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

The Meyerowitz Stories Trailer – Adam Sandler teams with Noah Baumbach for a critically praised movie

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The words ‘Adam Sandler’ and ‘critical praise’ are rarely written in the same sentence, but it’s true of The Meyerowitz Stories, which debuted in competition at Cannes and got a lot of positive notices. While the presence of director Noah Baumbach probably helps, Sandler is apparently really good.

He’s also got some great actors in support including Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson. And all this for a movie that will be largely bypassing cinemas and going straight onto Netflix.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘From writer/director Noah Baumbach, The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) is the emotional and comic intergenerational tale of adult siblings (Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, and Elizabeth Marvel) contending with the long shadow their strong-willed father (Dustin Hoffman) has cast over their lives.  With an original screenplay by Baumbach, the film also stars Emma Thompson, Grace Van Patten, Adam Driver, Candice Bergen, Judd Hirsch, and Rebecca Miller. The film was produced by Scott Rudin, Baumbach, Lila Yacoub, and Eli Bush.

‘An Official Selection of Cannes Film Festival 2017, the film will make its North American premiere at this year’s New York Film Festival. The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) will be released on Netflix and in select cinemas on October 13th.’

Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]

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Tootsie (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray Review)

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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…]

Dustin Hoffman Joins Ben Foster In Lance Armstrong Biopic

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Dustin-HoffmanShooting started a while ago on Stephen Frear’s biopic of Lance Armstrong, but that doesn’t mean the full cast has been announced, as it’s only now that it’s been announced, via Deadline, that Dustin Hoffman has signed on to star.

Ben Foster is set to play as Lance Armstrong, with Chris O’Dowd portraying the journalist who helped uncover the massive doping scandal that tarnished his seven Tour de France victories. Jesse Plemons, Guillaume Canet and Lee Pace also star in unspecified roles. It isn’t known who Hoffman is playing.

Stephen Frears is directing from a screenplay by John Hodge. Production is currently underway in Europe, but Dustin Hoffman won’t be on set until the shoot moves to the US for the final stages of production, so it probably won’t be a massive role.

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Dustin Hoffman & Steve Buscemi Up For The Cobbler

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Dustin-HoffmanHoffmThe Cobbler has come together very quickly, with Adam Sandler and Dan Stevens signing up in the last few weeks and the shoot already started. Now they’ve got some company, as Dustin Hoffman, Method Man and Steve Buscemi have joined the cast of The Cobbler, according to TheWrap.

Adam Sandler plays the title character, a shoe repairman blessed with the ability to enter the lives of his customers. No details have been given about Dustin Hoffman and Method Man’s roles, although Steve Buscemi plays a character named Manny.

Thomas McCarthy is directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with Paul Sado.

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Dustin Hoffman & Bobby Canavale Join Jon Favreau’s Chef

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Dustin-HoffmanTwitter is becoming an increasingly popular way for directors to announce additions to their casts, eschewing the traditional route of going of The Hollywood Reporter or Variety. Jon Favreau is following that trend by using Twitter’s Vine to release a video revealing that Dustin Hoffman and Bobby Cannavale have joined the cast of his upcoming indie comedy, Chef.

The tweet to go alongside it simply said, ‘New cast members. #Chef https://vine.co/v/hZEIHAVuwbD’, and you can take a look at the accompanying video below.

The movie follows a former chef (Favreau) who decides to set a food truck in Los Angeles. No details have been revealed as to exactly what Dustin Hoffman and Bobby Cannavale will be doing in the movie, but they join a cast that includes Jon Favreau, Sofí Vergara, John Leguizamo, Scarlett Johansson, and Robert Downey Jr. Shooting has already started in LA.

It’s currently due for release May 2014.

— Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) July 15, 2013

 

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Dustin Hoffman & Judi Dench Up For Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot

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judi-denchYou might expect a Roald Dahl adaptation to be looking for young faces, but Esio Trot is slightly different, and so the first names attached to a movie version are Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench, according to Showbiz 411.

Irish director Dearbhla Walsh is behind this one, taking on Dahl’s sweet but slight tale (which will presumably be expanded for the screen. It follows Mr. Hoppy, a bashful older gent who falls is in love with Ms Silver, the woman who lives underneath him. She has a tiny pet tortoise that she wishes would grow larger, and so Mr. Hoppy comes up with a scheme to help.

It’s the sort of quirky tale that could make for an entertaining movie, and it will be interesting to see if they make this as a children’s film or try for something a little more grown-up.

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