12 posts categorized "LUCA GUADAGNINO"

Dec 04 2024
I Was Here, At QUEER: Special Q&A With Daniel Craig & Justin Kuritzkes Comments (0)

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Nobody has invited my gay ass to any of the zillions of Wicked screenings, but I was so pleased to be invited to an elegant reception for Luca Guadagnino's Queer, adapted by Justin Kuritzkes from the (in)famous William S. Burroughs (incomplete) novel of the same name.

The film is a dense, lush, sensual adaptation that boasts memorably committed, earthy performances by Daniel Craig (as Lee, an obvious stand-in for Burroughs himself, right down to a fantasy sequence in which he, um, accidentally shoots his lover to death) and Drew Starkey (as the young, persuadable man with whom he is smitten).

I was surprised by the preponderance of CGI — every animal in the movie, scenes involving multiple vintage cars — but more than anything I was taken aback by how Kuritzkes and Guadagnino have reimagined Burroughs's work, especially via a SPOILERS long interpretative dance sequence meant to mimic an ayahuasca excursion.

I feel the movie is better than the book and was able to tell Craig so. He was very pleased to hear that. I was also super excited that the screening's celeb viewers included Patti Smith and Morgan Spector with Rebecca Hall. I, of course, wanted to just snuggle with Morgan, but he's so B I G and intimidating, I instead sidled up to Rebecca and timidly told her how obsessed I am with her film Christine. She said, “It's a good one!” Then she mentioned the studio is out of business and I should buy the Blu-ray, as it is in danger of becoming a lost film!

Check out Queer, in theaters now, and the entire Q&A below:

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Nov 04 2024
James Van Der Beek Has Cancer + RIP Quincy Jones, 91 + Kamala Predicted To Win Nevada + Theo James In THE HOLE + MORE! — 12-PACK Comments (0)

ABOVE: When VP Harris wins tomorrow, the above will be a large part of the reason why. Lynda Carter agrees, and it's no Wonder why:

On the pro-woman Boy Culture tip, check out Melissa Manchester's GOTV anthem (not a fan of the AI-generated video, but the song's nice):

BELOW: Keep reading for James Van Der Beek's cancer diagnosis, RIP Quincy Jones, Kamala predicted to take Nevada, final Marist poll and more ...

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Oct 29 2024
Luca Guadagnino's QUEER Gets A Lush, Louche Trailer Comments (0)

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Here is the full, official trailer for Luca Guadagnino's Queer, from the William S. Burroughs novel of the same title. It's in theaters November 27 ...

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Sep 09 2024
Daniel Craig & Drew Starkey Stark Naked: QUEER Stars Undressed Comments (0)

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Via Mr. Man:

Everyone is buzzing about Luca Guadagnino's latest gay flick Queer, which received an 11-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival. So far, only insiders are privy to all of the hot gay action cooked up by stars Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey, but we have all of the extra footage (or inch-age, right, Daniel Craig?) right here. Keep reading for Daniel Craig’s nude and gay past, and Drew Starkey’s remarkable booty in his nude role ...

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Sep 03 2024
Out Comedy Writer Eric Gilliland Dies + Luca Guadagnino Pooh-Poohs Gay Bond + McCain's Son Is A Democrat, Endorses Kamala + Lady Gaga & Demi Moore Having Comebacks + MORE! — 12-PACK Comments (0)

ABOVE: Remembering Silent Era hottie David Rollins.

BONUS HOT PIECE:

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BELOW: Keep reading for a loss in the queer comedy community, Luca Guadagnino on a gay James Bond and more ...

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Sep 12 2022
Harry Styles: His OTHER Movie + Allegedly Bigoted Judge Seethed Against White Gay Men + Bannon Charged + GOP Traitor Brands Buttigieg WEAK LITTLE GIRL + MORE! — 12-PACK Comments (0)

ABOVE: Peter Scolari should be turning 67 today.

BELOW: Keep reading for Harry Styles's other movie, Bannon going down hard, a judge accused of every kind of bigotry you've got and more ...

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Jul 29 2020
Scotty Bowers Biopic Set; Big Names Attached Comments (0)

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Who will play Scotty Bowers in the new movie based on his life — and why is it being written by Seth Rogen and not somebody gay?

These are the big questions now that it's been announced that Luca Guadagnino will direct the adaptation of Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood from a script by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.

Casting is not available, but I see someone like Taron Egerton, IMO. NO need for it to be a gay actor; Scotty, who died in October, knew his way around a penis but certainly was not gay.

I liked the book, I loved Matt Tyrnauer's far more interesting doc, and I am very hopeful that this movie will be everything that Ryan Murphy's Hollywood was not.

Or maybe even just be ANYTHING that it was not.

Great Scotty footage here, not too long before his death.

More Scotty 'n' you can handle:

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Nov 12 2018
Necromancing Queen: A Review Of SUSPIRIA Comments (0)

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I'm becoming disenchanted.

I have a soft spot for the horror genre, but increasingly, it feels as if horror films that horror fans praise as brilliant are really just unapologetically of the genre; they're not necessariIy good films overall.

Case in point: Suspiria, which has generated enthusiasm among the crowd that had previously been wary of Luca Guadagnino remaking the 1977 Dario Argento classic. Yes, it's a serious entry in the genre, yes it is exquisitely well-shot and is taken as seriously as death by its talented cast, but it's also maddeningly dry, pretentious, nonsensical and relentlessly nihlistic. Like the far more over-praised Hereditary, it's claustrophobic claptrap. Unlike Hereditary, it's also embarrassingly self-indulgent filmmaking that proves the impossible — that too much of Tilda Swinton can be a bad thing.

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