A Single Man (Tom Ford, 2009) [Archive]

TJ Wells

11/08/09, 06:59 PM

Ha I know I was surprised too. I found out 30 minutes into the showing that this had been added to the Chicago Film Festival. Could've seen it two weeks ago if id've known

Thomas Balkcom

11/08/09, 07:01 PM

Ha I know I was surprised too. I found out 30 minutes into the showing that this had been added to the Chicago Film Festival. Could've seen it two weeks ago if id've known

I hate when shit like this happens

Colorblind!

11/08/09, 07:49 PM

I have no idea what this is about but it looks awesome.

IamTheINDUSTRY

11/08/09, 08:09 PM

i am so stoked for this. mostly because tom ford is a badass.

poppa Q

11/08/09, 08:53 PM

Really good trailer and a good cast to boot.

+ I love LP

boxingwithstars

11/08/09, 09:31 PM

i'm really looking forward to seeing this, it looks amazing. great cast and i love Tom Ford.

bouttogetfancy

11/08/09, 11:46 PM

I'm really interested in seeing this.

MADSTA

11/09/09, 06:30 AM

This looks really good.

popdisaster00

11/09/09, 06:38 AM

i am so stoked for this. mostly because tom ford is a badass.
What else has he done?

IamTheINDUSTRY

11/09/09, 07:50 AM

What else has he done?

he's a designer.

boxingwithstars

11/09/09, 08:42 AM

has anyone ever read the novel by Christopher Isherwood? i think i'm going to go pick it up today.

Recovery Room

11/09/09, 09:25 AM

Lee Pace!

WhiteLies.

12/03/09, 03:38 PM

When is this going to be released? It looks excellent.

TJ Wells

12/03/09, 03:41 PM

When is this going to be released? It looks excellent.
I think limited Christmas, wide a week later.

WarpSpeedChewy

12/03/09, 04:49 PM

This looks interesting. Haven't heard too much of it but the cast is great. Good to see Lee Pace in another movie.

*crying stars*

12/03/09, 04:52 PM

It's great to see Colin Firth in a role like this. Hope he gets some recognition.

WhiteLies.

12/04/09, 06:44 PM

I think limited Christmas, wide a week later.
Sweet. I hope it'll be a wide enough release that I won't have to drive into LA.

Ailite

12/04/09, 07:29 PM

I can't wait to see this, I love the shot of him pointing his finger gun like through the window. I also love Lee Pace.

TJ Wells

12/04/09, 07:33 PM

I actually was excited about this just based on the trailer and poster without actually knowing anything about the plot, and when I did finally get around to that ('cause let's be honest, a lot of movies today plot is secondhand and that is often okay) I got about twice as excited. Could be one of the best films of the year.

Also, it's looking like apparently it's limited on the 11th, so it could actually be wide by (or before) Christmas.

terrycw89

12/04/09, 08:10 PM

This easily has the best trailer that I've seen this year. Tom Ford definitely has an eye for what looks good.

The cast looks excellent as well. Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Lee Pace, Matthew Good, Ginnifer Goodwin, Nicholas Hoult...should be great.

IAmNietzche

12/04/09, 10:17 PM

I'll be shocked if a film has better costumes/cinematography this year. Stellar trailer:

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Be shocked.

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TJ Wells

12/05/09, 02:37 AM

Be shocked.

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Nah...cinematography's fine in that, nothing special. And what's so special about the costumes? Plus, that's an '08 movie.

irthesteve

12/05/09, 02:42 AM

saw this trailer before The Road, looks intense

bouttogetfancy

12/21/09, 12:05 PM

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stayillogical

01/02/10, 07:05 PM

So, who has had the chance to see this? It's not even "coming soon" at my local indie theater. I need to see it.

MyWorldEntire

01/02/10, 08:56 PM

One of my most anticipated, but it's only playing in Chicago. I'll wait a couple weeks until it moves out here.

andrewshungry

01/03/10, 12:28 AM

absolutely dying to see this. not playing anywhere and no screeners online yet though

OnLettingGo

01/03/10, 01:37 AM

Definitely gonna have to watch this. Looks really good. And Lee Pace!!!

WhiteLies.

01/03/10, 01:57 AM

As I feared, Los Angeles is the closest city screening it. Looks like I'll be waiting for a DVD.

dashboard1190

01/08/10, 06:51 AM

Saw it last night. Fantastic.

I don't think it will be everyone's tastes (it's incredibly [and possibly over-] stylized, to the point it might seem a little excessive), but hot damn what a beautiful movie. It looks like you are looking at a fashion advertisement the whole time (Tom Ford's eye, obviously). The entire cast gives stellar performances, all award-worthy.

I haven't seen better costumes/cinematography/score this year (that I can remember).

The production design was done by the same firm who works on Mad Men, which after seeing it, i'm not surprised.

Highly recommended, and i'd love to hear if anyone else has seen it and their thoughts.

I'm so intrigued by Tom Ford as a director now...

IAmNietzche

01/08/10, 07:03 AM

It's too beautiful and too clean. It was a poor style choice for the subject matter.

Juturna25

01/13/10, 10:20 PM

this movie was not that good. needed more plot, less artsy shots that dragged on.

and what the fuck was with the owl??

jwelborn

01/14/10, 07:28 AM

Going to see this friday.

TJ Wells

01/15/10, 05:54 AM

holy fucking shit:

http://coffeewithamee.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/aboutaboy.jpg

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/20091209_hoult_560x375.jpg

Wake Up

01/15/10, 06:39 AM

holy fucking shit:

http://coffeewithamee.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/aboutaboy.jpg

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/20091209_hoult_560x375.jpg

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOO

stayillogical

01/15/10, 09:55 AM

Smash Adams

01/15/10, 04:27 PM

anyone else frustrated by
the whole thing with Carlos, he totally blew this interesting guy off for no reason

TJ Wells

01/15/10, 07:05 PM

anyone else frustrated by
the whole thing with Carlos, he totally blew this interesting guy off for no reason
Seriously? Blew him off? He was a hustler!

Smash Adams

01/15/10, 09:24 PM

Seriously? Blew him off? He was a hustler!
I have a thing for guys who look like James Dean so I found him charming haha

sdbrown

01/15/10, 09:36 PM

Isn't he on Skins? I knew he had grown up already. A shocker for me is how tall the kid from Love Actually is now. I saw him in Bright Star and expected him to be one of those short guys. He's still scrawny, but very tall.
He was the kid from About A Boy (edit: whoops, yeah, he was on Skins too!). Day-um, he grew into his looks quite well. And now I feel super creepy because he's probably not 18 yet. (edit2: whew, he's 20)

People keep blowing me off when we have plans to see this.

drewinseries

01/16/10, 12:33 PM

i enjoyed this movie

WhiteLies.

01/17/10, 10:57 PM

Ended up seeing it in theaters, much to my delight. I went in expecting to be disappointed and for it to not live up to the hype, but it blew me away. Beautiful, beautiful movie, and Colin Firth was absolutely amazing. Seeing it snubbed at the Golden Globes (and probably the Oscars too, eventually) is so frustrating.

TJ Wells

01/22/10, 07:31 PM

I cannot get over how gorgeous this score is.

PaperRival-Jake

01/22/10, 07:33 PM

It's too beautiful and too clean. It was a poor style choice for the subject matter.

agreed.

-Aaron-

01/23/10, 02:24 AM

I find it an interesting choice for a debut feature for someone who could of chosen any subject matter to work with. His style doesn't really lend well to the overall subject but nonetheless it's a beautiful film. The film itself was alright; luckily I went in knowing the plot wasn't the reason I wanted to see it.

Also Three Monkeys has the best cinematography/photography of any film in recent history, every single shot could be a photo out of Time Magazine. Enter the Void also does some neat tricks but thats the norm for Noé.

Thomas Balkcom

02/21/10, 01:08 PM

Firth wins Best Lead Actor at the BAFTAs.

narcoleptic953

02/21/10, 01:12 PM

Firth wins Best Lead Actor at the BAFTAs.

Carey Mulligan for actress?

Thomas Balkcom

02/21/10, 01:14 PM

Carey Mulligan for actress?

haha, just happened.

narcoleptic953

02/21/10, 01:16 PM

haha, just happened.

Hahaha, nice.

WarpSpeedChewy

03/07/10, 03:28 PM

FINALLY saw this movie today. An incredibly fascinating movie. Colin Firth completely destroyed in the movie. One of the better performances I've seen since There Will Be Blood. Tom Ford also surprised me a good bit as a director.

Thomas Balkcom

05/05/10, 08:14 AM

coming to DVD July 6th, 2010: http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/a-single-man.html

Prestonxsmith

05/05/10, 01:21 PM

God thank you there is a commentary from Tom Ford on there. I would have been so pissed if there wasn't.

poppa Q

05/05/10, 01:37 PM

Still a bit far off, but I've waited this long...

poppa Q

07/05/10, 11:03 AM

Still a bit far off, but I've waited this long...

Watching this now, holla.

Anyone have the film's score? Get at me.

drudo182

07/05/10, 12:27 PM

Looking forward to renting this one sometime soon. Been wanting to catch it for awhile now.

Ailite

07/29/10, 10:05 PM

I just watched this for the first time and immediatly started it over to watch it again. What a beautiful/heartbreaking film.

jbaseball44

09/27/10, 11:54 AM

Watched this for the first time since my original viewing last night, really good movie

TJ Wells

09/27/10, 02:18 PM

So...shortest turnaround for the so-called "consolation Oscar" ever?

meeotch

01/12/11, 08:20 AM

Finally watched this last night. I know I'm way late on this but how did Firth not win the Oscar? Don't get me wrong, I had some problems with the film overall but, wow. Quite the debut from Tom Ford.

sdbrown

01/25/11, 06:36 PM

I'm watching it right now after wanting to see it forever. I don't know what other word to use besides gorgeous. I like the polish and the cleanliness, too.

Also: Nicholas Hoult. Damn son.

eta: It just ended...NO!!

poppa Q

01/25/11, 06:41 PM

Bought this the other day.

Kyle Huntington

01/25/11, 07:03 PM

Watched this just before Christmas after forgetting about it for far too long. I absolutely loved how it looked, really incredibly. The combination of style, cinematogrpahy and Firth are what made it a winner for me.

sdbrown

01/25/11, 09:02 PM

I'm even more impressed with the film after watching it with Ford's commentary. He points out these incredibly subtle changes in color and background that I didn't notice the first time around; it makes the movie that much more interesting to watch