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Summary: Filmed beautifully and an interesting cast of characters.
Review: A fine film and DVD Widescreen shows splendid cinematography, funny moments and Sean P. Hayes is outstanding (and handsome,too)
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Summary: Wonderfully entertaining!
Review: This movie was funny, sharp, and thought-provoking. The cast was an excellent ensemble; Sean P. Hayes was exceptionally funny and believable as Billy. The Polaroid sequences throughout the movie were clever and did a great job of tying the movie together. My only complaint: I would have liked to see more of Mark Anderson (Peter.) He seems a very promising newcomer to the screen! I wish the Peter/Fernando/Billy storyline had been developed more. Overall, a marvelous film, for gay AND straight audiences alike. Bravo!
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Summary: Just awful, I couldn't watch the whole thing...
Review: First off, I am a gay man- but WHY do all 'gay films' have to involve hairless, young twits AND somehow involve a drag queen? Whew. I tried on this one... the intro is rather fun and involving (a voice-over and a series of polaroids), but after that...I simply did not CARE to spend the next (endless?) however long with these characters...(the home shopping channel sounded good!)... I know there was 'buzz' on this movie, and missed in the theater...now I am glad I did- there are some wonderful indie movies out there- this was not one of them...
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Summary: A Low Budget Gem!!
Review: Since "coming out" a few months ago, this is the first gay film I had ever seen. I instantly fell in love with it. It is directed brilliantly and sure to leave you in love with the characters. This film very thoughtfully visualizes the trials of the universal theme of wanting something you can't have... or can you? 5 STARS ALL THE WAY!
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Summary: Titillating
Review: A guy meets an attractive and apparently sexually ambiguous guy who agrees to have his picture taken along with drag queens for a series of recreations of famous Hollywood screen kisses. Hmmm....Preposterous? Somehow, Sean Hayes and Brad Rowe pull this off brilliantly with the help of one of the most colorful casts since Fellini's Satyricon. The score by Petula Clark greatly enhances the sense of longing and unrequitted teeny bopper love often associated with gay-straight crushes. The drag queen scenes are top drawer high camp. A date movie for sure.
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Summary: A Must See for any gay guy looking for love in a st8? world
Review: Lights, camera, Polaroid! Billy's look for love is joined in this light-hearted comedy by his lightly homoerotic-fulfilling photography, fag hag friends, older gay mentor, and obsession over his male model subject Gabriel, but not knowing if he's "in the club". The movie has many coming-of-queer nuances that lets every gay man say "yep, I did the same thing."The movie follows a definite story line (that's a good thing) with some oh-so-attractive guys and gals. When the credits roll by, you'll have the feeling of "wow, that movie was actually alot better than I thought it would be." Four stars as far as it relates to other G&L flicks.
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Summary: Cute--but for a gay audience
Review: The best cast member/character was a female hetero-sexual with a sense of wit and charm. The gay guys were okay...but not much to sympathize with. The whole Polaroid "angle" was silly. Retitle this movie--> "Billy's silly fantasy".
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Summary: Invigoratingly witty and captivating!
Review: Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss has got to be one of the most refreshing "non-tv-drama" view of romantic life from a gay man's perspective. Hayes and Rowe provide a screen tingling cast for this sharp, yet moving screenplay.
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Summary: A Different Kind of L.A. Story
Review: A touching, funny, and sad story about a young photographer ("Will & Grace" star Sean P. Hayes) and the object of his desire (Brad Rowe), "Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss," is an impressive feature-film debut for director O'Haver. Set in Los Angeles (and concluding on Santa Catalina island) Billy's infatuation with coffee-serving Gabriel allows the viewer to grasp the idea of an ideal friendship in the gay 90's. Gabriel's sexual ambiguity disturbs Billy's so called "gaydar" that Billy sets up a series of photographs inspired by classic films like "From Here to Eternity" to see whether-or-not Gabriel is gay. The film serves a visionary eye palette of colors that gives the film a catchy look. Utilizing methods to watch Nicholas Ray used in "Rebel Without A Cause," and what Pedro Almodovar utilized in "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown," (both films used a technicolor red hue to give the protagonist a unique look) O'Haver successfully incorporates great color schemes and excellent lighting. The film has many sad points especially when Billy tells Gabriel the significance of his Polaroid and especially the heartbreaking ending (reminscent of the ending of "Splendor in the Grass"). I was fascinated my the creative use of the Polaroids in the telling of the story. Overall, both characters are cute, the supporting characters are excellent, and the film's script is an original escape from today's unoriginal recycled film scripts. An excellent film for all, regardless of someone's sexual orientation.
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Summary: A wonderful movie that is entertaining and thought provoking
Review: "Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss" is by far one of the best movies I've seen (Oscar worthy). It is about a twenty something man chasing after his object of affection. The fact that his object of affection just happens to be male brings to the light that this is a gay oriented movie (As if you couldn't tell that from the cover, trailers, or movie poster) and something that few directors have tried to attack as a movie plot. We are introduced to Billy, played by Will and Grace's Sean P. Hayes, in bed with Fernando, his bed hopping latino lover. Not one for the promiscuous relationships, Billy leaves Fernando and to drown his sorrows, goes to a party. Here, he meets the man of his dreams (Ok, he actually technically met him in a coffee house, but they never said more than ten words), Gabriel. They hit it off and Billy asks Gabriel to be his new model in a set of poleroid shoots. Gabriel agrees and the rest of the movie involves Billy trying to figure out if Gabriel is gay or not (and Gabriel trying to figure it out for himself). Along the way, Billy recieves the consultation of fellow photographer and good friend, Perry, as well as his straight female roommate George (short for Georgeanna) and a few others. I won't tell you how it ends, but Billy does get his kiss.A remarkable movie, "Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss" shows us just how alike homosexuals and heterosexuals are when it comes to love and gives a down-to-earth view of the life of a homosexual, without all the clichés and stereotypes. Sean P. Hayes gives a spectacular performance as Billy, who nothing like Haye's Jack from Will and Grace. I don't quite understand everyone's fascination with Mark Anderson's Peter. Everyone is saying what a wonderful actor he is, when all he says on camera is one line: "Do you work with Fernando?"I mean, what kind of acting is that? Anyone can say that, and though I do admit that he has a few more lines at the beginning, they're on an answering machine. I don't quite see how this is acting. Anyway, a first rate movie. I'd give it six out of five stars. If you missed it in the theater, rent it tonight. Whether straight or gay, a garanteed hit!
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