{"id":4829,"date":"2007-11-26T16:48:02","date_gmt":"2007-11-26T23:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4829"},"modified":"2021-01-31T23:08:41","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T06:08:41","slug":"parting-glances-1986","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4829","title":{"rendered":"Parting Glances (1986)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I want to leave because it&#8217;s gotten too settled &#8212; [too] predictable.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/Parting-Glances-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/Parting-Glances-Poster-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/Parting-Glances-Poster-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/Parting-Glances-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/Parting-Glances-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nOn the night before his longtime lover (John Bolger) is due to depart for a job in Africa, Michael (Richard Ganoung) visits his HIV-positive friend Nick (Steve Buscemi) and must confront Bolger&#8217;s true motivation for leaving.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Death and Dying<\/li>\n<li>Get Togethers and Reunions<\/li>\n<li>Homosexuality<\/li>\n<li>New York City<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Parting Glances<\/em> &#8212; the only film writer\/director Bill Sherwood made before his death from AIDS in 1990 &#8212; is beloved by many as one of the most authentic representations of gay life in 1980s New York.  Unfortunately, however, it never manages to transcend its low-budget indie roots: the supporting characters (including an overweight &#8220;troll&#8221; and a fag hag) are stereotypical, the acting is (mostly) amateurish, and the script seems forced (particularly near the end). It&#8217;s primarily worth watching to see Steve Buscemi in his first major screen role &#8212; he already shows evidence of his unique cinematic presence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Steve Buscemi as Nick<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/Parting-Glances-Buscemi.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/Parting-Glances-Buscemi.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/Parting-Glances-Buscemi.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/Parting-Glances-Buscemi-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/Parting-Glances-Buscemi-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/Parting-Glances-Buscemi-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A heartfelt &#8212; if not entirely successful &#8212; portrait of friendship and loyalty in the early days of AIDS<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/pg-friendship.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/pg-friendship.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4831\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s worth a look simply for historical purposes. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0091725\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1986\/02\/19\/movies\/screen-a-couple-s-parting-glances.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/parting-glances\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I want to leave because it&#8217;s gotten too settled &#8212; [too] predictable.&#8221; Synopsis: On the night before his longtime lover (John Bolger) is due to depart for a job in Africa, Michael (Richard Ganoung) visits his HIV-positive friend Nick (Steve Buscemi) and must confront Bolger&#8217;s true motivation for leaving. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Death and Dying Get Togethers and Reunions Homosexuality New York City Review: Parting Glances &#8212; the only film writer\/director Bill Sherwood made before his death from&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4829\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4829"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67581,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4829\/revisions\/67581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}