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Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema & more

Power Erotic Trailer – Exploring how dominance and power influence gay male sexuality

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It looks like the documentary POWER EROTIC is going to be a little bit rude, but it also seems it’s going to be an interesting look at the the world of dominance and submission in gay male sexuality.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Strength, power, dominance and masculinity; buzz words seen in the majority of gay male personal ads.

‘This documentary explores how dominance and power influence gay male sexuality. Thought provoking and controversial, sometimes disturbing, yet brutally honest in its approach, this film dares to shatter illusions and raise complex issues regarding gay male sexuality.

‘The film reaches its conclusion pondering the balance between sexual attraction, fantasies and the search for loving relationships.’

Power Erotic will be screening at festivals later this year. You can find out more on the film’s Facebook page. [Read more…]

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New Yves Saint Laurent Trailer – Pierre Niney takes on the gay fashion legend

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It’s the year for Yves Saint Laurent in film, with two biopics of the designer likely to be released. One, currently titled Saint Laurent, stars Gaspard Ulliel (Hannibal), Louis Garrel (The Dreamers), Jérémie Renier (In Bruges) and Lea Seydoux (Inglourious Basterds). However before that one we’ll get New Yves Saint Laurent, with Pierre Niney in the title role. A new UK trailer for that film has now been released and you can take a look at a few images from the film below.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Paris, 1957. 21 year old Yves is catapulted to international stardom as the successor to Christian Dior who has recently died.  At his first catwalk show he meets Pierre Bergé, who will become his lover and business partner, and begins a relationship that will change his life forever.  Just a few years later however he’s subjected to the public humiliation of being fired.  Refusing to succumb to his critics and self-doubt, he creates the Yves Saint Laurent fashion house and presents the first-ever ‘ready to wear’ collection, shocking the world of couture.

‘YVES SAINT LAURENT follows the designer as he attempts to democratise fashion against the backdrop of Sixties’ liberation, battling his personal demons to build an empire that would be renowned for liberating women all over the world.

‘Directed by Jalil Lespert, starring Pierre Niney as Yves Saint Laurent and Guillaume Gallienne as Pierre Bergé, Charlotte le Bon as Victoire Doutreleau, Laura Smet as Loulou de la Falaise, Marie de Villepin as Betty Catroux and Nikolai Kinski as Karl Largerfeld.

‘YVES SAINT LAURENT features real locations in Paris and Morocco and original clothes from the Yves Saint Laurent haute couture collection archive.’

The film, which is based by Pierre Bergé, will hit UK cinemas on March 21st.

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Arrow’s Stephen Amell Feels Winter Olympics ‘Marred by Homophobia’

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Russia must have been hoping the Sochi Olympics would be as much a celebration of their country as the London Olympics were for the UK. However it’s become an increasingly controversial event, marred the country’s increasingly homophobic laws, the government seemingly turning a blind eye to neo-Nazi groups attacking LGBT people and mixed messages over whether gay people would even be safe attending the games.

The homophobic atmosphere has caused many to speak out, including Arrow star Stephen Amell (who spent much of his early career playing gay roles). He took to Facebook to answer questions about his shows scheduling, saying Arrow is on a ‘mini hiatus so people can grit their teeth and suffer through an Olympic games marred by homophobia and mediocre levels of public interest.’

He later continued ‘Follow up point — Good luck to all the athletes who have worked so hard for so many years and essentially geared their entire life around this opportunity. Hopefully, a lot of them will use their success and a public platform to remind everybody this isn’t the stone age.’

It’s not the first time the hunky star has used Facebook to speak up for gay rights, such as during the US Supreme Court case over The Defence Of Marriage Act, when he said, “[m]arriage should be available to everybody. Some of the most loving, powerful relationships I’ve witnessed have been same-sex couples…Equal rights for all.”

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Channel 4 Gets A Rainbow Re-brand To Support Gay Winter Olympics Athletes

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channel-4-rainbow-logoThe UK’s Channel 4 has decided to publicly come out against the anti-gay laws in Russia and to support LGBT athletes in Sochi. They devoted a significant portion of last night’s Channel 4 News to the situation for gay people in Sochi, and today – to coincide with the Winter Olympics opening ceremony – the network’s logo is getting a rainbow-coloured overhaul.

Channel 4 is also launching a 90-second TV ad that will debut at 7pm on Friday – as BBC2’s live coverage of the opening ceremony nears its climax – in a “roadblock” across its main channel, E4, More4 and catch-up station 4Seven.

It’s fun, silly and more than a little camp, featuring a serious looking man who suddenly strips off to revealed he’s a gay hairy bear, who wants to sing about his support for gay mountain. Take a look at it below.

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Cheyenne Jackson Gets Engaged To Actor Jason Landau

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cheyenne-jackson-jason-landauCheyenne Jackson isn’t wasting much time. Last August it was revealed he was getting a divorced from Monte Lapka. After 13-years together, their relationship broke down not too long after they able to walk down the aisle.

A few months later the first images of him with his new beau, actor and entrepreneur Jason Landau, started circulating.

Now their relationship is moving forward with US Weekly announcing that the couple has gotten engaged. It’s not clear when they may marry (indeed, it doesn’t appear his divorce from Lapka is finalised yet).

They certainly make a very cute couple, as you can see above and below, and we wish them all the best together.

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Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Friend Sues Over Gay Affair Story

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philip-seymour-hoffmanThe internet was abuzz earlier today over a story published by the National Enquirer, which claimed Philip Seymour Hoffman’s friend, the playwright David Bar Katz, had revealed he had an affair with the actor, which had led to the break-up of Hoffman’s 15-year relationship with Mimi O’Donnell. It also said Katz had seen Hoffman taking drugs, and that Philip was “confused about his sexuality” and “wanted heroin and the gay life.” Although it did say Katz was unaware of how bad the situation was, which of course led to Hoffman’s death last Sunday.

Katz has been fast to hit back at the Enquirer, saying the entire story and its alleged interview are a lie. His lawyers have filed a $50 million lawsuit in the New York Supreme Court, which states: “The story is a complete fabrication: There was no interview. Bar Katz and Hoffman were never lovers. Bar Katz did not see Hoffman freebasing cocaine the night before he died, or at any other time. Bar Katz never saw Hoffman use heroin or cocaine.”

The playwright’s lawyer, Judd Burstein, added via THR: “This article is just disgusting. Here you have Phil’s family and his friends grieving, and the Enquirer comes along seeking to make a buck through putrid lies. Worse still, it appears that the Enquirer sent out a press release hyping the story so that it could sell more copies of the magazine. I do not know how these people can sleep at night.”

Many were dubious about the story before Katz’s lawsuit, not just because it was published by the notoriously unreliable National Enquirer, but also because it quoted the writer as saying things like “we were homosexual lovers”, a sentence very few gay people would ever use, especially not one paid for his words.

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Award Show Heckler Accuses Jared Leto Of ‘Trans Misogyny’ Over Dallas Buyers’ Club Role

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It seems to be the season for film award heckled. A few weeks ago 12 Years A Slave director Steve McQueen was shouted at by famously contrarian film critic Armand White as “an embarrassing doorman and garbage man” at the New York Critics Circle Awards (White lost his job and membership of the Critics Circle over the incident).

Now, while Jared Leto was accepting one of the Santa Barbara Film Festival’s Virtuosos Awards on Tuesday for his performance as transgender AIDS patient Rayon in Dallas Buyers Club, a woman in the crowd yelled, “You don’t deserve an award. Trans misogyny does not deserve an award!”

THR says Leto asked the woman to explain what she meant, to which she replied, “You’re a man. You shouldn’t play a transgendered role!”

Leto continued to engage with the young woman (who some reports have suggested was transgender herself), saying, “Because I’m a man, I don’t deserve to play that part? So you would hold a role against someone who happened to be gay or lesbian — they can’t play a straight part?”Then you’ve made sure people that are gay, people that aren’t straight, people like the Rayons of the world would never have the opportunity to turn the tables and explore parts of that art.”

This response reportedly gained a large round of applause from the audience. The actor then invited the young woman backstage and spent 15 minutes talking to her and her friend.

It’s a situation where you can see both sides. Leto is right that it would be wrong to tell a gay person they can’t play a straight role. However if you shift that to saying white actors should be able to play African-Americans, few people would agree that was right. It would undoubtedly have been better if they had found a transgender person to play the role, but does having Jared Leto in the part intrinsically amount to ‘trans misogyny’?

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G.B.F. UK Trailer – Does everyone need a gay best friend in Darren Stein’s comedy?

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We enjoyed G.B.F. (Gay Best Friend) when we caught it at the Iris Prize Festival, and now Peccadillo Pictures is setting out to let the rest of the UK get a look at the comedy. It’s due in British cinemas on March 21st, on demand March 22nd and on DVD April 7th. But before then you can take a look at the new UK trailer, (which was initially released via DigitalSpy).

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Meet Tanner (Michael J. Willett) and Brent (Paul Iacono). They are two gay best friends.  Brent longs for the spotlight and believes that coming out will make him instantly popular as this year’s must-have teen girl accessory; North Gateway High’s very first G.B.F. (or Gay Best Friend). Tanner on the other hand, would rather fly under the radar and finish high school without ever being noticed.

When things don’t go according to plan and Tanner is outed instead of Brent, the two boys go from B.F.Fs to instant frenemies. Enter the three most popular girls in school — queen-of-mean bombshell Fawcett, drama club diva Caprice, and sweet, Mormon good-girl ‘Shley, who launch an all-out social war to win Tanner’s status-enhancing friendship.

‘Featuring an all-star cast including Desperate Housewives’ Andrea Bowen, Will & Grace’s Megan Mullally, Orange Is The New Black’s Natasha Lyonne and Harry Potter’s Evanna Lynch. From the director of cult 90s teen movie JAWBREAKER comes this comic send-up of American high school clique culture in the vein of MEAN GIRLS and AMERICAN PIE’ [Read more…]

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Hooded Attackers Hit Gay Film Festival In Bosnia, Injuring Three

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merlinka-posterWhile there’s been a lot of talk about gay rights in Russia, it’s not the only country in Eastern Europe where gay people face major challenges. Bosnia is one such nation where, for example, attempts to organise gay pride marches in recent years have ended in violence.

More trouble has erupted over the weekend at the gay film festival, Merlinka, in Sarajevo. The second day of the fest on Saturday was disrupted when 10-15 hooded thugs stormed a film screening, injuring three people. Those attacked were taken to hospital and it appears those behind the violence were not taken into custody.

The AFP reports that, ‘Several hooligans entered the Kriterion cinema during the festival. Three people were injured and taken to a hospital, but their lives are not in danger.’

A cinema employee said the the hooligans, “Did not break anything, but they were yelling and intimidating participants who attended a debate which followed the screening of a movie.”

Merlinka planned to screen 30 films over the three days of the festival, looking at the rights and culture of LGBT people. It’s not known whether the attack affected the rest of the planned events.

The attack is part of a pattern of intimidation against gay people and events in Eastern Europe, with homophobes seemingly emboldened by the laws passed in Russia, and an increasing feeling that the authorities won’t do much to stop them if they do cause problems and attack LGBT people.

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Philip Seymour Hoffman, Actor Behind Some Of Cinema’s Most Interesting LGBT Roles, Found Dead

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Philip-Seymour-HoffmanThere’s been shock today with the news, via the Wall Street Journal, that acclaimed actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has been discovered dead in the bathroom of his New York Apartment. Although cause of death has not been officially determined yet, it’s believed the 46-year-old overdosed on drugs.

Hoffman had battled substance abuse for many years. This included a stint in rehab last year, which surprised many as most in Hollywood had believed the actors’ drug issues were behind him.

Hoffman first started getting noticed in film in the 1990s thanks to a series of ‘that guy’ scene stealing supporting performances in the likes of Twister, Boogie Nights and The Big Lebowski. He soon started becoming a star name in his own right in the likes of The Talented Mr. Ripley, Magnolia, Almost Famous and Red Dragon.

He topped that by winning an Oscar playing the title role in Capote, and continued to mix indie and mainstream projects ranging from Mission: Impossible III to Synedoche, New York.

While Hoffman was straight himself, he held an important role in bringing LGBT characters to the big screen and helping integrate them into popular cinema without their sexuality being the main/only thing about them. Whether as the slightly Dirk Diggler obsessed Scotty in Boogie Nights, the flamboyant drag queen Rusty in Flawless, or in his Oscar-winning performance as Truman Capote, Hoffman never shied away from exploring LGBT lives.

Some of his performances which weren’t overtly gay have been interpreted that way by some observers due to the qualities he chose to bring to them. These include his turns in Magnolia and The Talented Mr. Ripley. Most recently in The Master, his Lancaster Dodd deliberately played with the character’s sexuality and whether Dodd was a closeted gay man unable to admit he was in love with Joaquin Phoenix’s Freddie Quell.

While Hoffman directed for the stage for many years, he didn’t helm his first movie until 2010 with the promising Jack Goes Boating. He was currently deep in pre-production on his second directorial outing, the supernatural thriller Ezekiel Moss, which only yesterday announced that Jake Gyllenhaal and Amy Adams were set to star.

Hoffman was undoubted one of the best respected actors of his generation, and one who most had expected to have a illustrious career over the next few decades. Sadly that has now been cut short.

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