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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

GENERAL MOVIE NEWS

General movie news courtesy of Movie Muser (www.moviemuser.co.uk)

3 Days to Kill Trailer – Plus a poster for McG’s Kevin Costner starrer

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Kevin Costner is getting a bit of a career resurgence thanks to Man Of Steel and the upcoming Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit and Draft Day. He’s also got 3 Days To Kill, directed by McG, and now we’ve got the first poster and trailer for that film.

Costner plays a dying Secret Service agent who retires in the hope of reconnecting with his estranged daughter. He is presented with an opportunity to take an experimental drug which may save his life, as long as he agrees to take on one last assignment. Amber Heard is the woman who offers him the drug, which the agent discovers has hallucinatory side effects.

It’s due out early next year. [Read more…]

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New The Double Trailer – Take a look at Jesse Eisenberg in Richard Ayoade’s movie

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Richard Ayoade impressed many when he turned from comedy actor to director with Submarine. Now he’s got his follow-up coming, which is perhaps a little more ambitious as it stars Jesse Eisenberg and if based on a story by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

Dostoyevsky’s tale isabout a Russian government clerk whose life unravels when what he believes is a doppelganger of himself – who has the same name and history – begins working in his office.The film hasbeen described as ‘Fight Club for bureaucrats’. Ayoade has promised something funny, frightening and dream-like, a reflection on loneliness and our need to be loved.

Now we can take our first look with a 90-second trailer. It’s due out in the UK on April 4th. [Read more…]

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Grand Piano Trailer – Elijah Wood had better not stop playing!

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Grand Piano is a rather intriguing proposition – not least that it’s been described as ‘Speed at a piano’.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Forced into early retirement because of crippling stage fright, Wood is a piano virtuoso who returns to the stage where the recital turns deadly and he is forced to literally play for his life in the tense and twisted psychological thriller.’ Apparently if he doesn’t give the performance of a lifetime, someone will kill him and his wife.

Agora’s Eugenio Mira directs, with a release set for early next year. [Read more…]

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Josh Gad To Star In Film Version Of Gilligan’s Island

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josh-gadJosh Gad’s star has been on the rise with roles in Love & Other Drugs, Jobs and The Internship. Now he’s taking the step up to lead roles, as Deadline reports he’s set to star in a movie version of the classic US TV series, Gilligan’s Island.

The show isn’t particularly well known outside America, but it’s lived on there thanks to re-runs and pop culture references. It’s about a group of people who were supposed to be on a three hour cruise but who get shipwrecked and end up on a desert island. The 60s show ran for three seasons and starred Bob Denver as Gilligan, Alan Hale Jr as Skipper, Jim Backus and Natalie Schafer as Thurston and Lovey Howell, Dawn Wells as Mary Ann, and Tina Louise as Ginger.

It’s not clear who Gad will play, or indeed when the movie might shoot. However it’s being eyed as a star vehicle for the actor.

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Divergent Director Neil Burger Won’t Return For Sequel

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divergent-poster3Divergent may not hit cinemas until March, but the movie’s director, Neil Burger, won’t be back to helm the planned second part of Summit/Lionsgate’s sci-fi franchise, Insurgent, according to Variety. It’s not 100% clear why he won’t be returning, although Lionsgate has suggested it was Burger’s own decision.

While some are speculating the reason could be that the studio isn’t happy with his work so far on the first film, however it’s more likely that with Insurgent already set for release March 2015, Burger feels he doesn’t have time to do it justice.

Here’s Divergent’s synopsis: ‘Divergent is a thrilling action-adventure set in a future world where people are divided into distinct factions based on their personalities. Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley) is warned she is Divergent and will never fit into any one group. When she discovers a conspiracy to destroy all Divergents, she must find out what makes being Divergent so dangerous before it’s too late.’ The likes of Theo James, Kate Winslet, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, and Jai Courtney also star.

In addition to Divergent and Insurgent, Summit is planning a third movie, called Allegiant, on March 18, 2016.

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt May Star In & Direct Neil Gaiman’s Sandman

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s love of comic book culture has already led to roles in the likes of GI Joe and Dark Knight Rises. Now that’s he’s got his directorial debut, Don Jon, under his belt, he’s looking to adapt a comic property many before him have tried to get to the screen – Neil Gaiman’s Sandman.

Rumours emerged last month that he was thinking about starring in an adaptation of the comics, but now Deadline reports that he is finalising a deal to star, produce and direct the movie. The movie will team him with Dark Knight Trilogy veteran David S. Goyer, who recently pitched a well-received take on the DC Comics property, which they’re now going to try to make into a workable script. The studio is currently seeking a writer to adapt the comic book.

Gordon-Levitt will play Morpheus, the personification of Dreams in a family known as The Endless, whose members represent other aspects of life such as Death, Delirium, Desire, Destruction, Despair and Destiny. The story follows Morpheus, who escapes after being held captive by a wizard for the past 70 years. He goes on a journey to get revenge for his imprisonment, while trying to rebuild his empire and adapt to the current society.

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First Look At Tom Hardy & Gary Oldman In Child 44

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Tom Hardy and Gary Oldman obviously didn’t have enough of each on The Dark Knight Rises set (not that they had a vast amount of screen time together), as they’ve gotten back together for Child 44. Now the first images from the film have arrived, via RopesOfSilicon, featuring Hardy, Oldman and Noomi Rapace.

Based on Tom Rob Smith’s novel, with Safe House helmer Daniel Espinosa directing, the Soviet Union set thriller is about a military police officer named Leo Demidov (Tom Hardy) who has to investigate a string of brutal child murders that took place during the Stalin era. As he begins to dig further and further into the case, he realises that his government is keeping a sharp eye on every move he makes, and refuses to admit that the killings are actually happening.

Oldman is the head of police, who has problems with what Hardy is doing, while Rapace, who’s in the image below, is Tom’s wife.

Vincent Cassel, Joel Kinnaman, Jason Clarke and Paddy Considine also star. It’ll be in cinemas next year.

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22 Jump Street Red Band Trailer – Channing Tatum & Jonah Hill are back

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21 Jump Street was a far bigger success than anyone had expected, which inevitably means a sequel is coming. Now we can get a look at the film with a red band trailer.

22 Jump Street picks up where the first movie left off and finds partners Jenko (Tatum) and Schmidt (Jonah Hill) undercover at a local university. However, the partners get separated, with Jenko joining the football team and the Schmidt finding himself in amongst the art majors.

The film will be in cinemas next June. [Read more…]

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Hitchcock Legend Joan Fontaine Dies Aged 96

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joan-fontaineJoan Fontaine, best known for her roles in Hitchcock’s Rebecca and Suspicion, has passed away aged 96, it’s been announced. Born in Tokyo to British parents, she was raised in California alongside her sister, Olivia de Havilland.

She started acting in the 1930s, getting her great breakthrough playing the lead role opposite Lawrence Olivier in the Best picture Oscar winning Rebecca. The film scored her an Oscar nomination, but it was the next year she won, getting Best Actress for Suspicion. She garnered a further nomination  for 1943’s The Constant Nymph.

After he early 40s heyday, she never quite saw the same success again, although she did appear in the likes of Ivanhoe, Island In The Sun and The Witches.

Fontaine also famously had a fractious relationship with Gone With The Wind actress De Havilland, which is believed to have been made worse when they became the first sisters to be Oscar nominated in the same year. Fontaine won for Suspicion that year. Sadly they remained estranged.

Joan Fontaine – 22nd October 1917 – 15th December 2013 – RIP

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Screen Legend Peter O’Toole Passes Away Aged 81

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peter-otooleOne of the last great, British hell-raising British actors of the 1960s has passed away, as it’s been announced that Peter O’Toole has died aged 81. O’Toole had one of the great screen breakthroughs of all time, snagging the leading role in David Lean’s wonderful Lawrence Of Arabia. It took him from virtual unknown to major star in one swoop – even though he was always a bit circumspect about fame.

The Irish born but Leeds raised O’Toole was not one hit wonder though, becoming a true screen legend who could turn his hand to almost any role. That’s testified to by the fact he scored eight Oscar nomination, but he was always the bridesmaid as he famously never won a competitive one (he did pick up an honorary Oscar in 2003 though).

His great films include Becket, Man Of La Mancha, The Lion In Winter, Goodbye Mr. Chips, The Last Empeor and Venus. While he cut back on roles in recent years, he did appear in the likes of Ratatouille and the TV series, The Tudor. He officially announced his retirement in 2012, but he didn’t quite stick to that, as he will be seen in the upcoming Katherine Of Alexandria.

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