Mala Noche

Located in the liner notes is an illuminating essay on the film....Before hitching up with Jack and Ennis, be sure to check out the true roots of queer cinema via this fabulous package courtesy of Criterion..... ... Full Review

The first, and perhaps the best of these features, is the seldom-seen "Mala Noche" (or "Bad Night," 1985), based on a book by Oregon poet Walt Curtis. ... Full Review

But the film has a refreshing honesty.....When Cooeyate spurns his advances, Streeter plies him and his friends with money, food, transportation....The more elusive films now fit the Van Sant puzzle neatly....those good scenes look a little ragtag.....At one point, Streeter pays Cooeyate's friend Ray Monge for sex in order to get close to the man he loves by proxy.... ... Full Review

But the film has a refreshing honesty.....those good scenes look a little ragtag.....At one point, Streeter pays Cooeyate's friend Ray Monge for sex in order to get close to the man he loves by proxy.... ... Full Review

Mala Noche sidesteps potential clichés with an attentiveness to class dynamics (even skid row has its hierarchies) and the cultural differences, poignantly underplayed, between the grunge gringo and his object of desire. With its feet on the ground and its head in the time-lapse clouds, Mala Noche will be the story of Walt's unrequited love for Johnny, a rhapsodic slacker noir pitched on the edge of physical and emotional darkness (the title means "Bad Night"). ... Full Review

BANGALORE: "I am here for the movies. And Alessandro, he just wants to sleep around," Daniel hooted with laughter at his own joke, while Alessandro vehemently protested between his blushes. ... Full Article

They're lauded with Oscars noms this year, but how did those five directors fare years ago when each of them made his helmer debut? Here's a look back at what the top crix had to say about such nascent talent. ... Full Article

hysically and spiritually, the characters of Mala Noche are in constant stasis, whether en route from Mexico to the States or from one dank apartment room to the next. ... Full Article

Meremu C.Share Email Del.icio.us Digg Reddit Newsvine StumbleUpon Google Yahoo Facebook Print Comments (0) Feeds PopMatters Watch Gus Van Sants 1985 debut Mala Noche is like a myth or urban legend, often heard about, rarely seen. ... Full Article

Gus Van Sant's 1985 debut Mala Noche is like a myth or urban legend, often heard about, rarely seen. Virtually impossible to find outside of the odd special screening, Mala Noche is released on DVD for the first time by... ... Full Article

Right now the Brattle is hosting a tribute to Gus Van Sant . The theater freely admits that the series is "by no means comprehensive" (it's a mini-tribute), but it is well programmed, the centerpiece being a reissued print of... ... Full Article