Thursday, December 29, 2011
FANTASMAGORIA
Today's gay favorite film was Todd Haynes
A post modern musical! Featuring the music of the David Bowie/Ziggy Stardust period.
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Ewan McGregor, Christian Bale and Toni Collette.
A swirl of songs, some real, some original. A framework like Citizen Kane. Bisexual romping. A surrealist story that feels like a high. They tell you to turn the sound up as high as it goes. High.
McGregor is a power house as an American rival to the glam rock Rhys-Meyers.
Hard to know where you are in it. Intentionally so.
And respects the audience.
I know nothing about glam rock really but it didn't seem to matter.
I saw it once long ago and did't much like it, but this time I was more engaged and enjoyed myself more. I will give it a 3 out of Netflix5. It was a NYTimes Critics' Pick.
Labels: gay film
