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Molly Shannon’s Recent LGBT-Themed Roles Were Inspired By Her Gay Dad

June 14, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The last couple of movies Molly Shannon has starred in have seen her playing the mother of a gay man. That was her character in both Other People and Miles, the latter of which was just released in US cinemas. It turns out this wasn’t purely a coincidence (or because they were the only gigs she could get). It was partially because her father gay, although she didn’t know this until towards the end of his life.

As reported by The Advocate, at a post-screening Q&A in Los Angeles last week, she said, “My dad was gay and closeted – born in 1926, where it wasn’t an option. Married.”

Shannon was unaware of her father’s hidden sexuality growing up, although now she sees that there were certain aspects of his personality that might have been a clue. “When I went to NYU drama school, I would send him pictures of like a head shot of Judy Garland,” she said. I didn’t associate that he might be gay; I just thought, ‘He’ll love this! And then when I got my first color head shots, my dad framed it and threw gold stars all over it.”

It wasn’t until later in life that he revealed his sexuality. Molly recalls, “He was 72 when he told me. He told me he was gay right before he died.We were sitting at the pool at the Four Seasons, and I said, ‘Have you ever thought you might be gay?’ He said, ‘Most definitely.’ And then we drove to Ohio and talked about it for the next 72 hours.”

As for her recent choice of movies, she adds, “All stories about people being gay and coming out, I’m just so attracted to. It was my whole childhood. My whole life. I was the child of somebody who had to keep that secret. So anything I can do to let that out and tell all those stories is the most important thing to me.”

In Miles, longtime LGBT advocate Shannon plays Pam, whose gay son (the titular Miles) can’t wait to leave high school so he can leave the small town he grew up in and go to college in Chicago. However, when Pam’s husband dies she discovers he spent all their cash – including Miles’ university funds – on his mistress. That sets Miles off on a mission to find some other way of getting out of his hometown, while his mother starts to explore life out from under the thumb of her husband. You can read our review of the movie here.

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ACTORS: Molly Shannon  

We Don’t Belong Here Trailer – Anton Yelchin play a young gay man in one of his final roles

May 24, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

It was a genuine shock when young Anton Yelchin was killed in a tragic accident last year. Now his final roles are making it to the screen, including We Don’t Belong Here (previously titled The Greens Are Gone), which has recently been released on DVD/VoD in the US.

The very simple official synopsis says, ‘The matriarch of a dysfunctional family is pushed to her tipping point when her son goes missing.’. That doesn’t explain though the the son, Max (Yelchin), has plenty of problem, as he’s bipolar and self-medicating on drugs, as well as dealing with PTSD following a car accident. He’s also gay, something his mother (Catherine Keener) doesn’t approve of. Following Max’s dissapearance, family secrets start to spill out.

The likes of Riley Keough, Maya Rudolph, Justin Chatwin, Cary Elwes and Molly Shannon also star. Take a look at the trailer below. (H/T NNN) [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Anton Yelchin, Catherine Keener, Riley Keough, Molly Shannon  

Moonlight & Other Gay-Themed Movies Are The Big Winners At The Independent Spirit Awards

February 26, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Each year the day before the Oscars, the Independent Spirit Awards are held, which were set up as the equivalent of the Hollywood-centric Academy Awards but for movies made outside the mainstream. This year the big winner was Moonlight, which picked up five gongs.

The film, about three stages in the life of a young gay man, picked up Best Feature, Best Director and Best Screenplay for Barry Jenkins, Best Cinematography for James Laxton and the Robert Altman Award for Best Ensemble. It’s an impressive result for the movie, which is also hoping to win some awards at the Oscars. While most expect La La Land to be the big winner at the Academy Awards, many hope Moonlight will at least be able to at least pick up a couple Oscars, and some think it has a decent chance of providing an upset and winning Best Film.

Moonlight wasn’t the only gay-themed film that triumphed at the Independent Spirit Awards. Molly Shannon won Best Supporting Actress for playing the dying mother of a gay son in the dramedy Other People. There was also Andrew Ahn’s Spa Night, about a Korean-American teenager who finds an underground world of gay sex in a Korean spa, which took home the John Cassavetes Awards for Best Feature Made For Under $5,000.

It was certainly a gay-heavy evening! The Oscars only have Moonlight representing gay-themed cinema, so we’ll have to cross our fingers that it manages to win a few awards there too. Take a look at the full list of Independent Spirit Award winners and some highlights below. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Molly Shannon  DIRECTORS: Barry Jenkins  FILMS: Moonlight, Other People, Spa Night  

Moonlight Leads Independent Spirit Award Noms, With Plenty More Gay-Themed Films In The Mix Too

November 23, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

moonlight-slideIt’s certainly been a good year for gay-themed films amongst the nominations for the Independent Spirit Awards, the pre-eminent indie awards ceremony (films are only eligible if they have a budget of less and $20 million), which takes place ahead of the Oscars each year. Leading the way is the acclaimed Moonlight, Barry Jenkins’ film about a young, gay African-American, which picked up six noms, equal with the Shia LaBeouf starrer, American Honey.

It’s up for Best Feature, Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and is the sole nominee for the Robert Altman Award for Best Ensemble.

Also gettin multiple nods was Other People, starring Jesse Plemons as a gay guy who heads home to take care of his dying mother. It picked up four nominations for Plemons, co-star Molly Shannon, Chris Kelly for his screenplay and director Chris Kelly for Best First Feature.

However, Moonlight and Other People weren’t only the gay-themed films up for awards, with Spa Night (about a closeted Korean-American teenager) director Andrew Ahn up for the John Cassavettes Award (for Best Feature Made For Under $5,000) and Kiehl’s Someone to Watch Award. Lesbian crime drama Women Who Kill, was also nominated for the Kiehl’s Award, for director Ingrid Jungermann, while Certain Women was nominated for Best Director for Kelly Reichardt, while Lily Gladstone, whose character falls for Kristen Stewart in the movie, is up for Best Supporting Female.

There were also a couple of gay-themed documentaries in the mix, with ball-culture doc Kiki up for the Truer Than Fiction Award, while I Am Not Your Negro, about gay, African-American writer James Baldwin’s unfinished novel, Remember This House, is included in the Best Docuemntary category.

It’s certainly an impressive validation for LGBT-themed movies this year, with the hope that at least some of them will go on to be winners when the gongs are handed out early next year. Take a look at the full list of nominees below. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Jesse Plemons, Molly Shannon, Lily Gladstone  DIRECTORS: Kelly Reichardt, Andrew Ahn, Chris Kelly, Barry Jenkins  FILMS: Moonlight, Other People, Certain Woman, Spa Night  

Miles (Iris Prize Festival Review)

October 20, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Tim Boardman, Molly Shannon, Missi Pyle, Paul Reiser, Stephen Root
Director: Nathan Adler
Running Time: 90 mins
Release Date: October 15th 2016 (Iris Prize Festival Screening)

Mile is a gay teenager, who’s out but not feeling vast amounts of angst about his sexuality. What he’s really desperate to do is get away from his small hometown and head to Chicago for college. However, when his father dies and they discover all their cash has been spent on a fancy car for his dad’s mistress, Miles has to confront the fact he may have to put his dreams on hold.

Then he discovers there’s a volleyball scholarship on offer, but he’s got a major problem – his school only has a girls’ team. He decides he’s going to try out anyway, and while his teacher (Missi Pyle) is happy to pick him, other schools are less impressed with their female team having to play against a guy. [Read more…]

Other People Trailer – Jesse Plemons plays a young gay man looking after a sick Molly Shannon

July 9, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

other-people-slideOther People got a lot of buzz when it debuted at Sundance, but also sparked a little controversy after reports that people walked out during a gay sex scene featuring Jesse Plemons’ character. Plemons reacted by saying, “I’d love to talk to them and figure out what it was about that scene that made them leave.”

However, despite that, the movie got huge amounts of attention, and now we can all get a taste, as the trailer has arrived.

Here’s the synopsis from Yahoo!: ‘Based on true events in the life of director Chris Kelly (a writer for SNL and Broad City),Other People follows the story of a struggling, gay comedy writer (Jesse Plemons) who moves to his childhood home to care for his sick mother (Molly Shannon).’  The film will be closing OUTFEST in Los Angeles on July 17th.

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

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ACTORS: Jesse Plemons, Molly Shannon  DIRECTORS: Chris Kelly  FILMS: Other People  

Mark Feuerstein Turns Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant

November 30, 2012 By Tim Isaac 1 Comment

Although it hasn’t been confirmed this one has some gay interest to, it’s about flight attendants and the lead character is called Larry Gaye – so we’re going to stereotype this one and call LGBT interest on it!

Mark Feuerstein, star of TV’s Royal Pains, has revealed he’s steering the movie Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant, which already has a great cast attached, including Feuerstein himself, alongside Stanley Tucci, Marcia Gay Harden, Molly Shannon, Taye Diggs, and Henry Winkler.

Variety reports the film, ‘follows womanizing, self-anointed ‘renegade’ male flight attendant Larry Gaye (Feuerstein), who must save the day when the airline he works for tries to eliminate flight attendants as a cost-cutting measure.’

The actor apparently fell in love with the script by his friend Mike Sikowitz (best known for writing several episodes of Friends) and has been steering it to production. Now it’s set start shooting in Janaury, with Sam Friedlander (Royal Pains) directing.

Feuerstein commented, “I can’t believe we get to make this ridiculous, fun and incredibly funny. “This character’s not just a male flight attendant – he’s a renegade male flight attendant. Larry Gaye makes his own rules and then he breaks them. This is my ‘Rocky!’ I’m so excited!”

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ACTORS: Mark Feuerstein, Stanley Tucci, Marcia Gay Harden, Molly Shannon, Taye Diggs  FILMS: Larry Gaye  

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