Press premier for Sex and the City: The Movie

＜English＞

2008 Aug 12

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A special press premier for the film "Sex and the City" was held here in Tokyo recently.

Most likely, no one needs an introduction to Sex and the City, the sizzling US drama that came to an end four years ago after 6 extremely popular seasons. Now, at last, in 2008 the sensational drama has made its big screen debut, and it's already been making quite a splash around the world!

As most TW readers know, the lead characters on the show walk a fine line between straight (women) and gay (men), both in terms of personality and conversation. Moreover, links bringing the women intimately into gay culture are found in story lines including Charlotte's crush on a power lesbian and Samantha's involvement with a woman, all the while Carrie and Charlotte's best friends, gay men, carry a steady influence throughout the program.

In particular, the super stylist and pride of New York, Patricia Field, is herself an outstanding example of a power lesbian - which is clearly a source of her unique and edgy stylistic energy.

（★For TW's interview with Rebecca Weinberg, a Sex and the City designer and Patricia Field's ex-partner, see here.）

※The characters appearing in the film wore over 1000 different outfits. The fashion worn by Carrie during the opening scene is most notably cool - Power dyke fashion doesn't get any better than ties against vests.

Cynthia Nixon, who plays Miranda, has been involved for several years with a same-sex partner. In an interview with "Harper's Bazaar" (page 66 of the August 9, 2008 issue) she talks a little about her relationship and how she has become more open because of it. (For more on her coming out, see here.) In the drama there is an episode where Miranda is mistaken for a lesbian and, in the film as well, similar teasers are in place making exciting viewing for us queers in the crowd.

Jason Lewis, who plays Samantha's love interest and attended the Tokyo event, is also well known for being an outstanding supporter of the LGBT community. In fact, he attended the May 2008 GLAAD Annual Media Awards, a ceremony that celebrates gay-friendly actors and actresses.

And there's so much more.

The only regret we have for the film was the fact that Standford and Anthony, Carrie's and Charlotte's best friends had less presence than we would have liked. However, the zing of queer culture was still palpable in many parts of the film. And, the film itself is great fun for even non-queer folks, or people who have never seen the TV drama as well, so it's definitely worth going out to see!

※The ever and always close friendship between the leading women is stunning.

★For a full report on the Sex and the City Japan Premier with a video message from Patricia Field, see, here.

●Director: Michael Patrick King
●Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon
●Run Time: 144 minutes
●Showing in theaters across Japan from Saturday, August 23, 2008
●Distribution (Japan): GAGA Communications
●Official (Japanese) Homepage→　http://sexandthecity-movie.gyao.jp/

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