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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

Dark Knight Rises Stays Atop The US Box Office

July 30, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Going into this weekend, there was a lot of debate over whether the US public was still put off going to the cinema by the terrible events in Colorado. In the end, while there probably was still a bit of a knock on effect, it wasn’t as bad as some had predicted. The Dark Knight Rises handily won the weekend, taking another $60 million for a 10 day total of $289 million, just behind the $313 million The Dark Knight had taken at this stage.

The new entries were pretty weak though. The Watch landed in third spot with just $13 million, below many of the already soft predictions many had for it. The marketing seems to be the problem here, with many left unclear exactly what sort of film the Ben Stiller movie is, especially as some promos pretty much ignored the alien invasion angle while others only concentrated on that.

Step Up Revolution made it to number four with $11.8 million. To be honest it’s not a horrible start as the film don’t cost much to make, but it’s well down on previous instalments in the series.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of June 27th-29th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 The Dark Knight Rises $64.0 $289.0
2 Ice Age: Continental Drift $13.3 $114.8
3 The Watch $13.0 $13.0
4 Step Up Revolution $11.8 $11.8
5 Ted $7.5 $193.6
6 The Amazing Spider-man $6.8 $242.0
7 Brave $4.2 $217.2
8 Magic Mike $2.5 $107.5
9 Savages $1.7 $43.8
10 Moonrise Kingdom $1.3 $38.3
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FILMS: Ice Age: Continental Drift, Neighborhood Watch, Step Up Revolution, Ted, The Amazing Spider-man, Brave, Magic Mike, Savages, Moonrise Kingdom  

The Dark Knight Rises At The US Box Office

July 24, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

This weekend’s box office numbers were understandably delayed out of respect for the victims of last week’s Colorado shooting. However now they’ve been released, with The Dark Knight Rises taking a massive $160 million, the third biggest opening weekend ever after The Avengers and Deathly Hallows Part 2, and the biggest ever for a 2D release.

Many suspect the film’s gross was slightly supressed due to the shooting, as most had expected it to take between $170 and $180 million. Even so, most people refused to be put off by the horrific acts just outside Denver.

The Dark Knight Rises was the only new release in the top 10, with most of the other movies slipping down a place. Some suspect it was family films more than Batman that were affected by the massacre, with parents keeping children out of the multiplxes. Ice Age 4 dropped far more than expected, 56% off from last weekend.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of July 20th-22nd.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 The Dark Knight Rises $160.8 $160.8
2 Ice Age: Continental Drift $20.4 $88.8
3 The Amazing Spider-man $10.8 $228.6
4 Ted $10.0 $180.4
5 Brave $6.0 $208.7
6 Magic Mike $4.2 $101.9
7 Savages $3.3 $40.0
8 Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection $2.2 $60.2
9 Moonrise Kingdom $1.8 $36.0
10 To Rome With Love $1.4 $11.1
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FILMS: Ice Age: Continental Drift, The Amazing Spider-man, Ted, Brave, Magic Mike, Savages, Tyley Perry's Madea's Witness Protection, Moonrise Kingdom, To Rome With Love  

Savages Trailer – Taylor Kitsch & Aaron Johnson in Oliver Stone’s latest

April 6, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


It looks like Oliver Stone is moving back to the world of crime, drama and mixed film stocks with Savages, which seems more like his successful films on the 90s than the likes of Alexander and Wall Street 2. In the film, Laguna Beach ‘entrepreneurs’ Ben (Aaron Johnson) and Chon (Taylor Kitsch), run a lucrative, homegrown industry – raising some of the best marijuana ever developed. They also share a one-of-a-kind love with the extraordinary beauty Ophelia (Blake Lively). Life is idyllic in their Southern California town, until the Mexican Baja Cartel decides to move in and demands that the trio partners with them. When the merciless head of the BC, Elena (Salma Hayek), and her brutal enforcer, Lado (Benicio Del Toro), underestimate the unbreakable bond among these three friends, Ben and Chon – with the reluctant, slippery assistance of a dirty DEA agent (John Travolta) – wage a seemingly unwinnable war against the cartel. And so begins a series of increasingly vicious ploys and maneuvers in a high stakes, savage battle of wills. Savages is due out in the UK on September 28th, 2012.

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ACTORS: Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Blake Lively, Benicio Del Toro, Salma Hayek  DIRECTORS: Oliver Stone  FILMS: Savages  

First Poster For Oliver Stone’s Savages Debuts

April 3, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Will Taylor Kitsch be able to reclaim his year? John Carter flopped and there are already rumblings that Battleship isn’t very good, but he does have another movie that’s very different to his big budget rides and could show he’s got real star potential after all – Savages. Now the rather cool first poster for the movie has arrived, via JoBlo, which you can see above.

Based on Don Winslow’s novel, Savages is about two California weed growers (Kitsch & Aaron Johnson), whose lives are turned upside down when their shared girlfriend (Blake Lively) is kidnapped by a Mexican cartel enforcer (Benicio Del Toro). The film is due in cinemas in September.

Some new character posters for Pixar’s Brave have also popped up online, and you can see those below. That film’s out August 17th.

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ACTORS: Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Taylor-Johnson  DIRECTORS: Oliver Stone  FILMS: Savages, Brave  

First Look At Oliver Stone’s Savages

January 28, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The first image has appeared online from Oliver Stone’s upcoming movie Savages. While Taylor Kitsch and Aaron Johnson are playing the main characters, the first pic shows Benicio Del Toro’s drug dealer menacing a rather battered looking Blake Lively.

Based on Don Winslow’s novel, Savages is about two California weed growers (Kitsch & Johnson), whose lives are turned upside down when their shared girlfriend (Blake Lively) is kidnapped by a Mexican cartel enforcer (Benicio Del Toro). The film is due in cinemas in September.

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ACTORS: Benicio Del Toro, Blake Lively, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Taylor Kitsch  DIRECTORS: Oliver Stone  FILMS: Savages  

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