During the beautifully edited (and scored) film, we get to be flies on the wall as organizers develop and sustain their highly choreographed, yet highly principled campaign to secure a landmark victory on same-sex marriage in California. There are no shocking twists in this extraordinary HBO documentary - we all know how the Proposition 8 case turned out - but directors Ben Cotner and Ryan White treat us to a riveting, satisfying journey, thanks to incredible access to the plaintiffs and lawyers from the earliest stages of the lawsuit.
And the good news: There are plenty of those images to enjoy.ĩ:30 p.m., June 21, Castro, Mexico, 124 minutes The key to enjoying this film is parking your narrative instincts at the door and allowing the masterfully constructed sensual images to wash over you. The gifted Mexican auteur has assembled his most attractive cast yet, and he knows how to use the camera to heighten erotic tension. Director Julian Hernandez ('A Thousand Peace Clouds Encircle the Sky,' 'Raging Sun, Raging Sky') has concocted another homoerotic art-house experiment, this one concerning a filmmaker whose voyeuristic lens inexplicably gets turned back on him and his mess of a sexual life.
