Infamous (the movie) Blows Away Capote (the movie)

While Infamous is not technically a chick flick it does have some homophobic moments.

You probably saw Capote with Phillip Seymor Hoffman (why does this man need three names?).  You, know, he won that Oscar for playing an extremely affected gay man.  Well, I'm glad I saw Capote first because Infamous blows away the P.S. Hoffman (I just couldn't type all three names again) version.  The presentation is more like a documentary with dramatic scenes.  Toby Jones, the no name actor that director Douglas McGrath chose to play Truman Capote, really plays up the swishy excentric nature of Capote.  Some of the funniest scenes occur from the reactions in Kansas to Truman when he first arrives in furs and purple shawls.

I know everyone is going to compare this to Capote and I cannot resist either.  Infamous explores Capote much better.  We see the sensationalist, the writer, the flaming queen, the creator, the liar, the damaged child and the manipulator in the central character.   Toby Jones' Capote is a complex, conflicted and complete character.  While Hoffman (now I'm down to one name) does portray an interesting and deep personality, Toby Jones and McGrath give the real Capote to us.  The film also provides an entertaining and interesting look into the society world of the early sixties in New York.

Very enjoyable is that the film exposes some of the exaggerations that Capote put in In Cold Blood. It made me feel like an insider.  (Note: The Insider is an anti-evil corporation film also directed by McGrath that I highly recommend.)

Hot chicks in this film:
Sigorney Weaver: Don't expect the gun-wielding-sweaty tank top clad Ripley from Alien - she plays a middle aged society housewife.

Gwyneth Paltrow : She also plays a housewife and I didn't even realize she was in the film until I saw her name in the credits.  What a disspointment.

Sandra Bullock:  The geeky writer - now that's hot!  I have a weakness for geeky writer chicks.

Hope Davis: She was so cute in About Schmidt. Here she is pretty but nothing special as a vampy society babe. 

Isabella Rossalini: She is timeless.  Well into her fifties she is still beautiful.

Homophobic Moments:
1. Prison Man Kiss.  Yeah, it's going to creep you out but it only lasts about one-second.

2. Effeminate Gay Writer flirting with Midwestern District Attorney: Actually, I thought it was funny.  He keeps calling him "Foxy".  You get to see all the Midwesterners act more homophobic that you.  Might make you feel sensitve and help you improve your date's image of you.

3. Gay Men Explaining Cheating: If your date looks at you, just nod and look confused.

4. Truman Capote explaining football: So funny and brilliant.
     Dewey: "Truman do you like football?"
     Capote: "Not Really.  But it sends shivers up my spine when all those men huddle together and whisper."