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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

Arrival (Blu-ray Review) – Worthy of its eight Oscar nominations?

March 21, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Amy Adams, Forest Whitaker, Jeremy Renner, Mark O'Brien, Michael Stuhlbarg
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Running Time: 116 mins
Certificate: 12
Release Date: March 20th 2017 (UK)

It’s very rare for a sci-fi film to get Oscar nominations outside of the technical categories, so it’s truly exceptional that Arrival scored eight of them, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actress. It may have won just one Academy Award – Best Achievement in Sound Editing – but it’s still highly unusual.

In the movie, the world is shocked when 12 mysterious ovoid spaceships arrive at various points around the planet, hanging in the sky. One of them is over American soil, so the government decides it needs to know what’s going on. Inside the ship are two aliens – which look like a cross between trees and octopuses – but there’s no way to communicate with them. [Read more…]

La La Land Scores Record-Tying 14 Oscar Nominations, While Moonlight Gets Eight

January 24, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The Oscar nominations are here, and while many expected La La Land to do well, few expected it to tie for the record of most noms ever. It now matches All About Eve and the all-conquering Titanic with 14 nominations. As expected La La Land’s nomination haul included Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for Ryan Gosling and Best Actress for Emma Stone, as well as a raft of nods in everything from Best Original Song to Best Cinematography.

It was the only movie that did exceedingly well, with Arrival and Moonlight both scoring eight. It’s a particularly impressive achievement for the gay-themed, African American drama Moonlight, which many thought that despite being deserving, might struggle to get noticed in amongst the studio titles with much larger marketing budgets. It’s haul includes both Best Picture and Best Director nominations, and Best Supporting Actor for Mahershala Ali, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Score.

Hacksaw Ridge, Lion and Manchester by the Sea followed them with six nominations apiece, and Fences and Hell or High Water with four each. It ensures that while La La Land has cemented its position as the frontrunner, there’s still plenty of space for others to win.

There were some surprises though, as while Arrival may have gotten eight nominations, Amy Adams – who many thought was a shoo-in – wasn’t among them. It’s also a bit odd that Suicide Squad (Best Make-up and Hairstyling) and Doctor Strange (Best Visual Effects) scored nominations, the best received superhero movie, Deadpool, got nothing.

Take a look at the full list of nominations below: [Read more…]

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FILMS: Arrival, Fences, Hacksaw Ridge, La La Land, Lion, Manchester By The Sea, Moonlight  

Gay-Themed Moonlight & The Pass Pick Up BAFTA Nominations

January 10, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

A day after picking up a record seven Golden Globes, La La Land solidified its status as the Oscar frontrunner by picking up 11 nominations for this year’s BAFTA Awards. That included a Best Picture nomination, along with nods for Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone and director Damien Chazelle.

The next highest number of nominations were Arrival and Nocturnal Animals, which scored nine each. However there was a bit of a surprise that Martin Scorsese’s Silence was shut out entirely.

On the gay-themed front, Moonlight scored four nominations, including Best Film, Best Original Screenplay, Mahershala Ali for Best Supporting Actor, and Naomie Harris for Best Supporting Actress. It was fewer noms than some had expected for the release – especially as Barry Jenkins didn’t get a Best Director nod – although it may have been hampered by the fact that it’s not due for release in the UK until mid-February – a good time to make the most of Oscar buzz, but a little late for the more British-based BAFTA voting cohort.

Elsewhere, the excellent gay-themed The Pass, starring Russell Tovey as a closeted soccer play, scored an Outstanding Debut nomination for John Donnelly (Writer) and Ben A. Williams (Director).

Take a look at all the BAFTA nominations below. [Read more…]

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FILMS: Arrival, La La Land, Moonlight, Nocturnal Animals, The Pass  

New Arrival Trailers – It’s alien first contact for Amy Adams & Jeremy Renner

August 17, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

arrival-amy-adamsLast week we got a first teaser for the intriguing new sci-fi movie, Arrival, and that’s now been followed by two trailer – one US one and one International – and a full dozen posters. You can take a look at them below.

Synopsis: ‘When mysterious spacecraft touch down across the globe, an elite team – led by expert linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams) – is brought together to investigate. As mankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks and the team race against time for answers – and to find them, she will take a chance that could threaten her life, and quite possibly humanity.’

Arrival will be released in UK cinemas on November 11th. Take a look at the teaser and a poster below. [Read more…]

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker  DIRECTORS: Denis Villeneuve  FILMS: Arrival  

Arrival Teaser – Amy Adams & Jeremy Renner make alien contact

August 9, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

arrival-teaserThere’s been a fair amount of interest in Arrival, as it seemed like a slightly different kind of sci-fi film. A teaser for the movie has now arrived for the film, wich is directed by Denis Villeneuve (Sicario) and stars Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker.

Synopsis: ‘When mysterious spacecraft touch down across the globe, an elite team – led by expert linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams) – is brought together to investigate. As mankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks and the team race against time for answers – and to find them, she will take a chance that could threaten her life, and quite possibly humanity.’

Arrival will be released in UK cinemas on November 11th. Take a look at the teaser and a poster below. [Read more…]

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker  DIRECTORS: Denis Villeneuve  FILMS: Arrival  

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