Thompson on Hollywood: Outfest Review: David Sedaris Adaptation 'C.O.G.' a Charming Coming-of-Age Picaresque

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Outfest Review: David Sedaris Adaptation 'C.O.G.' a Charming Coming-of-Age Picaresque Jul 10th 2013, 18:51, by Ryan Lattanzio The 31st annual Outfest, Los Angeles' premier LGBT film festival, kicks off Thursday, July 11 with opening night selection "C.O.G.," adapted from an essay by self-deprecating snarkster David Sedaris in his 1997 book "Naked." Written and directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez, the film played earlier this year at Sundance and Frameline, and it won him the New American Cinema Award at the Seattle International Film Festival. This is the first time a work by David Sedaris, protective of his very personal writings and for good reason, has been translated to the screen and hopefully it portends future adaptations. At the film's center is a fetching performance by Broadway actor Jonathan Groff as David, whose wayward dreams of manifest destiny lead him away from his affluent life as an east coast Ivy Leaguer to working as a farmhand in Oregon. Right from the get-go, David is a stranger in a strange land. The film's opening scene places him on a bus, sandwiched between weary travelers shouting... Media files: cog.jpeg (image/jpeg)

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