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16th January 2011, 12:25 PM Old #1

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Default Controversial movie, Free screening this Tuesday
Sydney's gay groups were picketing the cinema when this hated movie was first released.





It's a raw and extremely unflattering look in to New York's sleazy and underground gay subculture. I'm not sure if the worst parts had been censored or not. By the same director as The Exorcist.

Upstairs at the Oxford Hotel on Tuesday at 7. It's a free Screening via Harbour City Bears but you could buy a drink or two

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080569/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruising_(film)
http://www.google.com.au/search?clie...KiA4uycbGc7fYH
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16th January 2011, 01:23 PM Old #2

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I loved this movie. Great role for Al Pacino.
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16th January 2011, 01:27 PM Old #4

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I remember seeing this movie for the first time when I was about eight or nine.

I think it explains alot
It is no measure of health- to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
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I'm watching it now
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It was even more scandalous that the Sydney pickets were at the Village Cinema— that was run by Donny Smith who also owned Capriccio's, Sydney Biggest Queen bar.

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It's such a fantastic movie though.
And so far ahead of it's time.
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But then not really, cos it was a total product of it's time. If that makes sense.

But it amazes me that the movie was allowed to be made
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17th January 2011, 08:41 PM Old #9

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I have never seen it
Read it!
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I watched half last night before the stream broke. Its a very good film, I am dying to see the rest. Its actually very sensitive to gay issues and very progressive for its time.

But I should hold my thoughts till I see all of it.
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OMG every thing old is new again I have had this movie for decades on video cassette with mummy dearest... good double LOL!
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OMG every thing old is new again I have had this movie for decades on video cassette with mummy dearest... good double LOL!

ha ha I jsut downloaded whatever happened to baby jane
Read it!
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18th January 2011, 12:40 AM Old #13

does my ass look bigger on the new SS site?
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Al Pacino can do me anyday in the sauna.......hubba hubba.
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18th January 2011, 12:42 AM Old #14

when they come, they'll eat the weak ones first ... do crossfit :)
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^^^ omg!!! welcome back
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18th January 2011, 12:54 AM Old #15

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Hello to you too Mr Sneakos and thank you for the kind welcome back. It feels like I have never been away. What ever happened to dear Marly has he returned?
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unfortunately Marly has never returned. Having said that he will probably make an appearence. He's like that.
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18th January 2011, 07:54 AM Old #17

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the ending sounds like something i would do

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"Burns moves back in with Nancy. In an ambiguous finale, Burns begins shaving his beard in the bathroom while Nancy secretly inspects clothes that he left on a chair: a leather peaked cap, aviator frames, and a leather jacket that all look very similar to the outfit the killer wore. Burns, meanwhile, wipes off his shaving cream and looks directly at the camera."
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The ending of the movie is unclear. 2000 words discuss
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I heard that because was so much protest during the making of this film that the director (who made Exorcist) cut parts of it. I was confused when I first saw it when I was youngster. So I'm looking forward to see if tonight's free screening is the Director's Cut.
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I have to see the rest, see you there thou formally known know as PBJ
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So the Directors Cut is the whole complete un-chopped-up movie?
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18th January 2011, 02:10 PM Old #23

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So the Directors Cut is the whole complete un-chopped-up movie?

Can you get it anywhere, like for sale or download?
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Cant you make it tonight diddums?
PM Mark about this sort of stuff?
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Cant you make it tonight diddums?
PM Mark about this sort of stuff?

No I am on arvo shift - don't finish till 10.30pm.
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OH dear Grumpy. Im doing Graveyard shift so can make it.

Cruising ( Cwoozin') was NOT last nite. Instead we , the audience, was hood-winked into attending some kind of long-winded self-promo for QueerScreen MG film festival!!!!

Anyhoo, it was later explained that an innocent "double-booking' had occurred. Hmmmm?
Anyways, Apparently the MOVIE IS ON TONIGHT _ WEDS 19th, 7pm . I have a double-booking of my own - Do I go to movie or go to Trivia?!!! OMG when it rains it pours, indeed - how topical....
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The guy who introduced the film said the film's plot had holes because 40 minutes were cut to get an R rating. He also said the actors who played the victims in one scene then played killers in the following scenes.

One of the leatherbar scenes showed some guys fisting. I don't believe Sydney guys had taken up that then.
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I'm watching it now

OMG, where/how did you you download it form? Pray tell missy, do please

Everyone giggled during the police interrogation scene when the big black man wearing only a cowboy hat and jockstrap came into the room.

I paid particular attention to the decor of peoples tiny flats...


Oh the 80s have well and twuly left us...alas

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