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Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema & more

American Hustle (Blu-ray)

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American Hustle recently joined a select band of movies to get 10 Oscar nominations but not win a single award (although The Turning Point and Color Purple still hold the record with 11 noms and no wins). However the fact a film like this got 10 nods is a pretty impressive achievement on its own.

Christian Bale is Irving Rosenfeld, a small time hustler who finds his con man empire growing when he teams up with the smart and beautiful Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams). However things look like they’re going south after the FBI’s Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper) fingers them. [Read more…]

David Fincher Will Only Helm Steve Jobs If Christian Bale Stars

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christian-baleDavid Fincher is known for being a man who knows what he wants, and if he doesn’t have the right ingredients he’s more than happy to step away from a movie. That seems to be happening with the biopic, Steve Jobs, which he signed up to direct a few weeks ago.

TheWrap reports that Fincher wants Christian Bale to play the Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. He’s so determined that he needs the former Batman that he’s apparently told Sony Pictures chief Amy Pascal that he will only take on the movie if Bale stars.

So will the actor take the role? That’s completely uncertain, as he hasn’t even been officially approached about it yet, since he is currently taking time off after completing Ridley Scott’s Exodus.

While Fincher and Pascal reportedly had a difficult relationship during the making of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, but Pascal is well aware of what a good filmmaker he is and so would like to keep him happy. However she can only do that with Bale’s agreement.

Aaron Sorkin is writing the script, which will tell the story of Steve Jobs’ life through the prism of thee keynote speeches – when he first launched the Mac computer, the NeXT, and the iPod. It’s likely to shoot either late this year of early next, with Sony already thinking about an Oscar run with a winter 20145 release.

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First Look At Christian Bale As Moses In Exodus Arrives

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We don’t get that many biblical epics these days, but that’s changing as we’re soon to get Darren Aronofsky’s Noah, and Ridley Scott is bringing us the Moses movie Exodus. Now the first image from the latter has arrived via Empire, which you can see above.

The story follows Moses (Christian Bale) who goes up against the Pharaoh Ramses (Joel Edgerton) so that he can lead the Israelites out of Egypt and into the Promised Land. As Moses grew up in the royal Egyptian court, he had a close relationship to Egyptian ruler Ramses, which goes sour when he takes up the cause of his people.

Sigourney Weaver, John Turturro and Aaron Paul also star. The movie is due out December 2014.

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New American Hustle Trailer – Christian Bale & Bradley Cooper know the score

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There’s a lot of anticipation for David O. Russell’s American Hustle, which reunites arrived Silver Linings Playbook’s Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, and The Fighter’s Christian Bale and Amy Adams. Now a new trailer has been released.

Here’s the synopsis: Set in the seductive world of one of the most stunning scandals to rock the United States, American Hustle tells the story of brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale), who along with his equally cunning British partner and lover Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams) is forced to work for a wild unhinged FBI agent Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper). DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia that’s as dangerous as it is enchanting. Jeremy Renner is Carmine Polito, the passionate, volatile, New Jersey political operator caught between the con-artists and Feds. Irving’s unpredictable wife Rosalyn (Jennifer Lawrence) could be the one to pull the thread that brings the entire world crashing down.

The film is out at Christmas. [Read more…]

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New Out of the Furnace Trailer – Christian Bale & Casey Affleck go crime thriller

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Christian Bale’s first post-Batman movie is Out Of The Furnace, which sees him getting his thriller on opposite Casey Affleck, Woody Harrelson, Zoe Saldana, Willem Dafoe and Forest Whitaker. Now we can get a good taste of the film with a new trailer and the poster below.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Russell (Christian Bale) and his younger brother Rodney (Casey Affleck) live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, and have always dreamed of escaping and finding better lives. But when a cruel twist of fate lands Russell in prison, his brother is lured into one of the most violent and ruthless crime rings in the Northeast – a mistake that will almost cost him everything. Once released, Russell must choose between his own freedom, or risk it all to seek justice for his brother.’

A December US release is set. [Read more…]

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Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper & Co. Give Off The 70s Vibe In American Hustle Posters

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American Hustle has certainly got a great cast, and these five character posters are here to show it. And also how the likes of Christian Bale, Jeremy Renner, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper are really going for the 70s vibe in the movie.

They’re certainly looking cool.

The movie is based on a true story and follows Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale), a con artist who, along with his lover and accomplice Sydney (Amy Adams), are forced by an FBI agent (Bradley Cooper) to help with his ABSCAM conspiracy case in the 1970s. That ended with a US Senator and five Congressmen were convicted on corruption charges. David O. Russell directs.

The film is out at Christmas.

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Aaron Paul, Sigourney Weaver & John Turturro Up For Ridley Scott’s Exodus

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Alien helped launch the careers of both Sigourney Weaver and Ridley Scott back in 1979. Now they’re planning to get back together again for a very different movie, Exodus. She’s not the only one either, as Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul and John Turturro is also set to star alongside the previously cast Christian Bale and Joel Edgerton, according to Variety.

The story follows Moses (Christian Bale) who goes up against the Pharaoh Ramses (Edgerton) so that he can lead the Israelites out of Egypt and into the Promised Land. As Moses grew up in the royal Egyptian court, he had a close relationship to Egyptian ruler Ramses, which goes sour when he takes up the cause of his people.

Weaver will play Tuya, the mother of Ramses, while Turturro will be Ramses father. Paul meanwhile is set to play a Hebrew slave called Joshua who ends up leading the Israelites to the promised land after Moses discovers he can’t go himself.

Steven Zaillian (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Schindler’s List) wrote the script, with the movie set to start shooting in September in England, Spain and Morocco.

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Joel Edgerton Joins Christian Bale In Ridley Scott’s Exodus

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joel-edgertonChristian Bale has been attached to Exodus for a while now, but it seems he’s getting his first castmate as THR reports that Joel Edgerton is in talks to join Ridley Scott’s biblical epic.

The Zero Dark Thirty is set to will play Egyptian ruler Ramses. The story follows Moses (Christian Bale) who goes up against Ramses so that he can lead the Israelites out of Egypt and into the Promised land. As Moses grew up in the royal Egyptian court, he had a close relationship to Ramses, which went sour when he took up the cause of his people.

Ridley Scott is directing from a screenplay by Steven Zaillian, who reworked the original draft by Adam Cooper and Bill Collage. Filming is scheduled to begin this September, with shooting to take place in Spain, Morocco and England. Expect to hear plenty more cast members joining very soon.

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New Pics: Daniel Radcliffe In The F Word, The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug & American Hustle

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f-word-pic1A few interesting new images from some of 2013 and early 2014’s most-anticipated movies have emerged, with pics from The F Word, The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug and American Hustle arriving.

The F Word stars Daniel Radcliffe as Wallace, a young man who meets Chantry (Zoe Kazan) at a party where they hit it off. The problem is, Chantry has a long-term boyfriend, and the duo must navigate through a tenuous friendship (that’s the F word), while keeping their feelings at bay. The film will premiere at TIFF (who debuted the image), with a February UK release set.

The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug is, of course, Peter Jackson’s continuation of the classic JRR Tolkien story. The pic shows us the return of Orlando Bloom as Legolas, along with a new character, Evangeline Lilly’s elf Tauriel.

American Hustle is David O. Russell’s movie based on the true story of Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale), a con artist who, along with his lover and accomplice Sydney (Amy Adams), are forced by an FBI agent (Bradley Cooper) to help with his ABSCAM conspiracy case in the 1970s. That ended with a US Senator and five Congressmen were convicted on corruption charges. It’ll be out later this year. [Read more…]

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American Hustle Trailer – Bradley Cooper and Christian Bale hit the 1970s

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Yesterday the first images from David O. Russell’s American Hustle arrived, and now that’s been followed up with the trailer for the movie, which features Bradley Cooper, Christian Bale and Amy Adams, and debuted on Good Morning America.

The movie is based on a true story and follows Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale), a con artist who, along with his lover and accomplice Sydney (Amy Adams), are forced by an FBI agent (Bradley Cooper) to help with his ABSCAM conspiracy case in the 1970s. That ended with a US Senator and five Congressmen were convicted on corruption charges.

The film is out at Christmas. [Read more…]

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