Singular Sensation: A Single Man is heartbreaking in its subject matter and uplifting in its beauty, while Nine is a messy ad...

23. decembra 2009, 16:00

Film: Five minutes into A Single Man, fashion designer Tom Ford's directorial debut, you realize you're seeing art. At first it seems to be that highly esoteric, stylistic art meant to alienate and rise above the masses. Then the film morphs into art in its purest form. For here is a visionary creating his masterpiece and making it vibrant, raw, utterly captivating. At once, A Single Man is both heartbreaking in its subject matter and uplifting in its beauty, and if it's not the best film of the year, it's certainly among the cream of the crop.
Based on Christopher Isherwood's 1964 novel of the same name and adapted by Ford, A Single Man chronicles one day in the life of George (Colin Firth), a teacher mourning the loss of his long-time partner Jim (Matthew Goode). As the old adage says, a gun introduced in the first scene must be used by the end of the story, so it's no surprise to learn that George has decided to kill himself.

A Single Man In an effort to understand George more fully, A Single Man jumps seamlessly through time: George and Jim share a quiet moment together on the couch; a student attempts to seduce George; George and Jim meet; George encounters a hustler outside a liquor store. Ford ensures that it is always crystal clear what's taking place and why George and the audience need to experience each particular moment. Some moments are lifted straight from Isherwood's page with their lyrical nature intact, while others are liberally adapted by Ford, who goes so far as to add new characters and, most daringly, the suicide plot. While Isherwood purists are sure to be up in arms about the changes, Ford's version is strong. ...more

Courting Justice: The legal cases that shaped the past decade and will shape the next

23. decembra 2009, 16:00

Feature Story: From excluding an ''avowed homosexual'' from the Boy Scouts of America to striking down ''a law that effectively excludes gay and lesbian people from the institution of civil marriage,'' courts across the nation have handed down decisions in the past decade that shaped political races since 2000 but are likely to have even greater impact over the next decade.
In April of 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, a case challenging whether New Jersey's public accommodations law could prevent the Boy Scouts from kicking out James Dale, a volunteer assistant scoutmaster, because he was gay. Dale lost in a closely divided decision that, less than 10 years later, already shows the passage of time.
It was none less than Chief Justice William Rehnquist who wrote of the fact that Dale was an ''avowed homosexual.'' Justice John Paul Stevens, dissenting in the court's opinion, had to remind the chief justice that ''every state law prohibiting discrimination is designed to replace prejudice with principle.'' ...more

2009: The Year in Review: Ups and downs aplenty in the last year of the millennium's first decade

23. decembra 2009, 16:00

Feature Story: If ever there were a roller-coaster year, 2009 was it. Oh, there were highs, much like the one that helped close out the year with the signing ceremony of the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act of 2009. But there were also lows, particularly in the area of crime and punishment -- and others lost by illness or accident.
On either end of the spectrum, 2009 certainly included more than can be contained in these pages. But to help us get where we're going, Metro Weekly offers at least a partial look back on 2009. For some it's worth a pat on the back. Others may be embittered remembering some of what the LGBT community has endured in 2009.
Whatever this brief retrospective leaves you with, Metro Weekly wishes you a happy and rewarding 2010. ...more

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Singular Sensation: A Single Man is heartbreaking in its subject matter and uplifting in its beauty, while Nine is a messy ad...23. decembra 2009

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