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Rating:  - A Must See - Two Thumbs Up
I saw the original Broadway play years ago but frankly the movie is much better. Now that we're 20+ years into the AIDS pandemic, it's a little shocking to go back and see how things were in the beginning. However, all is handled nicely and what makes this movie a must see are the actors. Jonathan Hadary is spectacular but the best gem in this movie is Colleen Dewhurst. You will fall in love with her as she explains life. Rent it. Buy it. See it.
Rating:  - beautifully written
Although Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart is listed as the first Broadway production about AIDS, William M Hoffman's As Is was produced on Broadway the same year and won the 1995 Desk Drama Award for best new play and an Obie for Distinguished Playwriting. But whilst The Normal Heart is, to date, yet to be filmed (a version to be directed by Barbra Streisand was aborted after a public falling out between Streisand and Kramer), As Is was made for TV. In his introduction to OutFront, a collection ... Read More
Rating: - Beautifully written
Although Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart is listed as the first Broadway production about AIDS, William M Hoffman's As Is was produced on Broadway the same year and won the 1995 Desk Drama Award for best new play and an Obie for Distinguished Playwriting. But whilst The Normal Heart is, to date, yet to be filmed (a version to be directed by Barbra Streisand was aborted after a public falling out between Streisand and Kramer), As Is was made for TV. In his introduction to OutFront, a collection ... Read More
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