Shortbus
September 7th, 2006
Never mind that it’s been showing at festivals for months: THINKFilm respectfully asks that critics hold reviews for John Cameron Mitchell’s new movie–you know, the one with all the hardcore sex–so I suppose now that muckworld is public, I shouldn’t blog about it either, at least not until the release on October 6. But I so want to tell somebody!
Yet another reason to register.
Update: My review is now up at worldfilm
[tags]film, john cameron mitchell, shortbus, sex, teaser[/tags]
September 23rd, 2006 at 11:22 am
[…] Todd Field’s follow-up to In the Bedroom is based on a novel by Election author Tom Perrotta, and the mixture of satire and straight drama didn’t sit quite right with Field’s earnest style. Kate Winslet, Jennifer Connelly, and Patrick Wilson engage in some suburban version of Shortbus, but after Shortbus, every depiction of sex I’ve seen in the movies seems hollow and fake–and I don’t mean just the physical aspects. Some great moments though–full review forthcoming very soon. NYFF press conference with Todd Field and Kate Winslet was a bit of a letdown. […]
October 2nd, 2006 at 4:45 pm
[…] Shortbus opens on Wednesday, so here’s the review. (Previously.) […]