 
|
|
 |
|
The Laramie Project
by Hbo Home Video
| List Price: |
$14.98 |
| Price: |
$10.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. |
| You Save: |
$3.99 (26%) |
|
|
DVD
Warner Brothers
Publisher: Hbo Home Video
Andy Paris
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
Actors: Christina Ricci, Steve Buscemi, Kathleen Chalfant, Laura Linney, Peter Fonda
In October 1998, 21 year-old Mathew Shepard was found savagely beaten, tied to a fence and left to die in Laramie, Wyoming. "The Laramie Project" is the portrait of a town painfully forced to confront itself in the reflective glare of the national spotlight, responding with love, anger, sympathy, support and defiance.
Even though The Laramie Project has been edited down from almost three hours (the original length of the play) to a lean 96 minutes, the harrowing nature of the subject matter--the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard--and the clarity of the voices of the inhabitants of Laramie, Wyoming, give this film a remarkable emotional power. The Laramie Project was created from over 200 interviews conducted with Laramie residents before, during, and after the trials of the two boys who killed Shepard; the interviews create an amazing cross-section of American views on homosexuality, religion, class, privacy, and so much more besides. Even though it features an all-star cast--Steve Buscemi, Janeane Garofalo, Christina Ricci, Peter Fonda, and Laura Linney are only a few of the recognizable faces--the material has not been glamorized and the performances are both honest and intimate. Even abbreviated, it's a remarkable piece of work. --Bret Fetzer
| Customer Reviews: |
|
| |
| review of laramie project |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
 |
|
a good film which exposes the biased opinions of many americans in a small town named laramie. laramie can be viewed as a metaphor for ultra conservative thinking in many parts of america, and indeed, the world and matthew shepard as the object/scapegoat of those prejudices. the motto "live and let live" which is mentioned a few times in the film is a cliche which many people give lip service to but do not actually practice.
it gives the viewer the opportunity to reflect his/her own prejudices and not only does it have to be limited to views and opinions concerning homosexuality, but can be expounded to include all types of haughty and proud thinking and behavior, which, at one time or another, we are all susceptible to.
|
| Amazing |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
 |
|
Normally, I'm not a crier, but this movie made me bawl. It's an incredibly moving story about the aftereffects the Matthew Shepard murder had on the town of Laramie, Wyoming. The film is pieced together very well and the acting is phenomenal. This is a story that needs to be heard, and I suggest every see it at least once.
|
| No Changes |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
|
|
This movie tells me that nothing has changed since then (1998) to today (2008). There still are no laws against discrimination against gays, neither State nor Federal. It is still open season on gays and it is still happening today. How many killings today are due to people being gay? It is estimated that 50% of all teen suicides today are due to gays being verbably and physicaly abused in school and at home. When will we learn. Who plays what role is of no importance in this film. The importance is the MESSAGE.
|
| Matthew Shepard |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
|
|
This documentary was thought provoking and insightful. R.I.P. Matthew with the angels and God!
|
| the laramie project |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
|
|
this movie is a great tool to show you the details of the murder and court procedings on the matthew shepard case. it is done in true documentry style and is put together very well.
|
|
