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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

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II Leads Razzie Nominations

January 9, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

twilight-breaking-dawn-2-posterKicking The Twilight Saga almost seems lazy, but with the film series coming to an end, the Razzies couldn’t help themselves and have nominated the movie in every category of the awards which ‘dis’-honour the worst of Hollywood.

There’s also plenty of dislike for the likes of Battleship, That’s My Boy, The Oogieloves In Big Balloon Adventure and A Thousand Words, all of which are included in the Worst picture category. Most of the nominations are tough to argue with, although many enjoye Piranha 3DD, which is up for Worst Remake, Rip-Off, or Sequel. And both Vanilla Ice in That’s My Boy and David Hasselhoff in Piranha 3DD were supposed to be bad and silly, so it’s a bit mean to include them in the Worst Supporting Actor category.

Take a look below for the full list of nominees (which are always announced the day before the Oscar nominations) and see whether you agree that these really were the worst of 2012:

Worst Picture
“Battleship”
“The Oogieloves in Big Balloon Adventure”
“That’s My Boy”
“A Thousand Words”
“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II”

Worst Director
Sean Anders – “That’s My Boy”
Peter Berg – “Battleship”
Bill Condon – “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II”
Tyler Perry – “Good Deeds” / “Madea’s Witness Protection”
John Putch – “Atlas Shrugged: Part II”

Worst Actress
Katherine Heigl – “One for the Money”
Milla Jovovich – “Resident Evil: Retribution”
Tyler Perry – “Madea’s Witness Protection”
Kristen Stewart – “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II” / “Snow White and the Huntsman”
Barbra Streisand – “The Guilt Trip”

Worst Actor
Nicolas Cage – “Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance” /” Seeking Justice”
Eddie Murphy – “A Thousand Words”
Robert Pattinson – “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II”
Tyler Perry – “Alex Cross / Good Deeds”
Adam Sandler – “That’s My Boy”

Worst Supporting Actress
Jessica Biel – “Playing For Keeps / Total Recall”
Brooklyn Decker – “Battleship / What to Expect When You’re Expecting”
Ashley Greene – “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II”
Jennifer Lopez – “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”
Rihanna – “Battleship”

Worst Supporting Actor
David Hasselhoff – “Pirannha 3-DD”
Taylor Lautner – “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II”
Liam Neeson – “Battleship / Wrath of the Titans”
Nick Swardson – “That’s My Boy”
Vanilla Ice – “That’s My Boy”

Worst Screen Ensemble
“Battleship”
“The Oogieloves in Big Balloon Adventure”
“That’s My Boy”
“The Twilight Saga: Eclipsed Part II”
“Madea’s Witness Protection”

Worst Screenplay
“Atlas Shrugged Part II”
“Battleship”
“That’s My Boy”
“A Thousand Words”
“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II”

Worst Remake, Rip-Off, or Sequel
“Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance”
“Pirannha 3-DD”
“Red Dawn”
“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II”
“Madea’s Witness Protection”

Worst Screen Couple
Any two cast members from “Jersey Shore” in “The Three Stooges”
Mackenzie Foy and Taylor Lautner in “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II”
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II”
Tyler Perry and his drag in “Madea’s Witness Protection”
Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester, or Susan Sarandon in “That’s My Boy”

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FILMS: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, Battleship  

Madagacar 3 Tops The US Box Office

June 11, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Both major new releases in the US outperformed expectations over the weekend, with Madagascar 3 topping the chart with $60 million. It was ahead of expectations and in line with the openings of the earlier films in the franchise, suggesting the movie will have legs.

Prometheus had to settle for second spot with $50 million, which was still more than many had thought it would get and very good for an R rated movie. Indeed it’s the second highest opening ever for Ridley Scott, behind Hannibal, and the 12th biggest start for an R rated movie ever.

Those were the only new openers in the top 10, although Moonrise Kingdom made its first appearance in the upper echelons of the chart, as it expanded the number of screens it was on and took $1.58 million to finish 10th, from only 96 screens, which ain’t bad at all. Here’s the top 10 films at the US box office for the weekend of June 8th-10th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted $60.3 $60.3
2 Prometheus $50.0 $50.0
3 Show White And The Huntsman $23.0 $98.5
4 Men In Black 3 $13.5 $135.5
5 The Avengers $10.8 $571.8
6 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel $3.2 $31.0
7 What To Expect When You’re Expecting $2.7 $35.7
8 Battleship $2.2 $59.8
9 The Dictator $2.1 $55.1
10 Moonrise Kingdom $1.5 $3.7
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FILMS: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Prometheus, Snow White & The Huntsman, Men In Black III, Avengers Assemble, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, What To Expect When You're Expecting, Battleship, The Dictator, Moonrise Kingdom  

Snow White & The Huntsman Tops US Box Office

June 4, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Prometheus doesn’t reach the US until next weekend, leaving the box office clear for Snow White And The Huntsman to take a big bite out of the US box office with $56 million in its first three days. While that’s not exceptional, for a film that isn’t a sequel it’s certainly not a bad start at all, especially considering it’s ahead of the first three day take of last week’s Men In Black III.

It probably helped that it was the only big new release, although the likes of The Avengers had decent holdovers too. Indeed The Avengers has now taken over $550 million at the US box and with more than $1.3 billion worldwide, has overtaken the final Harry Potter movie to become the third highest grossing movie ever.

The only other new entry in the US top 10 was the Mexican historical epic For Greater Glory, which took a rather tepid $1.8 million. Take a look below for the full top 10 for the weekend of June 1st-3rd.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Show White And The Huntsman $56.2 $56.2
2 Men In Black 3 $29.3 $112.3
3 The Avengers $20.2 $552.7
4 Battleship $4.8 $55.1
5 The Dictator $4.7 $64.8
6 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel $4.6 $9.3
7 What To Expect When You’re Expecting $4.4 $23.8
8 Dark Shadows $3.8 $18.4
9 Chernobyl Diaries $3.0 $395.8
10 For Greater Glory $1.8 $88.6

 

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FILMS: Snow White & The Huntsman, Men In Black III, Battleship, The Dictator, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, What To Expect When You're Expecting  

Men In Black III Tops Memorial Day US Box Office

May 29, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The Avengers has finally been toppled from the top of the US box office, with Men In Black 3 taking $70 million over the Memorial Day weekend. It’s not quite the $75-$80 million that Sony was hoping for it’s not a bad start, and the studio certainly can’t be upset that worldwide the movie took just over $200 million, suggesting it’ll make back its hefty investment in the movie even if it doesn’t end up as profitable as the earlier films in the series.

The only other new entry in the top 10 is Chernobyl Diaries, which took a soft $9.3 million. Although not as much as some expected, as it’s a low budget flick, it could be worse.

Outside the top 10, Moonrise Kingdom got off to a great start, taking $669,000 on only four screens for an incredibly impressive per screen average of $167,000. It’s an incredibly good opening and suggests the Wes Anderson movie will do very well as it expands onto more screens over the coming week.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Men In Black 3 $70 $70
2 The Avengers $46.8 $523.5
3 Battleship $13.7 $47.2
4 The Dictator $11.7 $43.6
5 Dark Shadows $9.4 $64.8
6 Chernobyl Diaries $9.3 $9.3
7 What To Expect When You’re Expecting $8.8 $23.8
8 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel $8.2 $18.4
9 The Hunger Games $2.8 $395.8
10 Think Like A Man $1.8 $88.6
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FILMS: Men In Black III, Battleship, The Dictator, Dark Shadows, Chernobyl Diaries, What To Expect When You're Expecting, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Hunger Games, Think Like A Man  

Avengers Sinks Battleship At US Box Office

May 21, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The Avengers once again smashed allcomers at the US box office, taking another $55 million over the weekend to take its total to an incredibly impressive $457 million. It believed that its continued success at attracting repeat business is one of the reasons Universal’s Battleship opened to a disappointing $25 million, well below the $35-$40 million that had been expected.

It’s a big blow to the film, which may have made $200 million outside the US, but is unlikely to break $100 million in America, ensuring the film will make a loss. So while Universal was hoping for a Transformers style franchise, that’s no longer likely to happen.

It wasn’t the only film that underplayed as The Dictator took $17 million over the weekend for a total of $25 million since it opened last Wednesday. Thankfully though, it took $45 million overseas in the terriories it opened in, ensuring that while the US has been weak, it should make a profit worldwide.

Even a film designed to attract a very different audience to the male dominated summer blockbusters failed to attract an audience, with What To Expect When You’re Expecting taking just $10.5 million. Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of May 18th-20th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 The Avengers $55.0 $457.0
2 Battleship $25.3 $25.3
3 The Dictator $17.4 $24.4
4 Dark Shadows $12.7 $50.9
5 What To Expect When You’re Expecting $10.5 $10.5
6 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel $3.2 $8.2
7 The Hunger Games $3.0 $391.6
8 Think Like A Man $2.7 $85.8
9 The Lucky One $1.7 $56.9
10 The Pirates! Band Of Misfits $1.4 $25.3
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FILMS: Avengers Assemble, Battleship, The Dictator, Dark Shadows, What To Expect When You're Expecting, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Hunger Games, Think Like A Man, The Lucky One  

Battleship (Cinema)

April 11, 2012 By Stephen Sclater Leave a Comment

Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard, Brooklyn Decker, Rihanna, Liam Neeson
Director: Peter Berg
Running Time: 131 mins
Certificate: 12A
Release Date: April 11th, 2012

Just picture it – writer goes to see producer and says I have an idea for a movie, “Let’s base it on a game, say Battleship. We’ll make the enemy Aliens (Transformers style), set it in Pearl Harbor – with our allies being the Japanese, of all people – and let’s debut the worlds biggest pop star in her movie debut! You can think of it as Top Gun meets Independence Day!” Producer proceeds to mentally count the cash he thinks he’ll make.

This is basically the premise of one of the most anticipated films of the year – which to be honest isn’t a great state of affairs, if this is all Hollywood can deliver. That said, with an estimated budget of over $200M, you have to hope it’ll do better than last years’ two alien invasion efforts, Skyline and Battle Los Angeles. [Read more…]

New Battleship Trailer

March 14, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


There’s little doubt that Battleship has pretty much nothing to do with the classic game and everything with trying to ape Transformers to give Hasbro yet another enormous franchise they can sell toys on the back of (although with Universal making the movie this time, rather than Paramount/Dreamworks). The more we see, the more like Transformers-At-Sea it looks, although that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Now a new trailer has arrived, with Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard and Liam Neeson running around trying to deal with a mechanical alien threat at sea. The big budget movie hits cinemas April 11th.

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ACTORS: Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard, Liam Neeson  DIRECTORS: Peter Berg  FILMS: Battleship  

Battleship Super Bowl Spot

February 6, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


There’s little doubt that Battleship has pretty much nothing to do with the classic game and everything with trying to ape Transformers to give Hasbro yet another enormous franchise they can sell toys on the back of (although with Universal making the movie this time, rather than Paramount/Dreamworks. The more we see, the more like Transformers-At-Sea it looks, although that’s not necessarily a bad thing. It certainly looks pretty explosive in this new Super Bowl spot, so take a look.

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ACTORS: Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard  DIRECTORS: Peter Berg  FILMS: Battleship  

Battleship Trailer – Taylor Kitsch blows shit up!

December 9, 2011 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


After the success of the Transformers franchise, it appears Hasbro feels the best way to ensure box office success is to explode everything you can (working with Michael Bay will have that effect on you). It certainly seems to be the logic in Battleship, as there’s a ridiculous amount of things blowing up and even the sound effects in this trailer are deliberately reminiscent of Tranformers. It’s looks fun though!

Certified hotties Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard and Liam Neeson star in the film, which sees a fleet of ships being forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals. Universal is hoping it’ll be huge at the box office next summer. Watch the trailer and see what you think, and we’ve got a brand new poster for the movie below. The film hits the UK April 20th.

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ACTORS: Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard, Liam Neeson  DIRECTORS: Peter Berg  FILMS: Battleship  

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