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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

New The Nutcracker And The Four Realms Trailer – Disney turns a classic ballet into an epic film fantasy

September 5, 2018 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Most of Disney’s recent family-friendly live-action fantasies have been based on their animated movies (Beauty & The Beast, Maleficent, The Jungle Book). However, with The Nutcracker And The Four Realms, they’re relying on the popularity of Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet rather than their own back catalogue. But from the looks of this trailer they’re still giving it a massive fantasy treatment with a film that looks a little Narnia and a little Alice In Wonderland.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘All Clara (Mackenzie Foy) wants is a key – a one-of-a-kind key that will unlock a box that holds a priceless gift from her late mother. A golden thread, presented to her at godfather Drosselmeyer’s (Morgan Freeman) annual holiday party, leads her to the coveted key—which promptly disappears into a strange and mysterious parallel world. It’s there that Clara encounters a soldier named Phillip (Jayden Fowora-Knight), a gang of mice and the regents who preside over three Realms: Land of Snowflakes, Land of Flowers and Land of Sweets. Clara and Phillip must brave the ominous Fourth Realm, home to the tyrant Mother Ginger (Helen Mirren), to retrieve Clara’s key and hopefully return harmony to the unstable world. Starring Keira Knightley as the Sugar Plum Fairy and featuring a special performance by Misty Copeland, Disney’s new holiday feature film “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” is directed by Lasse Hallström and inspired by E.T.A. Hoffmann’s classic tale. In UK cinemas October 2018.’

The movie is due in UK cinemas November 2nd, 2018. Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Keira Knightley, Mackenzie Foy, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman  DIRECTORS: Lasse Hallstrom  FILMS: The Nutcracker  

The Nutcracker And The Four Realms Trailer – Disney turns a classic ballet into an epic film fantasy

December 19, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Most of Disney’s recent family-friendly live-action fantasies have been based on their animated movies (Beauty & The Beast, Maleficent, The Jungle Book). However, with The Nutcracker And The Four Realms, they’re relying on the popularity of Tchaikovsy’s classic ballet rather than their own back catalogue. But from the looks of this trailer they’re still giving it a massive fantasy treatment with a film that looks a little Narnia and a little Alice In Wonderland.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘All Clara (Mackenzie Foy) wants is a key – a one-of-a-kind key that will unlock a box that holds a priceless gift from her late mother. A golden thread, presented to her at godfather Drosselmeyer’s (Morgan Freeman) annual holiday party, leads her to the coveted key—which promptly disappears into a strange and mysterious parallel world. It’s there that Clara encounters a soldier named Phillip (Jayden Fowora-Knight), a gang of mice and the regents who preside over three Realms: Land of Snowflakes, Land of Flowers and Land of Sweets. Clara and Phillip must brave the ominous Fourth Realm, home to the tyrant Mother Ginger (Helen Mirren), to retrieve Clara’s key and hopefully return harmony to the unstable world. Starring Keira Knightley as the Sugar Plum Fairy and featuring a special performance by Misty Copeland, Disney’s new holiday feature film “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” is directed by Lasse Hallström and inspired by E.T.A. Hoffmann’s classic tale. In UK cinemas October 2018.’

The movie is due in cinemas October 2018. Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Keira Knightley, Mackenzie Foy, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman  DIRECTORS: Lasse Hallstrom  FILMS: The Nutcracker  

Helen Mirren Up For Disney’s Live-Action The Nutcracker

August 27, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

helen-mirrenDisney is busy pulling together the cast for its planned live-action take on the classic tale of The Nutcracker. It’s already got Misty Copeland, Keira Knightley, Morgan Freeman & Mackenzie Foy attached to star, and it looks like another great name will be joining, as Helen Mirren is in talks to join the film, according to Variety.

The film is ‘is based on the 1816 story “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” by E.T.A. Hoffmann in which a girl named Clara is charged by her parents with taking care of a Christmas toy Nutcracker doll. However, it comes to life and defeats an evil Mouse King with seven heads. It will also take on elements of Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet.

Foy is attached to the role of Clara, while Freeman would be her mysterious godfather, Drosselmeyer. Copeland is onboard as the lead ballerina. It’s not clear who Mirren will play. Lasse Hallstrom is set to direct the movie.

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ACTORS: Helen Mirren  DIRECTORS: Lasse Hallstrom  FILMS: The Nutcracker  

Morgan Freeman Joining Misty Copeland & Mackenzie Foy In Disney’s Nutcracker

July 31, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

morgan-freemanDisney has invested a lot of money in turning its classic animated movies into live-action movies, and for a while it’s working on a few other classic tales, including a film based around The Nutcracker And The Mouse King. The movie already has Misty Copeland & Mackenzie Foy attached to star, and now Variety reports that Morgan Freeman is in talks to join them.

The film is ‘is based on the 1816 story “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” by E.T.A. Hoffmann in which a girl named Clara is charged by her parents with taking care of a Christmas toy Nutcracker doll – which comes to life and defeats an evil Mouse King with seven heads.’ It will also take on elements of Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet.

Foy is attached to the role of Clara, while Freeman would be her mysterious godfather, Drosselmeyer. Copeland is onboard as the lead ballerina. Lasse Hallstrom is set to direct the movie.

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ACTORS: Morgan Freeman, Misty Copeland, Mackenzie Foy  DIRECTORS: Lasse Hallstrom  FILMS: The Nutcracker  

The Hundred-Foot Journey Trailer – Helen Mirren turns French restaurateur

May 13, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


Helen Mirren is in crowd-pleaser territory with The Hundred-Foot Journey Trailer – after all it’s from Lasse Halstrom, director of The Cider House Rules, Salmon Fishing In The Yemen, Dear John and most relevant to this new film, Chocolat. Now we can take a look with the trailer.

Mirren plays  Madame Mallory, the owner of a three-Michelin-star restaurant in France. All is going well for her until Hassan Haji and his family movie from India to France and open up a Indian restaurant just 100 feet from Mallory’s restaurant.

The town adores this new addition to the culinary scene. However it initially sets off a war between the eating establishments, until Mallory relents and mentors Hassan (Manish Dayal) on his culinary trek, taking him to Paris.

The film’s due out August 8th in the US and September 12th in the UK. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Helen Mirren  DIRECTORS: Lasse Hallstrom  

Safe Haven (DVD)

July 8, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Josh Duhamel, Julianne Hough, Cobie Smulders, David Lyons
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Running Time: 111 mins
Certificate: 12
Release Date: July 8th 2013

A young woman (Julianne Hough) is on the run, evading a Boston policeman and heading off across the US. She stops in a small town where she decides to hole up for a while under the name Katie. She wants to lay low and avoid forming any attachments, especially as she knows the cop will still be after her.

Despite her best efforts to keep people away, she starts to develop a connection with a local widower, Alex (Josh Duhamel) and his kids, as well as her new neighbour, Jo (Cobie Smulders). As she falls deeper for Alex, Katie begins to think maybe she’s found a future. However with a nationwide manhunt out saying she’s wanted for murder and a policeman determined to find her no matter where she is, the secrets of her past inevitably begin to emerge. [Read more…]

Helen Mirren May Go On The Hundred-Foot Journey For Director Lasse Hallstrom

June 4, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

helen-mirrenSome love Lasse Hallstrom’s brand of sweet (sometimes sickly) movie such as Safe Haven, The Cider House Rules and Salmon Fishing In The Yemen, while others hate them. Now he’s got a new one, with Deadline reporting that he’ll helm The Hundred Foot Journey for DreamWorks, based on Richard C. Morais’ 2010 novel.

It’s also suggested that Helen Mirren may take on one of the central roles, although she hasn’t signed up yet. She would play Madame Mallory, the owner of a three-Michelin-star restaurant in France. All is going well for her until Hassan Haji and his family movie from India to France and open up a Indian restaurant just 100 feet from Mallory’s restaurant.

The town adores this new addition to the culinary scene, which initially a war between the eating establishments, until Mallory relents and mentors Haji on his culinary trek, taking him to Paris.

If it all sounds a little like Chocolat-esque, it shouldn’t surprise you that Hallstrom also directed that movie.

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ACTORS: Helen Mirren  DIRECTORS: Lasse Hallstrom  

Josh Duhamel Gets Shirtless In New Pics From Safe Haven

January 29, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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If you’re making an adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel it is compulsory that at some point a hunky young guy will get his shirt off – and if you want to sell the movie, you’ll probably release a few pics from that scene to publicise the movie.

That’s what’s happened with the upcoming Safe Haven, with a new pic of Transformers star Josh Duhamel frolicking in the surf with Julianne Hough.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘An affirming and suspenseful story about a young woman’s struggle to love again, Safe Haven is based on the novel from Nicholas Sparks, the best-selling author behind the hit films The Notebook and Dear John.

‘When a mysterious young woman arrives in a small North Carolina town, her reluctance to join the tight knit community raises questions about her past. Slowly, she begins putting down roots, and gains the courage to start a relationship with Alex, a widowed store owner with two young children.

‘But dark secrets intrude on her new life with such terror that she is forced to rediscover the meaning of sacrifice and rely on the power of love in this deeply moving romantic thriller.’

The Lasse Halstrom (Dear John) directed movie hits UK cinemas on March 1st. Click on the pics below for larger versions.

Josh Duhamel & Julianne Hough in Safe Haven
Josh Duhamel & Julianne Hough in Safe Haven
Safe Haven quad poster

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ACTORS: Josh Duhamel, Julianne Hough  DIRECTORS: Lasse Hallstrom  FILMS: Safe Haven  

Safe Haven Trailer – Julianne Hough enters Nicholas Sparks world

October 24, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


Hollywood simply can’t get enough of Nicholas Sparks. After the success of The Notebook we’ve had Nights In Rodanthe, Dear John, The Last Song, The Lucky One and now Safe Haven. The film is due out early next year, and now the trailer has arrived. Here’s the synopsis: ‘When a mysterious young woman named Katie (Julianne House) appears in the small North Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet self-effacing, Katie seems determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant relationships: one with Alex (Josh Duhamel), a widowed store owner with a kind heart and two young children; and another with her plainspoken single neighbor, Jo (Sobie Smulder). Despite her reservations, Katie slowly begins to let down her guard, putting down roots in the close-knit community and becoming increasingly attached to Alex and his family. But even as Katie begins to fall in love, she struggles with the dark secret that still haunts and terrifies her . . . a past that set her on a fearful, shattering journey across the country, to the sheltered oasis of Southport.’ Lasse Hallstrom directs, who also helmed Dear John.

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ACTORS: Julianne Hough  DIRECTORS: Lasse Hallstrom  FILMS: Safe Haven  

Salmon Fishing In The Yemen (Cinema)

April 16, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Emily Blunt, Ewan McGregor, Amr Waked, Kristin Scott Thomas
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Running Time: 106 mins
Certificate: 12A
Release Date: April 20th, 2012

Dr. Alfred Jones (Ewan McGregor) is a buttoned down man living a buttoned down life. He works as a scientist at the Department Of Agriculture & Fisheries, working on projects that will only be of interest to a tiny few fishermen and wishes nothing more than to be left alone to get on with his studies. Outside his job his marriage is stuck in a rut, where it feels like things have reached an end, but nobody wants to say it.

Things begin to chance when he’s forced to go to a meeting with Harriet (Emily Blunt), who looks after the UK holdings of a ridiculously wealthy sheikh (Amr Waked). The sheikh has a dream – to bring salmon fishing to the Yemen. Without spending any time thinking about it, Fred brands the project ludicrous and decides the sort of person who’d want to do must be incredibly selfish, putting their passions ahead of their people. [Read more…]

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