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All the news from film and the world of the gays

New Bridge Of Spies Trailer – Steven Spielberg heads to the Cold War with Tom Hanks

July 8, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

bridge-of-spies-poster1-slideDirected by Steven Spielberg, Bridge Of Spies is a dramatic thriller which tells the story of James Donovan (Tom Hanks), a Brooklyn insurance claims lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the near-impossible task to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot.

A new UK trailer for the movie has been revealed to give us a taste of the film. You can take a look at it below and decide whether this is a Spielberg movie you want to see.

Mark Rylance, Scott Shepherd, Amy Ryan, Sebastian Koch and Alan Alda also star, with the movie due in cinemas November 6th. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance  DIRECTORS: Steven Spielberg  FILMS: Bridge Of Spies  

Lego Movie Directors Phil Lord & Chris Miller Plan Han Solo Origins Star Wars Movie

July 8, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

han-soloFrom the moment it was announced that Disney planned to intersperse its main new Star Wars movies with a series of stand-alone tales set in a galaxy far, far away, there’s been speculation that this would include a look at a young Han Solo.

Indeed when Rogue One was first announced many jumped at the idea that it would be about Han’s origins (it’s actually about the mission to steal the Death Star plans, which sets A New Hope in motion).

However now it’s definitely happening, with THR reporting that a Han Solo movie is happening and Lego Movie and 21 Jump Street helmers Phil Lord and Chris Miller are set to direct it.

There aren’t too many further details, although we do know that Lawrence Kasdan wrote the script, which ‘focuses on how young Han Solo became the smuggler, thief, and scoundrel whom Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi first encountered in the cantina at Mos Eisley’.

Expect to hear more soon.

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DIRECTORS: Chris Miller, Phil Lord  FILMS: Solo: A Star Wars Story  

Holding The Man Trailer – Two young gay men face the obstacles to enduring love

July 7, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

holding-the-man-slideTimothy Conigrave’s memoir Holding The Man is beloved by many, especially amongst people in its native Australia, where the book has already become a stage play and is now a film.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Tim and John fell in love at their all boys high-school while both were teenagers. John was captain of the football team. Tim an aspiring actor playing the lead in Romeo and Juliet. Their romance endured for 15 years to laugh in the face of everything life threw at it – the separations, the discriminations, the temptations, the jealousies and the losses – until the only problem that love can’t solve, tried to destroy them.

‘Ryan Corr and Craig Stott will star in this remarkable true-life story as Timothy Conigrave and John Caleo, whose enduring love affair has been immortalised in both Tim’s cult-classic and hilarious memoir and Tommy Murphy’s award-winning stage play of the same name. Murphy has adapted Tim’s book for the screen.’

As you may have guessed the greatest obstacle they face from the 1970s into the 1990s is the spectre of AIDS.

The great cast of Holding The Man also includes Kerry Fox, Sarah Snook, Anthony LaPaglia and Guy Pearce.

It’s due out in Australia on August 27th, and will hopefully make to other parts of the world soon. [Read more…]

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Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 Character Posters Put On Their War Paint

July 7, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Hunger-Games-Mockingjay-2-character-poster1-slideWe’ve still got a few months to wait until The Hunger Games movies come to an end with Mockingjay Part 2, but a set of character posters have emerged, with the warriors of District 13 putting on their war paint.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘With the nation of Panem in a full scale war, Katniss confronts President Snow (Donald Sutherland) in the final showdown. Teamed with a group of her closest friends – including Gale (Liam Hemsworth), Finnick (Sam Claflin), and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) – Katniss goes off on a mission with the unit from District 13 as they risk their lives to stage an assassination attempt on President Snow who has become increasingly obsessed with destroying her. The mortal traps, enemies, and moral choices that await Katniss will challenge her more than any arena she faced in The Hunger Games.’

Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 is released in UK cinemas on 19th November 2015.

Take a look at the posters above and below. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Sam Claflin  FILMS: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2  

Actor Matt Dallas Has Married His Boyfriend, Blue Valentine

July 6, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

matt-dallas-blue-hamiltonEver since Kyle XY, there have been plenty of people all around the world swooning over the handsomeness that is Matt Dallas. However we’re got bad news for all those folks, as he’s off the market.

Matt has revealed on Instagram that he has married his fiance, LA musician Blue Hamilton.

The two have been engaged since Christmas 2012 (it was while mentioning his new fiance on Instagram in January 2013 that Matt casually came out publicly), but it seems they’ve now officially tied the knot, with Matt posting a pic of him and Blue outside the courthouse apparently holding their marriage license, along with the message, ‘Introducing Mr. & Mr. Dallas‘. Blue meanwhile posted the same pic except his message was, ‘Introducing Mr. & Mr. Hamilton‘.

Hopefully that’s not a sign that they already arguing over what surnames they should use (only joking).

They certainly make a cute couple and we wish them huge amounts of luck!

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Stuff Trailer – A lesbian couple struggles to keep their relationship on track

July 6, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

stuff-slideIt’s just a few days until one the world’s biggest LGBT film festivals, LA’s Outfest, kicks off, and one of the movies that will be screening this year is Suzanne Guacci’s stuff.

Ahead of that premiere, the trailer has arrived and you can watch it below.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Stuff stars Yvonne Jung (“Third Watch”), Karen Sillas (What Happened Was…), Traci Dinwiddie (Elena Undone), Phyllis Somerville (“The Big C”) and Kevin Brown (“30 Rock”). Guacci directs her cast through a relatable and heart wrenching story of a couple that has lost sight of each other amid their day to day lives. With honest emotions and no clear villains or answers, Stuff explores how a relationship can get off track and the struggle to navigate the trials that life throws at us.’

Stuff screens at the Harmony Gold Theater at 3pm on July 12th. Tickets are available via the Outfest website.  [Read more…]

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New Pics Emerge Of Jeremy Irvine & Co. In Roland Emmerich’s Stonewall Movie

July 6, 2015 By Tim Isaac 1 Comment

stonewall-pic9-slideRoland Emmerich normally spends his time destroying as much of the world as possible in the likes of The Day After Tomorrow and 2012 (he’s currently shooting the sequel to Independence Day), but for his next film he’s looking at a conflict that took place on a slightly smaller scale but had massive ramifications in th years afterwards – the 1969 Stonewall riots.

Over the past couple of weeks the film’s Facebook page has released quite a few new images to go with the first one that arrived in March, giving us our best look at the movie yet.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Less than 50 years ago, in 1969, being gay was considered a mental illness.  Gay people could not be employed by the government.  It was illegal for gay people to congregate, and police brutality against gays went unchecked.

‘STONEWALL is a drama about a fictional young man caught up during the 1969 Stonewall Riots. Danny Winters (Jeremy Irvine) is forced to leave behind friends and loved ones when he is kicked out of his parent’s home and flees to New York. Alone in Greenwich Village, homeless and destitute, he befriends a group of street kids who soon introduce him to the local watering hole The Stonewall Inn; however, this shady, mafia-run club is far from a safe-haven.  As Danny and his friends experience discrimination, endure atrocities and are repeatedly harassed by the police, we see a rage begin to build.  This emotion runs through Danny and the entire community of young gays, lesbians and drag queens who populate the Stonewall Inn and erupts in a storm of anger.  With the toss of a single brick, a riot ensues and a crusade for equality is born.’

The movie is due in cinemas later this year. You can take a look at the new pics below, which interestingly includes the recreation of the 1970 Christopher Street Gay Liberation march. Christopher Street is the road that the Stonewall Inn was on, and after the riot Christopher Street days and marches began popping up in all sorts of cities, which was the starts of the May/June ‘Pride Season’ that we know today.

[Read more…]

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ACTORS: Jeremy Irvine  DIRECTORS: Roland Emmerich  FILMS: Stonewall  

Heath Ledger’s Homophobic Gay Uncle Inspired His Brokeback Mountain Character

July 6, 2015 By Tim Isaac 2 Comments

brokeback-mountainHeath Ledger is probably best remembered as The Joker in The Dark Knight and as Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain. It’s 10 years since the latter movie debuted, and as part of their marriage equality special, Variety caught up with director Ang Lee and producer/writer James Schamus, to talk about the movie.

Perhaps the most interesting info to come from the chat, is what inspired Ledger’s performance as the quiet, completely closeted Ennis. Ang Lee says, “Heath came in and wanted to do it right away. He told me that he learned from one of his uncles, who is also a very macho, homophobic gay, much like Ennis, and also a rancher.”

Anne Hathaway meanwhile apparently auditioned while in costume for The Princess Diaries 2 – a far cry from the Midwest character she ultimately ended up playing in Brokeback.

Lee also talked about the difficulty he had shooting the sex scenes, saying, “I was pretty shy shooting sex scenes, so I designed a very complicated one-shot deal, with 13 points of focus. I made it technical so that no one would think about anything else except hitting their marks. Once we got past the first take, nobody was shy anymore. We tried to make it as real and compelling as possible, and they were very professional. Getting into the first take was hard, and it was the 13th take that I ended up using, which was the last take.”

It’s well worth reading the whole chat, which includes the fact Lee never thought it would be a big success. He comments, “I also thought it would be an arthouse film with a very small audience. I was nervous about the subject matter hitting the shopping mall, and I was surprised at its success. I think it has something to do with the fact that it’s a poignant love story.”

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ACTORS: Heath Ledger, Anne Hathaway  DIRECTORS: Ang Lee  FILMS: Brokeback Mountain  

Want To See Bearcity 3? Well Now’s Your Chance To Help

July 6, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

bearcity-3-posteAlthough there’s a little more divserdity in gay-themed movies than there used to be, there’s still a predominance of films about young, skinny, pretty boys, most of whom don’t know what body hair is. However for the last few years there’s been BearCity, with the 2010 movie and its 2012 sequel giving space to slightly older, burlier and definitely hairier men living in the bear subculture.

Now BearCity 3 is in the works and to get it made an Indiegogo campaign has been launched which is looking for an ambitious $250,000 to get the film in the can.

There’s not too much info on the plot, but the makers promise, “We have a great script for the third and final installment. Bear nekked camping, a baby on the way… and of course, hot Bears. This will be the most fun, exciting and inspiring of the trilogy. You’ll get to know, respect and love our gang even more than already do. We are pulling out all the stops… but we can’t do it without YOU!”

You may be thinking you need to catch up on what’s been happening in the award-winning Bearcity world before you see (or donate to) Part 3, but that’s not a problem, as both Bearcity and Bearcity 2: The Proposal are streaming for free on the Indiegogo page!

If you want to help out, and watch the first two movies, head over to Indiegogo, and you can watch the trailer below. [Read more…]

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Queen of the Desert Trailer – Nicole Kidman meets Robert Pattinson in the Middle East

July 6, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

queen-of-the-desert-slideReviews were rather mixed for Werner Herzog’s Queen of the Desert at its first festival screenings, but the trailer suggests it will at least look good. And if you’ve ever wanted to see Robert Pattinson as Lawrence Of Arabia, this is your chance.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘A true story of the life of British explorer and adventurer, Gertrude Bell, QUEEN OF THE DESERT chronicles her journeys of love and loss in the Middle East during the early 20th century.

‘Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman (THE PAPERBOY, RABBIT HOLE, AUSTRALIA, THE HOURS) stars alongside Academy Award nominated James Franco (SPRING BREAKERS, RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, 127 HOURS), Golden Globe & Emmy Award winner Damian Lewis (“Homeland”, KEANE, “Band of Brothers”), and Robert Pattinson (THE ROVER, MAPS TO THE STARS, WATER FOR ELEPHANTS). A curious and adventurous young woman eager to explore the world outside of England, Gertrude Bell (Kidman) goes to the British embassy in Tehran where she quickly falls in love with a secretary of the embassy, Henry Cadogan (Franco). This sparks the beginning of a life-long adventure among the beautiful but misunderstood peoples and cultures of the Middle East. Along the way, her path intersects with archaeologist T.E. Lawrence (Pattinson) also known as Lawrence of Arabia, and Major Charles Doughty-Wylie (Lewis), the British Consul General in the Ottoman Empire.

‘The story of QUEEN OF THE DESERT is based on the true-life story of Gertrude Bell, who was a British political officer and archaeologist but ultimately a trailblazer on her terms. The story details the extraordinary adventures of Bell wrestling with the conflicts of love and tragedy, enemy and friend, and foreign and familiar as she sought to understand and unify people from different cultures.’ [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Nicole Kidman, Robert Pattinson, Damian Lewis, James Franco  DIRECTORS: Werner Herzog  
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