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

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

Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice Trailer – Henry Cavill & Ben Affleck don’t see eye-to-eye

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batman-v-superman-face-off-slideNext March Warner Bros./DC is making its massive bid for a superhero universe of its own with Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice. However while much has been teased about Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck’s Man Of Steel and Caped Crusader not being fans of one another, but the new trailer also gives us a glimpse of Wonder Woman and the fact that she may be key to getting the bat and alien to work together.

It also features Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor and shows us that we haven’t completely seen the end of Michael Shannon’s Zod.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Fearing the actions of a god-like super hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.’

Take a look below. [Read more…]

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Armie Hammer Set To Join Jake Gyllenhaal In Tom Ford’s Nocturnal Animals

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armie-hammerA pretty good cast is coming together for Tom Ford’s Nocturnal Animals, with Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon and Aaron Taylor-Johnson already attached to star. Now THR reports that Armie Hammer is set to join them.

Adapted from Austin Wright’s 1993 novel Tony And Susan, Nocturnal Animals sees, ‘The first of the two-part story follows a woman (Adams) who receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband, who she left 20 years earlier, asking for her opinion. The second part revolves around a man (Gyllenhaal) whose family vacation turns violent, which is the story in the manuscript that Adams’ character has been asked to read.

Armie Hammer has signed on to play Amy Adams’ hubby.

Filming on the movie is due to start this autumn.

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Aaron Taylor-Johnson & Michael Shannon Will Be Nocturnal Animals Alongside Jake Gyllenhaal

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avengers-age-of-ultron-aaron-taylor-johnsonTom Ford had great success going from fashion designed to film director with A Single Man, and now he’s planning his second movie, Nocturnal Animals, and is lining up a great cash to cast. Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal are already attached to star, and now they’re being joined by Michael Shannon and Aaron Taylor-Johnson, according to Variety.

Adapted from Austin Wright’s 1993 novel Tony And Susan, Nocturnal Animals sees, ‘The first of the two-part story follows a woman (Adams) who receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband, who she left 20 years earlier, asking for her opinion. The second part revolves around a man (Gyllenhaal) whose family vacation turns violent.

‘Shannon will play a detective investigating the violent incident Gyllenhaal’s family is involved with and Taylor-Johnson plays a mysterious figure who may pose a threat to Gyllenhaal’s family.’

The movie should shoot later this year.

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Big Eyes (Blu-ray Review)

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Except for a few moments, Big Eyes is Tim Burton’s least Tim Burton-y movie for a long time. In fact it’s a relatively low key and straightforward affair which relies on the fact it’s got an interesting story to tell and knows that when you have actors like Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz, it’s often best to just get out of their way and allow them to shine.

The film tells the true story of Margaret (Adams), who leaves her husband and heads for San Francisco with her young daughter where she hopes to make money from her art. That proves difficult, until she meets Walter Keane (Waltz), who also selling paintings and charms her with his stories of studying at a prestigious Parisian art school. [Read more…]

Amy Adams & Jake Gyllenhaal May Be Nocturnal Animals For A Single Man’s Tom Ford

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tom-fordGay Fashion designer Tom Ford had great critical success when he turned director for 2009’s A Single Man, but it’s only now that he’s plotting his second feature, Nocturnal Animals, with Variety reporting that he’s got Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal in talks to star.

The movie is ‘Based on the novel by Austin Wright titled “Tony and Susan,” the plot is described as a story inside a story, with the first part following a woman named Susan who receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband, a man whom she left 20 years earlier, asking for her opinion.

‘The second element follows the actual manuscript, called “Nocturnal Animals,” which revolves around a man whose family vacation turns violent and deadly. It also continues to follow the story of Susan, who finds herself recalling her first marriage and confronting some dark truths about herself.’

Ford is set to write and direct, and while it’s early day in negotiations, it appears it’s Adams and Gyllenhaal who have been pushing to be cast, so there’s an extremely good chance they will sign on the dotted line.

It’s not clear when it will shoot.

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Dallas Buyers Club’s Jean-Marc Vallee To Direct Amy Adams’ Janis Joplin Biopic

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jean-marc-valleeWill we finally be getting a major Janis Joplin biopic? She’s the woman it seems everyone in Hollywood has tried to make a movie about, but yet endless possible projects have fallen by the wayside. However now one is getting some traction, partly thanks to having Amy Adams on board to lend it some weight (but even so it’s been languishing for several years).

Now it has a director, as Deadline reports that Dallas Buyers Club helmer has taken on the movie. He’s the latest to show an interest after previous dalliances with the likes of Fernando Meirelles and Lee Daniels.

Not too much is known about the movie, such as whether it will cover her whole life or just focus on one particular period. With her unusual, alternative style, Joplin became a legend and inspiration to many, before dying from a heroin overdose at the age of just 27.

It’ll be interesting to see whether the film properly deals with Joplin’s bisexuality. There’s a good chance as Vallee is gay and he first came to international attention with the 2005 LGBT coming of age movie C.R.A.Z.Y. (which you ought to watch, if you never have).

The hope is to shoot the Joplin biopic next summer, working from a script by Ron Terry and Teresa Terry.

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Big Eyes Trailer – Tim Burton takes on a 60s art tale with Amy Adams & Christoph Waltz

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big-eyes-pic1Tim Burton is most often thought of as a director of the fantastical, but he’s heading back to true tales of the relatively recent past with Big Eyes, and now we get our first look we a trailer.

The film follows Margaret Keane (Amy Adams), whose paintings of large-eyed children were massively popular in the 1950s and 1960s. However initially her husband Walter (Christoph Waltz) claimed to the world that he was behind the paintings.

After the two fell out, she revealred that she was the true artist behind all the big-eyed paintings, and that the rather pompous and self-obsessed Walter (who spoke about himself in the third person and compared himself to Rembrandt and El Greco) stole all the credit for her work.

This set off a long running dispute between the two which ended in court battles, and a rather dramatic moment in court where the judge asked both to do some painting. Walter refused to do so because of a pain in his arm, but Margaret quickly crafted one of her trademark paintings.

Terence Stamp, Danny Huston, Krysten Ritter and Jason Schwartzman also star. The movie is heading for a Christmas US release. [Read more…]

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Superman (aka Henry Cavill) Takes The Ice Bucket Challenge In Full Costume

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henry-cavill-ice-bucket-challengeEvery famous person on the planet has now done the Ice Bucket Challenge it seems, and that includes Superman, who sat down with Lois Lane to get drenched with water.

Okay, it was Henry Cavill and Amy Adams, who took time off from shooting Batman Vs Superman: Dawn Of Justice to take part in the challenge, but they did it in full costume. So if you’ve ever wondered what the Man Of Steel would look like after multiple people have poured buckets of water over him, this is your chance.

It’s a fun vid and we have to say when he sits like that there’s a bit more super-bulge than we normally get to see.

Of course Henry and Amy are doing it to support ALS awareness and fundraising. In the UK ALS is known as Motor Neurone Disease and so Brits can give a bit of cash to the MND Association to show their support, while in the US it’s the ALSA that should be getting your money.

Take a look below and you can find all our other Ice Bucket Challenge posts here. [Read more…]

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First Pics Of Amy Adams & Christoph Waltz In Tim Burton’s Big Eyes

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big-eyes-pic1Tim Burton is taking a step away from the fantastical and returning to the world of the biopic he’s handled so well in the likes of Ed Wood. The film is Big Eyes, and now USA Today has debuted the first pics from the film.

The images feature Amy Adams as artist Margaret Keane, with Christoph Waltz as her husband, Walter (who are certainly a different pairing from Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Reynolds, who were eyed for the film before Burton decided to direct).

The film follows Margaret, whose paintings of large-eyed children were massively popular in the 1950s and 1960s. However initially Walter claimed he was behind the paintings. After the two fell out, she announced to the world that she was the true artist behind all the big-eyed paintings, and that the rather pompous and self-obsessed Walter (who spoke about himself in the third person and compared himself to Rembrandt and El Greco) stole all the credit for her work.

It set off a long running dispute between the two which ended in court battles, and a rather dramatic moment in court where the judge asked both to do some painting. Walter refused to do so because of a pain in his arm, but Margaret quickly crafted one of her trademark paintings.

Terence Stamp, Danny Huston, Krysten Ritter and Jason Schwartzman. The movie is heading for a Christmas US release.

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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…]