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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

Flatbush Luck (US DVD Review) – Insider trading and a gay realisation in Brooklyn

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Casper Andreas has made a name for himself with gay-themed movies such as Between Love & Goodbye, The Big Gay Musical, Going Down In La La Land and Kiss Me Kill Me. He’s back with his eighth feature, Flatbush Luck, which doesn’t put gay themes quite as much at the forefront as some of his other movies, although he certainly hasn’t abandoned them entirely.

Jimmy (Tanner Novlan) and his cousin Max (Robby Stahl) are best friends, and both of them work for the telephone company fixing the lines. Jimmy used to work on Wall Street but is going through a rough patch – hence the repairman job – and he’s also having women troubles both because of his change in social position and his rather libidinous ways. Max meanwhile is dealing with a pushy, manipulative fiancé who’s angling for a massive, expensive wedding that he can’t afford and doesn’t want. [Read more…]

Kiss Me, Kill Me (US DVD/VoD Review)

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A few years ago, gay-themed thrillers were something of a rarity. While they’re not exactly common now, we have had an increasing amount recently. Now we have another with Kiss Me Kill Me, from Casper Andreas, who heads in a different direction from previous efforts such as The Big Gay Musical, and Going Down in LA-LA Land.

The film is also noted for being the first queer project for Gale Harold (or as the film properly titles him, Gale M. Harold III) since the US version of Queer As Folk. Alongside him there’s Van Hansis (a four-time Emmy nominee for As The World Turns) along with his Eastsiders co-star Kit Williamson, Big Gay Love & Gayby’s Jonathan Lisecki, Queer Eye’s Jai Rodriguez, Devious Maid’s Brianna Brown, The Get Down’s Yolanda Ross, and LA-LA Land & Seek’s Matthew Ludwinski. It may not have the star power of Ocean’s 11, but there are certainly a lot more recognisable faces than your average gay-themed movie. [Read more…]

Kiss Me, Kill Me Trailer – Gale Harold & Van Hansis star in the upcoming gay themed mystery

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kiss-me-kill-me-slideWe’ve been following Kiss Me, Kill Me since it announced a Kickstarter campaign last October. It hasn’t taken them long to get the film made and into the editing suite, with a poster released a few weeks ago and now a trailer.

The film is the first gay role for Gale Harold since Queer As Folk, who stars alongside As the World Turns and Eastsiders’ Van Hansis. Yolonda Ross (“Whitney”), Craig Robert Young (The Last Ship), Jai Rodriguez (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy), Kit Williamson (Madmen), Matthew Ludwinski (Going Down in LA-LA Land), D.J. “Shangela” Pierce (Rupaul’s Drag Race), Jackie Monahan (Codependent Space Alien Seeks Same) and Allison Lane (Going Down in LA-LA Land) also appear.

Kiss Me, Kill Me is described a contemporary Alfred Hitchcock/Agatha Christie-style ‘who-done-it’, with the mystery centered on Dusty, who confronts his unfaithful boyfriend and blacks-out, only to wake up to find his boyfriend murdered and he’s the prime suspect.

Watch the trailer below. [Read more…]

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Gay-Themed Gale Harold & Van Hansis Starrer Kiss Me Kill Me Gets A Poster

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kiss-me-kill-me-poster1While some movies hang around in pre-production for years and years, that wasn’t the case with Kiss Me, Kill Me, which was announced last October, given the greenlight in November, had wrapped production by the end of February and now has a poster.

Director Casper Adreas helped debut the poster on Instagram with the message, ‘The official poster for my upcoming feature film “Kiss Me, Kill Me”was released today! You like? Can’t wait to share the trailer with you next…’

The film is the first gay role for Gale Harold since Queer As Folk, who stars alongside As the World Turns and Eastsiders’ Van Hansis.

Kiss Me, Kill Me is described a contemporary Alfred Hitchcock/Agatha Christie-style ‘who-done-it’, with the mystery centered on Dusty, who confronts his unfaithful boyfriend and blacks-out, only to wake up to find his boyfriend murdered and he’s the prime suspect.

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The Gay-Themed Kiss Me, Kill Me Marks The End Of Principal Photography With A Pic Of Van Hansis

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van-hansis-kiss-me-kill-meOften it seems that things move incredibly slowly in Hollywood, but there are also moments when things go at lightning speed, and that’s the case with the gay-themed mystery Kiss Me, Kill Me. In October 2014 it was seeking funding on Kickstarter, by November it got the greenlight, it started filming a few weeks ago and now it’s wrapped production.

To mark the occasion director Casper Andreas tweeted/instagrammed the pic above of one of the movie’s stars, Van Hansis, along with the words, ‘Directing from the backseat! #KissMeKillMe @ Echo Park & Sunset Blvd’, following it up a little later with ‘Ubering it home after wrapping principal photography of @kissmekillmemovie! Thrilled with everything we shot! Thrilled to be done! #prouddirector #KissMeKillMe #murdermystery #LosAngeles #filmnoir #exhausted #goodnight’.

Kiss Me, Kill Me is a contemporary Alfred Hitchcock/Agatha Christie-style ‘who-done-it’, with the mystery centered on Dusty, who confronts his unfaithful boyfriend and blacks-out, only to wake up to find his boyfriend murdered and he’s the prime suspect.

The picture stars Gale Harold, playing a gay character for the first time since his iconic performance as Brian Kinney on Showtime’s Queer as Folk, and three-time Emmy nominee Van Hansis, from As the World Turns, and the acclaimed Eastsiders.

The movie will hopefully be ready for screens later this year.

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Gale Harold & Van Hansis’ Gay Themed Murder Mystery Gets The Go Ahead

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gale-harold-van-hansisThis time last month we reported that a brand new gay-themed murder mystery, Kiss Me, Kill Me, was seeking funding on Kickstarter. Well now it’s announced that it got the cash it needs and the film has the greenlight. It’s now set to go into production in December.

While the movie initially sought $100,000 on Kickstarter with the hope that in an ideal world they’d end up with $125,000. But when the campaign ended it had raised an awesome $131,231.

Kiss Me, Kill Me is a contemporary Alfred Hitchcock/Agatha Christie-style ‘who-done-it’, with the mystery centered on Dusty, who confronts his unfaithful boyfriend and blacks-out, only to wake up to find his boyfriend murdered and he’s the prime suspect.

The picture stars Gale Harold, playing a gay character for the first time since his iconic performance as Brian Kinney on Showtime’s Queer as Folk, and three-time Emmy nominee Van Hansis, from As the World Turns, and the acclaimed Eastsiders.

The month-long crowd-funding effort caused a groundswell among supporters, whose fan-made artwork, videos and music aided the campaign on social media. Director Caspers Andreas says he is beyond thrilled with the outpouring of support for the film: “The huge success of this campaign is a reminder how important movies with LGBT content are to audiences.” He continues, “Hollywood is not producing these sort of films, and we would not be able to do it without the fans.”

Joining Harold and Hansis is an impressive cast, including Willam Belli (RuPaul’s Drag Race), Kit Williamson (Eastsiders, Mad Men), Independent Spirit nominee Yolonda Ross (Go For Sisters), Tom Lenk (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Brianna Brown (Devious Maids), Jonathan Lisecki (Gayby), Michael Maize (True Blood), Craig Robert Young (NCIS: Los Angeles), Jackie Monahan (Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same), as well as Matthew Ludwinski and Allison Lane, who both previously starred in Andreas’ Going Down in LA-LA Land.

You can follow the film on its official website: KissMeKillMeMovie.com

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Van Hansis & Gale Harold Starring Gay-Themed Murder Mystery Movie Seeks Your Help

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gale-harold-van-hansisIt’s murder mystery time in West Hollywood Kiss Me, Kill Me, the new film from Going Down in LALA Land director Caspar Andreas, which has lined up an impressive cast of LGBT and gay-friendly actors. However it needs your help, as the movie has launched a Kickstarter campaign hoping to raise an ambitious $100,000 to get it onto screens.

The movie will see Gale Harold in his first gay role since Queer As Folk, starring alongside As The World Turns and Eastsiders’ Van Hansis. They’ll be joined by such sexy and talented folks as Willam Belli (RuPaul’s Drag Race), Kit Williamson (Eastsiders, Mad Men), Independent Spirit nominee Yolonda Ross (Treme), Tom Lenk (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Brianna Brown (Devious Maids), Jonathan Lisecki (Gayby), Michael Maize (True Blood), Craig Robert Young (NCIS: Los Angeles), Jackie Monahan (Foxy Merkins, Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same), Matthew Ludwinski (Going Down in LALA Land) and Allison Lane (Going Down in LALA Land).

With a script by Such Good People’s David Michael Barrett, Kiss Me Kill Me is described as ‘a contemporary Alfred Hitchcock/Agatha Christie-style “who-done-it,” with the mystery centered on Dusty who confronts his unfaithful boyfriend and blacks-out, only to wake up to find the boyfriend murdered and he’s the prime suspect.’

“I’m beyond thrilled about the fantastic cast we have assembled,” says director Andreas. “That we managed to attach such great talent is a testament to David’s sensational screenplay. I can’t wait to get started on the production and get to work with these wonderful actors, including my two Going Down in LA-LA Land stars, Matthew and Allison.”

As nearly always with crowdfunding, if you help the film out there are perks on offer ranging from digital downloads or being an extra, to a speaking part and different producing levels. If it sounds like something you might want to see, take a look at the funding video below and then head over to Kickstarter. [Read more…]

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Going Down In La La Land (DVD)

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Casper Andreas, director of Slutty Summer and The Big Gay Musical, returns with Going Down In La La Land, a dramatic comedy based on a novel by Andy Zeffer, looking at the highs and lows of trying to find success in LA.

Adam (Matthew Ludwinski – who looks like he just fell out of a Calvin Klein advert) arrives in Los Angeles to live with his friend Candy (Allison Lane). Like Candy, Adam wants to find La La Land success in the world of film and TV, but with no credits or contacts, even getting a side job to pay the bills proves incredibly difficult. After a stint at a very anal talent agency, an increasingly cash-strapped Adam agrees to take a job at an assistant at a gay porn firm. [Read more…]

The Big Gay Musical (DVD)

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Paul and Eddie are preparing for the opening of a new off-Broadway musical called ‘Adam & Steve – Just The Way God Made Them’, in which they star. The show takes the Bible and turns it on its head, making it a story of how through the ages religion has tried to control and stamp out homosexuality. Outside the show, Paul and Eddie find their lives somewhat mirroring the musical, with Paul deciding  to stop desperately attempting to settle down and try out being a slut, while Eddie has a shock when he discovers his parents are coming to the opening of the show. He’s severely closeted and hasn’t told them he’s gay, but as he opens up to the idea of expressing his sexuality, he takes a few unnecessary risks. [Read more…]