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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

Room (DVD Review)

May 16, 2016 By Mike Martin Leave a Comment

Starring: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, William H. Macy, Sean Bridgers
Director: Lenny Abrahamson
Running Time: 118 mins
Certificate: 15
Release Date: May 16th 2016 (UK)

The Best Actress category in this year’s Oscars was very strong. Cate Blanchett, Jennifer Lawrence, Charlotte Rampling and Saoirse Ronan all gave powerful, committed performances that were finely-tuned, expressive and thoughtful. All of them however were overshadowed by one towering performance, from Brie Larson in Room. She was the favourite, and probably won it by a country mile. Put simply it’s a performance that you won’t see the like of in a very, very long time.

The room in question is the tiny space where Larson’s Ma is being held captive and raped nightly by Old Nick (a 17th century term for the Devil). The only light is from a skylight, the room itself is a squalid collection of cheap furniture and utilities, just enough to keep her alive – a sink, a bed. Her only companion is her young son Jack (Tremblay), who it transpires was born in this space, and therefore knows nothing else. The only thing that keeps Ma going is her young boy, but obviously their relationship is strained and difficult. [Read more…]

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  

Selena Gomez, Anton Yelchin, Billy Crudup & Laurence Fishburne Are Rudderless

April 2, 2013 By Tim Isaac 1 Comment

Anton Yelchin in Like CrazyIt’s been revealed that Billy Crudup, Anton Yelchin, Selena Gomez and Laurence Fishburne are set to star alongside William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman in the music drama Rudderless, which will also mark Macy’s directorial debut.

Rudderless is described as a musical drama about the power of a parent’s love. When a grieving father in a downward spiral stumbles across a box of his deceased son’s original music, he forms a band, hoping to find peace in the wake of his tragic loss.

Casey Twenter and Jeff Robison adapted the screenplay from the original story they wrote with William H. Macy. Shooting will this April in Oklahoma.

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Selena Gomez, Anton Yelchin, Billy Crudup, Laurence Fishburne, Felicity Huffman, William H. Macy  

The Sessions Trailer – A disabled John Hawkes tries to lose his virginity

July 3, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


Don’t be surprised if John Hawkes’ name comes up during awards season for The Sessions. Based on the autobiographical writings of California-based journalist and poet Mark O’Brien, The Sessions tells the story of a man confined to an iron lung who is determined – at age 38 – to lose his virginity. With the help of his therapists and the guidance of his priest, he sets out to make his dream a reality and meets a sex therapist (Helen Hunt).

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: William H. Macy, John Hawkes, Helen Hunt  DIRECTORS: Ben Lewin  FILMS: The Sessions  

Melissa Leo & More Join Sam Rockwell In A Single Shot

April 3, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

While Sam Rockwell spends most of his time in supporting roles, occassionally he gets to take on a meaty leading role. He’s got just such a part in A Single Shot, which recently started shooting and has now announced a rather rocking supporting cast, with Deadline reporting that William H. Macy, Jeffrey Wright, Joe Anderson, Jason Isaacs, Kelly Reilly, Ophelia Lovibond, and Melissa Leo are all onboard.

Based on Matthew F. Jones’s novel (who also wrote the screeplay), A Single Shot is the story of a dark and deadly game of cat and mouse, prompted by the tragic death of a young girl. Rockwell plays a wild-game poacher who makes a fatal mistake that leaves him with a suitcase full of blood money and hardened killers on his trail. As the hunter becomes the hunted, John Moon is forced to defend his family and fight for his life.

David M. Rosenthal is directing.

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Sam Rockwell, William H. Macy, Jeffrey Wright, Joe Anderson, Jason Isaacs, Kelly Reilly, Ophelia Lovibond, Melissa Leo  DIRECTORS: David M. Rosenthal  FILMS: A Single Shot  

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