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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

BlacKkKlansman Trailer – Spike Lee tells the true story of a black man infiltrating the Klan

May 16, 2018 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

At its Cannes debut yesterday BlacKkKlansman was met with a rapturous response and a 10-minute standing ovation, with many saying Spike Lee’s movie captures the zeitgeist, using a true story from the past to talk about modern race issues and the bigotry of the Trump era.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘From visionary filmmaker Spike Lee comes the incredible true story of an American hero. It’s the early 1970s, a time of great social upheaval as the struggle for civil rights rages on. Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) becomes the first African-American detective on the Colorado Springs Police Department, but his arrival is greeted with skepticism and open hostility by the department’s rank and file. Undaunted, Stallworth resolves to make a name for himself and a difference in his community. He bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan.

Posing as a racist extremist, Stallworth contacts the group and soon finds himself invited into its inner ‘circle. He even cultivates a relationship with the Klan’s Grand Wizard, David Duke (Topher Grace), who praises Ron’s commitment to the advancement of White America. With the undercover investigation growing ever more complex, Stallworth’s colleague, Flip Zimmerman (Adam Driver), poses as Ron in face-to-face meetings with members of hate group, gaining insider’s knowledge of a deadly plot. Together, Stallworth and Zimmerman team up to take down the organization whose real aim is to sanitize its violent rhetoric to appeal to the mainstream.

‘Produced by the team behind the Academy-Award® winning Get Out, BlacKkKlansman offers an unflinching, true-life examination of race relations in 1970s America that is just as bracingly relevant in today’s tumultuous world.’

The film hits cinemas in August. Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Topher Grace  DIRECTORS: Spike Lee  

Under the Silver Lake Trailer – Andrew Garfield gets into a neo-noir mystery

March 21, 2018 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The supernatural horror It Follows got writer/director David Robert Mitchell plenty of attention, and also ensured his next movie was going to be bigger budget with a better known cast. That follow-up is Under The Silver Lake, which stars Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough and Topher Grace.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘From the dazzling imagination that brought you It Follows comes a delirious neonoir fever dream about one man’s search for the truth behind the mysterious crimes, murders and disappearances in his East L.A. neighborhood. Sam (Andrew Garfield) is a disenchanted 33-year-old who discovers a mysterious woman, Sarah (Riley Keough), frolicking in his apartment’s swimming pool. When she vanishes, Sam embarks on a surreal quest across Los Angeles to decode the secret behind her disappearance, leading him into the murkiest depths of mystery, scandal and conspiracy in the City of Angels.’

The film will be out in the US in June, but no UK date is currently set. Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, Topher Grace  

War Machine Trailer – Brad Pitt is going to war for Netflix

March 31, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Netflix has shown they can take on television at their own game (something most thought was impossible a few years ago), and now they want to show Hollywood they can make really big movies too. This year they’ve got the likes of Bright, starring Will Smith, as well as War Machine, with Brad Pitt. The trailer for the latter has now arrived.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘An absurdist war story for our times, writer-director David Michôd (Animal Kingdom) recreates a U.S. General’s roller-coaster rise and fall as part reality, part savage parody – raising the specter of just where the line between them lies today. His is an exploration of a born leader’s ultra-confident march right into the dark heart of folly. At the story’s core is Brad Pitt’s sly take on a successful, charismatic four-star general who leapt in like a rock star to command NATO forces in Afghanistan, only to be taken down by a journalist’s no-holds-barred exposé.

‘The Netflix original film is inspired by the book The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan by the late journalist Michael Hastings. Joining Pitt in War Machine is a highly decorated cast including Tilda Swinton, Ben Kingsley, Anthony Michael Hall, Topher Grace, Will Poulter, Lakeith Stanfield, Emory Cohen, John Magaro, RJ Cyler, Alan Ruck, Scoot McNairy and Meg Tilly. Ian Bryce and Plan B’s Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Brad Pitt serve as producers. James Skotchdopole serves as executive producer. The film will be released on Netflix on May 26, 2017.’ [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Anthony Michael Hall, Ben Kingsley, Brad Pitt, Tilda Swinton, Topher Grace, Will Poulter  DIRECTORS: David Michod  

War Machine Teaser Trailer – Netflix show off its upcoming movie starring Brad Pitt

March 1, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Today Netflix was in Berlin, trying to woo the European market and showing off some of its upcoming wares. After releasing a trailer for Bright, starring Will Smith a couple of days ago, they decided today was a good time for the first teaser for another film they’ve got up their sleeve featuring a-list talent – War Machine, starring Brad Pitt.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘An absurdist war story for our times, writer-director David Michôd (Animal Kingdom) recreates a U.S. General’s roller-coaster rise and fall as part reality, part savage parody – raising the specter of just where the line between them lies today. His is an exploration of a born leader’s ultra-confident march right into the dark heart of folly. At the story’s core is Brad Pitt’s sly take on a successful, charismatic four-star general who leapt in like a rock star to command NATO forces in Afghanistan, only to be taken down by a journalist’s no-holds-barred exposé.

‘The Netflix original film is inspired by the book The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan by the late journalist Michael Hastings. Joining Pitt in War Machine is a highly decorated cast including Tilda Swinton, Ben Kingsley, Anthony Michael Hall, Topher Grace, Will Poulter, Lakeith Stanfield, Emory Cohen, John Magaro, RJ Cyler, Alan Ruck, Scoot McNairy and Meg Tilly. Ian Bryce and Plan B’s Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Brad Pitt serve as producers. James Skotchdopole serves as executive producer. The film will be released on Netflix on May 26, 2017.’ [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Anthony Michael Hall, Ben Kingsley, Brad Pitt, Tilda Swinton, Topher Grace, Will Poulter  DIRECTORS: David Michod  

American Ultra Red Band Trailer – Jesse Eisenberg & Kirsten Stewart get into some stoner action

May 28, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

american-ultra-jesse-eisenberg-posterBy all accounts American Ultra is a bit of an unusual movie – part Cheech & Chong and part action thriller – which reteams Adventureland co-stars Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘“’American Ultra’ is a fast-paced action comedy about Mike (Eisenberg), a seemingly hapless and unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe (Stewart), is suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to him, Mike is actually a highly trained, lethal sleeper agent. In the blink of an eye, as his secret past comes back to haunt him, Mike is thrust into the middle of a deadly government operation and is forced to summon his inner action-hero in order to survive.”

The movie is due out in both the US and UK in August. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Topher Grace  FILMS: American Ultra  

Playing It Cool (VoD Review)

March 2, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Chris Evans, Michelle Monaghan, Topher Grace, Aubrey Plaza, Luke Wilson
Director: Justin Reardon
Running Time: 94 mins
Certificate: 15
Release Date: March 2nd 2015

It’s not often that a movie with this much star power doesn’t get a cinema release in the UK, but Playing It Cool has gone straight to VoD, despite the presence of Chris Evans, Michelle Monaghan, Topher Grace, Aubrey Plaza, Luke Wilson, Patrick Warbuton, Matthew Morrison, Ioan Gruffudd, Ashley Tisdale, Anthony Mackie and Phillip Baker Hall, amongst others.

So is there something wrong with it? Well, there’s nothing really bad, but its problem is that it has a lot of ambition but doesn’t quite hit any of its marks. Even so it’s a surprise it hasn’t been in cinemas.

Chris Evans plays a screenwriter who has little interest in the romantic comedy script he’s been commissioned to write, largely because he’s not a big believer in love. With every relationship he’s had, he’s ended up telling the woman he doesn’t feel the same way she does, and he’s now essentially trying to avoid the whole thing. But then he meets Michelle Monaghan, and there’s definitely a connection. [Read more…]

Playing It Cool Trailer – Chris Evans tries to conquer Michelle Monaghan’s heart

September 13, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

playing-it-cool-trailer-picPreviously called A Many Splintered Thing but now given the more mainstream friendly title Playing It Cool, sees Chris Evans stepping away from shields and S.H.I.E.L.Ds, and heading into quirkily romantic mode.

It’s not just him though as the film has a great cast including Michelle Monaghan, Aubrey Plaza, Topher Grace, Luke Wilson, Ioan Gruffudd, Giovanni Ribisi, Ashley Tisdale, Philip Baker Hall, Giovanni Ribisi and Martin Starr. There’s also Anthony Mackie, so at least he’s got a little bit of Captain America familiarity around him.

Chris Evans is set to star as a man who meets an engaged woman (Michelle Monaghan), just as he is becoming disillusioned with the prospect of love. He starts a platonic relationship with the woman, in hopes of trying to win her over, despite her relationship.

Justin Reardon directs but unfortunately it’s still not clear when we’ll see the film, even though it was shot back in 2012. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Chris Evans, Michelle Monaghan, Anthony Mackie, Topher Grace  FILMS: Playing It Cool  

Topher Grace Joins Jesse Eisenberg & Uma Thurman In American Ultra

April 1, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

topher-graceThe American Ultra cast continues to grow. A couple of weeks ago Uma Thurman joined Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart in the movie, and now Deadline reports that Topher Grace has signed up too.

The film is about Mike (Eisenberg), a lazy stoner who lives a quiet life with his girlfriend (Stewart). However one random night their lives change when something from Mike’s past in the CIA surfaces. He then finds himself in the middle of a government operation that is trying to kill him.

Uma Thurman will Mike’s old CIA handler, who tries to help stop the G-men killing him. Grace meanwhile will be the bad gut, a recently promoted hotshot agent, who wants to prove himself killing our hero, which will wipe out a problem the government is facing.

Max Landis wrote the screenplay, with Nima Nourizadeh directing. Filming is set to begin in April.

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ACTORS: Topher Grace, Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Uma Thurman  FILMS: American Ultra  

Topher Grace Is Going Home For A Supernatual Thriller

January 31, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

topher-graceAfter he left That 70s Show, it seemed Topher Grace was headed for a successful movie career. However we haven’t seen a huge amount of him, but now he’s signed up for the supernatural thriller Home, which comes from Paranormal Activity producer Jason Blum, according to Variety. Patricia Clarkson is also in negotiations to co-star.

The movie is about a man (Grace), who was recently released from a mental institution. He inherits a mansion, but starts to believe it is haunted after a series of creepy events.

Dennis Iliadis will be directing from a script by Adam Alleca. Jason Blum, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson Killoran will produce. The was originally being put together by Wes Craven with Brittany Snow starring, but they’re no longer involved.

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ACTORS: Topher Grace  

Topher Grace Goes Interstellar For Christopher Nolan

July 24, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

topher-graceChristopher Nolan is lining up a truly impressive cast for Interstellar, and now he’s got one more name to add to the list, as Topher is in negotiations to join the growing cast, according to TheWrap.

As with all the other actors who’ve signed up, there are no details about who Topher will play (Nolan doesn’t like telling anyone anything), but he joins a cast that already includes Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine, Bill Irwin, Casey Affleck, Mackenzie Foy, and John Lithgow.

Christopher Nolan is directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with his brother Jonathan Nolan, which is based on the scientific theories of Kip S. Thorne, who believes that wormholes exist and can be used for time travel. The movie is said to revolve around a journey into outer space that pushes humanity’s knowledge of science and technology. The secrecy around the project means we have no idea who Lithgow will play.

The film shoot soon with aNovember 7th, 2014 release date already set.

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ACTORS: Topher Grace  DIRECTORS: Christopher Nolan  FILMS: Interstellar  
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