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All the news from film and the world of the gays

L’Inconnu du lac (Stranger by the Lake) Teaser – Take a look at the gay art-porn noir that’s shaking up Cannes

May 21, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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One of the films that’s been stirring up a fair amount of interest at Cannes is L’Inconnu du lac (Stranger by the Lake). Screening in the ‘Un Certain Regard’ segment of the festival, Alain Guiraudie’s film is a mix of very explicit sex, nihilistic thriller and arthouse drama. Reports suggest it got an extremely positive reaction at screenings, even though many have admitted its hardcore scenes will make it difficult to distribute.

The short synopsis from the Cannes website simply says, ‘Summertime. A cruising spot for men, tucked away on the shores of a lake. Franck falls in love with Michel. An attractive, potent and lethally dangerous man. Franck knows this, but wants to live out his passion anyway.’ That hints at the plot, which involves Franck witnessing Michel killing someone but telling nobody. He continues to pursue Michel, who holds him at arms length.

Take a look at a teaser for the film above (which you won’t be surprised to hear doesn’t feature any hardcore sexy, although it is a bit sexy). Hopefully its Cannes success will ensure this ‘porn noir’ gets better distribution than it might otherwise have had. [Read more…]

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FILMS: Stranger By The Lake (L'Inconnu du lac)  

Jonathan Groff & Denis O’Hare Starrer C.O.G. To Open Outfest

May 21, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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The opening night film of this year’s LA Outfest has been announced, with C.O.G. getting the honour when the world’s leading LGBT film festival kicks off on July 11.

The movie stars out actors Jonathan Groff and Denis O’Hare, alongside Corey Stoll, Dean Stockwell, Casey Wilson and Troian Bellisario. Directed by 29-year-old Kyle Patrick Alvarez and based on the writings of David Sedaris, C.O.G. (which stand for Children Of God) follows recent college graduate David (Groff), who decides to get close to nature, and the working class, by spending a summer picking apples in Oregon with his friend Jennifer.

Even after she blows him off, he charges ahead on a picaresque journey that takes him from orchard to processing plant to an arts and crafts workshop, guided along the way by an increasingly eccentric and motley bunch of mentors. Whether trying to interpret the possible flirtations of co-worker Curly (Stoll) or resisting the religious hard-sell from Bible-thumping Jon (O’Hare), David finds himself on the most complicated path of all — figuring out who he is and what he wants.

Outfest has also revealed it’s going to hand its 17th annual Achievement Award to writer/director Kimberly Peirce (Boys Don’t Cry, Stop-Loss, Carrie). The Achievement Award is Outfest’s highest honour and is presented in recognition of a body of work that has made a significant contribution to LGBT film and media.

It will be given to Pierce at the Outfest Opening Night Gala at The Orpheum, Los Angeles. The rest of the Outfest programme will be revealed in June.

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ACTORS: Jonathan Groff, Denis O’Hare  FILMS: C.O.G.  

Love Or Whatever Teaser Trailer – Getting over an ex isn’t easy whether you’re gay or straight

May 21, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


Love Or Whatever is busy doing the film festival rounds at the moment, and will be released on DVD by TLA in the US later this year. But you can take a look at the teaser for the movie above.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Corey is a good-hearted therapist who loves helping his sweet, eccentric clients find happiness. After two years in a relationship with carefree jock Jon, Corey decides it’s time to pop the question. Obsessed with planning the “perfect moment”, though, Corey lets chance after chance slip by, until his feisty sister Kelsey gives him an ultimatum: ask him tonight or I’ll do it for you! Corey agrees to take the leap. But when the proposal night arrives, Jon prematurely discovers the rings. Suddenly face-to-face with a big commitment, Jon is overwhelmed by fear and doubt, and rushes out to the bar to drown his worries with friends.

‘There he meets Melissa, an attractive, recently-divorced older woman looking to make a new start of her own. Drawn together by electric attraction and mutual need, they share a night of passion that leads to something more. When Jon confesses his infidelity to Corey, their split sends Corey into a tailspin. And Corey’s in for a bigger shock when he discovers that Jon’s new girlfriend Melissa is one of Corey’s biggest clients! Corey struggles to come to terms with the breakup and understand Jon’s actions, and though he knows better, Corey just can’t resist getting the dirt on his ex’s new relationship through his counseling sessions with Melissa.

‘Finally, guided (and gently pushed) by Kelsey, Corey puts himself back out there, navigating the wild world of web dating with hilariously disastrous results. But when Corey discovers the mobile social networking app Grindr, he finds the potential man of his dreams has been there all along—Pete, a poet, scholar, neighborhood pizza guy, and all around hunk. Corey had no idea Pete was gay, and better yet, single! Their friendship sparks a ‘bromance’ that soon blossoms into a romance. As their relationship grows, Corey struggles with his unresolved feelings for Jon—who, despite his relationship with Melissa, never seems too far from Corey’s door.

‘As Pete struggles with a family illness and Kelsey fights to save her beloved neighborhood coffee bar, Corey neglects them and starts to yearn for what he’s lost. Unexpectedly alone and vulnerable on the night of his 30th birthday, Corey finds bad-boy Jon at his doorstep looking for a second chance, and their unfinished business takes a passionate turn. But moments later, the different pieces of Corey’s life collide with explosive results, as Pete, Melissa and Kelsey discover the truth about Corey and Jon—and Corey must face the truth about himself. Alone for the first time in his life, with his boyfriend gone, his sister’s livelihood in peril and his career hanging by a thread, Corey has to make a choice: to rekindle the past with Jon or to start over and fight for Kelsey, his career, and a last chance at love with Pete. Can Corey face the fear, overcome his obsession with planning and perfection and embrace the crazy, scary, unpredictable, adventurous future as it comes? In Love Or Whatever, it all comes down to a wild finish—and a choice that will change Corey’s life forever.’ [Read more…]

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FILMS: Love Or Whatever  

Henry Cavill, Russell Crowe & Michael Shannon Get Man Of Steel Character Posters

May 21, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

man-of-steel-superman-poster-slideIt’s less than a month now until Man Of Steel hits cinemas on June 14th, and so to get us familiar with the main characters in the movie, character posters of the film’s main Kryptonians – Superman (Henry Cavill), his dad Jor-El (Russell Crowe) and Zod (Michael Shannon).

Man Of Steel follows Clark Kent as a young man who has to deal with the fact he’s constantly having to hide who he is, and that by losing control he could cause major damage or even kill someone. However after he journeys to find out more about who he is and where he came from, his heroic side must emerge when General Zod arrives on Earth.

Amy Adams, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer, Christopher Meloni, Russell Crowe, Michael Kelly, Harry Lennix and Richard Schiff also star.

Click on the pics below for larger versions.


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ACTORS: Henry Cavill, Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe  DIRECTORS: Zack Snyder  FILMS: Man Of Steel  

Liam Hemsworth Takes On Fighter Pilot Thriller Aurora Rising

May 21, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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Liam Hemsworth

After The Expendables 2 and with brother Chris showing off his skills in Thor, younger bro Liam is keen to show off his action skills, as Deadline reports that he’s signed up to star as a fighter pilot in Aurora Rising.

Christian Gudegast has written the script, which will see Hemsworth playing a surfer turned military pilot who proves he’s got what it takes on his first combat mission. He gets recruited to an elite team who are testing the next generation of aircraft. When an international conflict breaks out, he’s called to fight.

No director is attached as yet.

It’s a busy year for Hemsworth who has Paranoia coming out later in the summer and will be seen in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire in November.

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ACTORS: Liam Hemsworth  

Anthony Hopkins Joins John Travolta In Revived Gotti Biopic

May 21, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

anthony-hopkinsIf all had gone to plan, we’d already have had Gotti in cinemas by now, but endless delays over script and casting caused the whole thing to crash, before it was picked up again a few weeks ago by director Joe Johnston. Now he’s driving is forward, with Variety reporting that he’s signed Anthony Hopkins for an unspecified role in the biopic.

John Travolta is still set to star as Gambino family crime boss John Gotti, with Kelly Preston portraying the teflon don’s wife, Victoria Gotti. The story follows Gotti and his son, who wants to leave the family business to start fresh on his own. Lindsay Lohan and Ben Foster were previously attached to star, but it doesn’t seem like they’re involved anymore.

Leo Rossi and Lem Dobbs wrote the screenplay, based on an original idea by John Gotti Jr.. Shooting is scheduled to begin in New York this September.

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ACTORS: Anthony Hopkins, John Travolta  DIRECTORS: Joe Johnston  FILMS: Gotti  

Jonathan Rhys Meyers Rumored For Star Wars: Episode VII

May 21, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Jonathan-Rhys-MeyersPersonally I’d take this with a pinch of salt, but Latino Review is suggesting that The Tudors star Jonathan Rhys Meyers is in talks for an major role in Star Wars: Episode VII. If a deal is made, the actor would reunite with his Mission: Impossible III director J.J. Abrams.

No story details have been revealed yet, but Michael Arndt (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Toy Story 3) is currently working on the screenplay. We don’t know what role Meyers might play, but it’s possible he’d play the child of Han Solo and Princess Leia, or indeed Luke Skywalker’s son (they’re not sticking to the previously established post Return Of The Jedi mythology, so it’s impossible to narrow it down further).

Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Carrie Fisher should all be back. Shooting will begin in early 2014 in the UK.

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ACTORS: Jonathan Rhys Meyers  DIRECTORS: JJ Abrams  FILMS: Star Wars: The Force Awakens  

Kate Hudson Up For Zach Braff’s Wish I Was Here

May 21, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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Writer-director-star Zach Braff may have had a bit of controversy for getting $2.6 million from Kickstarter and then scoring loads more cash from traditional sources, but he’s motoring forwards and putting the cast for Wish I Was Here Together.

He’s now announced that Kate Hudson will play the female lead in of the movie. He released the image above to accompany the announcement. He also revealed a bit about who she’ll play in a statement of Kickstarter:

‘The character of Sarah (my wife) needs to be pretty, funny, believable as a mother of two children ages 5 and 12 and an actress who’s skilled at both comedy and drama.

I fell in love with Kate Hudson when I first saw her in Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous. (She was nominated for an Oscar for her portrayal of Penny Lane.)

‘Years later, we have become good friends. There’s an added benefit in already being close with the actor playing opposite you; a familiarity that’s real and isn’t forced. As we shoot in August, I loved the idea of jumping into this movie-marriage with someone with whom I’ve already shared lots of laughs.

Backers, I am honored and excited to introduce our leading lady: Kate Hudson.

Allow me to introduce our starting lineup thus far:
Zach Braff (me)
Kate Hudson
Mandy Patinkin
Josh Gad
Anna Kendrick
Jim Parsons
Donald Faison

P.S. We are about to be 40,000 people strong. Can’t stop smiling. Love you all,

Zach’

The film is about Braff’s Aidan Bloom, a struggling actor who can’t quite provide for his family. When his father (Mandy Patinkin) becomes ill, he reluctantly agrees to home-school his father’s young children, which forces him to learn a lot about himself in the process.

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ACTORS: Zach Braff, Kate Hudson  DIRECTORS: Zach Braff  FILMS: Wish I Was Here  

Jennifer Lawrence Gets Blue On The X-Men: Days Of Future Past Set

May 21, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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Bryan Singer has been keeping us all up to date with the progress of X-Men: Days Of Future Past by tweeting a series of images from the set. Now we’ve got a couple more. Above you can see the first image of Jennifer Lawrence in full-on blue Mystique make-up (Singer says she’s ‘vengeful’, so don’t expect her to be nice in this film), while below, Peter Dinklage discusses his role with Singer.

We still don’t know who Dinklage will play, although some are saying the moustache he’s sporting suggest he’ll play Bolivar Trask, creator of the Sentinels that cause all manner of trouble for the Patrick Stewart era mutants, and result in a bit of time-travelling to get James McAvoy and crew to prevent something happening that will cause the Sentinels to be needed in the first place.

The movie is out summer 2014.

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ACTORS: Jennifer Lawrence, Peter Dinklage  DIRECTORS: Bryan Singer  FILMS: X-Men: Days Of Future Past  

Director McG Takes On Action Thriller Hunter Killer

May 21, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

mcg-directorTerminator: Salvation and This Means War helmer McG has signed on to direct the languishing action thriller Hunter Killer for Relativity Media, according to Variety. Antoine Fuqua and Gerard Butler were previously attached to direct and star, but they dropped out before they went on to make Olympus Has Fallen together.

The project is based on the novel Firing Point by Don Keith and George Wallace, which follows a new submarine captain who must work with a Navy SEAL unit to rescue the Russian president, and stop a rogue Russian general from starting World War III.

Jamie Moss (Street Kings), Arne Schmidt (The Express), and John Kolvenbach wrote the adapted screenplay. It’s not clear when it might shoot.

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ACTORS: Gerard Butler  DIRECTORS: McG  FILMS: Hunter Killer  
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