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I've been working on an original story: "The Further Adventures of U" is my (admittedly lame) attempt at detective noir. I've been reading Raymond Chandler's Farewell, My Lovely and watching a lot of film noir recently - I don't know what exactly appeals to me so much, but I'm in love with the genre. The dingy darkness, the wise-cracking, the high pants, the smoking hot dames and the brooding gents.
I'm re-watching The Celluloid Closet - I highly recommend it to any film history fans or anyone interested in homosexuality/lesbianism in fiction. Right now, the topic is subtext in Hollywood; after the censorship laws were enforced, the gay had been hidden between lines and smouldering stares. Ooh - Here's the Red River part! Hey![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
baggeyeyes, have you seen it? We were talking about good ol' Montgomery Clift the other day.
It'd been really interesting see an updated version of this movie; to see how movies have developed since 1995. With the growing acceptance of homosexuality and lesbianism in Western society, have movies become more open? Or is subtext still the means of communicating "deviant" sexuality? The former is definitely true - Look at Brokeback Mountain, Boys Don't Cry, Tokyo Godfathers. But there's still the sly glances, the slinky grins.
3:10 to Yuma! (Of course. Will my FL ever escape my obsession with this movie?)
I forget who, but someone in this documentary talks about how sexuality isn't something to be ashamed of, how unrealistic some of the portrayals of the self-hating, self-loathing gays/lesbians are... And then admits how she still doubts and hates herself. That dualism - That really interests me. I hope that I can capture that in my stories. Particularly with Ken in "Fine Art": with his intelligence and penchant for self-reflection - and with his history he can't escape thinking about - and rethinking and rethinking and obsessing and obsessing - the consequences of his "decision."
I've been working on an original story: "The Further Adventures of U" is my (admittedly lame) attempt at detective noir. I've been reading Raymond Chandler's Farewell, My Lovely and watching a lot of film noir recently - I don't know what exactly appeals to me so much, but I'm in love with the genre. The dingy darkness, the wise-cracking, the high pants, the smoking hot dames and the brooding gents.
I'm re-watching The Celluloid Closet - I highly recommend it to any film history fans or anyone interested in homosexuality/lesbianism in fiction. Right now, the topic is subtext in Hollywood; after the censorship laws were enforced, the gay had been hidden between lines and smouldering stares. Ooh - Here's the Red River part! Hey
baggeyeyes, have you seen it? We were talking about good ol' Montgomery Clift the other day.It'd been really interesting see an updated version of this movie; to see how movies have developed since 1995. With the growing acceptance of homosexuality and lesbianism in Western society, have movies become more open? Or is subtext still the means of communicating "deviant" sexuality? The former is definitely true - Look at Brokeback Mountain, Boys Don't Cry, Tokyo Godfathers. But there's still the sly glances, the slinky grins.
3:10 to Yuma! (Of course. Will my FL ever escape my obsession with this movie?)
I forget who, but someone in this documentary talks about how sexuality isn't something to be ashamed of, how unrealistic some of the portrayals of the self-hating, self-loathing gays/lesbians are... And then admits how she still doubts and hates herself. That dualism - That really interests me. I hope that I can capture that in my stories. Particularly with Ken in "Fine Art": with his intelligence and penchant for self-reflection - and with his history he can't escape thinking about - and rethinking and rethinking and obsessing and obsessing - the consequences of his "decision."
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Date: 2008-09-10 02:25 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-09-25 11:42 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-09-10 02:56 am (UTC)Alas, I haven't seen that documentary.
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Date: 2008-09-25 11:43 pm (UTC)Also, Doctor Who = awesome. I'm just starting to get into the show. BBC America is now my favorite channel. <3