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KT2000

(20,840 posts) Thu Oct 8, 2020, 08:48 PM Oct 2020

Boys in the Band

That was a really impressive show. Never having seen much by Jim Parsons, I was totally blown away. His transition was incredible to watch and I sure would not want him focusing his anger on me - those eyes! Just excellent!!

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Boys in the Band (Original Post) KT2000 Oct 2020 OP

It's nice that they could use openly gay actors this time around TexasBushwhacker Oct 2020 #1

I really enjoyed it nuxvomica Oct 2020 #2

My shorthand for that is KT2000 Oct 2020 #3

TexasBushwhacker

(20,675 posts)

1. It's nice that they could use openly gay actors this time around

Reply to KT2000 (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2020, 02:24 PM

Oct 2020

A lot has changed in 50 years.

nuxvomica

(12,883 posts)

2. I really enjoyed it

Reply to KT2000 (Original post)

Sun Oct 11, 2020, 09:50 PM

Oct 2020

It was very "playlike" for a movie. I don't mean stagebound so much as full of well-written dialogue that the actors really enjoyed performing, like this sort of thing was the reason they became actors. In that way, it reminds me of the film versions of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf and A Lion in Winter. Everyone brought their A-game but Parsons was a revelation.

KT2000

(20,840 posts)

3. My shorthand for that is

Reply to nuxvomica (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 12, 2020, 12:21 AM

Oct 2020

"talky." My brother loves plays so when I recommend a film of that genre I think he would like, I say it is talky.

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