Oh you must if you get an opportunity Gamey. A far more reaching and engrossing insight into AIDS and gay guys afflicted than the cheesy
Philadelphia
from the same year. Plus Lily Tomlin's in it.
Norman! What did you put in my tea?

Nah, Toasty, I haven't seen
And The Band Played On
.
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I saw that one. It was sad.
"My life is over. I might as well dance with Johnny Slash!"

There is another early 90's AIDS drama called
Longtime Companion
, which is depressing but well done.
Fitting image for the many reptiles in human form that roam the earth.
Norman! What did you put in my tea?

I know you asked GB the question, but I think it's okay if I pipe in on this one.
I haven't seen "And the Band Played On", but just last night I watched "Buddies", a low-budget personal little film about AIDS. It was made in 1985 and it is supposed to have been the first movie to have dealt with the crisis. Some of it was amateurish, but that didn't keep it from being a moving story.
I've been watching a lot of gay-themed movies lately. The German film "The Consequence" from 1977 has been my favorite. And I just discovered it by accident.
The most devastating movie I've ever seen about AIDS was "Silverlake Life." It came out in 1993, the same year as that well-intentioned pap, "Philadelphia". Of course, SL was a documentary and that changes the game up, but like the old IMDB reviews said if you watch the film and are not moved, then you don't have a heart.
Of course, "Nimba, the Sleestack" is not going to get it. It's too busy looking for bugs to eat.
"My life is over. I might as well dance with Johnny Slash!"

Globally AIDS is more a problem for heterosexuals than queer folks.
Well, we know AIDS was used as a ruse to stigmatize gays, so it doesn't appear like its a breeder issue.
Have you seen
And The Band Played On
?
Norman! What did you put in my tea?

Shove it up your ass, straight boy.
Globally AIDS is more a problem for heterosexuals than queer folks.
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"filmboards is a bold experiment in free speech and anarchy"
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Norman! What did you put in my tea?

No, no, no, that is not the admin. Nimda has a cute little avatar
If we take the time to see with the heart and not with the mind, we shall see that we are surrounded completely by angels ~ Carlos Santana

Nimda is the site's owner and creator.
Nim
b
a is also Nimda.
Why don't you bar that user name, so it doesn't cause confusion?
I'll tag him.
@Nimda
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"filmboards is a bold experiment in free speech and anarchy"
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The comma doesn't mean much to me, didn't even notice it, I just see a name.
Thanks for pointing that out though. Why don't you bar that user name, so it doesn't cause confusion?
There is a Nimba as well, as per introductory post to the board. Who is that?
Norman! What did you put in my tea?

Toasty, that homophobic moron is not Nimda.
C'mon, you're from IMDb. That's a poseur - Nimda, - with a comma after his name.
Nimda is very pro-LGBT.
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"filmboards is a bold experiment in free speech and anarchy"
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Anyway, admin or not, "Nimba" belongs to the species of sub-cretin, underdeveloped frontal lobe and all.
Cretins come in many forms and there are many unevolved frontal lobe neanderthals that troll on here.
Norman! What did you put in my tea?

Really? I don't understand that at all. I would have thought that the admins (however many of them there are???) would have to be able to "get along" to a certain extent. And I thought that GB was Admin as well. So how does that work? The two of them don't exactly seem to be on the same page.
Anyway, admin or not, "Nimba" belongs to the species of
sub-cretin
, underdeveloped frontal lobe and all.
"My life is over. I might as well dance with Johnny Slash!"

I might add, that coarse thing is the Admin as well.
Norman! What did you put in my tea?

Yes, very crude.
Norman! What did you put in my tea?

A clever putdown can be taken in stride, but this coarse thing came at me with no wit or point of view.
I think this is what they are talking about when the say "the banality of evil".
"My life is over. I might as well dance with Johnny Slash!"

Obviously not! Some peeps are still in latent mode and a derogatory insult will give them away.
Norman! What did you put in my tea?

You can't get AIDS from watching a movie. Is this new information for you?
"My life is over. I might as well dance with Johnny Slash!"

do you have AIDS yet?

He was a very fortunate man and even though what he did was stupid, it was the extremity and criminal corruption of the system that needed to be exposed. Not that it makes any difference.
Norman! What did you put in my tea?

And I was so excited for him when he caught that lucky break, in a split second, and escaped.
"My life is over. I might as well dance with Johnny Slash!"

That opening is one of the best film openings ever. The entire film is first rate though, even if it deviates from the original source material. It gets the same point and theme across.
Norman! What did you put in my tea?

He was perfectly cast in "Midnight Express". Everything about him was right for that role. The opening scene at the airport was nerve-wracking.
I just checked and "Querelle" is available for viewing here. All I will say for now is that it is different and that Brad Davis is hot throughout.
"My life is over. I might as well dance with Johnny Slash!"