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Breaking Through Trailer – LGBT elected officials tell their stories in the new documentary

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In the years since Harvey Milk became the first openly gay elected official, inroads have been made into LGBT people having an increasing presence in US politics, although serious barriers still remain.

The documentary Breaking Through features ‘openly LGBT elected officials at all levels – including the first gay US Senator, Tammy Baldwin – sharing their stories of self- doubt and triumph over multiple barriers ranging, from race and poverty to gender and sexual orientation, revealing a deeply personal, rarely-seen side of politicians and gay people.

‘Though featuring politicians, it isn’t about politics: it’s about people who feel fear and shame, yearning to live meaningful lives.  They reveal how they broke through barriers internally – daring to believe something different than what they were told – and externally to achieve the future they envisioned. By showing that “anything is possible,” they impact people from all walks of life.’

Breaking Through hits DVD and VoD in the US on June 3rd. [Read more…]

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Gay X-Men Director Bryan Singer Accused Of Raping Underage Boy

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bryan-singerDirector Bryan Singer has been hit with allegations that he raped a 17-year-old boy, used other force and forced him to inhale cocaine, in a lawsuit that’s been filed in Hawaii Federal Court.

The allegations have been made by Michael F. Egan III, who is now 31 but was 17 when he says the incidents took place in 1999. He claims that after moving to Los Angeles as a teenager to further his acting career, Singer and various other men sexually abused him as part of intimidation that unless he kept them happy they would ruin his career.

The abuse is said to have taken place in both Los Angeles and Hawaii, with X-Men and Usual Suspect helmer Singer said to be involved in event that took place on the latter. The lawsuit alleges, according to THR, that ‘Singer supplied Egan with drugs and alcohol, forced him to inhale cocaine, pushed Egan into a swimming pool, later held his head underwater, and repeatedly raped him. These were combined, the suit says, with threats, as well as with promises of employment by Singer.’

Other abuse supposedly took place at the the M & C Estate in Encino, California, whose residents were Marc Collins-Rector and Chad Shackley, whose younger brother, Scott Shackley, was in Egan’s high school class. It is said Collins-Rector sexually abused Egan and threatened him with a gun, although he’s not included as a defendant in the current case. (It should be noted that Collins-Rector is a registered sex offender, having pled guilty to transporting minors across state lines for sex).

Egan’s attorney, Jeff Herman, commented, “Hollywood has a problem with the sexual exploitation of children. This is the first of many cases I will be filing to give these victims a voice and to expose the issue.”

Singer’s attorney Marty Singer countered that, “The claims made against Bryan Singer are completely without merit. We are very confident that Bryan will be vindicated in this absurd and defamatory lawsuit.” Adding that, “It is obvious that this case was filed in an attempt to get publicity at the time when Bryan’ s new movie [X-Men: Days of Future Past] is about to open in a few weeks.”

The suit demands an unspecified amount of damages and asserts claims for intentional infliction of emotional distress, battery, assault and invasion of privacy by unreasonable intrusion.

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Burning Blue Trailer – Two gay soldiers find love during the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell era

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Originally an acclaimed Off-Broadway play, Burning Blue follows the relationship between two Navy fighter pilots during the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell era, when LGBT people in the US military were allowed as long as they didn’t tell anyone about their sexual orientation.

The romantic drama is now a film directed and co-written by DMW Greer, who wrote the original play.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘They have been trained to meet danger head-on, to execute vital strategic maneuvers while flying at breathtaking speeds. But after a series of fatal accidents, a close-knit squadron of male Navy pilots begins to splinter—and becomes the focus of a criminal investigation. As a government agent digs to uncover the cause of the accidents, two of the pilots engage in a secret, forbidden relationship. Their affair is exposed…and the squadron is engulfed by an incendiary scandal that will challenge each pilot’s notions of friendship, love, honor and courage.’

A June 6th US cinema and VoD release is set. [Read more…]

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Guardians of the Galaxy Featurette – Behind-the-scenes with Chris Pratt and co. on the Marvel adventure

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Marvel has had a huge amount of success building its cinematic universe, but it’s taking a slightly bigger risk with Guardians Of The Galaxy, as few non-comic fans have heard of it. And as it’s not a directly tied into the other films, they’ve not been able to set it up in the likes of Thor: The Dark World and Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

Therefore they’ve got a bigger job ensuring audiences are excited for the outer space movie, and one way they’ve tried to do that is including a short behind-the-scenes featurette in a recent episode of Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. in the US.

Now that featurette has shown up online so everyone can see it.

Here’s the movie’s synopsis: ‘From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team—the Guardians of the Galaxy. An action-packed, epic space adventure, Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits—Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand—with the galaxy’s fate in the balance.

‘Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy,” which first appeared in comic books in Marvel Super-Heroes, Issue #18 (Jan. 1969). James Gunn is the director of the film with Kevin Feige producing, and Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Jeremy Latcham, Alan Fine and Stan Lee serve as executive producers. The story is by Nicole Perlman and James Gunn, with screenplay by James Gunn. Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” releases in UK cinemas on August 1, 2014.’

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The Green Inferno Trailer – The jungle is a dangerous place in Eli Roth’s film

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Eli Roth hasn’t directed a movie since 2007’s Hostel: Part II, as he’s spent most of his time either producing or starring in other people’s films. However now he’s coming back with The Green Inferno.

Now the trailer is here ahead of the movie’s autumn release.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Idealistic Justine (Lorenza Izzo) joins a group of campus radicals on a mission to disrupt the illegal clear-cutting of a Peruvian jungle, which is endangering the tranquil lives of an isolated Amazonian tribe. Armed with good intentions and the power of their cellphone cameras, the group flies to Peru and seemingly succeeds in their mission. But the activists’ celebration quickly turns to tragedy when their plane crashes in the jungle — and they find themselves on the dinner menu of the very people they were trying to protect.’

If you like cannibal movies, it looks like you’re in for a treat. If you’re into political correctness you’ll probably enjoy it less.

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If I Stay Trailer – Chloe Moretz gets caught between life and death

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If I Stay is one of those movies that could either be fascinating or utterly dreadful, as it’s got a premise that has a lot of promise but needs careful handling.

We won’t know whether it works or not until its release later this year – it’s due out in August in the US but no UK date is currently set. However we can get a taste with a trailer.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘On a day that started like any other, Mia (Chloe Moretz) had everything: a loving family, an adoring boyfriend, and a bright future full of music. Suddenly, a family drive on a snowy day changes everything. In an instant, almost all of that is taken from her.

‘Caught between life and death, Mia spends one critical day contemplating a future that is now more unknowable than ever. Is love enough to keep her here? Tragic but ultimately hopeful, this is a romantic, riveting and uplifting story about music, life and love.’ [Read more…]

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Denzel Washington Turns Silhouette In A New The Equalizer Poster

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The-Equalizer-poster1Sony has high hopes for the film version The Equalizer as while it doesn’t arrive in cinemas until September in the US (and October 10th in the UK), they’re already developing a sequel. However the first film needs to be a success before any follow-ups can go into production.

To help get the word out a new teaser poster has arrived, which you can see above.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Starring Denzel Washington, it tells the story of a former black ops commando who faked his death and is now living a quiet life and returns to action to rescue a prostitute from evil pimps; his actions cause the Russian mob to send rogue CIA agents to kill him; he battles back against overwhelming odds, defeating them and becoming “The Equalizer.”’

Expect a new trailer soon.

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Robin Williams May Be Back For Mrs. Doubtfire Sequel

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mrs-doubtfire-pic1After Mrs. Doubtfire became a big hit in 1994 there was quite a lot of talk about a sequel but ultimately they came to nothing. Then in 2001 there was more talk, with Bonnie Hunt signing up to write and direct.

However now 21 years after the film came out, rumours of a sequel have re-emerged, with THR reporting that Fox has attached Robin Williams and director Chris Columbus to return to the world of the Scottish nanny.

David Berenbaum (Elf) has signed on to write the screenplay, although nothing has been revealed about the direction the story will take. It was Berenbaum who was the impetus behind the revival, as Williams and Columbus hadn’t been interested in any of the various follow-up scripts, until they heard the new writer’s idea.

In the original, Williams play a recently divorced father who, in order to be closer to his children, takes on the persona of a Scottish nanny, Euphegenia Doubtfire, and goes in to look after his kids, without them knowing who he really is.

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Anna Paquin’s Will Be In X-Men: Days of Future Past After All

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anna-paquin-rogueBack in December director Bryan Singer revealed that while Anna Paquin had spent a few days on the X-Men: Days Of Future Past set, reprising her role as Rogue, her scene had ended up on the cutting room floor.

However now further editing and reshoots has put her back in, with 20th Century Fox is confirming that the actress will feature in the movie.

When it appeared she’d been cut, Singer said, “Through the editing process, the sequence became extraneous. It’s a really good sequence and it will probably end up on the DVD so people can see it. But like many things in the editing process, it was an embarrassment of riches and it was just one of the things that had to go. Unfortunately, it was the one and only sequence Anna Paquin was in, the Rogue character was in. Even though she’s in the materials and part of the process of making the film, she won’t appear in it. She did a fantastic job. She was awesome in the sequence. She’s a brilliant actress. I would work with her in a heartbeat. She completely understood. It’s very disappointing, but she’s very professional and she knows that stuff happens, particularly with material you shoot early on in production. Films evolve.”

That seemed to be it for the return of Rogue, even though she continued to be used in some marketing materials. Then people noticed her name in the end credits for recent final trailer, which caused a Fox representative to confirm her return, while cautioning that, “Essentially, [it’s] a cameo.”

You’ll be able to see exactly how much Rogue we’ll get in May.

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Final X-Men: Days Of Future Past Trailer Arrives – All the Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, James McAvoy & Michael Fassbender you can handle

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Barely a day goes by without something new from the world of X-Men: Days Of Future Past, which perhaps isn’t surprising considering Fox has spent more on the film than any other except Avatar. It’s also true that when you look at the grosses of X-Men movie, they’re successful but not hits on a par with many other superhero movies.

However now they’ve released the final main trailer, which throws everything at the wall to show that this going to be one enormous action-packed movies with more mutant shenanigans than most films could handle.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods in X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. The beloved characters from the original “X-Men” film trilogy join forces with their younger selves from “X-Men: First Class,” in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.’

The movie hits cinemas next month. [Read more…]

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