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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

1985 Trailer – Gotham’s Cory Michael Smith stars in a black & white look at the early days of the AIDS crisis

September 10, 2018 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Malaysian born director Yen Tan has made several gay-themed films, but he’s certainly getting a lot more attention for 1985, the feature-length version of his own 2016 short film. Indeed, following its first film festival screenings, it currently has a 100% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

The 16mm black and white movie follows, ‘A closeted young man goes who home for the holidays and struggles to reveal his dire circumstances to his conservative family.’ As you may have guessed by its title, 1985 takes us back to a world that was just hearing about HIV and AIDS for the first time, and where gay people who were just taking there first steps towards acceptance were suddenly faced with an immense, terrifying and largely unknowable threat.

A very good cast includes Cory Michael Smith, Virginia Madsen, Michael Chiklis and Jamie Chung. The movie is due in US cinemas on October 26th. No UK date is currently set. Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Cory Michael Smith, Virginia Madsen, Michael Chiklis, Jamie Chung  DIRECTORS: Yen Tan  

William H Macy, Virginia Madsen & Peter Facinelli On For Walter

July 4, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

William-H-MacyWe don’t see as much of William H Macy on the big screen as we used to, as he has to spend a lot of his year making the US version of Shameless. However he’s found time to slot in Walter, which Anna Mastro is directing, based on a 2010 short film of the same name,according to Deadline.

Virginia Madsen, Peter Facinelli, Andrew J West and Justin Kirk have also signed up to join Neve Campbell, Leven Rambin and Milo Ventimiglia in the movie. West will take the same role he did in the short, as ‘a young man who believes that he is actually the son of God.

‘As such, the eternal destiny of everyone he encounters is his responsibility – which is a lot to manage along with his job at a movie theater, his loving but neurotic mother, and his growing but unspoken affection for his co-worker. Life becomes even more complicated when a mysterious figure appears who forces Walter to examine the true meaning of life.’

There’s no news on who the other actors will play, but the movie starts shooting soon.

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ACTORS: William H. Macy, Virginia Madsen, Peter Facinelli  

The Magic Of Belle Isle Trailer

April 12, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


Only a few years ago, there was fury among cinema owners at the idea of movie in the US hitting pay-per-view at the same time as the cinema, but it’s now becoming increasingly common for smaller, indie movies to get a premium PPV release before it hits the big screen. That’s what’s happening with The Magic Of Belle Isle, although what’s unusual in this case is that the film has a big star, Morgan Freeman, and a well known director, Rob Reiner (Stand By Me, When Harry Met Sally). There’s no UK date yet, but it hits PPV on June 1st in the US, before a cinema release on July 6th. Here’s the synopsis: ‘Reuniting with his director from the hit film, The Bucket List, Morgan Freeman plays Monte Wildhorn, a famous Western novelist whose struggle with alcoholism has sapped his passion for writing. He takes a lakeside cabin for the summer in picturesque Belle Isle, and befriends the family next door–an attractive single mom (Virginia Madsen) and her young daughters–who help him find inspiration again.’

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ACTORS: Morgan Freeman, Virginia Madsen  DIRECTORS: Rob Reiner  FILMS: The Magic Of Belle Isle  

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