12. Michael Bowman in Me, Myself ,and Irene
11. Neil and Adrian Raymen in The Matrix Reloaded
10. Charlie Hunnam in Cold Mountain
9. Rosalinda Celentano in The Passion of Christ
8. Luke Goss in Hellboy II
7. Mel Smith in The Princess Bride
6. Sean Patrick Flanery in Powder
5. Paul Bettany in The Da Vinci Code
4. Falkor in The Neverending Story
3. Ralph Fiennes in the Harry Potter Movies
2. Tilda Swinton in The Chronicles of Narnia
1. The Albino in Gummo
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11. Neil and Adrian Raymen in The Matrix Reloaded
10. Charlie Hunnam in Cold Mountain
9. Rosalinda Celentano in The Passion of Christ
8. Luke Goss in Hellboy II
7. Mel Smith in The Princess Bride
6. Sean Patrick Flanery in Powder
5. Paul Bettany in The Da Vinci Code
4. Falkor in The Neverending Story
3. Ralph Fiennes in the Harry Potter Movies
2. Tilda Swinton in The Chronicles of Narnia
1. The Albino in Gummo
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- 8/12/2011
- by Dustin Rowles
Publisher's Note: Originally published in March 2007, I'm bringing back the real-time review of The Passion of the Christ in honor of the final nail in Mel Gibson's career. I hope they jab it through that racist fuck's arms.
00:00: The one thing I do know about The Passion of Christ, besides how it ends, is that it's long. And in Aramaic, Latin, and Hebrew. So, er ... kick up your feet and grab a soda. I wouldn't recommend popcorn, though; that's blasphemous.
02:39: I'm also going to have to admit my complete ignorance of the Bible. The extent of my knowledge is memorizing all the chapters, for which I was awarded $5 in grade school. But, John, Peter, et al., are gathered around a tree right now and already referring to Jesus as "Lord." I thought that didn't come until after he returned from the dead. No? See? I am an idiot.
00:00: The one thing I do know about The Passion of Christ, besides how it ends, is that it's long. And in Aramaic, Latin, and Hebrew. So, er ... kick up your feet and grab a soda. I wouldn't recommend popcorn, though; that's blasphemous.
02:39: I'm also going to have to admit my complete ignorance of the Bible. The extent of my knowledge is memorizing all the chapters, for which I was awarded $5 in grade school. But, John, Peter, et al., are gathered around a tree right now and already referring to Jesus as "Lord." I thought that didn't come until after he returned from the dead. No? See? I am an idiot.
- 7/1/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
Subtitled "Diary of a Male Porn Star", this Italian melodrama offers a few surprisingly sweet moments but never overcomes the narcissism it's ostensibly deconstructing. The story of a hustler with a heart of gold, "Adored" has made the festival rounds since screening in Berlin's Panorama last year under its original title, "Poco piu di un anno fa" (A Little More Than a Year Ago). Wolfe, a distributor of gay-themed videos, marks its domestic theatrical debut with the film, which looks unlikely to set the niche market on fire after opening in April in Los Angeles.
"Adored" tries to be too many things, none very convincingly: plea for tolerance, docu-style character study, old-fashioned weepie. The film clicks in its offhand observations of Old World hypocrisy but too often resorts to purple prose and pronouncements masquerading as dialogue.
Writer-director-actor Marco Filiberti, in his first big-screen effort, alternates between two time frames in relating the fictional saga of Riki Kandinsky, a gay porn star living la dolce vita in Rome. In 2014, documakers seeking an interview with Riki's brother, Federico (Urbano Barberini), spark flashbacks to 1999, when the two men reunited for the funeral of their father and became true friends.
An unwholesome businessman who had married into French aristocracy, the Soldani patriarch protected Federico from the truth about his younger sibling. Curious about Riki's life, and unconsciously seeking escape from his controlling fiancee (Francesca d'Aloja), Federico returns to Rome with Riki (Filiberti) and soon becomes part of his inner circle. He's especially drawn to sculptor Luna (Rosalinda Celentano, onscreen as Satan in "The Passion of the Christ"), Riki's celibate, ethereal soulmate who voices humorless philosophical tidbits about art, love and libido.
Filiberti has a certain charm but needs more disciplined material. He portrays Riki as a hero in the Romantic mold, hungering for immortality, beloved by many but understood by only a few. His friendship with an orphaned boy inspires a sense of responsibility to something other than the lens, but even as the protagonist begins to question his priorities, the helmer-star revels in self-adoration.
"Adored" tries to be too many things, none very convincingly: plea for tolerance, docu-style character study, old-fashioned weepie. The film clicks in its offhand observations of Old World hypocrisy but too often resorts to purple prose and pronouncements masquerading as dialogue.
Writer-director-actor Marco Filiberti, in his first big-screen effort, alternates between two time frames in relating the fictional saga of Riki Kandinsky, a gay porn star living la dolce vita in Rome. In 2014, documakers seeking an interview with Riki's brother, Federico (Urbano Barberini), spark flashbacks to 1999, when the two men reunited for the funeral of their father and became true friends.
An unwholesome businessman who had married into French aristocracy, the Soldani patriarch protected Federico from the truth about his younger sibling. Curious about Riki's life, and unconsciously seeking escape from his controlling fiancee (Francesca d'Aloja), Federico returns to Rome with Riki (Filiberti) and soon becomes part of his inner circle. He's especially drawn to sculptor Luna (Rosalinda Celentano, onscreen as Satan in "The Passion of the Christ"), Riki's celibate, ethereal soulmate who voices humorless philosophical tidbits about art, love and libido.
Filiberti has a certain charm but needs more disciplined material. He portrays Riki as a hero in the Romantic mold, hungering for immortality, beloved by many but understood by only a few. His friendship with an orphaned boy inspires a sense of responsibility to something other than the lens, but even as the protagonist begins to question his priorities, the helmer-star revels in self-adoration.
Subtitled "Diary of a Male Porn Star", this Italian melodrama offers a few surprisingly sweet moments but never overcomes the narcissism it's ostensibly deconstructing. The story of a hustler with a heart of gold, "Adored" has made the festival rounds since screening in Berlin's Panorama last year under its original title, "Poco piu di un anno fa" (A Little More Than a Year Ago). Wolfe, a distributor of gay-themed videos, marks its domestic theatrical debut with the film, which looks unlikely to set the niche market on fire after opening in April in Los Angeles.
"Adored" tries to be too many things, none very convincingly: plea for tolerance, docu-style character study, old-fashioned weepie. The film clicks in its offhand observations of Old World hypocrisy but too often resorts to purple prose and pronouncements masquerading as dialogue.
Writer-director-actor Marco Filiberti, in his first big-screen effort, alternates between two time frames in relating the fictional saga of Riki Kandinsky, a gay porn star living la dolce vita in Rome. In 2014, documakers seeking an interview with Riki's brother, Federico (Urbano Barberini), spark flashbacks to 1999, when the two men reunited for the funeral of their father and became true friends.
An unwholesome businessman who had married into French aristocracy, the Soldani patriarch protected Federico from the truth about his younger sibling. Curious about Riki's life, and unconsciously seeking escape from his controlling fiancee (Francesca d'Aloja), Federico returns to Rome with Riki (Filiberti) and soon becomes part of his inner circle. He's especially drawn to sculptor Luna (Rosalinda Celentano, onscreen as Satan in "The Passion of the Christ"), Riki's celibate, ethereal soulmate who voices humorless philosophical tidbits about art, love and libido.
Filiberti has a certain charm but needs more disciplined material. He portrays Riki as a hero in the Romantic mold, hungering for immortality, beloved by many but understood by only a few. His friendship with an orphaned boy inspires a sense of responsibility to something other than the lens, but even as the protagonist begins to question his priorities, the helmer-star revels in self-adoration.
"Adored" tries to be too many things, none very convincingly: plea for tolerance, docu-style character study, old-fashioned weepie. The film clicks in its offhand observations of Old World hypocrisy but too often resorts to purple prose and pronouncements masquerading as dialogue.
Writer-director-actor Marco Filiberti, in his first big-screen effort, alternates between two time frames in relating the fictional saga of Riki Kandinsky, a gay porn star living la dolce vita in Rome. In 2014, documakers seeking an interview with Riki's brother, Federico (Urbano Barberini), spark flashbacks to 1999, when the two men reunited for the funeral of their father and became true friends.
An unwholesome businessman who had married into French aristocracy, the Soldani patriarch protected Federico from the truth about his younger sibling. Curious about Riki's life, and unconsciously seeking escape from his controlling fiancee (Francesca d'Aloja), Federico returns to Rome with Riki (Filiberti) and soon becomes part of his inner circle. He's especially drawn to sculptor Luna (Rosalinda Celentano, onscreen as Satan in "The Passion of the Christ"), Riki's celibate, ethereal soulmate who voices humorless philosophical tidbits about art, love and libido.
Filiberti has a certain charm but needs more disciplined material. He portrays Riki as a hero in the Romantic mold, hungering for immortality, beloved by many but understood by only a few. His friendship with an orphaned boy inspires a sense of responsibility to something other than the lens, but even as the protagonist begins to question his priorities, the helmer-star revels in self-adoration.
- 5/13/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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