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#76

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Posted: 11/20/05 at 3:33pm

Yes Mr. Whiteboy Spice, I am also very happy to see you posting again :) Even though these next couple weeks are going to be quite busy ones for you.

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Posted: 11/20/05 at 4:09pm

OMG!! on rotten tomatoes RENT is 100% fresh! YAY!

--Alex-- "They're singing, "Happy Birthday" You just wanna lay down and cry Not just another birthday, it's 30/90 Why can't you stay 29 Hell, you still feel like you're 22 Turn 30 in 1990 Bang! You're dead, what can you do?" --TTB

#78

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Posted: 11/20/05 at 4:14pm

Awesome!

#79

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Posted: 11/20/05 at 4:18pm

Holy sh*t, this was in Variety? This I must read.

I guess as for unbiased opinions, the best I'll get would be those from unsuspecting family and friends I drag along.

Anyone know when we'll see a Times review?

A work of art is an invitation to love.

#80

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Posted: 11/20/05 at 4:14pm

Shari Lewis: Did you ever wish upon a star? Lamb Chop: I once asked Mr. Rogers for his autograph.

#81

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Posted: 11/20/05 at 4:20pm

Crazy double posting going on today. Sorry!

A work of art is an invitation to love.

Updated On: 11/20/05 at 04:20 PM

#82

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Posted: 11/20/05 at 4:37pm

I think my obsessiveness has tainted my friends, and most of my family is too conservative for me to trust their opinions. My mother saw Rent with me once and turned to glare at me all through I'll Cover You. Thumbs

I give up.

But I haven't even read Emcee's review! *shock*

Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how

Updated On: 11/20/05 at 04:37 PM

#83

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Posted: 11/20/05 at 4:43pm

can someone link the variety thing since I don't know where Rob's Blog is

"I love America more than any other country in the world, and exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually." - James Baldwin

#84

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Posted: 11/20/05 at 4:45pm

Rob's blog is The Broadway Pulse on the top right corner here. He has some nice comments about BWW there, which people should check out as well.
Variety- scroll to bottom

Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how

#85

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Posted: 11/20/05 at 4:54pm

Thank you skittles

"I love America more than any other country in the world, and exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually." - James Baldwin

#86

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Posted: 11/20/05 at 5:01pm

Thanks for clarifying Anthony. I'm a little hesitant to believe rumors unless I hear them straight from the horses mouth.

The test for me is going to be what my straight guy friends who are unfamiliar with the show think.

I know I'll love it. The simple fact that this movie was made at all with the majority of the obc was a guarantee for me. Even if it was complete crap, I know I still would have sat there, mouth open and drooling. I am pretty easy to please.

"You just can't win. Ever. Look at the bright side, at least you are not stuck in First Wives Club: The Musical. That would really suck. " --Sueleen Gay

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Posted: 11/20/05 at 5:27pm

If nothing else, they'll love Rosario. One of my friends (a gay guy) said that Rent should use for its slogan "Rent: Turning gay men straight" simply because of Out Tonight.

I feel so.... *deviant grin* powerful.

But seriously, I'm glad I was able to help out a little.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

#88

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Posted: 11/20/05 at 5:33pm

LOL! Em, the Out Tonight video was my pitch to get them to go with me. I emailed it to them...I figure that at least a few minutes of watching Rosario dance around half-naked would make the $8 movie ticket worth it.

"You just can't win. Ever. Look at the bright side, at least you are not stuck in First Wives Club: The Musical. That would really suck. " --Sueleen Gay

#89

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Posted: 11/20/05 at 5:33pm

bah. Movies here are at least ten bucks.

heh, Variety is funny.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

#90

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Posted: 11/20/05 at 5:39pm

RENT shows the male-male relationship as being devoid of sexual heat, unlike the other relationships. It is essentially a straight man's take on human sexuality.

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Posted: 11/20/05 at 5:40pm

I totally used that with my friend! He's one of those completely sexist narrow-minded Republican straight guys (don't ask why we're friends, it's complicated) and I was like "But there are strippers! And hot lesbians!" Basically art's worst nightmare, but hey, whatever works!

Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how

#92

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Posted: 11/20/05 at 5:40pm

Don't think this has been posted yet:

http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20051120/113253641000.html

" Rent is one of the best film musicals in years -- exuberant, sexy and life affirming in equal measure."

I got blood on my cello! - Lauren Molina

#93

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Posted: 11/20/05 at 5:41pm

Yes Art, we ALL know what you think. You really don't need to repeat yourself, we heard you the first time.

"You just can't win. Ever. Look at the bright side, at least you are not stuck in First Wives Club: The Musical. That would really suck. " --Sueleen Gay

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Posted: 11/20/05 at 5:43pm

haha here we can get in for 6.50 if we show student ids.its wonderful,but i seriously remember when i was little being able to get into this one theatre that ran movies later for a dollar if it was a matinee. it was like probably more than 10 years ago, but it was even really cheap for then.

these reviews are killing me! i feel like im being thrown around..i read a good one and get verry excited, but then i read a bad one and feel so sad and occasionally very angry! i think im going to have to take a page out of orangeskittles book until i can go see the movie!

"But now the air is filled with confusion. We replace care with illusion."

#95

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Posted: 11/20/05 at 5:45pm

hahaha, he's back! *cackles*

A work of art is an invitation to love.

#96

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Posted: 11/20/05 at 5:46pm

to paraphrase someone on another message board..

We're not going to play your game anymore.

"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men" - Willy Wonka

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Posted: 11/20/05 at 7:15pm

This is the "review" from In Touch magazine. It's clearly not a review - but by their standards, it could certainly quality as one:

"IT'S TRULY A CELEBRATION OF LIFE

The long awaited movie version of the musical about a ragtag group of New York City bohemians struggling to survive during the '90's AIDS epidemic is both heartbreaking at life-affirming -- you'll be singing as long as you wipe away your tears. In one of the only two main roles not given to the original stage cast, Rosario Dawson is ravishing and raw as Mimi, an HIV-positive exotic dancer."

"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson

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Posted: 11/20/05 at 7:20pm

WOW. These reviews... from all the mixed responses fellow BWW members have been sharing (I loved the movie, personally), I'd been expecting something similar from the critics. So far, the reviews have been pretty damn positive.

That makes me extremely happy for everyone involved.

"Oh, good. After all, I can rub my stomach and pat my head at the same time, and I can do it with my eyes closed while whistling 'The Entertainer.' That's rhythm for you." ~ Snaps, proving that White Boys CAN have rhythm

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Posted: 11/20/05 at 7:22pm

Craig,

This isn't a game, it's a serious issue. If anyone thinks it's trivial, it's you. You made some atrocious analogies on the other thread, essentially comparing gay male love to things that are immaterial. If anyone's not taking it seriously, it's you.

I maintain my position which is also shared by members of the gay community. The gay male presentation is a sham that has been sterilized for mass homophobic public consumption. The gay female presentation has been sexed up for the straight porn crowd. It's a Bohemian travesty as Butler put it.

#100

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Posted: 11/20/05 at 7:23pm

... *simply shakes her head at art2*

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