Billy’s Hollywood Screen Kiss
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Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: R
Release Date: 5-FEB-2002
Media Type: DVDAmazon.com
First-time director Tommy O’Haver garnered a lot of critical acclaim for this contribution to the “new queer cinema.” But he seems more clued in as to its weight than the reviewers. O’Haver rightly calls Billy’s Hollywood Screen Kiss a Tommy O’Haver “trifle” in the credits and he’s on the money in estimat… More >>
July 31st, 2010 at 4:06 am
this movie was ok but kind of depressing the whole show builds up to this one thing that never happens and there is not munch of a happy ending, sean was great in it, a very diffrent chracter
Rating: 2 / 5
July 31st, 2010 at 4:25 am
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…
Rating: 1 / 5
July 31st, 2010 at 6:16 am
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”.
Rating: 5 / 5
July 31st, 2010 at 7:01 am
“Billy’s Hollywood Screen Kiss”
The Kiss
Amos Lassen
“Billy’s Hollywood Screen Kiss” is the story of a struggling gay photographer, Billy (Sean Hayes), who is tired of being the other man. He falls in love with Gabriel, an aspiring musician and waiter who is in all probability straight. Billy tries to get Gabriel (Brad Rowe) to model for his new project which is a series of photographs based on famous Hollywood screen kisses. At the same time, Billy tries to win Gabriel’s affections. There is sexual tension between the two men.
Hayes is wonderful as Billy and Paul Bartel is superb as Billy’s mentor and the film is a lot of fun. The issue of gay boy/straight boy is played with dignity and Tommy O’Haver has done an amazing job as director. The characters are believable and you may very well recognize the behavior of someone you know. O’Haver blends stereotype and reality into a totally believable film and we learn that in terms of physical attraction there is very little difference between heterosexuals and homosexuals. Here is a film about relationships and how difficult they are regardless of sexual orientation. Furthermore the film is like dessert–very sweet. It only asks us to sit back and enjoy. There is a lot to look at and plenty of good looking people. “Billy’s Hollywood Screen Kiss” manages to maintain the “will he/won’t he?” after the audience gives up hoping that Billy and Gabriel will find happiness. It is enough for me to say that I won’t say if the two come together but the ending is something else.
Rating: 4 / 5
July 31st, 2010 at 9:12 am
the item was in perfect shape.the delivery was incredible,i think i recieved it in less than 4 days. i hope to do business with this one again.-greg
Rating: 5 / 5