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The Normal Heart Movie!!!! May 25, 2014!!!

4/18/2014

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Is it too early to predict the Emmy nominees? Ryan Murphy’s loooong-awaited film adaptation of The Normal Heart, one of the two or three great American plays about the impact of the AIDS epidemic, is likely to receive a lion’s share when they’re announced in July. HBO has just released a full-length trailer for its celluloid version of Larry Kramer’s devastating (and somewhat autobiographical) 1985 play which will premiere on the premium cable channel May 25 and it’s the most powerful 1:30 minutes of video we’ve watched all week.

It all begins on a happy note in 1981 with Mark Ruffalo, Jonathan Groff, Taylor Kitsch and pals convening on Fire Island for what appears to be a memorable party weekend. Then Groff begins to cough and drops to his knees on the beach as the water rushes in, symbolizing that AIDS has just entered the lives of this close group of friends.

Ruffalo stars as Ned Weeks, the Kramer-esque protagonist, a man who refuses to remain silent as he and his friends become stricken with this mysterious and, in many cases, fatal new illness. Julia Roberts makes a rare small screen appearance as Emma Brookner, a wheelchair-bound doctor, who has an exchange of dialogue that Ruffalo that succinctly sums of the impact of both Kramer and his landmark play:

“Where’s this big mouth I hear you’ve got?” Brookner asks.

“Is big mouth a symptom?” Weeks questions back.

“No, it’s a cure,” she offers.

Powerful stuff, right? The Normal Heart also features a stellar supporting cast with many openly gay actors, including Matt Bomer, Jim Parsons, Denis O’Hare and Joe Mantello.



Full story here: http://www.queerty.com/the-normal-heart-is-destined-to-be-the-years-biggest-and-best-tv-event-20140418/$http://www.queerty.com/the-normal-heart-is-destined-to-be-the-years-biggest-and-best-tv-event-20140418/#ixzz2zIgjGEOw

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Tams link
4/18/2014 11:56:26 pm

Thanks for the post Paul. This looks like a very powerful movie, I am writing it on my calendar now, I cannot wait to watch! I hope you will come back and review it for us once it airs.

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Paul Gay Berry
4/20/2014 04:38:10 pm

Tam, thanks for reading the post! I will be definitely writing up a review!!!!!

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Isa
4/20/2014 09:00:10 am

This looks brilliant! And what a cast!

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Morticia Knight link
4/20/2014 03:05:13 pm

Great post Paul - thanks for the info. It'll be emotional for me, I lost two very close friends to AIDS. But it's important to remember that this still exists as a serious issue - it didn't just magically disappear.

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Paul Gay Berry
4/20/2014 04:36:53 pm

Morticia, this will be a great movie but very emotional! I think ppl forget what happened to gay men in the 80's!!!!!! I don't know of anyone personal who has died from the disease but being a gay man my heart breaks for them!!!!

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Morticia Knight link
4/20/2014 05:44:36 pm

The last person I lost was in 1997. I was with him and his partner in the last few days, also knowing that his partner was positive. I think you're right that people forget - just because there are better drugs now doesn't mean it's gone away and that people won't ever get full-blown AIDS. It's a very scary thing - I'm glad they're doing a film as a reminder.




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