even more impressive is the appearance of this news tidbit on the BBC.
Practical jokers released two rattlesnakes at a US movie theatre during a showing of new film Snakes on a Plane, the cinema chain [...]
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Nathan wrote this entry on Sunday, 20th of August 2006 at 09:13:48 PM
Idan and I saw Snakes on a Plane tonight. It was the most stupid, most ridiculous and funniest movie I have seen since Bring It On! Do I really need to give you a plot summary? I think the title says it all. You have to see this movie. It is as time scary, [...]
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Nathan wrote this entry on Friday, 18th of August 2006 at 11:20:44 PM
Idan and I watched Broken Wings-×›× ×¤×™×™× ×©×‘×•×¨×•×ª tonight. It is an Israeli movie about a family of 4 and the troubles they go through after the father dies. I avoid major motion pictures and prefer smaller foreign or indy films. I would even say I get pretty into them, not just enjoy them. This [...]
