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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)

Take A Sneak Peek At The Live-Action Beauty & The Beast

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beauty-and-the-beast-slideI’d imagine even Disney didn’t realise just how anticipated their live-action version Beauty & The Beast would be. But they got a taste when a teaser – featuring no footage from the movie – broke Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ record for the most online views for a trailer in 24 hours. Now we have a little bit more from the movie.

Disney has released a small chunk of a featurette about the new movie which will feature on the 25th Anniversary Blu-ray of the animated version, which is out soon. The Sneak Peek gives us a look at Emma Watson and Dan Stevens at a table reading, as well as concept images and footage from the film.

While most of Disney’s live-action takes on its classic animated movies have reimagined the story, this time it will be a more straightforward musical adaptation, featuring the classic songs and characters. The movie will be out next March. [Read more…]

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Shut In Trailer – Jacob Tremblay gets creepy with Naomi Watts

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shut-in-slideJacob Tremblay won a lot of fans with his cuteness overload around awards season and his excellent performance in Room. However, he’s offering something a little different with Shut In, where he shows he isn’t just cute, he can also be pretty creepy.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘SHUT IN is a heart-pounding thriller starring Naomi Watts as a widowed child psychologist who lives an isolated existence in rural New England. Caught in a deadly winter storm, she must find a way to rescue a young boy (Tremblay) before he disappears forever.’

A trailer for the movie has now arrived. Shut In opens on November 11th in the U.S. No UK date is currently set. [Read more…]

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Bryan Cranston, Steve Carell, & Laurence Fishburne In Talks For Richard Linklater’s Next Film

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TRUMBO-bryan-cranstonA full decade ago Richard Linklater revealed that he was working on an adaptation Darryl Ponicsan‘s Last Flag Flying, a sequel to The Last Detail, which was made into a film in 1973 by Hal Ashby. At the time he was trying to get Randy Quaid and Jack Nicholson to return, but that never happened.

However, now the Boyhood helmer is back on the project, which will now only be a ‘sort of’ sequel. THR reports that he’s starting to put the cast together, with Bryan Cranston, Steve Carell, and Laurence Fishburne all in talks to star. The Last Detail, ‘centers on two Navy men (Nicholson, Young) who are ordered to bring a young offender (Quaid) to prison but decide to show him one last good time along the way. Last Flag reunites the reader with the trio, now living a post-9/11 American life: The former Naval petty officers come to the aid of their former prisoner, who needs their help to bring home the body of his son who was killed in Iraq. The request sends them back retracing their journey from Norfolk, Va., to Portsmouth, N.H.’

Linklater is hoping to start shooting the film in November.

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In Dubious Battle Trailer – James Franco takes on a John Steinbeck adaptation

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in-dubious-battle-slideWhile James Franco hasn’t had any big successes as a director, you certainly can’t blame him for aiming high. He’s previously adapted the likes of William Faulkner and Cormac McCarthy for the big screen, and now he’s taking on John Steinbeck with In Dubious Battle.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Set in the orchards of California Valley in the dirty ’30s, Steinbeck’s tale follows two young idealists from “The Party” who are appalled by the orchards’ terrible working conditions and set out to organize the fruit pickers. Having arrived from out of town, Mac McLeod (Franco) and Jim Nolan (Nat Wolff) are met with skepticism and some outright hostility when they first suggest unionizing. Most of the pickers simply want to work and get paid, even if they are being mercilessly exploited. Mac and Jim realize that their progress depends on convincing local elder Al Anderson (Vincent D’Onofrio). He’s a hard nut, but could be won over after Mac helps his daughter-in-law, Lisa (Selena Gomez), when she goes into labour. Surrounding the two activists is a cast of eclectic characters with varying loyalties, among them the ruthless orchard owner (Robert Duvall), who is determined to crack down on any strike action.’

A trailer for the movie has now arrived, which you can watch below. The film debuts at the Venice International Film Festival, with a Toronto International Film Festival screening shortly afterwards. It’s not known when it will be released. [Read more…]

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Julie Bowen Will Be Melissa McCarthy’s Enemy In Life of the Party

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julie-bowenWhile her on-screen hubby, Ty Burrell, has made a few movies since the start of Modern Family, Julie Bowen has mainly stuck to the TV show. However, now she’s lined up a juicy role opposite Melissa McCarthy in Life Of The Party, according to Variety.

Not too much is known about the plot, but Bowen will apparently be the main enemy of McCarthy’s characters. Maya Rudolph, Gillian Jacobs, Debby Ryan, and Animal Kingdom’s Molly Gordon also star.

Bowen is slotting the movie in between seasons of Modern Family, with production having started last week in Atlanta. As well as starring in the film, McCarthy also co-wrote the script alongside her husband, Ben Falcone, who also directs. It’s due out May 2017.

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The Dressmaker Trailer – Chic Kate Winslet heads for the Aussie outback & a hunky Luke Hemsworth

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dressmaker-liam-hemsworthThe Dressmaker looks like it could be quite fun, and those who like Luke Hemsworth looking hunky should be pleased too.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘THE DRESSMAKER tells the story of the beautiful and talented Tilly Dunnage (Academy Award winner KATE WINSLET). After years working as a dressmaker in exclusive Parisian fashion houses, Tilly returns home to a town in the Australian outback to reconcile with her eccentric mother Molly (Academy Award nominee JUDY DAVIS). She also falls in love with the pure-hearted Teddy (LIAM HEMSWORTH), and armed with her sewing machine and haute couture style, Tilly transforms the women of the town, exacting sweet revenge on those who did her wrong.’

The great cast also includes Hugo Weaving, Caroline Goodall, Shane Bourne, and Kerry Fox. Take a look at the trailer below. It’ll be out in the US in September, and is already available on DVD in the UK. [Read more…]

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Planetarium Trailer – Natalie Portman and Lily-Rose Depp bathe together in 1930s Paris

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planetarium-slideWith the Toronto International Film Festival only weeks away, trailer for some of the movies that will be debuting there are starting to arrive. We just posted one for Lion, and now we’ve got Planetarium.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘The setting is Paris in the 1930s, where two sisters, American spiritualists Laura (Natalie Portman) and Kate Barlow (Lily-Rose Depp), are winding up a world tour. Seemingly adept at communicating with the dead, the women are somewhat less experienced with the business of the living. Nevertheless, their astonishing exhibit of apparently supernatural powers piques the interest of powerful French film producer André Korben (Emmanuel Salinger), who retains their strange talents for his wildly ambitious new film project. Laura and Kate are soon swept up in a scheme that, fusing art and the occult, portends a dark shadow soon to be cast over all of Europe.’

It also seem to involve them bathing together, as you’ll see in the trailer below. It’s not known yet when we’ll be able to see the movie. [Read more…]

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Lion Trailer – Dev Patel goes on a quest to find his long-lost family

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lion-dev-patelWhile the movie hasn’t premiered yet (it’ll first be screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in October), there are already many who think this could be a strong awards contender. That’s partly because of a good cast and an incredible based on a true story plot.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘From the production team that brought us The King’s Speech comes Lion: the incredible true story of Saroo Brierley and his 25-year odyssey. Precocious five-year-old Saroo Khan is always up for an adventure. Eager to help his older brother Guddu with any odd job that will provide their family with much-needed money, Saroo follows Guddu everywhere he goes. One night the two boys are separated on a train platform in their native Madhya Pradesh, and Saroo winds up nearly a thousand miles away in Calcutta. Homeless in a strange city where he doesn’t speak the language, Saroo gets by on his street smarts until he is taken in by a government orphanage. When an Australian couple adopts him, he is taken to live with them in Hobart, Tasmania. It’s not until Saroo leaves that island as a young Australian man that he begins to wonder what became of his first home and the family he so adored. Ingeniously using satellite images from Google Earth, he finds a lead to follow up on. But the search for Saroo’s past threatens to overwhelm his present, and he finds himself further adrift than he ever imagined possible.’

Dev Patel plays the grown-up Saroo, with the likes of Rooney Mara, Nicole Kidman, and David Wenham also starring. It’ll be getting an Oscar friendly US release at the end of the year, and should arrive in the UK shortly afterwards. [Read more…]

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The Disappointments Room Trailer – Kate Beckinsale stars in the Wentworth Miller written horror

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Disappointments-Room-beckinsaleWe should have already seen The Disappointments Room by now, but the release of the movie got delayed when its production company, Relativity, went into bankruptcy. Now though the company is back up and running, and a US release is planned for next month.

The horror was written by Wentworth Miller. While best known as the star of the likes of Prison Break and Legends Of Tomorrow, he’s had a lot of interest in his script, including Park Chan-Wook taking on his screenplay for 2013’s Stoker.

Here’s the brief synopsis: ‘The psychological thriller follows a woman (Kate Beckinsale) who moves into a new house with her 5-year-old son only to discover a secret room within the attic where unimaginable horrors are accidentally unlocked.’ Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]

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Helen Mirren Up For Disney’s Live-Action The Nutcracker

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helen-mirrenDisney is busy pulling together the cast for its planned live-action take on the classic tale of The Nutcracker. It’s already got Misty Copeland, Keira Knightley, Morgan Freeman & Mackenzie Foy attached to star, and it looks like another great name will be joining, as Helen Mirren is in talks to join the film, according to Variety.

The film is ‘is based on the 1816 story “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” by E.T.A. Hoffmann in which a girl named Clara is charged by her parents with taking care of a Christmas toy Nutcracker doll. However, it comes to life and defeats an evil Mouse King with seven heads. It will also take on elements of Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet.

Foy is attached to the role of Clara, while Freeman would be her mysterious godfather, Drosselmeyer. Copeland is onboard as the lead ballerina. It’s not clear who Mirren will play. Lasse Hallstrom is set to direct the movie.

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