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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

Tootsie (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray Review)

April 19, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Bill Murray
Director: Sydney Pollack
Running Time: 116 mins
Certificate: 15
Release Date: April 16th 2016 (UK)

In the 21st Century films about ‘men in dresses’ can seem rather backward and awkward, especially if the vast majority of the humour is about the supposed hilarity or men doing things that are stereotypically ‘women’s’ jobs, and the ‘emasculation’ of putting on a skirt. However, Tootsie is slightly different and in some ways its take on gender roles seems even more relevant now than when it was made.

The film is surprisingly careful not to make the joke that it’s Dustin Hoffman pretending to be a woman, instead ensuring the humour comes from his character’s negotiation of his own assumptions about gender roles. While it is about a guy learning to be a better man by becoming a woman (and therefore the focus is on the male), its viewpoint is very much on the side of women and how society has marginalised them, often without actively thinking about what it’s doing. What he does is essentially to exploit womanhood, but in doing so he learns things about the world around him he’d never realised. [Read more…]

Bill Murray Will Be Baloo In Disney’s The Jungle Book

August 2, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

bill-murrayWhile unfortunately it doesn’t mean he’ll be dressing up in a bear suit, it’s been revealed that Bill Murray has signed on to provide the voice of a computer-generated Baloo in Disney’s upcoming live-action version of The Jungle Book.

He joins Christopher Walken as King Louie, Giancarlo Esposito as Akela, Ben Kingsley as Bagheera and Lupita Nyong’o as Raksha. There’s also Idris Elba as Shere Khan; Scarlett Johansson as Kaa; and newcomer Neel Sethi as Mowgli.

Based on Rudyard Kipling’s novel, the film follows Mowgli, a young boy who is raised in the jungle by wolves, while making friend with bear Baloo and black panther Bagheera. However as he grows his life is threatened by the tiger Shere Khan, who believes that having a grown man in the jungle will end up destroying it.

Jon Favreau is set to direct from a script by Justin Marks. An October 9th, 2015 release date has been set.

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Bill Murray  DIRECTORS: Jon Favreau  FILMS: The Jungle Book (Disney 2015)  

St. Vincent Trailer – Bill Murray teams up with Melissa McCarthy & Chris O’Dowd

July 1, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

st-vincent-pic1With Melissa McCarthy returning to cinemas with Tammy this week, The Weinstein Company has decided it’s a good time to release the trailer for her next movie, St. Vincent, which sees her team up with Bill Murray, Naomi Watts and Chris O’Dowd.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Maggie (McCarthy), a single mother, moves into a new home in Brooklyn with her 12-year old son, Oliver (Lieberher). Forced to work long hours, she has no choice but to leave Oliver in the care of their new neighbor, Vincent (Murray), a retired curmudgeon with a penchant for alcohol and gambling. An odd friendship soon blossoms between the improbable pair. Together with a pregnant stripper named Daka (Watts), Vincent brings Oliver along on all the stops that make up his daily routine – the race track, a strip club, and the local dive bar. Vincent helps Oliver grow to become a man, while Oliver begins to see in Vincent something that no one else is able to: a misunderstood man with a good heart.’

The film is due out in the US in October, but no UK date is currently set. Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Chris O'Dowd, Naomi Watts  FILMS: St. Vincent  

Ghostbusters 3 Is Still Moving Forwards Despite Harold Ramis’ Death

February 26, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

ghostbusters-pic1With the news that Harold Ramis died, many thought that would be the end of the long-gestating and perennially in-development Ghostbusters 3 (although Ramis’ long illness, which he hoped to recover from, may have been one of the reasons it hasn’t moved forward before now, as he would have been unable to participate).

However THR reports that Sony Pictures and director Ivan Reitman are still hoping to move forward with the movie, although there will now have to be a rewrite to take into account Ramis’ passing and the fact he will no longer he able to appear.

Last November it was reported  that Sony was planning to start production this spring in Cleveland, Ohio, although script issues had already pushed that back (you would think after more than five years they’d have something great by now). Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg, have been working on the script, and will now have to make some revisions.

While it was believed Bill Murray had refused to return as Peter Venkman, some hope Ramis’ death might act as a catalyst to get him to change his mind. It’s also being suggested the other original stars may even be willing to take lower salaries in order to get the sequel off the ground.

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd  DIRECTORS: Ivan Reitman  FILMS: Ghostbusters 3  

New The Grand Budapest Hotel Trailer – Meet the cast of Wes Anderson’s star-studded movie

December 20, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


While Wes Anderson’s is a bit of a love him or be bored by him director, there’s no doubt a lot of people adore his quirky, eccentric movies – and that includes a lot of famous names, who are happy to show up to appear in his flicks. Indeed, he’s almost got his own repertory company with names such as Owen Wilson, Bill Murray and Ed Norton, who are all back for The Grand Budapest Hotel.

They’re not the only great names, as Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Jude Law, Harvey Keitel, Saoirse Ronan, Lea Seydoux, Jason Schwartzman, Tilda Swinton and Tom Wilkinson also star,

Now a new trailer has arrived, giving us a look at that cast, along with a poster that does the same.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enormous family fortune — all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent.’

It’s due out next spring. [Read more…]

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Owen Wilson, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson  DIRECTORS: Wes Anderson  FILMS: The Grand Budapest Hotel  

The Monuments Men UK Trailer – George Clooney, Matt Damon & co. are after looted art

December 4, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


George Clooney is back in the director’s chair for The Monuments Men, and if this new UK trailer is anything to go by, it looks like it’ll be vying for awards early next year. Clooney also stars alongside Matt Damon, John Goodman, Bob Balaban, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Jean Dujardin, and Hugh Bonneville.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action-thriller focusing on an unlikely World War II platoon, tasked by FDR with going into Germany to rescue artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and returning them to their rightful owners. It would be an impossible mission: with the art trapped behind enemy lines, and with the German army under orders to destroy everything as the Reich fell, how could these guys – seven museum directors, curators, and art historians, all more familiar with Michelangelo than the M-1 – possibly hope to succeed? But as the Monuments Men, as they were called, found themselves in a race against time to avoid the destruction of 1000 years of culture, they would risk their lives to protect and defend mankind’s greatest achievements.’

It’s due out in the US on December 18th, while it’ll arrive in the UK on January 9th. [Read more…]

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray  DIRECTORS: George Clooney  FILMS: The Monuments Men  

Bill Murray, Octavia Spencer & Jennifer Coolidge Wants To Say B.O.O.

October 31, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Bill-MurrayOn Halloween DreamWorks Animation decided it was a good idea to reveal that Bill Murray will join  cast of B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations as villainous ghost, Addison Drake. Jennifer Coolidge, best known for her role as Stifler’s mom in American Pie, will play Carol Sue, a bubbly transitions-relations officer, the The Help’s Octavia Spencer will play the tough as nails Sr. B.O.O. officer, Captain Book, according to THR.

The trio join the previously announced Seth Rogen, Melissa McCarthy, Rashida Jones and Matthew Bomer.

Director Anthony Leondis commented on the new cast members, “Bill Murray is the perfect actor to bring this character to life – or should I say ‘after-life? Along with Jennifer and Octavia, this is a dream cast. I can’t imagine a team more capable of packing a funnier punch to this broadly comedic ghost story.”

The supernatural action comedy follows two bumbling ghosts who get into all sorts of trouble when they join the Bureau of Otherworldly Operations (B.O.O.) – the ghost world’s elite counter-haunting unit – and ultimately must face off against the planet’s greatest haunter.

The film is set to be released by Twentieth Century Fox on June 5, 2015.

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Bill Murray, Octavia Spencer, Jennifer Coolidge  

The Grand Budapest Hotel Trailer – First look at Wes Anderson’s star-studded latest

October 18, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


While Wes Anderson’s is a bit of a love him or be bored by him director, there’s no doubt a lot of people adore his quirky, eccentric movies – and that includes a lot of famous names, who are happy to show up to appear in his flicks. Indeed, he’s almost got his own repertory company with names such as Owen Wilson, Bill Murray and Ed Norton, who are all back for The Grand Budapest Hotel.

They’re not the only great names, as Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Jude Law, Harvey Keitel, Saoirse Ronan, Lea Seydoux, Jason Schwartzman, Tilda Swinton and Tom Wilkinson also star,

Here’s the synopsis: ‘THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enormous family fortune — all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent.’

It’s due out early next year. [Read more…]

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Owen Wilson, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Jude Law, Harvey Keitel, Saoirse Ronan, Lea Seydoux, Jason Schwartzman, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson  DIRECTORS: Wes Anderson  FILMS: The Grand Budapest Hotel  

Bill Murray Will Rock the Kasbah For Director Barry Levinson

September 3, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Bill-MurrayAs he’s aged, Bill Murray has gotten very particular about the movies he decides to appear in, but Rock The Kasbah seems to have ticked his fancy as Variety reports that he’s set to star with Barry Levinson directing.

The movie ‘follows a burned-out music manager who goes to Afghanistan on the USO tour with his last remaining client. When he finds himself abandoned, penniless and without his passport, he discovers a young girl with an extraordinary voice, whom he sneaks back to Kabul to compete on the popular television show, “The Afghan Star,” Afghanistan’s equivalent of “American Idol.”’

The Variety report doesn’t mention is, but Murray will presumably play the manager. There’s no mention of when it might shoot either.

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Bill Murray  DIRECTORS: Barry Levinson  

Matt Damon & George Clooney Get A Monuments Men Poster

August 24, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

monuments-men-poster1
George Clooney is back in the director’s chair for The Monuments Men, and now a new poster for the movie has arrived, shoeing off Clooney alongside co-stars such as Matt Damon, John Goodman, Bob Balaban, Bill Murray, Jean Dujardin, and Hugh Bonneville.

There’s no woman in the poster (it is the Monuments Men, after all), but Cate Blanchett also stars.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action-thriller focusing on an unlikely World War II platoon, tasked by FDR with going into Germany to rescue artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and returning them to their rightful owners. It would be an impossible mission: with the art trapped behind enemy lines, and with the German army under orders to destroy everything as the Reich fell, how could these guys – seven museum directors, curators, and art historians, all more familiar with Michelangelo than the M-1 – possibly hope to succeed?  But as the Monuments Men, as they were called, found themselves in a race against time to avoid the destruction of 1000 years of culture, they would risk their lives to protect and defend mankind’s greatest achievements.’

It’s due out in the US on December 18th, while it’ll arrive in the UK on January 9th.

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: George Clooney, John Goodman, Bob Balaban, Bill Murray, Jean DuJardin, Hugh Bonneville, Matt Damon  DIRECTORS: George Clooney  FILMS: Monuments Men  
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