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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

Bad Bromance (The D-Train) (DVD Review)

January 24, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Jack Black, James Marsden, Jeffrey Tambor, Kathryn Hahn, Russell Posner
Director: Andrew Mogel, Jarrad Paul
Running Time: 101 mins
Certificate: 15
Release Date: January 18th 2016 (UK)

When Bad Bromance (under its original title, The D-Train) first debuted at film festivals, it was met with surprise largely for a single scene, which it appears no one watching was expecting. Indeed, it is perhaps the playing down of that scene that’s contributed to the film making little impact.

Jack Black plays Dan, who’s living a dead-end life in the same town he grew up in. He has no real friends – people actively avoid hanging out with him – and very little to get excited about. He is however the chair of the 20th Anniversary High School reunion committee, but he’s having difficulty getting anyone to attend.

Then he hits on an idea – talking Oliver Lawless (James Marsden) into coming. Oliver left the town behind for LA and now stars in a national TV commercial. Dan is convinced getting him to attend would ensure plenty of others would also turn up. To put his plan into action, Dan concocts a fake business trip to Los Angeles to woo Oliver. [Read more…]

The D Train Trailer – Jack Black & James Marsden have sex (but let’s not mention it)

March 31, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

D-Train-jack-black-james-marsdenThe D Train got a decent but mixed reaction on its Sundance premiere, but ignited quite a lot of comment over a sex scene between James Marsden’s bisexual Oliver and Jack Black’s ostensibly straight Dan. Now the trailer has arrived, which lets us know something happened between them, while fudging the issue of exactly what.

In fact it makes the whole trailer a bit of odd, as Black seems shellshocked about what happened in LA, but all we see is him having a good time. But hey, it’s Hollywood law that if you can hide the gay in the marketing, you do, so we don’t actually get to really see what going on and once more Hollywood can say one thing about LGBT visibility and do another.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘All his life, Dan Landsman (Jack Black) has never been the cool guy. That’s about to change – if he can convince Oliver Lawless (Marsden), the most popular guy from his high school who’s now the face of a national Banana Boat ad campaign, to show up with him to their class reunion. A man on a mission, Dan travels from Pittsburgh to LA and spins a web of lies to recruit Lawless. But he gets more than he bargains for as the unpredictable Lawless proceeds to take over his home, career, and entire life. Showcasing Jack Black and James Marden’s most outrageous performances to date, THE D TRAIN serves up the question: how far would you go to be popular? Co-starring Kathryn Hahn and Jeffrey Tambor.’

A May 8th US release is set. [Read more…]

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: James Marsden, Mike White, Jack Black  FILMS: The D-Train  

James Marsden Talks The Best Of Me, Wanting To Do Musicals & Growing Up In Oklahoma

February 10, 2015 By Tim Isaac 1 Comment

james-marsden-the-best-of-meWho can forget The Notebook, a weepie that remains a firm favourite with lovers of romantic movies? James Marsden lost Rachel McAdams to Ryan Gosling in that 2004 gem but he has a second shot at romance with The Best of Me, another Nicholas Sparks adaptation, co-starring Michelle Monaghan. Here he chats about starring in the movie…

The Best of Me isn’t your first Nicholas Sparks movie. What is the appeal of his stories? Is it the human element after doing super hero films?
When I make my decisions about what roles I take, I have the tendency to jump all over the place and that is what makes it interesting for me. I don’t feel like I have done something like this since The Notebook. You also want to be aware of what type of films audiences like to go see. I guess part of me thinks there is a group of people out there that likes seeing me in this kind of role. That plays into the decision making a little bit. Beyond that, these themes are never out of style. These types of films are always something that people want to go see. [Read more…]

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: James Marsden  FILMS: The Best Of Me  

The Best Of Me (DVD Review)

February 8, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: James Marsden, Michelle Monaghan, Luke Bracey, Liana Liberato, Gerald McRaney
Director: Michael Hoffman
Running Time: 118 mins
Certificate: 12
Release Date: February 9th 2015

Have you ever had the sensation where you weren’t sure whether to be emotionally moved or whether to vomit? Well, I do now after watching The Best of Me.

After surviving an oil rig disaster, Dawson (James Marsden) gets a call to say that an old friend of his has died and he needs to travel back to his hometown to help sort things out. When he arrives he discovers he’s not the only one who got a call, as so did Amanda (Michelle Monaghan), a woman who has a history with Dawson and isn’t initially pleased to see him. [Read more…]

James Marsden Talks About His Gay Sex Scene With Jack Black In The D-Train

January 25, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

D-Train-jack-black-james-marsdenIt’s already sounding like a brief scene in The D-Train might court a bit of controversy when the movie expands beyond festival screenings. Those who saw the movie at its Sundance Premiere already seems unsure whether James Marsden and Jack Black having sex together is a cheap, gay-panic punchline, or whether it’s a smart way to lay-bare the hypocrisy behind many bromance movies, which take things to the cusp of sexual love while constantly pretending that it isn’t by making vaguely homophobic jokes.

The D-Train revolves around Black’s character trying score some points by ensuring that the class ‘celebrity’, played by Marsden, comes back to their hometown to attend the high school reunion. Marsden’s character is bisexual and as his bromance with Black grows, it results in them making out and then a briefly shown sex scene.

Apparently they waited to the very end of filming to shoot that sex scene, with Marsden telling Variety, “It seemed like we were saving it for celebration time,” before adding that what he liked about it is that, “In comedy you feel like you’ve seen it all and this was so subversive.”

As to why the sex scene – which causes Black’s character a lot of soul-searching in the second half of the movie – is so brief, director Jarrad Paul comments, “We always thought that less was more,” with his co-director Andrew Mogel adding, “Ultimately we decided it was best as a quick pop.”

It’ll certainly be interesting what reactions the actual sex scene – which Variety decribes as being ‘shot in a few brief and blurry seconds’, but with a preceding make-out scene causing ‘I can’t believe what I’m seeing laughter’ – causes as it reaches a wider audience. Bi-curiosity is certainly an underexplored area on film, but it’s yet to be seen whether this is the movie to do it justice.

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Jack Black, James Marsden  FILMS: The D-Train  

The Best Of Me Trailer – James Marsden gets a Nicholas Sparks adaptation

June 7, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Paul Walker was due to join the likes of Zac Efron, Ryan Gosling, Channing Tatum and Josh Duhamel as the male star of a Nicholas Sparks adaptation. However his death sadly prevented that. Instead he was replaced by the James Marsden and we get our first taste of how well he’s done with it thanks to this trailer.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Based on the bestselling novel by acclaimed author Nicholas Sparks, The Best of Me tells the story of Dawson (Marsden) and Amanda (Michelle Monaghan), two former high school sweethearts who find themselves reunited after 20 years apart, when they return to their small town for the funeral of a beloved friend. Their bittersweet reunion reignites the love they’ve never forgotten, but soon they discover the forces that drove them apart twenty years ago live on, posing even more serious threats today. Spanning decades, this epic love story captures the enduring power of our first true love, and the wrenching choices we face when confronted with elusive second chances.’

It’s not Marsden’s first trip to Sparks-town, as he also had a bit part in The Notebook, but here he gets to take centre stage. The Best of Me is due this autumn. [Read more…]

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: James Marsden, Michelle Monaghan  DIRECTORS: Michael Hoffman  FILMS: The Best Of Me  

New Walk Of Shame Red Band Trailer – Elizabeth Banks has a bad morning after sleeping with James Marsden

April 16, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


Elizabeth Banks is always a lot of fun and James Marsden is usually pretty good value for money too. The both got to play the partners of the leads on 30 Rock, but as one was with Alec Baldwin and the other Tina Fey, they didn’t get many scenes together.

However that’s gonna change with Walk Of Shame, which now has a new red band trailer.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘After losing an audition for her dream job, an aspiring Los Angeles TV news anchor goes out for an uncharacteristic night of partying. She awakes in a stranger’s bed to a phone message from her agent telling her the job is hers, if she can make it across town by 5 pm. Stranded in an unknown area without money, a phone, and a car, she embarks on a series of misadventures as she races to the most important job interview of her life.’

A May US release is set. [Read more…]

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Elizabeth Banks, James Marsden  DIRECTORS: Steven Brill  FILMS: Walk Of Shame  

Jack Black & James Marsden Are Getting On The D-Train For A New Comedy

February 11, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

james-marsdenIt’s been revealed that Jack Black and James Marsden are teaming up for a new indie comedy, as THR reports that they’ve both signed up to star in fun sounding The D-Train.

The movie follows Jack Black’s character, who’s the chairman of a high school reunion committee chairman. He hopes that throwing a stellar bash will help with the acceptance he’s been craving and perhaps make those he went to school with think differently of him. He heads off to Los Angeles in order to try and convince his most popular classmate (Marsden), to attend their 20 year reunion. That popular guy is now a failed actor who’s working in commercials.

Mike White, who wrote the screenplay, is also set to star as the man who was Jack Black’s character’s only friend in high school. Nat Faxon is in negotiations to join the cast, but it isn’t known who he will play.

It’s a bit of a reunion for Jack Black and Mike White, as the actor has previously starred in the White written Orange County, School of Rock and Nacho Libre. Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel are set to make their directorial debuts with The D-Train. It’s not clear when it will shoot.

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: James Marsden, Jack Black, Nat Faxon  

Walk Of Shame Trailer – Elizabeth Banks gets lost after a one night stand with James Marsden

January 17, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


Elizabeth Banks is always a lot of fun, and it certainly seems she’s going to give good value for money in Walk Of Shame. Now the first trailer for the movie has arrived, which stars Banks alongside the likes of James Marsden.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘After losing an audition for her dream job, an aspiring Los Angeles TV news anchor goes out for an uncharacteristic night of partying. She awakes in a stranger’s bed to a phone message from her agent telling her the job is hers, if she can make it across town by 5 pm. Stranded in an unknown area without money, a phone, and a car, she embarks on a series of misadventures as she races to the most important job interview of her life.’

Quite frankly I know a lot of people who wouldn’t care how lost they were if it meant they’d spent the night with James Marsden.

It’s out this spring. [Read more…]

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Elizabeth Banks, James Marsden  FILMS: Walk Of Shame  

Films Find Replacements For The Late Paul Walker In The Form Of James Marsden & Rupert Friend

January 10, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

james-marsdenWhile Paul Walker was best known for the Fast & Furious, he also had a few other films lined up, two of which have now decided it is time to find a replacement, with Deadline reporting James Marsden is likely to take Walker place in The Best Of Me, while Rupert Friend is in talks for Agent 47, according to TheWrap.

The Best of Me is adapted from Nicholas Sparks’ novel, which follows two high school sweethearts, Dawson Cole and Amanda Collier, who reunite 25 years later at the funeral of their friend. James Marsden has been offered the role of Dawson, with Michelle Monaghan portraying Amanda. Michael Hoffman will direct. The film was due for an October 2014 release, but that may shift due to Walker’s death.

Agent 47 is the planned reboot based of the Hitman videogame series, which previously became a movie starring Timothy Olyphant in 2007. In the game, Agent 47 is an assassin with a barcode tattoo on the back of his head. Friend has previously appeared in Pride & Prejudice, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and The Young Victoria, and more recently has been starring in Homeland. Aleksander Bach is making his feature directorial debut with the movie. It isn’t known when it might shoot.

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: James Marsden, Rupert Friend, Paul Walker  FILMS: The Best Of Me, Agent 47  
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