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I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS
SFEnnisSF:
I'll admit, my reaction to the trailer might have been a little harsh. I will try to have an open mind about this project. I mean, the more and more gay folks are protrayed in mainstream movies, the more and more exposure we get, perhaps the insecurities and doubts about us will finally erode away. I just hope this doesn't protray us in a negative light.
And you know it's funny, sometimes I have absolutely hated movies when I first watched them or heard about them, and then they went on to become some of my favorite movies. :laugh: So... I should really shouldn't pay no attention to my initial knee-jerk reactions. ;)
delalluvia:
--- Quote ---I'll admit, my reaction to the trailer might have been a little harsh. I will try to have an open mind about this project. I mean, the more and more gay folks are protrayed in mainstream movies, the more and more exposure we get, perhaps the insecurities and doubts about us will finally erode away. I just hope this doesn't protray us in a negative light.
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Umm, not quite sure what you mean by this. The main character Steven is going to be shown as the con-man, embezzler, liar, and thief that he is and it's also going to show that he is gay. It will probably portray Steven in a negative light, but not because he's gay. It will show his lover as naive and easily duped. Is that negative?
delalluvia:
What was it like for Carrey to lock lips with McGregor?
"A dream come true. I mean, look at the guy," Carrey said, gesturing at McGregor during a question-and-answer session with the audience after the film's Sundance premiere Sunday night.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090119/ap_en_ot/film_sundance_carrey___mcgregor
delalluvia:
Another short trailer. Its premiere at Sundance apparently went quite well.
delalluvia:
>:( >:( >:(
We may never see I love you Phillip Morris
March 2, 2009
By Eric Kohn
The prospect of Jim Carrey making out with Ewan McGregor was just the kind of thing that got the media buzzing during the Sundance Film Festival.
But four weeks later, “I Love You Phillip Morris,” a dark comedy featuring Carrey as a gay con man and McGregor as his prison lover, is still not sold, and the producer says it has been taken off the market.
He added: "If it's a film that has somebody with marketing value, but it's a more difficult film, the price may not be large. Whoever's handling the sale of the film may take a while to come to terms with that."
"I Love You Phillip Morris" is a case in point. It marked the directorial debut of "Bad Santa" scribes Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, and features Jim Carrey as a gay con man and Ewan McGregor as his prison lover.
Considered a hot property in the weeks prior to the festival, the tonally complex film left many distributors scratching their heads after its Sundance premiere -- even though some of those who passed said they enjoyed it. The simple fact: They could not envision the film finding an audience.
According to producer Andrew Lazar, it is no longer on the market and the production company plans to announce a theatrical deal "very soon." But during the festival, the filmmakers said they intended to continue editing the film -- turning its premiere into a de facto work-in-progress screening -- so it remains unclear how the newer version will play.[/i]
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