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

Jeremy Irons Worries Same-sex Marriage Will Allow Fathers To Marry Sons

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jeremy-ironsOscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons isn’t a big fan of equal marriage, as he seems to think it’s going to allow fathers to marry sons so that they can avoid inheritance tax (currently no tax is paid if an estate is left to a spouse, although it is if it’s left to a child).

Irons was talking to the Huffington Post, and when asked about same-sex marriage, said, “Could a father not marry his son?”

When it was pointed out that gay marriage wouldn’t legalise incest, he answered, “It’s not incest between men”, as “incest is there to protect us from inbreeding, but men don’t breed.” This led to him worrying fathers will marry sons just for the tax breaks, although it does seem that he genuinely believed incest between a father and son isn’t illegal (which is rather worrying).

He also adds, “It seems to me that now they’re fighting for the name. I worry that it means somehow we debase, or we change, what marriage is. I just worry about that.”

However it doesn’t seem something he’s really thought about it much, so perhaps he should have just kept quiet. He did add, “Everybody whose living with one other person the best of luck in the world because it’s fantastic. Living with another animal, whether it be a husband or a dog, is great. It’s lovely to have someone to love. I don’t think sex matters at all. What it’s called doesn’t matter at all.”

You can watch Irons talking about gay marriage below.

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Pixar Announces Finding Dory – Ellen Degeneres Is Getting Lost

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For a while we’ve known that Pixar has been developing a sequel to Finding Nemo, but it’s not going to be called Finding Nemo, it’s now officially been announced that it will be called Finding Dory. Ellen DeGeneres, the voice of Dory, revealed the news on her chat show.

“I have waited for this day for a long, long, long, long, long, long time,” said DeGeneres. “I’m not mad it took this long. I know the people at Pixar were busy creating ‘Toy Story 16.’ But the time they took was worth it. The script is fantastic. And it has everything I loved about the first one: It’s got a lot of heart, it’s really funny, and the best part is—it’s got a lot more Dory.”

Director and Pixar veteran Andrew Stanton will take audiences back to the underwater world created in the original film. “There is no Dory without Ellen,” said Stanton. “She won the hearts of moviegoers all over the world—not to mention our team here at Pixar. One thing we couldn’t stop thinking about was why she was all alone in the ocean on the day she met Marlin. In ‘Finding Dory,’ she will be reunited with her loved ones, learning a few things about the meaning of family along the way.”

You can understand why Pixar wants to concentrate on Dory, as Finding Nemo has more than 16 million Likes on Facebook, and Dory – with more than 24 million – is the most Liked individual character from a Disney or Disney•Pixar film.

Finding Dory comes to US cinemas on Nov. 25th, 2015, with a UK date still to be set.

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Rita Moreno Joins LGBT-themed Film, Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

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rita-morenoA couple of weeks ago the news emerged that Cheyenne Jackson had replaced Sean Hayes in the movie Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks. Now comes news that Broadway legend Rita Moreno has joined the cast. Also recently signed on, according to Variety, are Kathleen Rose Perkins, Anthony Zerbe and Simon Miller, who join the previously cast Gena Rowlands and Ann-Margret.

Rowlands is set to star as Lily Harrison, a retiree who hires high-spirited dance instructor Michael Minetti (Jackson) to give her private dance lessons in her St. Petersburg Beach, FL condo. The unlikely pair soon develop a friendship apart from dance.’ The relationship starts with lies – she pretending her husband is still alive, him pretending he isn’t gay and saying he’s married to a woman – but soon deepens into something more, with both coming to understand things about the other beyond the stereotypes.

Unfortunately there’s no news on who the other cast members will play, but it’s certainly a great ensemble. Filming starts April 8th in Budapest with Arthur Allan Seidelman directing from Richard Alfieri’s adaptation of his own play.

Moreno is one of the the world’s few EGOTs, people who’ve won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony. She picked up her Academy Award for West Side Story, while her Tony came for the 1975 Broadway show, The Ritz. She’s only hispanic performer who’s ever managed the EGOT.

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Trailer: Luke Macfarlane Gets An Erection (At least that’s what his short film is called)

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Many of us fell a little bit in love with Luke Macfarlane as Matthew Rhys’ on-again, off-again boyfriend Scotty. Now the openly gay actor is back with ‘Erection’, a short film he’s made, about a man who has problems getting it up the night before he leaves town.

A trailer for the short has now emerged, and as you might expect for a film about bedroom issues, there’s plenty of Macfarlane shirtlessness.

However it looks like a pretty dramatic film, with the man not taking his flaccidity very well, as sex may be the only way to save the relationship. The short has been doing the rounds of the festivals, but take a look at the short trailer above.

And although you don’t see it in the promo, there does seem to be a little downstairs action going on in the still from the film below. [Read more…]

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Matt Bomer Decides To Go Back In The Closet

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Matt Bomer with Simon Halls, who's now to be known as Phyllis

Matt Bomer with Simon Halls, who’s now to be known as ‘Phyllis’

NOTE: For anyone who hadn’t guessed, this was an April Fool’s Day article and not real, designed to satirise the idea Bomer can’t play whatever role he’s able, just because of his sexuality – especially while others hide in the closet to ‘protect’ their careers.

It seems actor Matt Bomer has had second thoughts about letting the world know he’s gay, as he’s decided to go back in the closet. He revealed his sexuality last February at the Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards, and has since given interviews about growing up gay and closeted.

At first it didn’t seem the news had affected his career, with the actor’s TV series, White Collar, seeing continued success, many swooning over his booty-shaking role in Magic Mike, and landing the role of Superman in an animated movie. He also took a shirtless guest spot on The New Normal and signed up to play gay in Ryan Murphy’s The Normal Heart.

However last August Bret Easton Ellis decided that Bomer was ‘too gay’ to play Christian Grey in a 50 Shades Of Grey movie. That, along with the fact he doesn’t seem to be allowed to do a film or TV episode without getting his shirt off, has prompted his decision to go back in the closet.

He released a statement saying, ‘Although I came out last year, I would now like everyone to forget the fact that I’m gay, as it doesn’t really make any difference to my career and the roles I can play. As a result, I would appreciate it if from now on the press could refer to my partner, Simon Halls, as ‘the definitely a female Phyllis’.

‘I thought perhaps that coming out would let people know I’m not ashamed and that this is just part of life, but just in case it becomes a distraction or there are any philistines who’ve knocked me off their casting lists purely because I’m gay, I liked everyone to now think I’m straight.

‘There are plenty of actors I know are gay, but who are constantly in the newspapers with stories about all the ‘dates’ they’ve gone on with women, so why should I miss out? After all, there’s not much to write about when I’m just at home with Simon (sorry, ‘the definitely a female Phyllis’) and the kids. Who knows, if I go back in the closet, perhaps in a few years they can make a movie about me and how tortured I was being in the closet’.

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Matt Damon & Michael Douglas In Behind the Candelabra Teaser

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A few weeks ago HBO released a rather cryptic tease for their Liberace biopic, Behind The Candelabra, which largely featured flying piano keys, but with no footage from Steven Soderbergh’s film.

Now EW has another short promo, although this one actually shows us Michael Douglas and Matt Damon in the movie. It’s certainly looking fabulous, with Douglas resplendent in his Liberace OTT outfits, Matt Damons putting on a bit of makeup and both of them in the bath together. It’s embedded below.

Here’s the official synopsis: ‘Before Elvis, before Elton John, Madonna and Lady Gaga, there was Liberace: virtuoso pianist, outrageous entertainer and flamboyant star of stage and television. A name synonymous with showmanship, extravagance and candelabras, he was a world renowned performer with a flair that endeared him to his audiences and created a loyal fan base spanning his 40-year career. Liberace lived lavishly and embraced a lifestyle of excess both on and off stage. In summer 1977, handsome young stranger Scott Thorson walked into his dressing room and, despite their age difference and seemingly different worlds, the two embarked on a secretive five-year love affair. BEHIND THE CANDELABRA takes a behind-the-scenes look at their tempestuous relationship — from their first meeting backstage at the Las Vegas Hilton to their bitter and public break-up.’

It’ll screen on HBO in the US on May 27th and will hopefully reach the rest of the world shortly afterwards.

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Rob Reiner Planning Proposition 8 Equal Marriage Feature Film

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Rob-ReinerRob Reiner, director of A Princess Bride and When Harry Met Sally, has been involved for quite a long time in the fight for marriage equality, concentrating his efforts on Proposition 8, which sought to ban same sex marriage in California.

Last year he directed a staged reading of Dustin Lance Black’s play, 8, about the court case that tried to get the proposition struck down, which starred Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Kevin Bacon, Jane Lynch, John C. Reilly, Chris Colfer, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Cleve Jones, George Takei,  Yeardley Smith, Christine Lahti, Jamie Lee Curtis, Matthew Morrison and Matt Bomer (you can watch that in its entirety here). Now he’s talking up the idea of taking the play to the big screen.

He told Buzzfeed, “Well, we are working on it. Lance is working on a screenplay, and hopefully, when he finishes it, I’m going to direct it.”

Part of the delay is the current US Supreme Court cases that may rule on the constitutionality of Prop. 8 (although some think the court may throw the case out as a way of getting around having to make a ruling that might force gay marriage on states that don’t currently want it), which would affect the outcome of Black’s script, as while California courts have ruled it unconstitutional, re-legalising equal marriage in the state is still on hold while the appeals are going through.

On the Supreme Court cases he says, “Hopefully, we’ll win, and then the question is how broadly or narrowly they rule. If they rule in the broadest way, which we hope they do, that will open the door to marriage equality throughout the country. If not, then they might assign themselves with the White House’s [amicus] brief, which would open it up for eight more states, and that would basically start the ball rolling throughout the country. If they limit it to just California, then at least that’s an eighth of the country, in addition to the 11 states that already [have same-sex marriage]. It’s just a matter of time before we have marriage equality throughout the country. … We’ll know pretty soon. We’ll know by June.”

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Andy & Lana Wachowski’s Sci-fi TV Project Sens8 Goes To Netflix

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lana-andy-wachowskiAt the moment, the likes of Netflix and Amazon are in a bit of a battle for original programming, often going for more interesting projects the networks are wary of that – such as David Fincher’s House Of Card, Hemlock Grove or resurrecting Arrested Development. Now Netflix is teaming up with Lana and Andy Wachowski, along with Babylon 5’s J. Michael Straczynski, for Sens8, which will be the The Matrix and Cloud Atlas directors’ first television project.

A press release describes the show as ‘a gripping global tale of minds linked and souls hunted’. The current plan is to get 10 episodes made and stream on Netflix at the end of 2014.

There’s little extra info on exactly what the series will be about, other than the barely there description above.

The Wachowskis comment, “Several years ago, we had a late night conversation about the ways technology simultaneously unites and divides us, and out of that paradox Sense8 was born… We’re excited to work with Netflix and Georgeville Television on this project, and we’ve wanted to work with Joe Straczynski for years, chiefly due to the fact his name is harder to pronounce than ours, but also because we share a love of genre and all things nerdy.”

The current presumption is that the Wachowskis will direct at least a couple of episodes, although that’s not been confirmed as yet.

Several years ago, we had a late night conversation about the ways technology simultaneously unites and divides us, and out of that paradox Sense8 was born.

What is Sens8? We still don’t know exactly, beyond that bare decription above. Reportedly it came out of a set of spec scripts the trio crafted, and we’re still working under the early assumption that the Wachowskis will direct some of the series.

The filmmakers do use the press release to explain why they wanted to work with the show’s co-creator:

We’re excited to work with Netflix and Georgeville Television on this project, and we’ve wanted to work with Joe Straczynski for years, chiefly due to the fact his name is harder to pronounce than ours, but also because we share a love of genre and all things nerdy.

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Boys On Film 9: Youth In Trouble Trailer – More from the popular gay shorts series

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We love ourselves a bit of Boys On Film here at BGPS (the gay short film DVD series, not anything more prurient – although actually…), which across its first eight instalments has brought us some of the best LGBT themed shorts from around the world.

Now the next one has been announced, which will arrive on UK DVD on April 29th, this time themed around Youth In Trouble. It’s an eclectic mix, including the winner of last Autumn’s Iris Prize winner, The Wilding.

Take a look at the trailer above and there’s some more info on each of the shorts below. Plus, you can read our reviews of the previous Boys On Film releases here.

Deep End
Dir. Bretten Hannam (Canada) 11mins
When Dane’s older brother comes out, Dane doesn’t react very well. But soon after he has to choose between siding with his homophobic classmates or fighting to support his brother.

Family Affair
Dir. Caru Alves de Souza (Brazil) 11mins
Rossi’s family are no different from anyone else’s but when he tries to fit in with his older brother’s group of friends, he finds the outcome more than surprising.

Together
Dir. James Cook (UK) 22mins
One month after moving in together David and Mark come home to find a key in the lock of their front door. They check the house and it all seems clear, until they slowly start to realise that they are not alone…

Easy Money
Dir. Carlos Montero (Spain) 15mins
When a handsome rent boy shows up at a mysterious client’s hotel room, the boy quickly learns that sex appears to be the last thing on his clients mind. Starring Spanish heartthrob Mario Casas.

The Wilding
Dir. Grant Scicluna (Australia) 16mins IRIS PRIZE WINNER Best Short Film 2012
Juvenile inmate Malcolm is in love with his cellmate Tye, but their relationship is confined within their cell. When Malcolm is offered a shot at parole, he finds himself torn between his rare chance for freedom and protecting the one he loves.

Colonial Gods
Dir. Dee Rees (UK) 29mins From the director of PARIAH
A complicated friendship between a Somali man and Nigerian man unfolds against the chaos of gentrification and displacement in the small immigrant community in Cardiff known as Tiger Bay.

This Is Not A Cowboy Film
Dir. Benjamin Parent (France) 12mins
Last night, Brokeback Mountain aired on TV. Vincent watched it and found himself emotionally compelled by the story. Whilst chatting with a classmate in the school toilets, he takes advantage of the break to describe the film as only an adolescent can.

Prora
Dir. Stephane Riethauser (Switzerland/Germany) 23mins
In this deserted former Nazi holiday camp and communist military complex, teenagers Jan and Matthieu embark on an adventure that could change everything. Whilst exploring their surroundings they confront their identities and ultimately put their friendship at risk.

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Dream On Trailer – Take a look at the upcoming gay-themed Brit flick

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Almost exactly a year ago we featured the preview trailer for a new, British LGBT-themed movie called Dream On. Now the film has secured UK distribution, with TLA Releasing due to bring the movie to shop shelves on June 10th.

Now a new trailer has been released, which certainly suggests it’s a movie filled with humour or drama.

Here’s the official synopsis: ‘Dream On is a feature film written and directed by Lloyd Eyre-Morgan based on the sell-out play of the same title. Polar opposite teenagers Paul and George meet and fall in love on a campsite Iin Wales during the summer of ’88. They make a pact to return the following summer and run away together, but when only Paul shows up, he vows to find his young lover and sets off with the campsite owner’s daughter in tow and his overbearing mother not far behind… If they think running away is going to be easy, they’d better dream on.’

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