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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

Chris Evans & Jared Leto Are Circling Girl On The Train

September 22, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Chris-EvansEmily Blunt has recently been talking about her role in the adaptation of the hit book Girl On A Train, saying that while the action may be relocating from London to New York, she will still play the character as English. Now she may also have some co-stars (alongside the previously cast Rebecca Ferguson and Haley Bennett), as Variety reports that Chris Evans and Jared Leto are being eyed for the movie.

Paula Hawkin’s book made history when it spent 20 consecutive weeks at the top of the hardback bestseller charts, and ‘follows a woman (Blunt) devastated by her recent divorce who spends her commute fantasizing about a seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day. Along the way, she becomes entangled in a mystery revolving around the married couple.’

Assuming they sign on Evans will be Ferguson’s husband, while Leto will be the hubby of Bennett.

Out director Tate Taylor (The Help) is set to helm the movie from Cressida Wilson’s script. It’s believed shooting will start later this year.

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ACTORS: Chris Evans, Jared Leto, Emily Blunt  DIRECTORS: Tate Taylor  

Sicario Trailer – Emily Blunt leads Denis Villeneuve’s new crime thriller

June 18, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

sicario-slideWith Incendies, Prisoners and, to a lesser extent, Enemies, Denis Villenueve has shown he’s one of the most interesting directors around, and you’ve got to think teaming up with Emily Blunt and Benicio Del Toro for Sicario has to be a good idea.

Here’s the film’s synopsis: ‘In Mexico, SICARIO means hitman. In the lawless border area stretching between the U.S. and Mexico, an idealistic FBI agent [Emily Blunt] is enlisted by an elite government task force official [Josh Brolin] to aid in the escalating war against drugs. Led by an enigmatic consultant with a questionable past [Benicio Del Toro], the team sets out on a clandestine journey forcing Kate to question everything that she believes in order to survive. A Lionsgate presentation, a Black Label Media presentation, a Thunder Road production, a Denis Villeneuve film.’

Following it’s Cannes premiere it’s been getting some good reviews. You can take a look at the trailer below, with the film itself due in cinemas later this year. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro  DIRECTORS: Denis Villeneuve  FILMS: Sicario  

Jessica Chastain Set To Join Chris Hemsworth In Huntsman

February 25, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

jessica-chastainIt’s taking a long time to get the follow-up to Snow White & The Huntsman ready for the big screen but it finally seems to be coming together.

Chris Hemsworth is still around – indeed he’s at the centre as the movie is just called Huntsman – and now Deadline reports that Emily Blunt has finalised her deal to play the villain, and that Jessica Chastain is now in talks for the film, although it’s not clear what her role will be.

Last month it appeared Nick Frost wouldn’t be back after being unable to come to terms with Universal, but now it seems he’ll return after all.

Unfortunately we don’t have too many details about what the film will be about, but we do know Cedric Nicolas-Troyan is directing from a screenplay that’s been worked on by the likes of Frank Darabont, Craig Mazin and Evan Spiliotopoulos. An April 2016 release date has been set.

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ACTORS: Jessica Chastain, Chris Hemsworth, Nick Frost, Emily Blunt  FILMS: The Huntsman: Winter's War  

Into The Woods (Cinema Review)

January 8, 2015 By Mike Martin Leave a Comment

Starring: Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Johnny Depp
Director: Rob Marshall
Running Time: 124 mins
Certificate: PG
Release Date: January 9th 2015

Ah, Stephen Sondheim, writer of amazing tongue-twisting lyrics, flat tunes and dark themes. That’s been his formula for many a year – the flat tunes aren’t deliberate presumably – and they are all present and correct in this film version of his adult take on fairy tales. Adult is certainly the word here, the underlying theme being human beings’ reluctance to grow up and face the real world, and the terrifying prospect of sex, while superficially there are blindings, stabbings, a prince whose eye wanders, an absent father, and plenty of death.

Throw in a top-notch cast – and James Corden – and you get a polished, great-looking and sounding, entertaining fable. The story itself peaks a little early and there are longeurs in the story of the giant, but overall it’s a successful adaptation of Sondheim’s stage musical. [Read more…]

Great New Into The Woods Character Posters & Trailer Arrive

November 6, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

into-the-woods-character-poster10-slideDisney is hoping we’ll all be in the mood for a musical just after Christmas when they release Into The Woods, but as they know most people don’t know the tunes, they’re busy selling it on the great cast, beautiful visuals and fairytale-based storyline.

To get us excited a set of 10 characters posters have now been released along with a new poster. You can take a look at them below.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘“Into the Woods” is a modern twist on several of the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few choice stories and exploring the consequences of the characters’ wishes and quests. This humorous and heartfelt musical follows the classic tales of Cinderella (Anna Kendrick), Little Red Riding Hood (Lilla Crawford), Jack and the Beanstalk (Daniel Huttlestone), and Rapunzel (MacKenzie Mauzy), all tied together by an original story involving a Baker and his Wife (James Corden and Emily Blunt), their wish to begin a family and their interaction with the Witch (Meryl Streep), who has put a curse on them.

‘Rob Marshall, the acclaimed filmmaker behind the Academy Award®-winning musical “Chicago” and Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” directs the film, which is based on the Tony®-winning original musical by James Lapine, who also penned the screenplay, and legendary composer Stephen Sondheim, who provides the music and lyrics. Produced by John DeLuca, Marshall, “Wicked” producer Marc Platt and Callum McDougall, “Into the Woods” will be released in UK cinemas January 9, 2015.’ [Read more…]

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ACTORS: James Corden, Emily Blunt, Anna Kendrick, Meryl Streep, Chris Pine, Johnny Depp  DIRECTORS: Rob Marshall  FILMS: Into The Woods  

Into The Woods Featurette – First chance to hear Anna Kendrick, Meryl Streep & co. sing

October 24, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Anna Kendrick in Into The Woods

Anna Kendrick in Into The Woods

While the Into The Woods trailer we got a few weeks ago was pretty cool, it did have one major element missing – singing. In fact if you didn’t know anything about the movie you wouldn’t have even known it was a musical.

However now we get our first chance to hear the cast sing in a new featurette about the film’s story, which includes Anna Kendrick, James Corden, Emily Blunt, and Meryl Streep singing I Wish and Streep adding a bit of Stay With Me too.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Into the Woods is a modern twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few choice stories and exploring the consequences of the characters’ wishes and quests. This humorous and heartfelt musical follows the classic tales of Cinderella (Anna Kendrick), Little Red Riding Hood (Lilla Crawford), Jack and the Beanstalk (Daniel Huttlestone), and Rapunzel (MacKenzie Mauzy)—all tied together by an original story involving a baker and his wife (James Corden & Emily Blunt), their wish to begin a family and their interaction with the witch (Meryl Streep) who has put a curse on them.

‘Rob Marshall, the talented filmmaker behind the Academy Award®-winning musical “Chicago” and Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” helms the film, which is based on the Tony®-winning original musical by James Lapine, who also penned the screenplay, and legendary composer Stephen Sondheim, who provides the music and lyrics. Produced by Marshall, John DeLuca, “Wicked” producer Marc Platt and Callum McDougall, “Into the Woods” hits UK cinemas Jan, 9 2015.’ [Read more…]

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ACTORS: James Corden, Emily Blunt, Anna Kendrick, Meryl Streep, Chris Pine, Johnny Depp  DIRECTORS: Rob Marshall  FILMS: Into The Woods  

Edge Of Tomorrow (Blu-ray Review)

October 13, 2014 By Tim Isaac 1 Comment

Starring: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton, Brendan Gleeson
Director: Doug Liman
Running Time: 113 mins
Certificate: 12
Release Date: October 13th 2014 (UK)

I get the feeling there was a bit of ‘I told you so’ going round in Hollywood after Edge Of Tomorrow failed to live up to financial expectations. And in true Tinsel Town fashion they decided the problem was the name. As a result it’s got a bit of a makeover for its home entertainment release, where the cover would suggest it’s called ‘Live. Die. Repeat’ – which to be honest is a much better name than the pretty much meaningless Edge Of Tomorrow.

The fact it barely cracked $100 million in the US certainly isn’t the film’s fault as it’s a great slice of big budget action, which for the first time in several years reminds us exactly why Tom Cruise is a movie star. And in an era of tentpole movies that try to outdo each other in how po-faced they can be (I’m blaming you, Christopher Nolan), it’s refreshing to find one that has a great sense of humour without being as dumb as much Hollywood fare (I’m blaming you, Michael Bay). [Read more…]

The Wind Rises (Blu-ray Review)

September 29, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Martin Short, Stanley Tucci
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Running Time: 126 mins
Certificate: PG
Release Date: September 29th 2014 (UK)

While Japanese anime that covers weirdly sexual sci-fi, giant robots and horror has found its place in the West, what still seems like an anomaly to us are animated movies for grown-ups that don’t go that far into the fantastical. In fact for several reasons, and despite how good it is, it’s difficult to imagine The Wind Rises ever getting a release over here if it weren’t directed by the legendary Hayao Miyazaki (and it’s probably his last film).

The movie is a biopic of one of Miyazaki’s heroes, Jirô Horikoshi, starting with his youth as a young boy in the 1920s who dreams of being able to fly, but knowing that due to his bad eyesight he can never be a pilot. Once grown he heads off to university to become an engineer before getting a job helping to design planes. [Read more…]

Into The Woods Teaser Trailer – Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Chris Pine & Anna Kendrick go fairytale

August 1, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

James Corden & Emily Blunt in Into The Woods

James Corden & Emily Blunt in Into The Woods

It’s a bit of an odd choice for Disney’s first teaser for Into The Woods not to really acknowledge that it’s a full-on musical, but that’s presumably to intrigue people who don’t know much about Stephen Sondheim’s classic stage show and who may be a little uncertain about lots of singing.

This may be because Disney knows they’ve already got a tough sell with Sondheim aficionados, who’ve been grumbling that some of the darker edges will be removed for the film version to make it more firmly family friendly. As a result they know they need to draw in an audience far beyond the hardcore musical crowd.

And as with the images released a couple of days ago, they’re also still keeping us guessing by not fully revealing Johnny Depp as the big bad wolf.

It looks very pretty though and will hopefully keep to the spirit of Sondheim’s show.

The movie is about a baker (James Corden) and his wife (Emily Blunt) who head into the woods to confront an evil witch (Meryl Streep), whose curse prevents the couple from ever having children.
Along their way they encounter various fairytale characters such as Anna Kendrick’s Cinderella and the Big Bad Wolf (Johnny Depp). Tracey Ullman is set to be the mother of Jack the Giant Killer, while Christine Baranski is Cinderella’s mean stepmother. Anna Kendrick meanwhile is Cinderella, with Chris Pine as her Prince Charming.

Rob Marshall is directing from a screenplay by James Lapine. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: James Corden, Emily Blunt, Anna Kendrick, Meryl Streep, Chris Pine, Johnny Depp  DIRECTORS: Rob Marshall  FILMS: Into The Woods  

Take Your First Look At Chris Pine, James Corden, Anna Kendrick & More In Into The Woods

July 30, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Into-The-Woods-pic12Shortly after it started shooting we got our first look at Disney’s movie version of Stephen Sondheim’s fairytale musical Into The Woods, with an image of Meryl Streep as a wicked witch. However it’s only now we’ve got some new shots, we include our first looks at the likes of James Corden, Emily Blunt, Chris Pine, Anna Kendrick, and Tracey Ullman.

But whose arm is it in the image above? Well, that’s Johnny Depp who’s taking the role of the Big Bad Wolf.

The movie is about a baker (James Corden) and his wife (Emily Blunt) who head into the woods to confront an evil witch (Meryl Streep), whose curse prevents the couple from ever having children.
Along their way they encounter various fairytale characters such as Anna Kendrick’s Cinderella and the Big Bad Wolf (Johnny Depp). Tracey Ullman is set to be the mother of Jack the Giant Killer, while Christine Baranski is Cinderella’s mean stepmother. Anna Kendrick meanwhile is Cinderella, with Chris Pine as her Prince Charming.

Rob Marshall is directing from a screenplay by James Lapine. With these images now released, expect a trailer soon. Click on the pics below for larger versions. [Read more…]

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: James Corden, Emily Blunt, Anna Kendrick, Meryl Streep, Chris Pine, Johnny Depp  DIRECTORS: Rob Marshall  FILMS: Into The Woods  
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