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| Posted by: aislestorm 10:32 am EDT 06/01/18 | |
| In reply to: And Brantley - Clancy 10:01 pm EDT 05/31/18 | |
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| Brantley's review reads like the chapter on BITB in Vito Russo's "The Celluloid Closet". Plus, his review is a minority opinion, as proven by reading other critical pieces. He bitches about the casting, praises the portrayal of Emory to the heavens, and attacks Parsons and Quinto. It's a misanthropic review, which is pretty much how he describes the play. Methinks Dame Brantley doth protest too much. | |
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| re: And Brantley | |
| Posted by: portenopete 11:25 am EDT 06/01/18 | |
| In reply to: re: And Brantley - aislestorm 10:32 am EDT 06/01/18 | |
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| It's funny: I don't have a copy to refer to at the moment, but my memory of Vito Russo's take on BOYS is not all that negative. Even with the more offensive portrayals throughout cinematic history, I always felt an undercurrent of love and appreciation for the mere existence of them. I was young reading it (late teens) so I might be misremembering. Or I might have let my one meeting with him colour my impression of him, which was of an extraordinarily generous and sweet man. |
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| re: And Brantley | |
| Posted by: aislestorm 11:46 am EDT 06/01/18 | |
| In reply to: re: And Brantley - portenopete 11:25 am EDT 06/01/18 | |
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| I adored Vito. We met while I was doing a production of BITB. He was not a fan of the play, and back in the 70's, despised and railed against it. We would argue about it a lot. What he REALLY hated was the film, although considering the film is pretty much a filmed staging, he always made it clear how much the piece horrified him. | |
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