想起＜Run Lola Run 蘿拉快跑＞(1998)裡不斷奔跑的紅髮，Kate Winslet(凱特溫絲蕾)在＜Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 王牌冤家＞(2004)染著一頭藍藍綠綠，緊接著Natalie Portman在＜Closer 偷情＞(2004)則來了一頂假髮....現在輪到EC了．
LLGFF：London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (倫敦同志影展)於1986年首度舉辦，到1988年才正名為倫敦同志影展，由官方設立的 BRI：British Film Institute (英國電影協會)負責影展規劃執行．正因為如此，倫敦同志影展較其他僅由熱心義工負責的同志影展，整體上顯得更有主題性．今年第23屆影展，將於3月25日至4月8日舉行．
研究今年的片單，此次共推出11個專題，除了Best of the Year, Special Screenings, Stonewall & Judy, Self-Made Men - Gay Fashion on Film沒有明顯的女女作品之外，但是其他專題倒是有不少拉片，不像有些同志影展明顯地陽盛陰衰．
Lady Trojans (2008)：發生在90年初高中女子籃球隊．一票的拉子隊員，便拍成一部眾拉拉的青春故事．(英文介紹)
Lion's Den (Leonera)：阿根廷＜Bad Girls＞電影版．Julia被控謀殺男友及其友人而入獄．她在獄中產下一子，小孩一到四歲就要被帶離監獄．艱困的獄中生活，除了小孩以外，就是獄友Marta的相知相惜．一個看似陳腔的故事，導演Pablo Trapero卻帶出不同質感．曾獲去年坎城影展金棕櫚獎提名，我期待的作品之一．(官網)（預告）
Out Late (2008)：紀錄片，出櫃不是年輕人的權利，直到六、七十歲發掘真相，永遠不嫌晚． (英文介紹) (預告)
The Secrets (Sodot, Ha) (2007)：我期待的作品之一，去年11月已在美國7家院線上映12週．少女Naomi或許不必像猶太前輩＜楊朵＞必須女扮男裝才能上學，但是她的女女感情仍然深陷在以色列保守環境中．法國女星Fanny Ardant在片中客串演出神秘人物．(官網) (預告)
Out of the Shadows: Queer Film Noir 黑色電影回顧：陰影下的同志情
Black Widow (1987)：Debra Winger(黛博拉溫姬)與Theresa Russell演出當時話題作品．黑寡婦專門謀殺親夫繼承龐大遺產，警探想辨法將她繩之以法，卻陷入莫名迷戀．如果是一男一女演出，可能淪為老調重彈．如果二人都由女性來飾演，就有了新的味道，還帶著女同意味．黛博拉溫姬後來在＜Eulogy＞演出女同，真相出現時，令人一陣訝異．(英文介紹)
Young Man With A Horn／熱情狂想曲／雙凰奪鸞 (1950)：Lauren Bacall(洛琳白考兒)飾演有女同傾向的少婦．這部電影只有一段小小的暗示，就因Production Code被禁演，直到1962才重新推出．在紀錄片＜The Celluloid Closet＞ (電影中的同志/賽璐珞的衣櫥)就有收錄片段，男主角Kirk Douglas對著洛琳白考兒大罵："You are sick" (英文介紹)
因為TLW有幸生在寬頻、網路社群、影片檔擷取傳送分享技術的新時代，讓它在拉子社群具有無可匹敵的國際影響力．六年來，TLW幾乎是各國拉子的入門儀式．現在那個國家的女星要扮演拉子角色，幾乎都會提起是以＜The L Word＞為參考教材．真不曉得她們在參考什麼，是拉子的穿著，複雜的感情關係？還是情慾場面的體位？
最後Tala(Lisa Ray)與Leyla(Sheetal Sheth)言歸於好，她們就像＜Imagine Me And You＞片尾，在英國的公園長椅相偎喝著咖啡．不過，Tala提到要換個更大的房間，為將來的子女作準備．Tala用一個吻來加強這份夢幻未來．我卻懷念起＜Saving Face 面子＞Wil對生小孩的反應：嚇得吐掉她口中的酒．對啊，為什麼家庭成員一定要有子女才算數？
我還沒看過Shamim Sarif的原著，但根據The World Unseen獲得二項新人作家獎項：Pendleton May First Novel Award, 及Betty Trask Award，至少顯示她有一些潛力．但是，作品真有好到可以接二連三改編成電影，而且由素無電影淵源的作家本人親自執導？
Tipping The Velvet原著曾提到，一個裝扮藝人單打獨鬥，馬上就被同行複製，但是二個裝扮藝人聯手出擊，就拉高別人進入的門檻，創造特色．她們連續採用Lisa Ray－Sheetal Sheth，不知是不是源自華老師的智慧語錄？不過，＜I Can't Think Straight＞有一幕拍到主角書桌上的Fingersmith，讓我心領神會地一笑．
但是，她們畢竟還是電影界的生手，有些發行佈局看得出頗為吃力．＜The World Unseen＞早在2007/9/9於加拿大Toronto Film Festival首映，2008年中參加多個同志影展，直到2008/11/7，即一年多後才在美國僅三家院線商業放映，三個星期票房大約$17,808美元．2009/1/15在德國上映，英國要到4/3才上映，但是Amazon UK卻要在4/6就開始銷售DVD．
＜I Can't Think Straight＞則在2008/6在London Film Focus首映，接續＜The World Unseen＞於2008/11/23同樣在美國三家院線放映，這回多撐到五個星期票房$38,589美元．除此之外，還沒有其他地區的票房．同樣地，英國院線4/3要上映本片，Amazon UK仍預定在4/6銷售DVD．
下面我比較近期女同影片的電影票房，基本上越接近美國主流生產線的票房就越好，＜Imagine Me and You＞雖然是英國出品，但是Piper Perabo畢竟當時在美國小有知名度．以印式風情來看，Shamim Sarif在美國市場超越了＜Nina's Heavenly Delights＞．不知它其他海外市場是否仍有同樣榮景？
Imagine Me And You：(美國$672,243)＋(其他$1,783,588)＝$2,455,831
Saving Face：(美國$1,187,266)＋(其他$49,252)＝$1,236,518
Gray Matters：(美國$71,561)＋(其他$868,484)＝$940,045
Puccini for Beginners：(美國$89,464)＋(其他$21,400)＝$110,864
Oh my God. This was, um, this was not an easy film to make. First off, I have to thank Cleve Jones and Anne Kronenberg and all the real-life people who shared their stories with me. And, um, Gus Van Sant, Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, James Franco and our entire cast, my producers Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, everyone at Groundswell and Focus for taking on the challenge of telling this life-saving story.
When I was 13 years old, my beautiful mother and my father moved me from a conservative Mormon home in San Antonio, Texas to California, and I heard the story of Harvey Milk. And it gave me hope. It gave me the hope to live my life. It gave me the hope one day I could live my life openly as who I am and then maybe even I could even fall in love and one day get married.
I wanna thank my mom, who has always loved me for who I am even when there was pressure not to. But most of all, if Harvey had not been taken from us 30 years ago, I think he'd want me to say to all of the gay and lesbian kids out there tonight who have been told that they are less than by their churches, by the government or by their families, that you are beautiful, wonderful creatures of value and that no matter what anyone tells you, God does love you and that very soon, I promise you, you will have equal rights federally, across this great nation of ours.
Thank you. Thank you. And thank you, God, for giving us Harvey Milk.
最佳男主角：西恩潘
I did not expect this, but I, and I want it to be very clear, that I do know how hard I make it to appreciate me often.
But I am touched by the appreciation and I hoped for it enough that I did want to scribble down, so I had the names in case you were commie, homo-loving sons-of-guns, and so I want to thank my best friend, Sata Matsuzawa.
My circle of long-time support, Mara, Brian, Barry and Bob. The great Cleve Jones. Our wonderful writer, Lance Black. Producers Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks.
And particularly, as all, as actors know, our director either has the patience, talent and restraint to grant us a voice or they don't, and it goes from the beginning of the meeting, through the cutting room. And there is no finer hands to be in than Gus Van Sant.
And finally, for those, two last finallies, for those who saw the signs of hatred as our cars drove in tonight, I think that it is a good time for those who voted for the ban against gay marriage to sit and reflect and anticipate their great shame and the shame in their grandchildren's eyes if they continue that way of support.
We've got to have equal rights for everyone. And there are, and there are, these last two things. I'm very, very proud to live in a country that is willing to elect an elegant man President and a country who, for all its toughness, creates courageous artists.
And this is in great due respect to all the nominees, but courageous artists, who despite a sensitivity that sometimes has brought enormous challenge, Mickey Rourke rises again and he is my brother. Thank you all very much.
"They were silent after that. Julia lay tensely for a time, but soon her limbs began to slacken and her breaths to deepen and slow. Once, as if startled by a dream, she jumped, and that made Helen jump, too; but then she settled back into slmber
......She lay open-eyed, still pressed close to Julia, still feeling the heat of her limbs, the rising and falling of her breaths. But in time she changed her pose, and moved away."
最近逛書店，偶然看見這本科普著作：「性不性，有關係？：有趣的性博物誌」，以淺顯的方式介紹各種生物生殖有趣的現象和背後演化的理論。我是生物科學的門外漢，主要是因為書中有一章提問到底有沒有同志基因，引起我的注意。
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