Check Out the New Clip For "A Single Man."

Bah, it's all a bit of a who ha about nothing, as usual. I mean there were like 2 shots in the new trailer that I remember with Firth's character staring lovingly into men's eyes, so it's wasn't cut out completely. And as long as they don't cut any gay content from the film itself, that's all that matters really. Btw, Matthew Goode is soo dreammy...

I really don't understand why they made that de-gayed trailer. The first trailer was excellent and evoked a lot of the feel of the film quite well.

 

And it's a VERY gay (and very excellent) film, that everyone who comes here should see.

 

Especially gay men.

 

(I want Matthew Goode so bad I can taste it!)

but I doubt it'll make it into any of the advertising. It seems that the marketing team for the film is making the same assumptions as the DNC these days - they're taking our (TEH GAYS) support/patronage as a given, and are trying to reach and draw in other audiences with their mass advertising messages. Much as I hate being taken for granted, if this film is as good as it looks, I hope their strategy succeeds.

Might we consider another possibility with both the promotional materials and this film itself - namely that it is all so steeped in queer sensibility (Isherwood, Tom Ford, art direction, you name it) that that sensibilty couldn't be expunged from the film even if you cut out all the explicitly gay content.

I understand that there is a different expectation, for gay representation and gay visibility.  But does anyone think that this film is going to be shown anywhere other than art houses in metropolitan areas and all of our DVD players?  I like seeing myself on screen as much as the next guy, but in this case I'm more excited to see what may well be the highest expression of queer sensibility to hit the screen this year.  And that is refined, subtle, and freaking awesome. 

I'd rather pick this kind of fight with a commercial mainstream film that markets itself one way to the gay community and another, closeted way to the rest of the world.  I don't think that's what's happening here.

I can't wait to see this movie. 

The book is full of the main character's thoughts. Very much streams of consciousness.  I'm not an intellectual student at all, and I feel some of Isherwood's work is a bit self-indulgent.  It will be very interesting to see how it all plays out on screen.

If it does get a few Oscor nods, hopefully it will be shown at more main stream cinemas, in the same way Brokeback Mountain was.

 

There's another (older) clip from A Single Man, which certainly hasn't been de-gayed. It's very good.

You can watch the scene here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq4M8fD4Tz0

 

Harvey Milk: You gotta give 'em hope.