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

Good Kill Trailer – Ethan Hawke turns drone pilot with an ethical dillema

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good-kill-ethan-hawkeThere’s been an increasing uncertainty amongst the public about the use of unmanned drones, both in military and civilian life. The film Good Kill takes is into the world, where people far from a warzone have control of drones able to kill those thousands of miles away.

Now the first trailer for the Ethan Hawke movie has arrived.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘The film tell the story of a Las Vegas fighter-pilot turned drone-pilot (Ethan Hawke), wo fights the Taliban via remote control for half of his day, then goes home to his wife (January Jones) and kids in the suburbs for the other half. But the pilot is starting to question the mission. Is he creating more terrorists than he’s killing? Is he fighting a war without end? One soldier’s tale with epic implications.’

Andrew Niccol (Lord Of War, Gattaca) directs, with an April 10th 2015 UK release set. [Read more…]

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Ethan Hawke Reteaming With Andrew Niccol For Drone Pilot Thriller

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ethan-hawkeEthan Hawke has previously worked with director Andrew Niccol on Gattaca and Lord of War. Now they’re teaming up again, with Deadline reporting that they’re making a currenly untitled thriller set within the world of drone pilots.

Hawke will play a troubled pilot who live in Las Vegas and spends 12 hours a day operating drones, coming home to a bickering wife and children for the rest of his day. He begins to question his mission and whether or not his work fighting the Taliban is actually creating more terrorists than the ones he kills via remote control every day.

It isn’t known if Andrew Niccol wrote the screenplay, but since he has written all of his films in the past, it seems likely. Filming is due to begin during February 2014.

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The Host (Blu-ray)

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After the success of Twilight, it was little surprise that a movie version of Stephenie Meyer’s The Host was put into the works. It seemed to bode well when Truman Show and In Time scribe Andrew Niccol was hired to write and direct, as he’s got a good track record when it comes to somewhat cerebral sci-fi. However the end result is rather underwhelming – not bad, but far from great. [Read more…]

New Trailer For The Host – Sci-fi & action in the Stephenie Meyer adaptation

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Previous looks at The Host have deliberately made it look like the new Twilight, which isn’t surprising considering it’s also based on a novel by Stephenie Meyers. However this new trailer allows it to be its own beast, playing up the sci-fi and action more than the romance.

In The Host, our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact. Most of humanity has succumbed, including Soarise Ronan’s main character, Melanie Stryder. However while normally the human is completely subdued by their host, in Melanie’s case, her personality flashes through, intriguing her Host, known as Wanda, and setting them off on a quest to find the last free humans. Ronan, Jake Abel, Max Irons and William Hurt star in the movie.

The film hits cinemas in both the UK and US on March 29th.

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New The Host Pics Featuring Max Irons & Jake Abel

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host-pic11The Host hits cinemas on March 22nd, bringing another Stephenie Meyer (Twilight) book to the big screen. Now a quartet of new images from the film have arrived, showing the likes of Saoirse Ronan, Jake Abel, Max Irons and William Hurt.

In The Host, our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact. Most of humanity has succumbed, including Soarise Ronan’s main character, Melanie Stryder.

However while normally the human is completely subdued by their host, in Melanie’s case, her personality flashes through, intriguing her Host, known as Wanda, and setting them off on a quest to find the last free humans.

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New The Host Character Posters Arrive Featuring Saoirse Ronan & Max Irons

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Stephenie Meyer isn’t just about Twilight, as she’s also written The Host, which has a movie adaptation just weeks away from release on March 22nd. Now a couple of new characters posters have shown up online, featuring Saoirse Ronan’s Melanie Stryder and Max Irons’ Jared Howe.

In The Host, our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact. Most of humanity has succumbed, including Soarise Ronan’s main character, Melanie Stryder. However while normally the human is completely subdued by their host, in Melanie’s case, her personality flashes through, intriguing her Host, known as Wanda, and setting them off on a quest to find the last free humans. Jake Abel, Max Irons and William Hurt also star.

Andrew Niccol directs.

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New The Host Banner Posters Online Featuring Saoirse Ronan & Max Irons

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HOST-banner1Those mourning the end of The Twilight Saga can take some solace in the fact that another Stephenie Meyer adaptation, The Host, will arrive in cinemas on March 22nd. Now a trio of new posters has arrived that fit together into a banner image.

In The Host, our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact. Most of humanity has succumbed, including Soarise Ronan’s main character, Melanie Stryder. However while normally the human is completely subdued by their host, in Melanie’s case, her personality flashes through, intriguing her Host, known as Wanda, and setting them off on a quest to find the last free humans. Ronan, Jake Abel, Max Irons and William Hurt star in the movie.

We have to say the ‘Choose To Love’ image looks like a Nicholas Sparks adaptation, but the rest seems okay.

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New Pics Of Saoirse Ronan & Jake Abel In The Host Debut

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I’d imagine there are many people out there already feeling Twilight withdrawal symptoms now that the final film in the series has hit cinemas. However they might find some solace from the fact another Stephenie Meyer adaptation, the sci-fi flick The Host, hits cinemas on March 29th, 2013.

Now a slew of new images from the film have arrived via Hollywood.com, showing the likes of Saoirse Ronan, Jake Abel, Max Irons and William Hurt. In The Host, our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact. Most of humanity has succumbed, including Soarise Ronan’s main character, Melanie Stryder. However while normally the human is completely subdued by their host, in Melanie’s case, her personality flashes through, intriguing her Host, known as Wanda, and setting them off on a quest to find the last free humans.

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The Host Trailer & Poster – Take a look at the Stephenie Meyer adaptation

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Twilight comes to an end this week with the release of Breaking Dawn Part 2, and so it’s a good time to launch the full length trailer for the next Stephenie Meyer adaptation, The Host, which is due to hit UK cinemas March 2013.

In The Host, our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact. Most of humanity has succumbed, including Soarise Ronan’s main character, Melanie Stryder. However while normally the human is completely subdued by their host, in Melanie’s case, her personality flashes through, intriguing her Host, known as Wanda, and setting them off on a quest to find the last free humans. Ronan, Jake Abel, Max Irons and William Hurt star in the movie.

It’s difficult to see this taking over the world the way Twlight has, but it does look like it might be entertaining.

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The Host Teaser Trailer

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While Stephenie Meyer’s book, The Host, wasn’t as well received as her Twilight novels, it has the potential to make a very intriguing movie. Now the first teaser trailer for the film version of The Host has arrived and tells us that in the future, we’ll all have creepy eyes! In The Host, our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact. Most of humanity has succumbed, including Soarise Ronan’s main character, Melanie Stryder. However while normally the human is completely subdued by their host, in Melanie’s case, her personality flashes through, intriguing her Host, known as The Wanderer, and setting them off on a quest to find the last free humans. The film is due out in the UK March 2013.

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