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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

Lose Your Head Trailer – Things get tense in an LGBT-themed psycho-thriller

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Lose Your Head is an intriguing looking movie, taking the gay-themed movie into interesting thriller territory. The movie premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, and is now doing the rounds of other fests. However if you want a taste of the film, we’ve got the trailer right here.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Lose Your Head is a psycho thriller inspired by the true story of a young Portuguese man who disappeared some years ago after a night of club hopping. Like thousands of other young tourists, Luis from Madrid arrives in Berlin to spend a carefree Summer weekend.

‘After a break-up, Berlin’s infamous club scene seems the ideal place to party the pain away, make new friends and fall in love again. However, Luis resemblance to a young Greek student who had gone missing a few weeks ago gets him involved in a series of mysterious events. And what starts out like a romantic adventure turns into a desperate chase through the streets of Berlin, as Luis gets lost between paranoia and reality.’ [Read more…]

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Tumbledown Trailer – Todd Verow returns with a complex gay love triangle

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Queer cinema director Todd Verow has gained a lot of fans and a fair few detractors with films such as Little Shots Of Happiness, Bad Boy Street, Between Something & Nothing and Vacationland. Now he’s set to return with his latest movie, Tumbledown.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Inspired by true events, Todd Verow’s ‘Tumbledown’ is an explosive cocktail – an emotional roller-coaster ride through the dark sides of sexuality. A complicated love triangle develops after hunky Jay meets bartender Nick and invites him to spend the weekend with him and his partner in their country cabin. Soon, copious amounts of sex, drugs and alcohol lead to a dark obsession and even darker complications. Always bold and never less than riveting, ‘Tumbledown’ is sure to leave you breathless.’

The film arrives on DVD in the US on July 23rd the UK on August 26th via TLA Releasing. [Read more…]

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Aleksandr’s Price Trailer – A gay prostitute’s life spin’s out of control

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We’ve covered Aleksandr’s Price before, back when Pau Maso’s film was known as Simple Moves. Now the movie is complete, has changed its name and will arrive on DVD in the US via Breaking Glass Pictures in September (no UK date is known yet).

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Aleksandr’s Price is a psychological drama from director and star Pau Masó. The film follows a young man who is drawn into the dark, sexual underbelly of New York City’s gay club scene.

‘Aleksandr (Masó) is a young Russian immigrant alone after the tragic death of his mother. He turns to drugs and renting his body to wealthy men to deal with his loss. Aleksandr finds himself torn apart with a new personality making its way to the surface.’

 

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Michael Douglas Says He Knows ‘Gay Actors Who Haven’t Come Out’

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Michael Douglas has been busy promoting Behind The Candelabra, where he plays the gay Liberace, a man who not only never came out, but even one a libel action against the Daily Mail for suggesting he likes boys more than girls. Now he’s been talking to Shortlist and has said that while times has changed, things have remained the same for some people.

He notes, “Without naming names, I certainly think there are a couple of people out there who have not come out in the spirit of protecting their careers and livelihoods. It’s probably a little bit more difficult going that way. I think that’s true.”

However he adds, “It’s a much smaller minority of people who think they still have to stay in the closet. It’s quite interesting to see how fast it’s all changed.”

Douglas also notes of Liberace that the fact he was gay didn’t make him any less of a man. “He may be gay, but he’s an Alpha Male on top of his game.”

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Graphic Novel Author Criticises Cannes Palm d’Or Winning Lesbian-Themed Film Based On Her Book

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Blue-Is-the-Warmest-Colour-posterA few days ago it was revealed that Abdellatif Kechiche’s Blue Is The Warmest Colour had won the prestigious Cannes Palm d’Or, with much comment about the movie’s lengthy, explicit lesbian sex scene. While some heralded it as a new benchmark for showing female love on-screen as part of a complex, emotional relationship, it appears Julie-Maroh disagrees.

Her opinion is more interesting than most, as she wrote the graphic novel the movie is based on. The movie is about 15-year-old Adele (Adele Exarchopoulos), and her her burgeoning relationship with Emma (Lea Seydoux).

In a blog post, Maroh writes about the sex scene, “I don’t know the sources of information for the director and the actresses (who are all straight, unless proven otherwise) and I was never consulted upstream… Maybe there was someone there to awkwardly imitate the possible positions with their hands, and/or to show them some porn of so-called ‘lesbians’ (unfortunately it’s hardly ever actually for a lesbian audience).

“Because – except for a few passages – this is all that it brings to my mind: a brutal and surgical display, exuberant and cold, of so-called lesbian sex, which turned into porn, and [made] me feel very ill at ease. Especially when, in the middle of a movie theatre, everyone was giggling.

“The heteronormative laughed because they don’t understand it and find the scene ridiculous. The gay and queer people laughed because it’s not convincing, and [they] found it ridiculous. And among the only people we didn’t hear giggling were the potential guys [sic] too busy feasting their eyes on an incarnation of their fantasies on screen.”

However she adds, “As a feminist and lesbian spectator, I cannot endorse the direction Kechiche took on these matters… I’m also looking forward to what other women will think about it. This is simply my personal stance.”

It’ll be interesting to see what others think as the film is released around the world, although due to its explicit nature, the director has suggested it may be cut down in some places, if it becomes a bar to getting distribution. (Via PinkNews)

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Cheyenne Jackson Joins Alfred Molina In Ira Sach’s Love is Strange

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Cheyenne JacksonBack in January it was revealed that Keep The Lights On director Ira Sachs was busy putting together his next movie, and he’d signed Alfred Molina and Michael Gambon to star. Now another actor has signed up, with Deadline reporting that Cheyenne Jackson is onboard.

The film features Gambon and Molina as Ben and Jorge, a couple who’ve been together a long time and decide to get married in New York now that gay marriage is legal there. However following their nuptials Jorge gets fired, which forces them to temporarily live apart.

Ben moves in with his nephew and his wife (Tracy Letts and Kelly Reilly), while Jorge moves in with Ted (Jackson) and his partner Nahlin, both of whom are police officers.

Jackson is currently starring in Behind The Candelabra, as Liberace’s spurned lover, and recently shot a film adaptation of Richard Alfieri’s Six Dance Lessons In Six Weeks, opposite Gena Rowlands.

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Twilight’s Michael Welch Talks About His New Transgender Themed Film

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michael-welchTwilight fans will recognise Michael Welch as Mike Newton, the high school student with a crush on Bella, who simply can’t compete due to his lack of being a vampire. Now he’s got a new movie coming up, Boy Meets Girl.

We reported on the movie recently, as it’s a very rare case of a movie about a transgender character, which has actually cast a transgender actor.

Welch has now been talking to Too Fab about being part of the movie, and what he thinks about potential haters. He says, “The world is changing for the better in terms of people accepting and understanding each other. What’s revolutionary about this film is how ‘normal’ it feels, and I think that’s what will ultimately be the key to equal rights for all. As LGBT people become more publicly involved in various elements of society, whether media, government, social institutions such as marriage or military service, or just being out to their friends and family, the rest of society will invariably become more aware and therefore, less fearful. Gay marriage just became legal in 2 more states, and the sky didn’t fall down, the mountains didn’t crumble. Nothing changed except in the lives of those who finally get to express their love in the same way as the rest of us. Eventually, we’re gonna learn that ALL people essentially want the same things, love, respect, dignity, and acceptance.  That’s the theme of this film. It just happens to feature a transgender character. So no, I’m not worried. Haters are gonna hate, but ultimately they get marginalized and discredited over time.”

Boy Meets Girl is described as ‘a tender, human, sex-positive romantic comedy that explores what it means to be “real”: to live and love authentically to the truth of one’s heart, regardless of the sex or small town you’re born into. Our story focuses on Ricky, a beautiful twenty-one year old transgendered girl living in Virginia with dreams of becoming a fashion designer in New York.’

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Is Tom Hardy Being Eyed For Elton John Biopic, Rocket Man?

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Tom Hardy in WarriorFor the last year or so, Elton John and David Furnish have been working on a biopic of the singer, called Rocket Man. A couple of months ago, Michael Gracey signed up to direct and it appears they’re now looking for their leading man.

If HitFix is to be believed, a perhaps surprising name is at the top of the list – Tom Hardy. It actually makes more sense than it might appear, as Hardy is far more metrosexual than his hard man image might suggest (including a small obsession with nice shoes), and if you look at pics of Elton back in the 70s, it wouldn’t be as enormous transformation for Tom as it might first appear.

At the moment it doesn’t appear a formal offer has been made, and there’s no word either of how interested Hardy may be.

It’s previously been reported that the movie will follow Elton John’s journey from 5-year old musical prodigy who by age 11 won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music, to a young man who rebelled against his strict upbringing, wore outrageous costumes and became a global icon who teamed with songwriter Bernie Taupin to sell more records that just about any musical artist of his era. It will also feature some more fantastical elements and plenty of the singer’s music, in keeping with John’s larger than life personality.

Justin Timberlake was previously rumoured for the main role, but that always appeared like it was more wishful thinking that reality. At the moment, we’ll just have to see if Hardy does end up being a Rocket Man.

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Behind The Candelabra Is HBO’s Biggest Original Film For 10 Years

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There’s been a lot of hype surrounding Behind The Candelabra, Steven Soderbergh’s Liberace biopic starring Matt Damon and Michael Douglas as the pianist and his lover. However with the movie airing on HBO in the US, the only real test of its success in the States is the ratings.

It’s turned out to be a big success, with 2.4 million viewers tuning in to its premiere telecast on Sunday night, with a repeat adding another 1.1 million. No HBO Film original has garnered a larger audience since“Something the Lord Made in 2004. That means its beaten the likes of the Julianne Moore starring Sarah Palin biopic, Game Change, and The Girl, the recent movie about the making of The Birds.

It’s seen a particularly impressive as Memorial Day weekend is normally seen as a weak one for TV, but HBO has proved you can get the viewers if you have something worth watching.

Behind The Candelabra rolls out around the world over the coming months, with a UK cinema release set for June 7th.

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Beyond The Walls Trailer – Take a look at the much praised gay-themed flick

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While the 2013 Cannes Film Festival has just ended, way back in the mists of time (2012, to be precise), Beyond The Walls (Hors les murs) screened during the Cannes Critics week. Unfortunately though, it’s still to arrive in either the UK (except for the London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival) or US, but we can take a look at the trailer and a clip, and hope it doesn’t take too long to get here.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Paulo, a young pianist, meets Ilir, a double-bass player originally from Albania. It’s love at first sight. Confronted by Anka, Paulo finds himself out on the street. Despite Ilir’s misgivings, Paulo moves in with him. One day, when Paulo promises that he will love Ilir for the rest of his life, Ilir leaves the city and doesn’t return. A few days later, Paulo finds out that Ilir is in jail, and the two lovers embark on an heart-breaking relationship.’

David Lambert’s first feature is for fans of recent gay classics like Weekend and Keep The Lights On, and looks like it’ll be well worth watching. A US DVD & VoD release on August 26th has been announced. [Read more…]

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