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Carol Wins Big At The Gay & Lesbian Entertainment Critics’ Dorian Awards

January 19, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

While Carol may have missed out on a Best Picture Oscar nomination it’s gotten massive amounts of love from the Gay & Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association’s Dorian Awards, which bestowed five prizes on the movie, including Film of the Year, Director of the Year (Todd Haynes), Screenplay of the year (Phyllis Nagy) and LGBTQ Film of the Year. In addition, Cate Blanchett, star of the ‘50s-set lesbian romance, earned Film Performance of the Year – Actress for her titular turn. Haynes also was also hailed as Wilde Artist of the Year (named for the group’s patron saint Oscar Wilde). As for Film Performance of the Year – Actor, Leonardo DiCaprio for The Revenant prevailed. Blanchett previously won a Dorian Award for Blue Jasmine.

Director Sean Baker’s Tangerine, the drama of a clique of transgender women navigating the mean streets of Hollywood, took Unsung Film of the Year, while George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road was deemed Visually Striking Film of the Year. Amy, the unvarnished account of the rise and fall of soulful singer Amy Winehouse, won Documentary of the Year.

In television categories, Fargo and Orange is the Black tied for TV Drama of the Year. Transparent won for TV Comedy of the Year, with star Jeffrey Tambor winning his second Dorian for TV Performance of the Year – Actor. Empire’s Taraji P. Henson was victorious in the Actress category (her series landed as Campy TV Show of the Year).

Taking a stand in less traditional categories, GALECA members chose edgy comic and society button-pusher Amy Schumer (Trainwreck, Comedy Central’s Inside Amy Schumer) as Wilde Wit of the Year. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver won TV Current Affairs Show of the Year. Campy Flick victor: Magic Mike XXL.

GALECA’s annual, Hasty Pudding-esque Winners Toast is set for Sunday, March 6, in Los Angeles. The week previous, GALECA added actress Jane Fonda – veteran star of the film classics Klute, Coming Home, 9 to 5 as well as the past year’s Youth and ongoing Netflix comedy Grace and Frankie – to their Timeless Star list, a career achievement kudos that also includes Sir Ian McKellen, George Takei, Betty White, Chloris Leachman and Fonda’s Grace costar Lily Tomlin.

Take a look at the full list of winners (with nominees) in bold:

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ACTORS: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Jeffrey Tambor, Taraji P. Henson DIRECTORS: Todd Haynes FILMS: Carol, Transparent, Orange Is The New Black, Tangerine, Mad Max: Fury Road

The Revenant Tops The Oscar Noms, With Carol, Danish Girl, Sam Smith Leading The LGBT Contingent

January 14, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

As always, a few days after the Golden Globes, the Oscar nominations have been announced, so that we can spend the next few weeks wondering who will win, before it’s announced on February 28th. As many expected, The Revenant got the most nods, with 12, followed by Mad Max: Fury Road with 10 – the duo also became only the fourth and fifth film ever to get nominations in all seven technical categories.

However, it was more a story of who wasn’t nominated, with that list including every black actor being shut out, Ridley Scott and Steven Spielberg missing out in the director category (despite Scott picking up a Golden Globe at the weekend), Steve Jobs’ Aaron Sorkin and The Hateful Eight’s Quentin Tarantino failing to be acknowledge in the screenplay categories (again, Sorkin won a Globe), and Carol in the Best Picture category, despite the fact it had gone into the Awards Season as the favourite. Many are also wondering how Straight Outta Compton missed out on a Best Picture nomination – indeed there will hopefully be a bit of soul-searching considering there so much good work from black actors and filmmakers this year, but there’s been so little recognition of that at the Oscars.

The Revenant is definitely now the movie to beat though, with many believing it is now a shoo-in for the top prize. And while Leonardo DiCaprio infamously has a history of not winning Oscars, many believe this is his year, helped by a weaker than normal field (the others are Bryan Cranston for Trumbo, Matt Damon for The Martian,Michael Fassbender for Steve Jobs and Eddie Redmayne for The Danish Girl).

There are also some suggesting that while it’s unlikely to win Best Picture, it’s Mad Max that could end up with the most wins overall, as it’s likely to do extremely well in the technical categories. It would be impressive if it did, especially considering it’s the fourth movie in a series that started way back in 1979. But then, it’s a year of big gaps, as Sylvester Stallone has nabbed the record for the longest time between nominations for playing the same character, with 39 between Rock and Creed (beating Paul Newman for the 25 years between The Hustler and The Color Of Money).

On the LGBT front, it’s Carol that leads the way, as while it lost out in the Best PIcture category, it did score six nominations, including Best Actress for Cate Blanchett and Best Supporting Actress for Rooney Mara. There was a near LGBT takeover of the Best Original Song category, with bisexual Lady Gaga joined by the gay Sam Smith and trans singer/songwriter Antony Hegarty (of Antony and the Johnsons). The Danish Girl got five noms, including the expected nods for Eddie Redmayne as trans pioneer Lili Elbe and Alicia Vikander as her wife.

Sadly though, while there were hopes that Mya Taylor and/or Kitana Kiki Rodriguez would become the first transgender actors ever nominated for an Oscar, the movie was completely shut out.

Take a look at the full list of nominees below. [Read more…]

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FILMS: The Revenant, Mad Max: Fury Road, Carol

Mad Max: Fury Road (Blu-ray Review)

October 4, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne
Director: George Miller
Running Time: 120 mins
Certificate: 15
Release Date: October 5th 2015 (UK)

I think it’s fair to say that a lot of people thought Mad Max: Fury Road was cursed to fail. Some didn’t think it should have been made at all, as they were worried it would sully the name of the originally Mel Gibson trilogy. However, George Miller wanted to make it, but it took years to get all the pieces together and Warner to give it the greenlight. Then, when it was finally ready to shoot, a massive storm blew most of the set away.

That cause a year long delay and a move to a different country. After it was eventually filmed, it took more than two years to get it into cinemas, with some wondering whether that due to the whole thing being a giant mess. However, when it finally arrived a lot of people had to admit they’d misjudged the film, as it’s a really good action movie that certainly deserves to have the Mad Max name. [Read more…]

Mad Max: Fury Road Gets A Final Trailer – Tom Hardy & co. love post-apocalyptic mayhem

April 29, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

After a very, very long wait, it’s just a couple of weeks until we get to see the reinvention of Mad Max, with Tom Hardy taking over the role from Mel Gibson in Fury Road.

To make sure we know this is going to be a film that’s just as nuts as the earlier movie, while ramping up the style and the budget, a final trailer has arrived, which you can watch below.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Oscar-winning filmmaker George Miller’s “Mad Max: Fury Road” revisits his own post-apocalyptic trilogy featuring the anti-hero known as Mad Max. Tom Hardy stars in the role of Max Rockatansky, alongside Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Zoe Kravitz, Riley Keough, Hugh Keays-Byrne and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Miller directed from a screenplay he wrote with Brendan McCarthy and Nico Lathouris. Miller also produces, along with Doug Mitchell and P.J. Voeten. Iain Smith, Graham Burke and Bruce Berman serve as executive producers. “Mad Max: Fury Road” is a Kennedy Miller Mitchell production. The film will be presented by Warner Bros. Pictures, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures. Scheduled for release on May 15, 2015, it will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.’ [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Tom Hardy, Nicholas Hoult, Charlize Theron DIRECTORS: George Miller FILMS: Mad Max: Fury Road

Mad Max: Fury Road Trailer – The action gets epic for Tom Hardy

March 31, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

After years of waiting – both while it was in development and since it finally shot in 2013 – Mad Max: Fury Road is nearly here and will arrive in UK cinemas on May 14th, with Tom Hardy taking over from Mel Gibson in the title role.

‘Scheduled for release on May 15, 2015, it will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.’ [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult DIRECTORS: George Miller FILMS: Mad Max: Fury Road

Mad Max: Fury Road Trailer – Tom Hardy takes on the Road Warrior and it’s looking good

December 10, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Few films have taken as long to get to the screen as Mad Max: Fury Road, or seemingly been so unlucky. Indeed at one point several years ago the movie was fully cast and ready to go, and then a massive storm in Australia destroyed the set and the whole thing was delayed by a year and moved to Australia.

Even after it finally went in front on the lens in late 2012 they’ve been keeping us waiting, as it’s not due in UK cinemas until May 15 2015. However to get us in the mood a truly explosive new trailer has arrived, which suggests this is going to be a movie that’s really, really big on action.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘From Oscar-winning director George Miller, originator of the post-apocalyptic genre and mastermind behind the legendary “Mad Max” franchise, comes “Mad Max: Fury Road,” a return to the world of the Road Warrior, Max Rockatansky.

‘Haunted by his turbulent past, Mad Max believes the best way to survive is to wander alone. Nevertheless, he becomes swept up with a group fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by an elite Imperator, Furiosa. They are escaping a Citadel tyrannized by the Immortan Joe, from whom something irreplaceable has been taken. Enraged, the Warlord marshals all his gangs and pursues the rebels ruthlessly in the high-octane Road War that follows.

‘Miller directed from a screenplay he wrote with Brendan McCarthy and Nico Lathouris. Miller also produces, along with Doug Mitchell and P.J. Voeten. Iain Smith, Graham Burke and Bruce Berman serve as executive producers.’ [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult DIRECTORS: George Miller FILMS: Mad Max: Fury Road

Mad Max: Fury Road Comic Con Trailer – Tom Hardy gets apocalyptic in the awesome first footage

July 27, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

This year there have been fewer trailer than usual that first screened at Comic Con and were shortly afterwards available online. However now we have a doozy, as the Comic Con trailer for Mad Max: Fury Road has been released, and it looks pretty awesome.

We still have to wait until May next year to see it, but it’s starting to seem like the ridiculously long wait we’ve had for the movie (it shot in 2012) will be worth it. Take a look at the trailer below.

‘Within this world of fire and blood exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order… There’s Max, a man of action and a man of few words, who seeks peace of mind following the loss of his wife and child in the aftermath of the chaos.

‘And… Furiosa, a woman of action and a woman who believes her path to survival may be achieved if she can make it across the desert back to her childhood homeland.’

And if the trailer isn’t enough, take a look at the character posters we posted earlier today. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult DIRECTORS: George Miller FILMS: Mad Max: Fury Road

Tom Hardy Is Looking Hot As Mad Max Fury Road Character Posters Debut

July 27, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Mad Max Fury Road is finally set to arrive in cinemas May 2015 after a ridiculously long time in development and almost three years after it was actually filmed. To help get the excitement building the film has made it presence felt at Comic Con, and that includes releasing the rather cool posters you can see above and below.

They feature Tom Hardy as the titular Max, Charlize Theron’s Imperator Furiosa, Hugh Keays-Bynre as Immortal Joe and an almost unrecognisable Nicholas Hoult as Nux.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘The post-apocalyptic action film is set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life.
‘Within this world of fire and blood exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order… There’s Max, a man of action and a man of few words, who seeks peace of mind following the loss of his wife and child in the aftermath of the chaos.

‘And… Furiosa, a woman of action and a woman who believes her path to survival may be achieved if she can make it across the desert back to her childhood homeland.’

Take a look at the posters above and below. [Read more…]

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Tom Hardy Looks Out In The First Mad Max Fury Road Poster

July 23, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

mad-max-fury-road-poster Mad Max Fury Road finally started shooting at the end of 2012 after years on delays. We’re now in the summer of 2014 and we still have to wait until May 2015 to see it. However the marketing is kicking into gear with the release of the poster above, ahead to the film’s Comic Con panel on Saturday at 10am in Hall H.

And if you’re in San Diego, director George Miller will also be signing autographs at the Warner Brothers booth at 11:15am.

‘And… Furiosa, a woman of action and a woman who believes her path to survival may be achieved if she can make it across the desert back to her childhood homeland.’

Tom Hardy’s plays Max Rockatansky with Charlize Theron and Nicholas Hoult co-starring.

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Tom Hardy & Charlize Theron Get A Mad Max Fury Road EW Cover

June 25, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

After decades in the works, followed by more delays, casting changing, a storm that destroyed the sets and moved the shoot from Australia to South Africa and various other issues, Mad Max Fury Road finally started shooting at the end of 2012.

Despite that, the release is still almost a year away! It had better be good when it finally arrives.

Despite the fact it’s been in the can for a long time, we’ve hardly seen anything from the movie. But to show us it hasn’t been completely forgotten, as great shot of Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron for the movie has popped up on the cover of EW, which you can see above.

Director George Miller previously told /Film of the movie, ‘Mad Max is caught up with a group of people fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by the Imperator Furiosa. This movie is an account of the Road War which follows. It is based on the Word Burgers of the History Men and eyewitness accounts of those who survived.’

Early test screenings have already taken place, and the response has reportedly been good. However most of us will have to wait until May 2015 to see it.

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ACTORS: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron DIRECTORS: George Miller FILMS: Mad Max: Fury Road