Chrisco Spins

I’m conflicted by a film that stopped through Atlanta. It’s called Tearoom and it’s part of the 2008 Whitney Biennial. Essentially the movie is surveillance tape compiled by police during a 1962 sting operation in a Mansfield, Ohio public restroom.

In just under an hour, I witnessed more gay sex than I have in my entire life. Now I’m sitting at home thinking about whether what I saw was art (as it has been called by many critics) or voyeuristic porn. (more…)

I saw Atonement a couple nights ago. I know, I was the very last person to see it. But still. I want to talk about it for two reasons. One it gives me an excuse to put up a picture of Keira Knightley (Sorry about the cigarette. Kids, smoking will kill you.). But more importantly, it lets me pass on a conversation that I had with my friend who saw the movie with me.

At what point is it too late to say sorry? If you haven’t seen the movie yet, then I’m about to ruin the plot. So stop reading now. (more…)

So yeah, this is just an excuse to put up a picture of Anne Hathaway (symptomatic of my current brunette fixation). But I’m going to tell you a story that I told Kristen a couple nights ago. A few months back, I’m flipping around looking for something to watch. I land on the IFC channel because I see Anne Hathaway is in whatever movie they’re showing. Something called “Havoc.”

So I flip the channel and see Anne “Disney princess, Devil Wearing Prada” Hathaway putting on the most ridiculous faux-urban accent as a white high-school kid enamored with the streets. A few minutes later she gets naked while giving her boyfriend a blowjob. A little while later she was in the room naked with a couple gang members while Bijou Phillips was involved in a double penetration scene. Don’t worry, you can find the links. It’s really not hard.

I realize that I’ve given a few of you a new movie to add to the rental list. But take a step back with me. What the hell is Anne Hathaway doing in this movie? I realize someone probably suggested she do something non-Princess-related to avoid being typecast, but damn. Did this have to be it?

I could have gone my whole life without seeing Anne Hathaway as a wannabe gangster. It disturbs me that she was in this movie. It disturbs me even more that someone thought this was a good movie to make. I can hear the pitch now, “Let’s get some Mexican gang members, some clean cut white kids who wish they were street, and mash them all up together. It’s a gritty, fresh picture.” The whole concept is played. I’m tired of Hollywood making this movie. It’s even more embarrassing that this is considered “edgy.”