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

The Captive Trailer – Ryan Reynolds needs to find his missing daughter

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captive-2014-slideThe Captive had a mixed reaction on its Cannes debut, despite the presence of acclaimed director Atom Egoyan and star Ryan Reynolds. However we’ll all be able to decide for ourselves when it’s released later this year.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Eight years after the disappearance of Cassandra, some disturbing indications seem to indicate that she’s still alive. Police, parents and Cassandra herself, will try to unravel the mystery of her disappearance.’

Reynolds is Cassandra’s father, who feels particularly guilty as she was taken from his car. Rosario Dawson meanwhile is the investigator attempting to unravel the crime. Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]

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The Captive Trailer – Ryan Reynolds stars in Atom Egoyan’s drama

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Atom Egoyan has been a busy man as he’s got two films due in the cinemas this year. There’s Devil’s Knot, starring Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth, and The Captive, which stars Ryan Reynolds and it’s been announced will have its debut at Cannes.

Now a trailer for The Captive has arrived.

Here’s the synopsis, via TheFilmStage: ‘MATTHEW is driving his massive logging truck and leaves his precious daughter sleeping as he ducks into roadside washroom. When he returns she is gone.

‘In the following years, his wife TINA visits the police station where she has formed a relationship with the detective, NICOLE. Each year on CASS’s birthday, NICOLE gives TINA a report on how the search for her missing daughter is going. Lately, the police have identified the girl on the internet, but have had no success in tracking down her physical presence. CASS has aged 8 years since her disappearance. She is being held somewhere, but what is she doing there? The disturbing nature of her “broadcasts” is gradually revealed. Can CASS use these “broadcasts” to her advantage to plan her own escape?

‘THE CAPTIVE is a drama about how this kidnapping destroys two relationships—that of MATTHEW AND TINA, who blames her husband for all that has happened, as well of that of NICOLE and her co-­worker JEFFREY. NICOLE AND JEFFREY work intensely with the horrors of internet child abuse crimes from day to day. Surprisingly, they find they have a good relationship despite their horrific work and are attracted to each other. They have a strong connection until the moment when Jeffrey’s obsession with work crosses an ethical line.’

The Captive should be in cinemas later this year. [Read more…]

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New Devil’s Knot Trailer – Fresh look at Colin Firth & Reese Witherspoon in the West Memphis 3 film

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Many expected The Devil’s Knot to be going for an Oscar run at the end of 2013, but it doesn’t arrive in US cinemas until May (no UK release date is currently set). The film is about the West Memphis 3, who were convicted of the murder of three young boys in Arkansas in the mid 90s. Even before they were convicted there were accusations of the investigation being bungled and the men being railroaded.

The youths were accused of murdering the boys in a Satanic ritual, with many suspecting they had just been caught up in a panic over Satanism that was sweeping the US (and other parts of the world) at the time, with the evidence made to fit what the prosecutors wanted it to, rather than what it did.
After years of campaigning, high-profile documentaries (particularly Paradise Lost and its sequel, which had a huge impact on the case), the three men were finally released – although it should be noted that it was part of a plea deal and they weren’t exonerated.

Colin Firth stars alongside the likes of Reese Witherspoon, Stephen Moyer, Dane DeHaan, Elia Koteas, Amy Ryan and Mireille Enos also star. Take a look at the new trailer. [Read more…]

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Devil’s Knot Trailer & Poster – Reese Witherspoon & Colin Firth star in the true-life tale

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Many expected Devil’s Knot to be going for an Oscar run at the end of 2013, but as yet no release date has been set. The film is about the West Memphis 3, who were convicted of the murder of three young boys in Arkansas in the mid 90s. Even before they were convicted there were accusations of the investigation being bungled and the men being railroaded.

The youths were accused of murdering the boys in a Satanic ritual, with many suspecting they had just been caught up in a panic over Satanism that was sweeping the US (and other parts of the world) at the time, with the evidence made to fit what the prosecutors wanted it to, rather than what it did.

After years of campaigning, high-profile documentaries (particularly Paradise Lost and its sequel, which had a huge impact on the case), the three men were finally released – although it should be noted that it was part of a plea deal and they weren’t exonerated.

Colin Firth stars alongside the likes of Reese Witherspoon, Stephen Moyer, Dane DeHaan, Elia Kotease, Amy Ryan and Mireille Enos also star. Take a look at the trailer above and the new poster below. [Read more…]

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First Pics Of Colin Firth In Atom Egoyan’s Devil’s Knot

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The Devil’s Knot is due to premier soon at TIFF, and ahead of that EW has debuted the first images from the movie, featuring Colin Firth looking very lawyerly in Atom Egoyan’s film.

The film is about the West Memphis 3, who were convicted of the murder of three young boys in Arkansas in the mid 90s. Even before they were convicted there were accusations of the investigation being bungled and the men being railroaded.

The youths were accused of murdering the boys in a Satanic ritual, with many suspecting they had just been caught up in a panic over Satanism that was sweeping the US (and other parts of the world) at the time, with the evidence made to fit what the prosecutors wanted it to, rather than what it did.

After years of campaigning, high-profile documentaries (particularly Paradise Lost and its sequel, which had a huge impact on the case), the three men were finally released – although it should be noted that it was part of a plea deal and they weren’t exonerated.

Along with Firth, the likes of Reese Witherspoon, Stephen Moyer, Dane DeHaan, Elia Kotease, Amy Ryan and Mireille Enos also star.

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Rosario Dawson Joins Ryan Reynolds In Queen Of The Night

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rosario-dawsonSeveral months ago now it was revealed that Ryan Reynolds had signed on to star in Queen Of The Night, which Sweet Hereafter helmer Atom Egoyan is planning to direct. Since then the likes of Scott Speedman and Mireille Enos have signed on for the movie, and now Reynolds has got some more company in the movie, as Variety reports that Rosario Dawson has signed up for the film.

Based on a screenplay by Egoyan and David Fraser, Reynolds will play a father who goes in search of his missing daughter. While the girl was eight at the time of her abduction, her dad gets new information about the case almost nine years later, which leads him to think his daughter is still alive.

Mireille Enos will be Reynolds wife, who always checks in with the police on her missing daughter’s birthday. She realises that disturbing memorabilia left at her workplace are clues leading to her daughter’s whereabouts. Dawson joins Speedman as a detective heading up an investigation into the location of an abducted child.

Shooting starts this month in Canada.

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Scott Speedman & Mireille Enos Join Queen of the Night

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Scott-SpeedmanMireille Enos and Scott Speedman have joined Ryan Reynolds in director Atom Egoyan’s dramatic new movie, the psychological thriller Queen of the Night, according to Deadline.

Reynolds will play a father who goes in search of his missing daughter. While the girl was eight at the time of her abduction, her dad gets new information about the case almost nine years later, which leads him to think his daughter is still alive.

Mireille Enos will be Reynolds wife, who always checks in with the police on her missing daughter’s birthday. She realises that disturbing memorabilia left at her workplace are clues leading to her daughter’s whereabouts. Speedman – who’s just got a lot more spare time to take the role as his TV series Last Resort has been cancelled – will play the cop assigned to the missing girl’s case.

Both of these actors are Egoyan veterans, as Enos recently worked with him on Devil’s Knot, while Speedman appears in the Canadian helmer’s Adoration. Atom Egoyan wrote the original screenplay with David Fraser, with plans to shoot early next year in Ontario.

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Ryan Reynolds May Join Queen Of The Night

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Ryan Reynolds may be heading back to his native Canada to team up with director Atom Egoyan for the kidnap thriller Queen Of The Night, according to THR. The film is due to shoot next February.

Based on a screenplay by Egoyan and David Fraser, there aren’t too many story details, other than the fact that Reynolds will play the father of an abducted child.

While Ryan is best known for mainstream comedy and action, he has been trying to show there’s more to him than that, with the likes of Buried, Fireflies In The Garden and Definitely Maybe. Teaming up with The Sweet Hereafter’s Egoyan may be another attempt to show off his range.

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Amy Ryan & Dane Dehaan Tie Themselves To The Devil’s Knot

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The Devil’s Knot is gathering together an interesting cast, with Reese Witherspoon, Colin Firth, Mireille Enos, Alessandro Nivola, Collette Wolfe, Kris Polaha and Justin Castor already attached to the film. Now Variety reports that Oscar-nominee Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone) and Chronicle’s Dane DeHaan have entered talks for the movie.

Egoyan is working from a script written by The Exorcism Of Emily Rose’s Scott Derrickson and Paul Boardman, about the West Memphis 3, who were convicted of the murder of three young boys in Arkansas in the mid 90s. Even before they were convicted there were accusations of the investigation being bungled and the men being railroaded.

The youths were accused of murdering the boys in a Satanic ritual, with many suspecting they had just been caught up in a panic over Satanism that was sweeping the US (and other parts of the world) at the time, with the evidence made to fit what the prosecutors wanted it to, rather than what it did.

After years of campaigning, high-profile documentaries (particularly Paradise Lost and its sequel, which had a huge impact on the case), the three men were finally released – although it should be noted that it was part of a plea deal and they weren’t exonerated.

Ryan is set to play the wife of Firth’s character, with Colin as a private investigator who worked tirelessly to try and uncover the truth. Dehaan will be a teen who has some history with the three murdered boys. Shooting begins on June 25th.

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Mireille Enos Trapped In Aton Egoyan’s Devil’s Knot

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Ever since the West Memphis Three were released from prison, it’s been known that The Sweet Hereafter helmer Atom Egoyan has been working on a movie about the case. Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth are already attached to star in the film, and Deadline reports that they’ve now been joined by The Killing actress Mireille Enos.

Egoyan is working from a script written by The Exorcism Of Emily Rose’s Scott Derrickson and Paul Boardman, about the West Memphis 3, who were convicted of the murder of three young boys in Arkansas in the mid 90s.

However even before they were convicted there were accusations of the investigation being bungled and the men being railroaded. The youths were accused of murdering the boys in a Satanic ritual, with many suspecting they had just been caught up in a panic over Satanism that was sweeping the US (and other parts of the world) at the time, with the evidence made to fit what the prosecutors wanted it to, rather than what it did.

After years of campaigning, high-profile documentaries (particularly Paradise Lost and its sequel, which had a huge impact on the case), the three men were finally released – although it should be noted that it was part of a plea deal and they weren’t exonerated. Enos will be Vicki Hutcheson, who becomes an important witness in the case and was a link between two of the boys.

While Enos has had plenty of praise for The Killing, her star is likely to rise soon due to her roles in Gangster Squad and World War Z.

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