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

Argo & Les Miserables Top the Golden Globes

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argo-posterBen Affleck should have a big smile on his face this morning, having picked up Best Director for Argo at the Golden Globe Awards, while the movie also won Best Film, Drama. They weren’t the only ones with reasons to be happy, as Les Miserables got the Best Film, Musical Or Comedy gong, while Hugh Jackman got Best Actor, Musical Or Comedy and Anne Hathaway swiped Best Supporting Actress for the movie.

In other acting categories, Daniel Day-Lewis was feted for Lincoln in the Best Actor, Drama category, Jessica Chastain won Best Actress, Drama for Zero Dark Thirty, Jennifer Lawrence got Best Actress, Musical Or Comedy for Silver Linings Playbook, while Christoph Waltz bagged Best Supporting Actor for Django Unchained.

The only British winner amongst the film nominees was Adele, who picked up Best Original Song for Skyfall. However us Brits did better in the TV categories, with Damien Lewis winning Best TV Series Actor, Drama for Homeland, and Maggie Smith picking up a Best Supporting Actress award for Downton Abbey.

The most talked about moment of the night though was probably Jodie Foster picking up The Cecil B. Demille lifetime achievement award, where she acknowledged fully for the first time that she is a lesbian. It’s something that’s been known for a long time, and she did tangentially talk about it in a 2007 speech where she thanked her then female partner, but this is the first time she’s dealt with it head on – although her speech suggested that in an ideal world she’d keep the information private.

Take a look below for the full list of winners.

FILM
BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
Argo

Django Unchained
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty

BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Les Miserables

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Moonrise Kingdom
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Silver Linings Playbook

BEST DIRECTOR
Ben Affleck, Argo

Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Ang Lee, Life of Pi
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR, DRAMA
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln

Richard Gere, Arbitrage
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Denzel Washington, Flight

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS, DRAMA
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty

Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone
Helen Mirren, Hitchcock
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Rachel Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables

Jack Black, Bernie
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Ewan McGregor, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Bill Murray, Hyde Park on the Hudson

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook

Emily Blunt, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Judi Dench, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Maggie Smith, Quartet
Meryl Streep, Hope Springs

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained

Alan Arkin, Argo
Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables

Amy Adams, The Master
Sally Field, Lincoln
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Nicole Kidman, The Paperboy

BEST SCREENPLAY
Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained

Mark Boal, Zero Dark Thirty
Tony Kushner, Lincoln
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Chris Terrio, Argo

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Brave

Frankenweenie
Rise of the Guardians
Wreck-It Ralph

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE PICTURE
Amour

A Royal Affair
The Intouchables
Kon-Tiki
Rust and Bone

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Mychael Danna, Life of Pi

Alexandre Desplat, Argo
Dario Marianelli, Anna Karenina
Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil, Cloud Atlas
John Williams, Lincoln

ORIGINAL SONG
Skyfall, Skyfall – Music by: Adele, Paul Epworth Lyrics by: Adele, Paul Epworth

For You, Act of Valor – Music by: Monty Powell, Keith Urban Lyrics by: Monty Powell, Keith Urban
Not Running Anymore, Stand Up Guys – Music by: Jon Bon Jovi Lyrics by: Jon Bon Jovi
Safe & Sound, The Hunger Games – Music by: Taylor Swift, John Paul White, Joy Williams, T-Bone Burnett Lyrics by: Taylor Swift, John Paul White, Joy Williams, T-Bone Burnett
Suddenly, Les Miserables – Music by: Claude-Michel Schönberg Lyrics by: Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg

TV
BEST TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA
Homeland

Breaking Bad
Boardwalk Empire
Downton Abbey
The Newsroom

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA
Damian Lewis, Homeland

Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
Jon Hamm, Mad Men

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA
Claire Danes, Homeland

Connie Britton, Nashville
Glenn Close, Damages
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

BEST TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY
Girls

The Big Bang Theory
Episodes
Modern Family
Smash

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Don Cheadle, House of Lies

Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Louis C.K., Louie
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Lena Dunham, Girls

Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

BEST MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Game Change

The Girl
Hatfields & McCoys
The Hour
Political Animals

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys

Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock
Woody Harrelson, Game Change
Toby Jones, The Girl
Clive Owen, Hemingway & Gellhorn

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Julianne Moore, Game Change

Nicole Kidman, Hemingway & Gellhorn
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Asylum
Sienna Miller, The Girl
Sigourney Weaver, Political Animals

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES, OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Ed Harris, Game Change

Max Greenfield, New Girl
Danny Huston, Magic City
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES, OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey

Hayden Panettiere, Nashville
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Sarah Paulson, Game Change
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family

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New Zero Dark Thirty Trailer – Fresh look at Kathryn Bigelow’s acclaimed film

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There may have been a bit of controversy over scenes of torture in Zero Dark Thirty (with people saying the film supports it), but Kathryn Bigelow’s movie about the hunt for Osama Bin Laden has emerged as one of the front-runners at the Oscars. Now a new trailer has arrived to give us a fresh look at the film.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘For a decade, an elite team of intelligence and military operatives, working in secret across the globe, devoted themselves to a single goal: to find and eliminate Osama bin Laden. Zero Dark Thirty reunites the Oscar winning team of director-producer Kathryn Bigelow and writer-producer Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker) for the story of history’s greatest manhunt for the world’s most dangerous man.’

The film reaches UK cinemas on January 25th.

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Mama Trailer – Jessica Chastain gets creepy in the Del Toro produced flick

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Jessica Chastain is looking a bit goth in Mama, but that’s the least of her problems, as she and hubbt Lucas are faced with the challenge of raising his young nieces who have been left alone in the forest for 5 years… but how alone were they? On the evidence of this trailer, they had plenty of creepy company from Mama, and she’s pissed! The Guillermo Del Toro produced film should hit cinemas early next year.

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Zero Dark Thirty Trailer – Kathryn Bigelow’s look at the hunt for Osama gets a full trailer

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Kathryn Bigelow’s Hurt Locker follow-up, Zero Dark Thirty, has already proven controversial due to the supposedly priviledged access President Obama gave the filmmakers to the operation to hunt down Osama Bin Laden. Now a new trailer for the movie is here. The film focuses on the black ops mission to capture or kill Osama bin Laden, which culminated in his death during a high-stakes raid on his compound in Pakistan. Kyle Chandler, Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton and Mark Strong star.

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Zero Dark Thirty Trailer – First look at Kathryn Bigelow’s seeking Osama movie

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Kathryn Bigelow’s Hurt Locker follow-up, Zero Dark Thirty, has already proven controversial due to the supposedly priviledged access President Obama gave the filmmakers to the operation to hunt down Osama Bin Laden. Now the first trailer for the movie is here. The film focuses on the black ops mission to capture or kill Osama bin Laden, which culminated in his death during a high-stakes raid on his compound in Pakistan. Kyle Chandler, Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton and Mark Strong star.

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New Lawless Trailer Lands – Tom Hardy & Shia LaBeouf go bootlegging

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Directed by John Hillcoat from a script by him and Proposition cohort Nick Cave, Lawless is based on Matt Bodurant’s book about the author’s grandfather and two great-uncles, who were part of a fierce criminal gang at the centre of the US’s moonshine trade during prohibition. The story also follows a writer named Sherwood Anderson, who is on the trail of the bootlegging gang. The film has a great cast, with Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, Gary Oldman, Guy Pearce, Jessica Chastain, and Mia Wasikowska onboard. It’ll hit UK cinemas on August 31st.

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James McAvoy Joins Jessica Chastain In Eleanor Rigby

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Double features are rare things nowadays, but recently Jessica Chastain signed up for one and now James McAvoy has joined her in The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him and The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her, replacing the previously announced Joel Edgerton, according to THR.

The films follow a married couple in New York City, who deal with a emotional, life-altering experience. The story will be explored in both movies, one from the perspective of the restaurant owner husband (James McAvoy), and the second following the wife (Jessica Chastain), who goes back to college.

Ned Benson is writing and directing both films with Cassandra Kulukundis producing. Production on both movies is expected to begin in July.

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Lawless Character Posters – Tom Hardy, Shia Labeouf & more

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A couple of weeks ago we had the trailer for Lawless, which debuts at the Cannes Film Festival ahead of release later this year. And to go alongside the film’s premiere, a set of character posters have been released via Huffpo, showing off Tom Hardy, Shia Labeouf, Jessica Chastain and more’s 1930s gangster style look.

Directed by John Hillcoat from a script by him and Proposition cohort Nick Cave, the movie is based on Matt Bodurant’s book about the author’s grandfather and two great-uncles, who were part of a fierce criminal gang at the centre of the US’s moonshine trade during prohibition. The story also follows a writer named Sherwood Anderson, who is on the trail of the bootlegging gang. The film has a great cast, with Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, Gary Oldman, Guy Pearce, Jessica Chastain, and Mia Wasikowska onboard. It’ll hit UK cinemas on August 31st.

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Rebecca Hall Replacing Jessica Chastain In Iron Man 3

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Last month Jessica Chastain was in talks to join the cast of Iron Man 3, playing a scientist. However yesterday she took to Facebook to say that due to a ridiculously busy schedule she won’t be able to slot the Marvel movie in.

However the comic company and director Shane Black aren’t wasting any time (they can’t as the film starts shooting soon), as they’ve already offered the part to The Town’s Rebecca Hall, according to THR. No new details have been revealed about the role, although when Chastain was up for the part it was said she’d be a ‘a sexy scientist every bit as smart as Tony Stark’. Presumably she’ll be someone involved with the nanotechnology that’s said to be a central part of the plot.

Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley, Andy Lau, Guy Pearce and Don Cheadle also star, with filming set to begin later this month.

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Jessica Chastain Going Sexy Scientist In Iron Man 3

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Jessica Chastain seems too good an actress to be taking small parts in superhero movies, but then, if someone phones you up and says ‘Do you wanna be in an Iron Man movie?’, you’re hardly going to say ‘no’! The Oscar nominated actress is now in talks for Iron Man 3, according to Deadline.

It’s not clear exactly how she’ll fit into the plot – or even if she’s on the side of the good guys or not – but she’ll play ‘a sexy scientist every bit as smart as Tony Stark’. Let’s just hope the smarts are what they’ve got Chastain on board for, and not just to parade her around in sexy outfits.

Chastain was apparently offered the role a while ago, but at the time it appeared scheduling issues meant she couldn’t accept, at which point Diane Kruger, Gemma Arterton and Isla Fisher were considered. However the timing problems have now been sorted out and so Chastain is back in talks.

Franchise stars Robert Downey, Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle and Scarlett Johansson, will be joined by newcomers Ben Kingsley and Guy Pearce in the film, which will start shooting next month.

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