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Call Me by Your Name A Novel

André Aciman

Now a Major Motion Picture from Director Luca Guadagnino, Starring Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet, and Written by Three-Time Oscar™ Nominee James Ivory

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The Toast

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The Toast

The hosts suggested watching the film adaptation of Call Me By Your Name, hoping it might change their view of Timothe Chalamet.

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Call Me By Your Name. Call Me By Your Name. Maybe we should watch that movie. Maybe we'd feel differently.

— Episode: S3 Ep112: The One Where We're Back in St...

Episode: S3 Ep112: The One Where We're Back in Studio: Wedn...

The hosts suggested watching the film adaptation of Call Me By Your Name, hoping it might change their view of Timothe Chalamet.

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Call Me By Your Name. Call Me By Your Name. Maybe we should watch that movie. Maybe we'd feel differently.

Pivot

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Pivot

The podcasters discussed the movie adaptation of the book. One described it as beautiful, while another found it boring.

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I watched Call Me By Your Name

— Episode: Netflix’s Reed Hastings has a huge quart...

Episode: Netflix’s Reed Hastings has a huge quarter, Facebo...

The podcasters discussed the movie adaptation of the book. One described it as beautiful, while another found it boring.

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I watched Call Me By Your Name

it was a beautiful movie it was like Comford exploded into a movie

it makes him on a move it should have been financed by the European tourists

there was a follow-on book it would be great if they did

Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald

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Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald

The hosts referenced the title in two contexts: they briefly noted the film adaptation as a nostalgic fantasy for older gay men, and they also confused it with a memoir that generated minimal sales. No strong endorsement was offered, and the discussion was largely offhand.

Episode: TV Marriages, Divorces, and RHONJ Drama with Tammy...

Ann Heche's memoir, "Call Me", was released before she died, but it did not bring in much income. It's unclear whether there was any marketing push behind the book.

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Humus is that tiger pronouncing memoir call call me and we're not strong and claim that its total income is estimated to be less than 25,000.

And that has only brought in 25,000 dollars because I guess people really were not that interested in her book.

Episode: Danny Masterson, Todd Chrisley, Thanksgiving with...

It was discussed how this movie was the fantasy of many 50-year-old gay men, due to its setting in the 80s, and featuring a preppy-looking man taking advantage of a 17-year-old boy.

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What was that? Say my name. Call me by your name.

That movie had, was every 50 year old gay man's fantasy because it took place in the 80s.

Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

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Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

The hosts repeatedly highlighted the book's emotional depth and praised reading it before seeing the film, with Matt Rogers and Matt Bellassai noting they had watched it multiple times and Aparna Nancherla describing it as a favorite. They also critiqued the movie adaptation for miscasting Armie Hammer and lacking the book's pacing and character development, and Nathan Lee Graham emphasized the protagonist's gay identity as portrayed in the novel. Overall, the discussion conveyed strong enthusiasm for the title while expressing disappointment with its cinematic version.

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Episode: "I Don't Think So, Honey! 11" Live in San Francisc...

It was mentioned as a movie whose soundtrack Sufjan Stevens provided, and it was questioned whether that made Sufjan Stevens a gay icon.

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And why is your straight Christian ass though? Soundtrack of call me by your name.

And I would love to know what they'd think of him being like a call me by your name. Gay icon like 10 years later.

Episode: "Wine on Wisteria" (w/ Matt Bellassai)

It was mentioned as a movie that one of the hosts had seen twice, and they discussed the book and movie, as well as the actor, Armie Hammer, who was discussed as being miscast.

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The one movie I've seen twice is Call Me by Your Name.

I read it when I was home for Christmas...I need to read this like in the bathroom. I can't be like in front of my parents reading...

I also agree he was miscast...he looks twice his age...

Episode: "Three-Tool Player" (w/ Aparna Nancherla)

Aparna Nancherla discussed having read the book and then watched the film adaptation, ultimately being disappointed by the latter in comparison to the book's emotional depth and character development.

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So I just flew back in from Thanksgiving on Sunday. And on the plane ride I finished 'Call Me By Your Name' The Book by Andrea Simon and then loved it.

And Raptured By The Book had some issues with the pacing as I've mentioned and documented on this program.

I have to see this movie tonight. I have to go. I have to go.

So I didn't like it and then let me say this. Holtarista, there is a whisper network of gay men and just queer people who do not like 'Call Me By Your Name' The Movie and I count myself.

I would say you were really holding back right now because you literally have said to me, and quote, and I quote, 'fuck that movie'.

Episode: "I Don't Think So, Honey! 11" Live in San Francisc...

It was mentioned as a film whose soundtrack Sufjan Stevens provided, a fact that was deemed ironic considering his lack of connection to gay culture.

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And why is your straight Christian ass though? Soundtrack of call me by your name. What do you know about gay love honey?

And I would love to know what they'd think of him being like a call me by your name. Gay icon like 10 years later.

Episode: "Wine on Wisteria" (w/ Matt Bellassai)

The book was mentioned in the context of a discussion about the movie adaptation. It was mentioned that the speaker had read the book before watching the movie and had enjoyed it greatly.

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I read it when I was home for Christmas so it was like in my childhood home I was like that's a very scandalous book also I was like I need to read this like in the bathroom I can't I can't be like in front of my parents reading yeah like what are you reading right just a book someone coming into a peach yeah but I army hammer brew into that movie thank you I also agree he was miscast right he's 80 years old he has like four generations of children he has no muscle man right his legs look like little twigs weird vines like they're not you guys are crazy Timothy was amazing I don't think he was amazing I agree they should have cast somebody younger than army hammer right right just so that it didn't look so lecherous every time they hooked up because every time that they hooked up I was I was always like god damn he's so much older than that kid that he looks twice his age right yeah yeah like Timothy was believably a kid part of me should feel like relieved because it gives me cover as an 80 year old man who is like you are age are you crazy bitch I read a lot older no you do not but I pray on children like Timothy so yeah no I have some I have some very problematic that's fine you know what type of interests yeah I got you just but I'm like very public about so I feel like people can paint

Episode: “Constant Comment” (w/ Nathan Lee Graham)

It was discussed that the main character's sexuality was debated, with Nathan Lee Graham asserting that the character is gay, not bisexual, despite a different ending in the book.

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Can I tell you what grinds my fucking gears off is when people are saying that Timothy Shilemae's character, Elio and call me by your name is bisexual. No, bitch. That is gay, man.

I think it's based on the book. Is he bisexual in the book?

Because in the book, because in the ending, which is not included in the, which is not depicted in the movie, you know, both of them have future relationships with men and women.

Episode: "Three-Tool Player" (w/ Aparna Nancherla)

Aparna Nancherla discussed reading the book before seeing the movie, expressing a preference for the book's character development and finding the film's pacing and adaptation lacking.

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So I just flew back in from Thanksgiving on Sunday. And on the plane ride I finished "Call Me By Your Name" the book by Andrea Simon and then loved it.

And Raptured By The Book had some issues with the pacing as I've mentioned and documented on this program.

And I was like, I have to see this movie tonight. I have to go. I have to go.

how is it going to live up to a book where every character is emotionally realized and fleshed out?

Holtarista, there is a whisper network of gay men and just queer people who do not like "Call Me By Your Name" the movie and I count myself.

Episode: "Drag Mother" (w/ Guy Branum)

It was mentioned that Armie Hammer wore a turtleneck in a photoshoot for this book's movie adaptation, and that the movie was discussed in relation to gay narratives.

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Armie Hammer wore one in a shoot and he looked crazy at it.

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