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Hedwig and The Angry Inch (2001)

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Hedwig and the Angry Inch Rocks ...
by pippin06 in Reel Thoughts

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""Hedwig and the Angry Inch" constitutes the last of the indie quartet recently topping my Netflix queue, as well as an overlapping segue into the subsequent string of five LGBT-themed films that are next, all of which were nominated for Oscars. Hedwig was not nominated for an Oscar, but it won at least one Independent Spirit Award. I was interested in this film for a few reasons. First, I have some friends (of a certain persuasion) who simply adore this film, and I kind of wanted to be a part of the fan club or at least see what all the fuss was about. Second, it is a musical, and as a theater-addict, and as the film is based on a previous stage version, I was naturally drawn to it – plus, it has somewhat of a cult following in the vein of the Rocky Horror (Picture) Show, and I tend to enjoy those quirky, off-the-wall selections that no certifiably mainstream movie or theatre fan enjoys. Third, I've been craving something a little different in film lately, so it was fort ... " [More]

SXSW Review: Rainbow Around the ...
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"Rock musicals about rock stars are almost as tiring as independent films about independent filmmakers. They’re too self-involved and too self-satisfying, and they typically have nothing for an objective viewer to grab hold of. But at least with rock musicals, if the audience can dig the music, they can maybe dig the movie, too. This has been the case, for me at least, with such films as Velvet Goldmine and Hedwig and the Angry Inch, neither of which I would have been so into were it not for their excellent glam rock soundtracks. And now the same goes for Rainbow Around the Sun, a neat little low-budget musical fantasy, which interestingly enough also has a touch of glam in its songs, about a very cliché band leader and his very cliché drinking problem and his very cliché story of heartbreak. Here, more than the songs, though, it’s the musical numbers, many of which work on their own as great music videos, that really kept me interested. That tired tale of the troubled, tortured art ... " [More]

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"Rainbow Around the Sun-Full TrailerAdd to My Profile | More Videos Kevin Ely and Beau Leland’s Rainbow Around the Sun, a feature-length musical built around the songs of star Matthew Alvin Brown, is the rare non-doc to find a place on the 24 Beats Per Minute sidebar at the South By Southwest Film Festival. Kevin and Beau answer the 4 Questions We’re Asking Everyone below; as always, you can check out the trailer for the film above. Rainbow Around the Sun premieres this Saturday at 10pm at the Alamo South Lamar in Austin. Tell us about your movie. Who did you work with, why did you make it? Give us the reductive, 25-word or less, “It’s like [pop culture reference a] meets [pop culture reference b]!” pitch, then explain what the quick and dirty sell leaves out. Rainbow Around the Sun is a rock musical chronicling the fall and rise of a burned-out young musician with an overactive imagination. Whenever he is faced with an unpleasant reality, he ret " [More]

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by glowbugg in glowbugg ramblings

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"I loved this film! I usually dislike musicals that are on film, but I didn't pigeonhole this one as a musical, so much as a sing-a-long. John Cameron Mitchell did a fantastic job both musically and acting. I fell in love with the character (and his make-up applying abilities) right from the start. I was a bit confounded by his bandmate who appeared to be male, but sang and looked like a chick with a five o'clock shadow, but that just lent to the quirkiness of the whole film. The soundtrack is brilliant and I watch this film at least once every couple of months or so. Hilariously heartbreaking from beginning to end. " [More]

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by animerion in Movie Musings

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"Plato had an explanation for the reason why love exists not only between man and woman, but also homosexuality. Initially, there were three sexes, the sun (men), the earth (women) and the moon (a hybrid of men and women). These beings were like two people in one, occupying the same body and facing opposing directions. Due their growing insolence, the gods cut them in half. According to this theory, love is in a way, the parts becoming whole, the two halves finding each other and becoming one yet again. I think this concept of love is an intriguing one and makes sense. Instead of find something as ambiguous as a soulmate or something of the like, you are finding someone that compliments you in one way or another to complete the whole.As I could discuss this topic in more detail, this is a movie review and not thesis on mythology, but as a basis of the story for Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Musicals are something that I am very hit or miss about. One thing I really like about about mus ... " [More]

Hedwig and The Angry Inch
by patches in Litter Box blog

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"Originally a cult performance in the meat-packing district in NY, this film is raw. Hedwig brings fascinating characters, great music, and surprising performances to the table. I watched this film three times in a row after we bought it... got the soundtrack and watched all of the extras that same week. I got a few others to watch it too, but all seemed confused about my (at that time...) infatuation. There are these angsty animated illustrations that bridge Hedwig's love life, child hood and singing professional life together. The extras on the dvd are pretty fresh as well. It's not something to watch with others who are opposed with homosexuality, sex changes, cross-dressing, modern love tales, and rock-operas but who watches cool movies with people like that anyhow? Think Rocky-Horror Picture Show meets... I dunno, Say Anything?... I'm stretching there... watching this one with like-minded people. " [More]

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