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

Professor Marston And The Wonder Women (DVD Review) – A bisexual polyamorous relationship births a comic book icon

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It must have seemed like the perfect time for this movie. Coming just after the huge success of the Wonder Woman movie, Professor Marston And The Wonder Women explores the birth of the character. However, despite some decent reviews it didn’t make much of a dent at the box office and got none of the award love it was probably hoping for.

The Professor Marston of the title is William Moulton Marston, a psychology lecturer at Harvard in the early 1940s, whose theories include trying to promote better equality between the sexes. His smart and forceful wife, Elizabeth (Rebecca Hall) is well aware of the era’s gender issues, as Harvard won’t give her a doctorate because she’s a woman. [Read more…]

Permission Trailer – Rebecca Hall & Dan Stevens open up their relationship in the gay-themed film!

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Although it’s tough to imagine ever getting bored of sleeping with Dan Stevens, that’s kind of the premise of Permission. Or rather, it’s about a couple who begin to wonder if they’re missing out because they’re the only people either has ever been with.

While Stevens and Rebecca Hall have been together for a long time and are about to get engaged, her brother (David Joseph Craig), suggests maybe they should at least try other people so they know they other really is ‘the one’. That leads them to experiment with other people, and as you might expect, as bit of polyamory proves more complicated for their relationship than they expected.

Her brother meanwhile is considering whether his long-term relationship with his boyfriend is ready for them to become parents. As the new trailer shows, it’s a film looking at the complexities of all kinds of relationships, irrespective of what genders are involved.

The movie is due out in the States in February, take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]

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The Dinner Trailer – Richard Gere, Steve Coogan, Laura Linney & Rebecca Hall reveal their secrets

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At one point, The Dinner was going to be Cate Blanchett’s feature directorial debut, with Oren Moverman on scripting duties. However, she moved on and the adaptation of Herman Koch’s novel saw Moverman shift into the director’s chair. He’s an interesting choice, having written movies such as I’m Not There and directed The Messenger and Rampart.

In The Dinner, ‘Paul has no desire to go out to dinner with his brother Stan, a well-known politician, and his sister-in-law Barbara. But his wife Claire insists on him accompanying her. The couples meet at a hip restaurant but, in between each exquisite course, dark family secrets are brought out onto the table. The couples’ sons are responsible for a terrible crime — as yet undiscovered — and their parents must now decide how to deal with the situation. An argument soon ensues, since public disclosure would change the lives of each of them forever.’

Richard Gere, Steve Coogan, Laura Linney and Rebecca Hall play the movie’s main quartet. You can take a look at the trailer below. It’ll be in US cinemas in May. No UK date is currently set. [Read more…]

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Christine Trailer – Rebecca Hall takes on an infamous on-air suicide

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christine-slideOver the years there have been a few cases where someone has committed suicide live on air. The most famous cases are probably Bud Dwyer and Christine Chubbuck. Antonio Campos (Simon Killer) has taken on the latter story with Christine, which got tremendous reviews when it debuted as Sundance earlier this year.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Rebecca Hall stars in director Antonio Campos’ third feature film, CHRISTINE, the story of a woman who finds herself caught in the crosshairs of a spiraling personal life and career crisis. Christine, always the smartest person in the room at her local Sarasota, Florida news station, feels like she is destined for bigger things and is relentless in her pursuit of an on-air position in a larger market. As an aspiring newswoman with an eye for nuance and an interest in social justice, she finds herself constantly butting heads with her boss (Tracy Letts), who pushes for juicier stories that will drive up ratings.

‘Plagued by self-doubt and a tumultuous home life, Christine’s diminishing hope begins to rise when an on-air co-worker (Michael C. Hall) initiates a friendship which ultimately becomes yet another unrequited love. Disillusioned as her world continues to close in on her, Christine takes a dark and surprising turn.’ [Read more…]

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Tumbledown Trailer – Jason Sudeikis has an unexpected romance with Rebecca Hall

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Tumbledown-jason-sudeikis-rebecca-hallWhile he’s gotten close, Jason Sudeikis hasn’t quite broken out as a fullon movie star yet, but he’s certainly got the potential. Now he’s heading into rom-com territory for Tumbledown, alongside Rebecca Hall. Now they trailer has arrived, which you can take a look at below.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Pop culture scholar Andrew (Jason Sudeikis) comes to Maine to interview Hannah (Rebecca Hall), the protective widow of an acclaimed singer. When the unlikely pair strike a deal to co-write a biography, Andrew finds himself clashing with a cast of locals, including Hannah’s hunky suitor (Joe Manganiello) and her loving but defensive parents (Blythe Danner, Richard Masur). When Hannah and Andrew’s stormy partnership blossoms into an unexpected connection, they face the possibility that the next chapter in their lives may involve each other. Dianna Agron and Griffin Dunne costar in this startlingly funny and sweetly romantic tale of moving on and finding love in the unlikeliest of places.’

It’ll be in US cinemas on February 12th, but no UK is currently set.

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The Gift Trailer – Jason Bateman and Joel Edgerton have secrets

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the-gift-posterWhile Jason Bateman is best known for comedy, he’s getting into horror-thriller territory for The Gift.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Can you really go through life having never wronged anyone? Even if you are unaware of how, or when, and even who you may have wronged….chances are there is someone out there who won’t ever forget it…or you.

‘Simon (Jason Bateman) and Robyn (Rebecca Hall) are a young married couple whose life is going just as planned until a chance encounter with an acquaintance from Simon’s high school sends their world into a harrowing tailspin. Simon doesn’t recognize Gordo (Joel Edgerton) at first, but after a seemingly coincidental series of encounters proves troubling, a horrifying secret from their past is uncovered after nearly 20 years. As Robyn learns the unsettling truth about what happened between Simon and Gordo, she starts to question: how well do we really know the people closest to us, and are past bygones ever really bygones?

‘From the producer of Whiplash and The Purge, Jason Blum, comes a chilling psychological thriller that marks the feature directorial debut of acclaimed actor and writer Joel Edgerton (The Great Gatsby, Zero Dark Thirty, Warrior).’

It’s out in the UK August 7th. [Read more…]

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Transcendence (Blu-ray Review)

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It’s always a shame when a movie that wants to be a genuinely intelligent slice of a-list entertainment fails. If one succeeds, Hollywood always treats it like a fluke, but if it bombs they point at it as proof that all that audiences want are big, dumb fireworks. What’s a particular pity with Transcendence is that it would probably have been better as a slightly smaller film.

Johnny Depp plays Will Caster, a scientist working on artificial intelligence who believes he’s close to creating a machine that will vastly outstrip any human intellect there’s ever been. However as there always is in this type of film, a group of terrorist-type people don’t believe in this type of machine and launch a series of attacks on facilities working on AI systems. That includes shooting Will with a bullet that doesn’t initially kill him, but is poisoned with a radioactive isotope that will cause him to die over the course of a few weeks. [Read more…]

New Transcendence Trailer – Fresh look at the Johnny Depp sci-fi

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In a couple of months we’ll get to see the very intriguing looking Transcendence. After a poster yesterday comes a fresh trailer with plenty of new footage from the Johnny Depp sci-fi.

And if it also brings to mind Inception, it’s probably little coincidence this is the directorial debut of that movie’s cinematographer, Wally Pfister.

Here the synopsis: ‘Dr. Will Caster (Johnny Depp) is the foremost researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions. His highly controversial experiments have made him famous, but they have also made him the prime target of anti-technology extremists who will do whatever it takes to stop him. However, in their attempt to destroy Will, they inadvertently become the catalyst for him to succeed—to be a participant in his own transcendence. For his wife Evelyn (Rebecca Hall) and best friend Max Waters (Paul Bettany), both fellow researchers, the question is not if they can…but if they should. Their worst fears are realized as Will’s thirst for knowledge evolves into a seemingly omnipresent quest for power, to what end is unknown. The only thing that is becoming terrifyingly clear is there may be no way to stop him.’

Transcendence co-stars Morgan Freeman, Cillian Murphy and Kate Mara. The film is due out in April. [Read more…]

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A Promise Trailer – Alan Rickman & Richard Madden want Rebecca Hall

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It’s Harry Potter meets Game Of Thrones, with Alan Rickman and Richard Madden starring in A Promise, alongside Rebecca Hall. Now a trailer has arrived, which is in English with French subtitles.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Set in pre-First World War Germany, Patrice Leconte’s venture into English-language filmmaking chronicles the simmering love triangle between an ailing factory owner (Alan Rickman), his young bride (Rebecca Hall) and his protégé (Richard Madden).

‘Stefan Zweig’s novel Journey into the Past, set in pre-First World War Germany, provides the inspiration for Patrice Leconte’s venture into English-language production. Employing his by-now familiar style, Leconte, a master of the unexpected, finds a simmering romance within the pages of Zweig’s book, and uses its slow heat to powerful effect. But A Promise is no bodice-ripper. It is an elegantly directed, keenly modulated love story.

‘Hoffmeister (Alan Rickman) is an ailing factory owner, whiskered and respectable. As his energies flag, he looks to a sharp young man in his employ for help. Ludwig (Richard Madden) impresses Hoffmeister with his reliability and youthful spirit, and the older man finds himself leaning more and more on this promising up-and-comer. At the same time, Hoffmeister’s young bride (Rebecca Hall) is looking for a tutor for their child, and Ludwig proves both flexible and willing. When he moves into their home, an emotional triangle develops. Societal dignity and decorum must be respected, and it is. Nevertheless, heated passions come into play, while Hoffmeister looks on.

‘Unravelling over many years, this tale extends well beyond its set-up, and Leconte moves us through the emotional maze, making us aware of the complexities of feeling amongst all of the players. Beautifully supported by three fine actors, A Promise delivers on its premise. Love can take many forms before it either blooms or fades. Beneath those starched shirts and lacy blouses, feelings of respect and care rub up against those of lust and desire.’

The film should be out later this year. [Read more…]

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Transcendence Trailer – Johnny Depp gets shot and goes inside a computer

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Transcendence always sounded pretty intriguing, but this trailer suggests we could be dealing with something very cool, even if there is a slight whiff of the 1980s around a film about a computer that gets too smart for its own good.

And if it also brings to mind Inception, it’s probably little coincidence this is the directorial debut of that movie’s cinematographer, Wally Pfister.

Here the synopsis: ‘Dr. Will Caster (Johnny Depp) is the foremost researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions. His highly controversial experiments have made him famous, but they have also made him the prime target of anti-technology extremists who will do whatever it takes to stop him. However, in their attempt to destroy Will, they inadvertently become the catalyst for him to succeed—to be a participant in his own transcendence. For his wife Evelyn (Rebecca Hall) and best friend Max Waters (Paul Bettany), both fellow researchers, the question is not if they can…but if they should. Their worst fears are realized as Will’s thirst for knowledge evolves into a seemingly omnipresent quest for power, to what end is unknown. The only thing that is becoming terrifyingly clear is there may be no way to stop him.’

Transcendence co-stars Morgan Freeman, Cillian Murphy, Kate Mara and Paul Bettany. The film is due out next April. [Read more…]

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