tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343773643758367735.post6985512553776863886..comments2023-10-29T11:15:37.625-04:00Comments on sleeping alone and starting out early: the sleeping alone review of films: And Then Came LolaJenna McWilliamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07767988531102621970noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343773643758367735.post-63263403703696853612010-02-14T10:12:41.070-05:002010-02-14T10:12:41.070-05:00Well! Of all the posts I've written, this one ...Well! Of all the posts I've written, this one has garnered me the most attacks on my character. Maybe there's something wrong with me? Maybe I'M the one who's prejudiced, and reading my biases into the film? Maybe I take myself too seriously? <br /><br />Maybe. Or maybe not. Either way, it's not really relevant to the points I make about the film itself. The LGBTQ community has a long history of seeing legitimate public arguments get turned into personal attacks. We should maybe try harder not to fall into that same trap ourselves.Jenna McWilliamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07767988531102621970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343773643758367735.post-91043062239119827122010-02-14T02:33:30.779-05:002010-02-14T02:33:30.779-05:00Actually the meter maid is the heroine who actuall...Actually the meter maid is the heroine who actually helps get Lola where she needs to go doesn't she? She's a savior and a thoughtful one at that. Lola first sees her as the enemy and then in the final segment sees her as a friend.<br /><br />Also what's wrong with curvy anyway? Her hair is her hair. It didn't appear to be overly bad, just functional the way one would wear one's hair if one was working at her job. I think you are reading your own prejudices into her character. <br /><br />As I recall she seems to be the only one of the bunch who is stable and married...is that a bad thing? <br /><br />The fact that Lola sees her as a dom, then dominates her speaks more to people's views of meter maids than it does anything else.<br /><br />I think you take yourself a bit too seriously with all this analysis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343773643758367735.post-61810206501282698422010-02-08T18:05:14.301-05:002010-02-08T18:05:14.301-05:00Ok, ok, I was wrong to not identify the actors in ...Ok, ok, I was wrong to not identify the actors in the film as gay or bisexual. Mea culpa. <br /><br />But I stand by my argument, that the more beautiful and traditionally feminine a character is in this film, the more heroic and sexy (and sexualized) she is. Though the actor who plays the parking officer is beautiful and talented, her character is depicted as fat (with too-tight clothes and too many curves) and ugly, with frizzy, out of control hair. Her sexuality is played for laughs, and we're used to this by now: The very notion that a fat, ugly, or "masculine" woman would have a sex drive is treated as a source of ridicule in mainstream, heteronormative film and television. <br /><br />It doesn't have to be that way, and thank christ we've made it to the point where we can demand more from LGBT films.Jenna McWilliamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07767988531102621970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343773643758367735.post-2730861868501047002010-02-08T01:50:24.056-05:002010-02-08T01:50:24.056-05:00btw, seems like DeBuono's character is the vil...btw, seems like DeBuono's character is the villian in the story from what I recall (saw it in Chicago). I also didn't think the latina meter maid was disheveled at all. She was funny and sassy. A hot dom who stole the show imho.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343773643758367735.post-59369764867859526552010-02-08T01:44:50.753-05:002010-02-08T01:44:50.753-05:004 of the actresses are gay (Sumner, Bennett, DeBuo...4 of the actresses are gay (Sumner, Bennett, DeBuono and Harlow) and one bi (Jessica Graham) plus many more on the crew for what it's worth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343773643758367735.post-15798081414899578292010-02-06T09:04:08.688-05:002010-02-06T09:04:08.688-05:00Thanks for your comment--I agree with your critici...Thanks for your comment--I agree with your criticism. I could have learned, had I looked hard enough, that both of the stars of this movie are out lesbians. I should have looked hard enough instead of worrying over the possibility of outing actors who haven't outed themselves.<br /><br />I don't, though, think it's problematic that gay entertainment is under scrutiny for its aesthetic and plot choices. In fact, this is what we do (or should do) with all mainstream movies, and the choice to move past a blind embrace of a "gay" movie is a choice to move past the politics behind the making of the film. A nuanced consideration of a movie only means that the fact of its existence in and of itself is no longer such a miracle.Jenna McWilliamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07767988531102621970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343773643758367735.post-19888064368002465712010-02-06T08:49:07.282-05:002010-02-06T08:49:07.282-05:00I found this on the web. The person who wrote this...I found this on the web. The person who wrote this is right on the money.<br /><br />"I didn't really find it unfair either. Though, I haven't seen the movie yet so I can't be 100% sure. The only thing uninformed about the review is that she doesn't know Jill and Ashleigh are gay. And I don't think someone typically checks into the sexual backgrounds of actors when they write a movie review. Granted, Jill said the audience was informed that all the main actors were gay and if she missed that announcement a quick google search would have cleared it up for her. Which she should have done considering she made their sexuality an issue as a part of her review. But she also made it clear that she wasn't sure and that it wouldn't change her opinion anyway.<br /><br />I have to say though, it kind of sucks that gay entertainment has to be under this kind of scrutiny as far as the sexuality of the actors and how they appear aesthetically. It's unfortunate we're not at a point where they can review the movie for what is it. Everything has to be politicized."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com