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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 Host (Blu-ray)

July 29, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Max Irons, Jake Abel, Diane Kruger, William Hurt
Director: Andrew Niccol
Running Time: 125 mins
Certificate: 12
Release Date: July 29th 2013

After the success of Twilight, it was little surprise that a movie version of Stephenie Meyer’s The Host was put into the works. It seemed to bode well when Truman Show and In Time scribe Andrew Niccol was hired to write and direct, as he’s got a good track record when it comes to somewhat cerebral sci-fi. However the end result is rather underwhelming – not bad, but far from great. [Read more…]

Evil Dead Remake Tops The US Box Office & Jurassic Park 3D Thrills Audiences

April 8, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

evil-dead-remake-poster1While some still think the idea of remaking Evil Dead is sacrilege, US audiences have shown that they’re pretty happy about is, as the film has topped the box office with $26 million in its opening weekend. It’s a pretty good but not astounding start, although reports of a middling response from audiences may mean it’ll drop quickly down the charts.

The only other new entry was the re-release of Jurassic Park in 3D, which took $18 million in its first three days. That’s slightly behind The Phantom Menace but ahead of Titanic. With many being pretty impressed by the 3D conversion, it’s likely to do well over the coming days.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of April 5th-7th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Evil Dead (2013) $26.0 $26.0
2 GI Joe: Retaliation $21.1 $86.6
3 The Croods $21.1 $125.8
4 Jurassic Park 3D $18.2 $18.2
5 Olympus Has Fallen $10.0 $71.1
6 Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor $10.0 $38.3
7 Oz The Great And Powerful $8.1 $212.7
8 The Host $5.2 $19.6
9 The Call $3.5 $45.4
10 Admission $2.0 $15.3
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FILMS: The Evil Dead, GI Joe: Retaliation, The Croods, Jurassic Park, Olympus Has Fallen, Oz The Great And Powerful, The Host, The Call, Admission  

G.I. Joe Retaliation Tops The US Box Office

April 1, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

gi-joe-retaliation-poster1Many thought that after the first GI Joe film failed to set the box office alight, that would be the last we’d see of it on the big screen, but the franchise has returned with GI Joe: Retaliation. The movie may have opened lower than its predecessor, taking $54 million versus $41 million in its opening weekend (although Retaliation can add another $10 million from Thursday), but it’s more than many had thought.

With a very healthy $130+ opening worldwide, Variety reports that this is more than enough to get the ball rolling on a third movie. It’s early days so nothing has been set for this third movie yet – there’s no director or writers at the moment – but assuming Retaliation’s gross holds up over the coming weeks, they’ll probably want to move pretty fast on it.

Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor placed third on the US box office chart with $22 million in its first three days. It’s his best opening for a non Madea movie and marks his ninth film to gross more than $20 million on its opening weekend (only Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis have had more $20m+ debuts).

The Host had less to cheer about, as despite hope that it would capture the Twilight crowd, it opened in sixth spot with $11 million. As with the likes of Beautiful Creatures, it’s struggled to capture the interest of teens, who seem to be all-or-nothing in their adoration of these potential franchises.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of March 29th-31st.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 GI Joe: Retaliation $41.2 $51.7
2 The Croods $26.5 $88.6
3 Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor $22.3 $22.3
4 Olympus Has Fallen $14.0 $54.7
5 Oz The Great And Powerful $11.6 $198.2
6 The Host $11.0 $11.0
7 The Call $4.8 $39.4
8 Admission $3.2 $11.7
9 Spring Breakers $2.7 $10.1
10 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone $1.3 $20.5
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FILMS: GI Joe: Retaliation, The Croods, Olympus Has Fallen, Oz The Great And Powerful, The Host, The Call, Admission, Spring Breakers, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone  

New Trailer For The Host – Sci-fi & action in the Stephenie Meyer adaptation

February 15, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


Previous looks at The Host have deliberately made it look like the new Twilight, which isn’t surprising considering it’s also based on a novel by Stephenie Meyers. However this new trailer allows it to be its own beast, playing up the sci-fi and action more than the romance.

In The Host, our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact. Most of humanity has succumbed, including Soarise Ronan’s main character, Melanie Stryder. However while normally the human is completely subdued by their host, in Melanie’s case, her personality flashes through, intriguing her Host, known as Wanda, and setting them off on a quest to find the last free humans. Ronan, Jake Abel, Max Irons and William Hurt star in the movie.

The film hits cinemas in both the UK and US on March 29th.

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ACTORS: Saoirse Ronan, Jake Abel, Max Irons  DIRECTORS: Andrew Niccol  FILMS: The Host  

New The Host Pics Featuring Max Irons & Jake Abel

January 22, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

host-pic11The Host hits cinemas on March 22nd, bringing another Stephenie Meyer (Twilight) book to the big screen. Now a quartet of new images from the film have arrived, showing the likes of Saoirse Ronan, Jake Abel, Max Irons and William Hurt.

In The Host, our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact. Most of humanity has succumbed, including Soarise Ronan’s main character, Melanie Stryder.

However while normally the human is completely subdued by their host, in Melanie’s case, her personality flashes through, intriguing her Host, known as Wanda, and setting them off on a quest to find the last free humans.

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ACTORS: Jake Abel, Saoirse Ronan, Max Irons, William Hurt  DIRECTORS: Andrew Niccol  FILMS: The Host  

New The Host Character Posters Arrive Featuring Saoirse Ronan & Max Irons

January 17, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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Stephenie Meyer isn’t just about Twilight, as she’s also written The Host, which has a movie adaptation just weeks away from release on March 22nd. Now a couple of new characters posters have shown up online, featuring Saoirse Ronan’s Melanie Stryder and Max Irons’ Jared Howe.

In The Host, our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact. Most of humanity has succumbed, including Soarise Ronan’s main character, Melanie Stryder. However while normally the human is completely subdued by their host, in Melanie’s case, her personality flashes through, intriguing her Host, known as Wanda, and setting them off on a quest to find the last free humans. Jake Abel, Max Irons and William Hurt also star.

Andrew Niccol directs.

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ACTORS: Saoirse Ronan, Max Irons  DIRECTORS: Andrew Niccol  FILMS: The Host  

New The Host Banner Posters Online Featuring Saoirse Ronan & Max Irons

January 7, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

HOST-banner1Those mourning the end of The Twilight Saga can take some solace in the fact that another Stephenie Meyer adaptation, The Host, will arrive in cinemas on March 22nd. Now a trio of new posters has arrived that fit together into a banner image.

In The Host, our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact. Most of humanity has succumbed, including Soarise Ronan’s main character, Melanie Stryder. However while normally the human is completely subdued by their host, in Melanie’s case, her personality flashes through, intriguing her Host, known as Wanda, and setting them off on a quest to find the last free humans. Ronan, Jake Abel, Max Irons and William Hurt star in the movie.

We have to say the ‘Choose To Love’ image looks like a Nicholas Sparks adaptation, but the rest seems okay.

Click on the pics below for larger versions:

The Hose Banner Poster
The Host Banner Poster
The Host Banner Poster

The Host Banner Poster

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ACTORS: Saoirse Ronan, Max Irons, Jake Abel  DIRECTORS: Andrew Niccol  FILMS: The Host  

New Pics Of Saoirse Ronan & Jake Abel In The Host Debut

December 7, 2012 By Tim Isaac 1 Comment


I’d imagine there are many people out there already feeling Twilight withdrawal symptoms now that the final film in the series has hit cinemas. However they might find some solace from the fact another Stephenie Meyer adaptation, the sci-fi flick The Host, hits cinemas on March 29th, 2013.

Now a slew of new images from the film have arrived via Hollywood.com, showing the likes of Saoirse Ronan, Jake Abel, Max Irons and William Hurt. In The Host, our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact. Most of humanity has succumbed, including Soarise Ronan’s main character, Melanie Stryder. However while normally the human is completely subdued by their host, in Melanie’s case, her personality flashes through, intriguing her Host, known as Wanda, and setting them off on a quest to find the last free humans.

Click on the pics below for larger versions.





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ACTORS: Saoirse Ronan, Jake Abel, Max Irons, William Hurt  DIRECTORS: Andrew Niccol  FILMS: The Host  

The Host Trailer & Poster – Take a look at the Stephenie Meyer adaptation

November 14, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


Twilight comes to an end this week with the release of Breaking Dawn Part 2, and so it’s a good time to launch the full length trailer for the next Stephenie Meyer adaptation, The Host, which is due to hit UK cinemas March 2013.

In The Host, our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact. Most of humanity has succumbed, including Soarise Ronan’s main character, Melanie Stryder. However while normally the human is completely subdued by their host, in Melanie’s case, her personality flashes through, intriguing her Host, known as Wanda, and setting them off on a quest to find the last free humans. Ronan, Jake Abel, Max Irons and William Hurt star in the movie.

It’s difficult to see this taking over the world the way Twlight has, but it does look like it might be entertaining.

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Saoirse Ronan, Max Irons, Jake Abel  DIRECTORS: Andrew Niccol  FILMS: The Host  

The Host Teaser Trailer

March 23, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


While Stephenie Meyer’s book, The Host, wasn’t as well received as her Twilight novels, it has the potential to make a very intriguing movie. Now the first teaser trailer for the film version of The Host has arrived and tells us that in the future, we’ll all have creepy eyes! In The Host, our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact. Most of humanity has succumbed, including Soarise Ronan’s main character, Melanie Stryder. However while normally the human is completely subdued by their host, in Melanie’s case, her personality flashes through, intriguing her Host, known as The Wanderer, and setting them off on a quest to find the last free humans. The film is due out in the UK March 2013.

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Saoirse Ronan, Diane Kruger, Jake Abel  DIRECTORS: Andrew Niccol  FILMS: The Host  
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