"look up! look up!"

http://www.hbo.com/films/...&player=qt

it's going to be INCREDIBLE. it's still the most amazing peice of theatre i have ever seen.







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the best part is, mike nichols has stuck very close to the original script, and they will be showing them as two seperate parts, both slightly over 3 hours, just as the play was done.

Is that the same Michael "Nick" Nichols of National Geographic? I love his photography..

conch5184 said:

mike nichols, the director... of "the graduate" "who's afraid of virginia woolf?" "the birdcage" "primary colors" and tons of other wonderful work fame.

probably not the same. strange coincidence though

for those of you that are unfamiliar with it, which i assume will be most of you, it is one of the most incredible peices of theatre ever done. it's is an epic two part play whose subtitle "a gay fantasia on national themes" really limits the plays' epic scope. it is about the apacolypse through AIDS, as well as a political study in the reagan political era, an operatic telling of the second coming, and a fascinating portrait of lives ripped apart by the above.

great. i've read the plays, but never seen either. can't wait!

For anyone who's taping this, I would do very nice things for any soul kind enough to send me a copy. When I saw an ad for this, my eyes popped outta my head. Unfortunately, I gave up cable as an attempt to write and get out of the house more often (which is working quite well!), so I'm gonna miss it.

madartista said:

december can not come fast enough... i think i am going to read the scripts again before it is on.

Anxiety said:

i am certain this will get released on DVD< but i will be sure to tape it for you, chris.

i only wish they would hurry up and post a bigger trailer that is more in depth

the trailer only lists Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, and Emma Thompson, but also in it who are name recognizable are Mary-Louise Parker, Jeffrey Wright, Michael Gambon, Simon Callow, James Cromwell

Chrissy...I also cannot wait!! Kushner was one of the GREAT playwrights of the 20th Century. Robert Altman was supposed to do a film of this in the 90s--with Jodie Foster as the Angel.

Pacino's gonna make a GREAT Roy Cohn...

cborgman said:

You are a rock star.

DudeDrops said:

can not tell you how glad i am that you know of the peice... pacino was born to play cohn. and meryl streep as hannah... divine. it's a fantastic cast in general. i can not wait.

cborgman said:

Yup...it's gonna be great. Do you know why Altman never made the movie, though? It's never been answered...

DudeDrops said:

dunno... but to be honest, i am glad he didn't. altman is a great director but has a habit of severly altering the script.

he did a movie in the late 80s called "beyond therapy" that is a hilarious christopher durang play, one of my favorite playwrights. by the time altman had his way with it, it only carries passing resemblance to the play. he made unseen characters seen characters, made a whole subplot about the waiters and kitchen staff who only speak french for some stupid reason.

dreck...total dreck.

Anxiety said:

it's my plaesure. i would not let someone who is aware of it's splendor miss it

see it now gooey?

I wish I had HBO

applekisses said:

i am taping it

I've wanted to see this production fur years but never got around to it. The last time a theater company in my region put on this play was back in '98, but I couldn't make it.

I recall the press images of the descending angel were awesome!

I didn't know a film was in production. I wonder if I should read the stage script before I see it on TV.

Lammastide said:

most people, i would suggest against it, as the script is not a very easy read. it is very very confusing, and difficult for a person not accustomed to reading scripts to get through.

you however... yes, i think you should.

the movie was actually supposed to be out some time ago, but they had just began to shott when september 11th happened, and it caused a big delay.

cborgman said:

I'll try to get my hands on it starting today then.

cborgman said:

Do you have two VCRs? I can send you a tape

applekisses said:

i don't but i do have access to a second one

cborgman said:

Oooh...could you tape it for me? (If it's not too much trouble)

applekisses said:

of course. i am gonna tape it and make copies for a few people.

cborgman said:

YAY! Thanks, hon...just org note me your address and I'll send you a tape

applekisses said:

don't worry about the tape, they are cheap