Just a reminder about the sunday screening. Unmissable. On 5/5/10, Nitin Karani <nitin.kar...@gmail.com> wrote: > *You are cordially invited to* > > > > > *Sunday High, 9 May 2010* > > > > *Outrage - Do Ask. Do Tell.* > > > > ** > > * * > * * > > > > > > Bombay Dost proudly presents one of the most powerful documentaries made > recently. > > > > *Outrage *(2009) > > 90 min > > Directed by Kirby Dick > > Academy Award nominated filmmaker Kirby Dick delivers a searing indictment > of the hypocrisy of American closeted politicians who actively campaign > against the LGBT community they covertly belong to. OUTRAGE boldly reveals > the hidden lives of some of USA's most powerful policymakers, details the > harm they've inflicted on millions of Americans, and examines the media's > complicity in keeping their secrets. > > > > Some of the mainstream media's reactions to the film underline one of the > messages of the film: how the media is biased in reporting on gay issues > and > closeted gay personalities. Film critics responded to Outrage with positive > reviews, praising it for its boldness and its solid journalism. *The San > Francisco Chronicle*'s Jonathan Curiel described it as “essential viewing”. > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outrage_(2009_film) > > > > > > *From the Chicago > Tribune<http://chicago.metromix.com/movies/movie_review/outrage-review/1150664/content> > :* > > Scathingly and salaciously entertaining. No politician who's ever been > poked > by a gay rumor is spared, and oh baby, Dick sure is good at poking. The > filmmaker is relentless in indicting a virtual congress of rumored closet > cases, including Florida Governor Charlie Crist, former New York mayor Ed > Koch, California Congressman David Dreier, and, of course, Idaho Senator > Larry Craig, who reportedly bullied a former hook-up into silence by > telling > him, "I can buy and sell your ass a thousand times." Dick tracks down > alleged ex-lovers, ex-wives, ex-everyone, who drop bomb after bomb, > including one source that claims former Louisiana Congressman Jim McCrery > used a college fraternity to recruit sexual partners. Binding it all > together are acute interviews with an elite punditry—Larry Kramer, Hilary > Rosen, Congressman Barney Frank, former governor Jim McGreevey—who comment > on a kind of legislative gay bashing that permeates today's political > culture, and how that reflects on the self-loathing politicians who get off > on it. > > > > *Here's the trailer of the film* from YouTube (or go to > http://www.outragethemovie.com/ to watch it) > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > *Time:* 5.30 pm to 8 pm. > > > > *Venue:* The Humsafar Trust's Drop-in Centre, 4th floor, Municipal Transit > Building (Vakola Municipal Market Building), Near Raheja Point and Vakola > Masjid, Santacruz (East), Mumbai. > > > > *Getting there:* It's approximately minimum fare by auto-rickshaw from > Santacruz station (East). You could also take routes 311 or 313. The same > routes also operate from Kurla (West) station.. > > > > *Space courtesy:* The Humsafar Trust. > > Note: Programme subject to change without notice in unavoidable > circumstances. > > > > *Keep in touch with Bombay Dost via:* > > The Bombay Dost Wiki (http://bombay-dost.pbworks.com/) > > OR The Facebook Fan Page > (http://www.facebook.com/Bombay-Dost<http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Bombay-Dost/52817999936> > ) > > OR follow Bombaydost on Twitter (http://twitter.com/bombaydost > > OR Google Buzz: http://www.google.com/profiles/bombaydost2009 > > OR subscribe to our Google SMS Channel ( > http://labs.google.co.in/smschannels/subscribe/BombayDost) > > OR E-mail us: > bombaydost2...@gmail.com<https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=bombaydost2...@gmail.com> > > OR Google Wave: bombaydost2...@googlewave.com >
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