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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

Nominees Announced For Gay & Lesbian Entertainment Critics’ Dorian Awards

January 12, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

dorian2015-nomineesThe Golden Globes may be over and the Oscars may be a month away, but what is undoubtedly the most important gongs of the year have just announced their nominees – the Dorian Awards, as handed out by GALECA (Gay & Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association). And yes, part of the reason it’s the most important is that I’m a member, but of course that doesn’t sway my opinion of it at all.

GALECA is comprised of over 100 critics and entertainment journalists, who’ve picked their nominations across 25 categories, from mainstream to LGBTQ-centric, including four newly-added runs, such as Film Director of the Year, TV Director of the Year and Music Video of the Year. GALECA’s mission to honor content ‘from mainstream to gaystream’ has led to an unusually wide variety of nominations and winners since its inception in 2009. For example the organisation’s previous choices for Film of the Year include those that have gone on to Oscar success, such as 12 Years a Slave and Argo, along with less lauded (but equally worthy) fare like Weekend, I Am Love and A Single Man.

Amongst this year’s nominations, Birdman has the edge with four noms in the movie categories, including Film of the Year, while Michael Keaton is up for for Film Performance of the Year – Actor. Just behind are The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game and the crowd-pleaser Pride, about blue-collar miners and LGBTQs standing united for a cause.

In the TV categories, the transgender-comes-out-to-their-family dramedy, Transparent, leads with five nominations, including nods for star Jeffrey Tambor and creator Jill Soloway (for TV Director of the Year). The Normal Heart, Orange is the New Black and the new drama How to Get Away with Murder (for TV Drama of the Year, star Viola Davis and Campy TV Show) are also well-represented.

LGBTQ-specific categories for TV and film have their own surprises. For example in the LGBTQ Film Of The Year category, the mainstream success The Imitation Game is nominated alongside the likes of The Way He Looks – a movie that grossed less than $100,000 on its US release.

One winner is known already, as Star Trek icon and LGBTQ-rights activist, George Takei, has been named Timeless Star. GALECA has previously awarded such luminaries as Lily Tomlin and Sir Ian McKellen with this career achievement honor.

This winners will be announced on Tuesday, January 20th, with the group’s annual, free-wheeling Winners Toast set for Sunday, March 1, in Los Angeles.

Check out the full list of nominees below. [Read more…]

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FILMS: The Imitation Game, Looking, Pride, Birdman, The Way He Looks, Stranger By The Lake (L'Inconnu du lac)  

Big Gay Picture Show’s Top 10 LGBT- Themed Films Of 2014

December 29, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

top-10-lgbt-films-2014There is a lot of good work going on in the world of LGBT film (and to be honest, a lot of rubbish too), but due to the fact it’s a bit of a niche area, far fewer people are aware of it than there ought to be. So in an effort to help shine a light of those movies that anyone interested in queer cinema really ought to check out, we’ve put together this Top 10 of 2014’s LGBT-themed movies.

To be in for consideration, BGPS  needed to have reviewed the movie over the last 12 months. It should also be noted it’s not based purely on the score out of 10 we gave the movie at the time of the review, but also how we view it in hindsight and whether it’s stuck with us over the months. So take a look below to see what we think is the best of 2014. [Read more…]

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
FILMS: Getting Go: The Go Doc Project, The Way He Looks, The Normal Heart, Boys (Jongens), The Case Against 8, Who's Afraid Of Vagina Wolf?, Boy Meets Girl, Eastern Boys, Stranger By The Lake (L'Inconnu du lac), Pride  
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Stranger By The Lake (L’inconnu du lac) (Cinema)

February 21, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Pierre Deladonchamps, Christophe Paou, Patrick d'Assumçao, Jérôme Chappatte
Director: Alain Guiraudie
Running Time: 100 mins
Certificate: 18
Release Date: February 21st 2014

While there seems to be an ever-increasing number of gay-themed films, it’s still rare for a really, really good one to come along, but that’s just what we’ve got with Stranger By The Lake. The fact it’s an excellent movie has become somewhat obscured by the buzz around the movie’s sex. It’s all been slightly blown out of proportion, as certain reports that it’s the most explicit movie ever released in normal cinemas have certainly jumped into the world of hyperbole. [Read more…]

Stranger By The Lake UK Trailer (NSFW) – New look at the acclaimed gay ‘art-porn noir’

January 17, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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Stranger By The Lake made major waves at the Cannes Film Festival last year, both for it’s twisting thriller storytelling and the fact it features plenty of ‘art-porn’ style gay sex. The movie arrives in UK cinemas in February, and now distributor Peccadillo Pictures has released a new trailer that gives us a feel for both the movie and the fact it’s not afraid to get sexy – even giving us that rare movie trailer sight, full frontal male nudity!

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Summer time. A cruising spot for gay men, tucked away on the shores of a secluded lake in rural France. Franck falls in love with Michel, an attractive, extremely potent but lethally dangerous man. Franck has witnessed this first hand, but his desire for Michel knows no bounds, this is a relationship he must have – at any cost.’

The film, which should be well worth a look, will arrive in UK cinemas on February 21st 2014. [Read more…]

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
FILMS: Stranger By The Lake (L'Inconnu du lac)  

Stranger By The Lake (L’Inconnu du lac) UK Teaser – Fresh look at the gay ‘art-porn noir’

November 11, 2013 By Tim Isaac 1 Comment

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The two films that made the biggest waves at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival were both gay-themed and had people talking about their explicit sex scenes. Blue Is The Warmest Color ended up winning the Palm d’Or, while Stranger By The Lake (L’Inconnu du lac) took Best Director in the Un Certain Regard section of the festival, as well as the Queer Palm. It certainly elicited a lot of interest, with people praising it as a movie and not just snickering about the full-on sex, even if it has been described as ‘art-porn noir’.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Summer time. A cruising spot for gay men, tucked away on the shores of a secluded lake in rural France. Franck falls in love with Michel, an attractive, extremely potent but lethally dangerous man. Franck has witnessed this first hand, but his desire for Michel knows no bounds, this is a relationship he must have – at any cost.’

The film, which should be well worth a look, will arrive in UK cinemas on February 21st 2014. [Read more…]

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
FILMS: Stranger By The Lake (L'Inconnu du lac)  

L’Inconnu du lac (Stranger by the Lake) Teaser – Take a look at the gay art-porn noir that’s shaking up Cannes

May 21, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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One of the films that’s been stirring up a fair amount of interest at Cannes is L’Inconnu du lac (Stranger by the Lake). Screening in the ‘Un Certain Regard’ segment of the festival, Alain Guiraudie’s film is a mix of very explicit sex, nihilistic thriller and arthouse drama. Reports suggest it got an extremely positive reaction at screenings, even though many have admitted its hardcore scenes will make it difficult to distribute.

The short synopsis from the Cannes website simply says, ‘Summertime. A cruising spot for men, tucked away on the shores of a lake. Franck falls in love with Michel. An attractive, potent and lethally dangerous man. Franck knows this, but wants to live out his passion anyway.’ That hints at the plot, which involves Franck witnessing Michel killing someone but telling nobody. He continues to pursue Michel, who holds him at arms length.

Take a look at a teaser for the film above (which you won’t be surprised to hear doesn’t feature any hardcore sexy, although it is a bit sexy). Hopefully its Cannes success will ensure this ‘porn noir’ gets better distribution than it might otherwise have had. [Read more…]

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
FILMS: Stranger By The Lake (L'Inconnu du lac)  

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