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

Deepwater Horizon (Blu-ray Review) – Mark Wahlberg faces a real-life maritime disaster

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In 2010 the worst maritime oil spill ever took place in the Gulf Of Mexico, after an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform. At the time, the media was so fixated on the oil that it was easy to overlook the fact that the initial disaster on Deepwater Horizon was truly cataclysmic and resulted in the deaths of 11 people.

Peter Berg’s movie sets out to redress the balance somewhat, depicting what happened on the platform and the horrific events the survivors endured. [Read more…]

New Deepwater Horizon Trailer – Mark Wahlberg & Dylan O’Brien take on a real-life disaster

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deepwater-horizon-slideWhen in 2010 oil was gush from deep in the Gulf Of Mexico with BP having massive difficulty is stemming the flow, it was easy to forget that the ecological disaster only came after a terrible human disaster, when the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, killing 11 people. Director Peter Berg has reteamed with his Lon Survivor star Mark Wahlberg to tell the story of what happened.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘On April 20th, 2010, the world’s largest man-made disaster occurred on the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. Directed by Peter Berg (Lone Survivor), this story honours the brave men and women whose heroism would save many on board, and change everyone’s lives forever.

Kurt Russell, John Malkovich, Gina Rodriguez, Dylan O’Brien and Kate Hudson also star. The film will be in cinemas in September. [Read more…]

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Deepwater Horizon Trailer – Mark Wahlberg & Dylan O’Brien take on a real-life disaster

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deepwater-horizon-slideWhen in 2010 oil was gush from deep in the Gulf Of Mexico with BP having massive difficulty is stemming the flow, it was easy to forget that the ecological disaster only came after a terrible human disaster, when the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, killing 11 people. Director Peter Berg has reteamed with his Lon Survivor star Mark Wahlberg to tell the story of what happened.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘On April 20th, 2010, the world’s largest man-made disaster occurred on the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. Directed by Peter Berg (Lone Survivor), this story honours the brave men and women whose heroism would save many on board, and change everyone’s lives forever.

Kurt Russell, John Malkovich, Gina Rodriguez, Dylan O’Brien and Kate Hudson also star. The film will be in cinemas in September. [Read more…]

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Penguins Of Madagascar (Blu-ray Review)

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I’m becoming increasingly convinced that DreamWorks Animation have given up on making films and have instead decided to make a series of 90 minute chase scenes. With some of their output this strategy has resulted in a giant mess, but with others it’s worked surprisingly well, and that’s the case with Penguins Of Madagascar.

Despite the title, this doesn’t really have much to do with the Madagascar films bar the presence of the military-minded penguins and a few jokey references. In the new film Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private come up against a surprising opponent when they meet Dr. Octavius Brine, who seems to be a brilliant human scientist, but is actually an octopus called Dave. The purple cephalopod harbours a hatred of the penguins due to the fact that they used to be loved far more than him at the zoo. [Read more…]

Rhys Ifans Takes On Dylan Thomas Biopic, With John Malkovich & Diego Luna Co-Starring

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Rhys-IfansToday marks the start of a festival in Wales to celebrate 100 years since the birth of playwright and poet Dylan Thomas. Rhys Ifans has already been a big part of marking the centenary, and now he’s taking it further as Variety reports that he’ll play the Under Milk Wood writer in the indie drama Dominion.

John Malkovich and Diego Luna have also signed up for the movie, with Steven Bernstein (Decoding Annie Parker) directing from his own script.

The film will focus on the events surrounding the last days before his untimely death at the age of 39 in 1953 in New York, which included multiple visits to the White Horse Tavern in Greenwich Village.’

Thomas was ill when he got to New York, although there’s been some speculation over exactly what killed him. The official reason was pneumonia, with pressure on the brain and a fatty liver as contributing factors. He was also given morphine before he was admitted to hospital, which is known to have affected his already difficult breathing – and some feel it’s more likely that killed him than pneumonia on its own. He was also an alcoholic although officially this didn’t contribute to his death.

The movie is due to start shooting later this month.

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Cesar Chavez Trailer – Michael Pena takes on the civil right leader for director Diego Luna

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Diego Luna made his name starring in films such as Y Tu Mama Tambien and Frida, but while he still takes acting roles, in the past few years he’s spent as much time producing movies and turning his hand to directing the likes of Abel. Now he’s back behind the camera for Cesar Chavez, a biopic of the famed Latino civil rights leader, starring Michael Pena, America Ferrera, Rosario Dawson and John Malkovich.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘In Cesar Chavez, director Diego Luna presents a powerful cinematic portrait of the legendary activist. The film stars Michael Peña (End of Watch, Lionsgate’s Academy Award-winning Crash) in the title role, along with America Ferrera (Ugly Betty, End of Watch), Rosario Dawson (Sin City, Seven Pounds) and John Malkovich (In The Line of Fire, Summit Entertainment’s Red and Red 2).

‘Chronicling the birth of a modern American movement, Cesar Chavez tells the story of the famed civil rights leader and labor organizer torn between his duties as a husband and father and his commitment to securing a living wage for farm workers. Passionate but soft-spoken, Chavez embraced non-violence as he battled greed and prejudice in his struggle to bring dignity to people. Chavez inspired millions of Americans from all walks of life who never worked on a farm to fight for social justice. His triumphant journey is a remarkable testament to the power of one individual’s ability to change the world.’

It’s due out in the US in March. [Read more…]

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Benedict Cumberbatch Up For The Penguins of Madagascar

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Benedict-cumberbatchBenedict Cumberbatch often comes across as very serious on-screen, but he’s definitely got a lighter side, which he’ll be showing off with his new project. He’s signed up to lend his voice to The Penguins of Madagascar, according to TheWrap. He’s not the only one either, as John Malkovich has joined the Madagascar spin-off too. Hit the jump to find out whom they’ll play.

There’s too many plot details are few, although it will obviously focus on the Penguins that became such as hit in the Madagascar movies. Benedict Cumberbatch will voice an animal who is secretly working for the CIA. He is chasing down a villain portrayed by John Malkovich.

Simon J. Smith is set to direct from a script by Michael Colton and John Aboud. The Penguins of Madagascar can currently be seen on a Nickelodeon TV show, a straight to DVD movie and a comic written by David Server and Jackson Lanzing, so they’re certainly popular. It should be out March 2015.

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Warm Bodies (DVD)

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The zombie apocalypse has left the humans fighting against a horde of shambling corpses. R (Nicholas Hoult) is one of those zombies, except he’s beginning to wonder if there’s more to life than stumbling about groaning. When he ‘meets’ Julie (Teresa Palmer), a beautiful human survivor, R falls in love. He sets about trying to charm her, as best a rotting corpse can, and soon finds he’s undergoing more than just a change of heart.

The first zombie films had a message to deliver, the same is true here. But on top of this, Warm Bodies is refreshing, original, and one of the wittiest films you’ll find. [Read more…]

Liam Hemsworth, John Malkovich & Teresa Palmer Join Cut Bank

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Liam Hemsworth hasn’t really broken out beyond The Hunger Games yet, but he’s certainly trying. Now he has joined the cast of Matt Shakman’s upcoming crime thriller Cut Bank, according to THR.

The movie is about Dwayne McLaren (Hemsworth), who dreams about leaving his hometown of Cut Bank, Montana.

While you’d have thought getting out of town would be easy, his efforts the leave trigger a deadly series of events that change the town and his life forever.

A pretty good cast including John Malkovich, Ben Kingsley, Michael Sheen and Teresa Palmer are lined up to star.

Matt Shakman is directing from a script written by Roberto Patino. Shooting started a couple of days ago.

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New Red 2 Trailer – Plus Mary-Louise Parker gets a character poster

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Red was a surprise success in 2010, attracting an older audience to an action film than would normally go to the multitude of young guy oriented flicks we get each year. Now a sequel is on its way and a new trailer is here, as well as a character poster featuring Mary-Louise Parker.

The likes of Bruce Willis, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren and John Malkovich are back, this time joined by the likes of Catherine Zeta-Jones, Anthony Hopkins and David Thewlis.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘In RED 2, the high-octane action-comedy sequel to the worldwide sleeper hit, retired black-ops CIA agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device. To succeed, they’ll need to survive an army of relentless assassins, ruthless terrorists and power-crazed government officials, all eager to get their hands on the next-generation weapon. The mission takes Frank and his motley crew to Paris, London and Moscow. Outgunned and outmanned, they have only their cunning wits, their old-school skills, and each other to rely on as they try to save the world-and stay alive in the process.’

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