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- H ME WH AN OAR, DAD! THE 5 GAYT MOMENTS “THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY”MATT DAMON'S YELLOW SPEEDO WAS MY "RG OF KEYS."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHDECEMBER 12, 2019/2:35 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:800PX;WIDTH:1200PX;}MIRAMAXBY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHDECEMBER 12, 2019 / 2:35 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"H ME WH AN OAR, DAD! THE 5 GAYT MOMENTS “THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY”","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-12-12T19:35:59.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-12-12T19:35:59.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPH","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TODAY MARKS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RELEASE OF THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, AND YOU N BET THAT 20 YEARS AGO TODAY I WAS STG A DARK THEATER BEG CREASGLY OBSSED WH A SEXY SERIAL KILLER NAMED TOM RIPLEY, PLAYED BY MATT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SCE I HAD LOVED GOOD WILL HUNTG AND SHAKPEARE LOVE PREV YEARS, HAVG DAMON, GWYH PALTROW, AND JU LAW THE SAME MOVIE—PL PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN AND CATE BLANCHETT—FELT TOO GOOD TO BE TE. THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY WAS TLY THE AVENGERS OF THE MIRAMAX CEMATIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I ALSO HAD THE SCREENPLAY AND THE SOUNDTRACK—ON PACT DISC! IF STREAMG SERVIC EXISTED THE '90S, THEN DAMON'S "MY FUNNY VALENTE" WOULD HAVE ABSOLUTELY BEEN THE MOST-PLAYED SONG ON MY 1999 SPOTIFY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:75%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PATRICIA HIGHSMH, THOR OF THE RIPLEY BOOK SERI, EVENTUALLY HAD ANOTHER ONE OF HER GREAT WORKS ADAPTED TO A FILM CLASSIC: 2015'S CAROL. THE RIPLEY SERI IS NOW BEG ADAPTED FOR THE SMALL SCREEN, WH ANDREW STT, A.K.A. FLEABAG'S HOT PRIT, STARRG AS THE MURRO TLE CHARACTER. (IF YOU, LIKE ME, WERE ALIVE THE '90S, 'S SAFE TO SAY YOUR SEXY SOCPATH OF CHOICE WILL ALWAYS BE DAMON'S TOM.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE YOUTHS THE DAYS ARE TELLG THEIR CSH TO "STEP ON MY NECK," BUT TOM RIPLEY WAS THE ORIGAL ONSCREEN HEARTTHROB WE BEGGED TO JURE . "H ME WH AN OAR, DAD!" I WOULD HAVE YELLED AT THE BIG SCREEN IF THIS INIC ANCHISE HAD BEEN THEATERS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON THAT NOTE, WE'VE ROUND UP THE FIVE GAYT SCEN OM THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, NO PARTICULAR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MATT DAMON SPORTG A YELLOW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DAMON WALKG UP ON AN ITALIAN BEACH WEARG NOTHG BUT A YELLOW SWIM BRIEF IS A "RG OF KEYS" MOMENT FOR SURE. THIS BRIGHT LTLE THG YELLED "GAY RIGHTS!" RIGHT OUR FAC. IT BETTER BE HANGG SOME PLA HOLLYWOOD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RUB-A-DUB-DUB, JU LAW A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT TOOK A NAKED LAW TO FALLY MAKE CHS TERTG. YOU N CUT THE SEXUAL TENSN BETWEEN DICKIE AND TOM WH A KNIFE THIS SCENE, BUT ISN'T UNTIL TOM MAK THE BOLD SUGGTN OF HOPPG THE BATH WH HIM THAT DICKIE THKS THGS HAVE GONE TOO FAR. SO HE STEPS OUT OF THE TUB FULLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"H ME WH AN OAR, DAD!"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:75%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TOM FALLY NFS HIS LOVE FOR DICKIE WHILE THE TWO ARE ON A ROWBOAT THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN. AFTER DICKIE LLS TOM A "LEECH" AND "BORG," TOM PROCEEDS TO PUMMEL HIM WH AN OAR AND KILL HIM. WE'VE HAD WORSE GRDR DAT, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EVERYTHG ABOUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:75%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN IS SO OVER-THE-TOP AS FREDDIE, DICKIE'S BTIE, THAT WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO STAN. THE AMY DIDN'T THK SO, SCE LAW WAS THE RIPLEY ACTOR NOMATED FOR AN OSR, BUT FREDDIE'S FLAMBOYANT LIMP-WRIST FLIPS AT LEAST SERVED A GLAAD MEDIA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}POOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:75%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT THE END OF THE FILM TOM MOV ON TO A NEW CSH, PETER (JACK DAVENPORT), BUT AFTER PETER BEGS TO ASK TOO MANY QUTNS ABOUT TOM'S INTY, TOM WAST NO TIME STRANGLG HIM TO ATH. WE FEEL BAD FOR PETER, BUT BEG STRANGLED WH A SRF YOUR OWN PERSONAL B ON A BOAT IS SUCH A WAY TO GO!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- THE TALENTED, GAY AND POLILLY-RRECT MR. RIPLEY
- THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY IS COMG TO TV—BUT WILL HE BE GAY?
H ME WH AN OAR, DAD! THE 5 GAYT MOMENTS “THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY”MATT DAMON'S YELLOW SPEEDO WAS MY "RG OF KEYS."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHDECEMBER 12, 2019/2:35 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:800PX;WIDTH:1200PX;}MIRAMAXBY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHDECEMBER 12, 2019 / 2:35 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"H ME WH AN OAR, DAD! THE 5 GAYT MOMENTS “THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY”","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-12-12T19:35:59.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-12-12T19:35:59.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPH","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TODAY MARKS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RELEASE OF THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, AND YOU N BET THAT 20 YEARS AGO TODAY I WAS STG A DARK THEATER BEG CREASGLY OBSSED WH A SEXY SERIAL KILLER NAMED TOM RIPLEY, PLAYED BY MATT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SCE I HAD LOVED GOOD WILL HUNTG AND SHAKPEARE LOVE PREV YEARS, HAVG DAMON, GWYH PALTROW, AND JU LAW THE SAME MOVIE—PL PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN AND CATE BLANCHETT—FELT TOO GOOD TO BE TE. THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY WAS TLY THE AVENGERS OF THE MIRAMAX CEMATIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I ALSO HAD THE SCREENPLAY AND THE SOUNDTRACK—ON PACT DISC! IF STREAMG SERVIC EXISTED THE '90S, THEN DAMON'S "MY FUNNY VALENTE" WOULD HAVE ABSOLUTELY BEEN THE MOST-PLAYED SONG ON MY 1999 SPOTIFY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:75%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PATRICIA HIGHSMH, THOR OF THE RIPLEY BOOK SERI, EVENTUALLY HAD ANOTHER ONE OF HER GREAT WORKS ADAPTED TO A FILM CLASSIC: 2015'S CAROL. THE RIPLEY SERI IS NOW BEG ADAPTED FOR THE SMALL SCREEN, WH ANDREW STT, A.K.A. FLEABAG'S HOT PRIT, STARRG AS THE MURRO TLE CHARACTER. (IF YOU, LIKE ME, WERE ALIVE THE '90S, 'S SAFE TO SAY YOUR SEXY SOCPATH OF CHOICE WILL ALWAYS BE DAMON'S TOM.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE YOUTHS THE DAYS ARE TELLG THEIR CSH TO "STEP ON MY NECK," BUT TOM RIPLEY WAS THE ORIGAL ONSCREEN HEARTTHROB WE BEGGED TO JURE . "H ME WH AN OAR, DAD!" I WOULD HAVE YELLED AT THE BIG SCREEN IF THIS INIC ANCHISE HAD BEEN THEATERS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON THAT NOTE, WE'VE ROUND UP THE FIVE GAYT SCEN OM THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, NO PARTICULAR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MATT DAMON SPORTG A YELLOW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DAMON WALKG UP ON AN ITALIAN BEACH WEARG NOTHG BUT A YELLOW SWIM BRIEF IS A "RG OF KEYS" MOMENT FOR SURE. THIS BRIGHT LTLE THG YELLED "GAY RIGHTS!" RIGHT OUR FAC. IT BETTER BE HANGG SOME PLA HOLLYWOOD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RUB-A-DUB-DUB, JU LAW A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT TOOK A NAKED LAW TO FALLY MAKE CHS TERTG. YOU N CUT THE SEXUAL TENSN BETWEEN DICKIE AND TOM WH A KNIFE THIS SCENE, BUT ISN'T UNTIL TOM MAK THE BOLD SUGGTN OF HOPPG THE BATH WH HIM THAT DICKIE THKS THGS HAVE GONE TOO FAR. SO HE STEPS OUT OF THE TUB FULLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"H ME WH AN OAR, DAD!"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:75%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TOM FALLY NFS HIS LOVE FOR DICKIE WHILE THE TWO ARE ON A ROWBOAT THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN. AFTER DICKIE LLS TOM A "LEECH" AND "BORG," TOM PROCEEDS TO PUMMEL HIM WH AN OAR AND KILL HIM. WE'VE HAD WORSE GRDR DAT, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EVERYTHG ABOUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:75%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN IS SO OVER-THE-TOP AS FREDDIE, DICKIE'S BTIE, THAT WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO STAN. THE AMY DIDN'T THK SO, SCE LAW WAS THE RIPLEY ACTOR NOMATED FOR AN OSR, BUT FREDDIE'S FLAMBOYANT LIMP-WRIST FLIPS AT LEAST SERVED A GLAAD MEDIA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}POOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:75%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT THE END OF THE FILM TOM MOV ON TO A NEW CSH, PETER (JACK DAVENPORT), BUT AFTER PETER BEGS TO ASK TOO MANY QUTNS ABOUT TOM'S INTY, TOM WAST NO TIME STRANGLG HIM TO ATH. WE FEEL BAD FOR PETER, BUT BEG STRANGLED WH A SRF YOUR OWN PERSONAL B ON A BOAT IS SUCH A WAY TO GO!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
Dickie is taken aback, but he don't seem upset at the nfirmatn that Tom is gay. Homophobia and homoeroticism The Talented Mr. Ripley tak place 1958, a time when wasn't allowed or safe for men to be openly gay the Uned Stat and many other untri.
Tom Ripley, as a young gay man who grew up poverty, has none of the protectns of wealth that uld keep him safe om society's prejudic. For example, one shockg scene of homophobia when the tective om Rome nontatnally ask Tom if he's homosexual. The movie don't shy away om the unrlyg, homoerotic them, such as the moment when Tom asks if he n get Dickie's bathtub and Dickie fully nsirs before sayg no.
THE TALENTED, GAY AND POLILLY-RRECT MR. RIPLEY
And androgyno-voiced Chet Baker's versn of "My Funny Valente" — a recurrg song throughout the film — fully plays to the homoeroticism that driv The Talented Mr. While the homoerotic and homophobic them of The Talented Mr. " I would have yelled at the big screen if this inic anchise had been theaters that note, we've round up the five gayt scen om The Talented Mr.
This bright ltle thg yelled "gay rights! Certaly homosexualy was nsired beyond the pale, though a few plays on Broadway tted the lims.
I GREW UP gay the 1950s and I had to pretend to my classmat, aterny brothers and, later, office mat to be straight.
THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY IS COMG TO TV—BUT WILL HE BE GAY?
It was a disgrace to be homosexual, and before the begng of gay liberatn many of (cludg me) were gog to shrks wh the sole goal of turng heterosexual. Everett De Biasi/Mondadori Portfol, via Getty ImagTom Ripley may not be gay, exactly, but he do first impersonate an Ivy Leaguer, then a fotten acquatance, and fally Dickie himself, pyg his signature, wearg his rgs and lighteng his hair, all for the benef of the Italian police, who are vtigatg what they believe to be Tom’s ath.