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Scene from "Boys in the Band" (1970), directed by William Friedkin from a screenplay by Mart Crowley
Harold: He has unnatural, natural beauty. Not that that means anything. Michael: It doesn't mean everything. Harold: Keep telling yourself that, as your hair drops out in handfuls. Michael: Faggots are worse than women about their age. They think their lives are over at 30. Physical beauty is not all that goddamn important. Boys in the Band (1970) - totally groundbreaking, and one of the best films ever
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“It's not always the way it is in plays. Not all faggots bump themselves off at the end of the story.” Michael, The Boys in the Band
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📽️ Movies Watched, March 202
from Edwin's "Seperti Dendam Rindu Harus Dibayar Tuntas" (2021)
March flew by pretty quickly, more than I expect it would. This note is also way too late, between traveling and changing jobs, things felt pretty hectic.
(2021) Seperti Dendam, Rindu Harus Dibayar Tuntas
Very excited that I got to finally watch this beautifully crafted film. As someone who deeply loved Beauty is a Wound, the pairing of Edwin and Eka Kurniawan was perfect. Fantasy, history and genres blend in probably one of my favorite films this year so far. Felt like this was a historically important film for Indonesian cinema too, a strong punctuation in Indonesian contemporary films.
(2021) Spider Man, No Way Home
Fun, well crafted and grounded. Held its enormous scope of story in a way that is emotionally anchored. Benedict Cumberbatch is great. The action scenes felt like it held impact, unlike the zooming around of people on the later Avenger films.
(1970) Boys in the Band
Do things need to be remade for it to be rediscovered? Weirdly finally watching this just made me question the point of the Ryan Murphy remake, besides obviously, ego.