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

Britain’s Got Talent Winner George Sampson To Star In Gay-Themed Movie, Closets

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george-sampsonLloyd Eyre-Morgan’s short film Closets won Best British Short at the Iris Prize Festival in 2015, and now plans are afoot to turn it into a feature-length movie. Those plans have moved forward with the news, via Attitude, that George Sampson is set to appear in the film.

Sampson is best known as the teen dancer who won the second series of Britain’s Got Talent back in 2008. Since then he’s had success as an actor in the likes of Waterloo Road, Mount Pleasant, Emmerdale and featuring in Eyre-Morgan’s recently complete horror short, Kill Pill.

The original Closets short featured Tommy Knight (Waterloo Road, The Sarah Jane Smith Adventures), Ceallach Spellman (Cucumber) and Julie Hesmondhalgh (Coronation Street) in the tale of a teenager in the 1980s worried about his sexuality, who magically gets transported to 2016 when he goes into his closet, where he meets another teenager who has issues of his own.

23-year-old Sampson comments, “Everyday in the news I see reports of young people being bullied for who they are and what they believe in, with sometimes devastating outcomes. Closets is important to get involved in to show young people struggling with any sorts of bullying that there is hope and support out there… As a dancer I was bullied, people would assume that I was gay, as dancing was a ‘gay’ thing to do… but it had nothing to do with sexuality. Jealousy was the real issue and everything they said to me actually spoke volumes about them as a person, and not me. My dancing has been amazing for me, and I’m laughing because I stuck to it. Basically they can go and f*** themselves!”

Eyre-Morgan adds that he hoped the film will stand as “A beacon of hope for young people or anyone that’s ever experienced hate”, adding it “mixes the heart of Billy Elliot with the passion of Pride”.

The movie is currently in pre-production.

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Outings (DVD Review)

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Outings is a slightly unusual release in that it’s essentially a straight-to-DVD TV show, offering three thirty minute episodes of a new gay-themed series. It comes from Rob Ward (co-writer of the play Away from Home) and Lloyd Eyre-Morgan (director of Dream On, Celluloid, Three In A Bed and the Iris Prize winning Closets), who wrote, direct and star in the show.

The series follows a group of friends, with each episode continuing the story but focusing slightly more on a different person in each. In Episode 1, Kane is dumped by Tom, not least because despite being together for a year, they still haven’t had anal sex. Kane starts to wonder if he’ll ever get his life together, and whether the fact he can’t bottom like a porn star is going to affect the rest of his life. The second episode concentrates more on Kane’s friend Keigan, who has been asked to be his brother’s best man. However, he doesn’t really want the job as he doesn’t think much of his future sister-in-law. His tendency towards trying to escape reality also reveals a few self-destructive tendencies. [Read more…]

Three In A Bed (DVD Review)

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Nate is a young man whose life has slightly stalled. On her deathbed his mother made him promise to look after his two sisters, something he took to heart so much that he doesn’t have much going on of his own. It doesn’t help that his sisters are loud, gobby and good at getting into trouble.

But then he meets Jonny, who lives downstairs and seems keen to make friends. They certainly share an attraction, but Nate isn’t sure what his sexuality is, and his life suddenly becomes more complicated when his sisters – who are certain he’s straight – announce that because of the various issues in their lives, they’re coming to stay with him. Nate flirts around the idea of starting something up with Jonny, although Jonny isn’t keen on the idea of having to keep the whole thing in the closet. [Read more…]

Three In A Bed Trailer – A gay man’s life gets complicated when his sisters come to stay

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three-in-a-bed-slideDream On and Celluloid director Lloyd Eyre-Morgan teams up with Neil Ely for this latest slice of gay-themed Brit flick fun. And just to add a bit more UK LGBT-movie pedigree, it star Darren Bransford who was also in last year’s The Secret Path.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Three In A Bed is a truly fresh, very romantic, British coming of age comedy following the travails of Nate, a struggling musician, as he navigates a complicated new relationship with a sexy new boy, as well as his VERY demanding sisters.

‘Nate desperately seeks independence, but when his two sisters come crashing into his life things will never be the same again, especially with the arrival of hot new neighbour Jonny.  Almost instantly the sparks fly- but will Jonny and Nate find true love? Or will the pressures of  living with his two crazy sisters pull them apart. An emotional comedy brought to you by the makers of Dream On and Celluloid, and featuring Jody Latham (Shameless, Eastenders).’

The film arrives on DVD and VoD in the UK on March 23rd. [Read more…]

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Celluloid (DVD)

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Lloyd Eyre-Morgan’s directorial debut, Dream On, hit DVD last summer, and now he’s back with Celluloid, a movie that’s part kitchen sink drama, part thriller, with a little bit of horror movie thrown in as well. It sounds like an odd mix, but it works surprisingly well, thanks to interesting characters and a well-observed look at life.

Our protagonist is Josh (Daniel Booth), a 15-year-old boy who’s coming to terms with his sexuality. He has a major crush on his straight best friend – who shares his love of making films – but has yet to tell anyone he’s gay. However coming out isn’t his first priority as his homelife is tough. His mother, Dawn (Janet Bamford), has mental health issues and seems poised for another breakdown. [Read more…]

Dream On (DVD)

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Set in the 1980s, Paul (Bradley Cross) is a 16-year-old, shy, Rochdale lad who heads with his mum on holiday to a camp site in Wales. There he meets Londoner George (Joe Gosling), who’s far brasher than Paul and also unafraid to skirt the law, such as shoplifting and drinking. They strike up a friendship, which by the end of the holiday has developed into something more.

The lads agree to meet at the camp the following year, at which time they plan to run away together to Australia. Paul spends the next 12 months saving and waiting for the day he’ll be reunited with George, but will his boyfriend turn up? [Read more…]

Dream On Trailer – Take a look at the upcoming gay-themed Brit flick

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Almost exactly a year ago we featured the preview trailer for a new, British LGBT-themed movie called Dream On. Now the film has secured UK distribution, with TLA Releasing due to bring the movie to shop shelves on June 10th.

Now a new trailer has been released, which certainly suggests it’s a movie filled with humour or drama.

Here’s the official synopsis: ‘Dream On is a feature film written and directed by Lloyd Eyre-Morgan based on the sell-out play of the same title. Polar opposite teenagers Paul and George meet and fall in love on a campsite Iin Wales during the summer of ’88. They make a pact to return the following summer and run away together, but when only Paul shows up, he vows to find his young lover and sets off with the campsite owner’s daughter in tow and his overbearing mother not far behind… If they think running away is going to be easy, they’d better dream on.’

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Dream On Teaser Trailer

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It’s always good to see a new gay movie coming out of Britain, and Dream On is just that, a fresh, independent UK film that’s planning a release this summer. The teaser trailer has now been released, which you can take a look at above.

Here’s the official synopsis: ‘Dream On is a feature film written and directed by Lloyd Eyre-Morgan based on the sell-out play of the same title. Polar opposite teenagers Paul and George meet and fall in love on a campsite Iin Wales during the summer of ’88. They make a pact to return the following summer and run away together, but when only Paul shows up, he vows to find his young lover and sets off with the campsite owner’s daughter in tow and his overbearing mother not far behind… If they think running away is going to be easy, they’d better dream on.’

You can see the poster below and get more info at the film’s official website.

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