Boy Power

I'll be taking baby steps back to more regular blogging, though I'm pleased to say I had a post a day during my recent holiday absence. To kick things off, here are some links regarding the film version of Boy Culture's year-end status...some of you liked it, some of you really liked it:

Lawrence Ferber of Frontiers in L.A. places Boy Culture among "the year's—if not decade's—standout queer offerings":

The Mad Professah Lectures and John Demetry's Revolution To Revelation both have Boy Culture on their Top 10 lists.

Richard's Space has the film in his Top 15.

My pal Kenneth of Kenneth In The 212 gives the movie an honorable mention.

Blogger BlakFoxx calls Boy Culture his #1 fave gay DVD of 2007...and that definition includes films like Notes On A Scandal! Queer Verve has BC in the Top 5 DVDs.

Boy Culture was also listed in various year-end round-ups for queer cinema, though some were annoying to me (they assessed the film rather dismissively, in my opinion taking it for granted in a year that brought us I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry and Wild Hogs); one year-ender of note was The Washington Blade's.

I'll be doing my own film wrap-up for the year once I feel I've seen enough of the potentially award-worthy movies to be versed. I did see eight or nine movies over the holidays, several of which blew me away, so that was a big help. I need to check out at least a number of the following: The Orphanage (unfortunately, mostly pedestrian The Others-esque thriller that is barely above average let alone reminiscent of del Toro), American Gangster, There Will Be Blood (unless I'm forgetting something, this is my #1 of the year...really spectacular, moving, creepy and it has to win Best Actor), The Diving Bell And The Butterfly (lovely, impressionistic handling of an unfilmable subject), Persepolis (liked it), No Country For Old Men (generally respected it but it was not my favorite), Once (boring-as-shite, even if ultimately sweet...a bad argument for watching instead of listening to music), Away From Her (very affecting Alzheimer's romantic drama with Julie Christie knocking me out—a great directorial turn by Sarah Polley), Across The Universe (nice enough love story, fairly inventive, went down easy), Before The Devil Knows You're Dead, 3:10 To Yuma (a solid, satisfying western with a really committed performance by Christian Bale but a lackluster Russell Crowe), Atonement (exquisite, surprisingly modern take on a Merchant & Ivory-type historical romance), The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford, Lars & The Real Girl (surprisingly endearing, offbeat movie with absolutely great performances from the leads and the supporting players—I was in awe that they kept interesting what could have been a one-trick pony from beginning to end), God Grew Tired Of Us, Charlie Wilson's War (shockingly...very enjoyable!), La Vie En Rose (slightly hard to follow biopic, but still quite good, with a knock-out performance from Marion Cotillard) and I'm Not There.

Across The (Mr.) Universe.

Comments

[Richard]

Thanks for the link. I have expanded on my blog why I loved Boy Culture so much as to put it in my top 15 of 2007. Looking at your list of films yet to see, I can recommend you see 3.10 To Yuma and La Vie En Rose before you make your list of 2007 faves. Great blog. Thanks.