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Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema and more

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All the news from film and the world of the gays

James Franco Heads To Gay Town With A New Exhibition

February 9, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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Not even gay people are as obsessed with being gay as James Franco is. And just in case we’d forgotten about his love for all thing homo in the three seconds since he last reminded up, he’s teamed up with Peres Projects to open up a temporary exhibition space in Berlin (to coincide with the Berlin Film Festival) for Franco’s ‘Gay Town’.

The exhibition, ‘explores a variety of themes that are central to Franco’s artistic practice, mainly issues related to adolescence, public and private persona, stereotypes and other societal concerns such as…celebrity [preoccupation].’ So it’s not exclusively about all things gay, but the name of the exhibition certainly suggests it’s not entirely straight either.

OMGBlog managed to get a few snaps from the exhibition. You can see a couple of those above and below, but head over to the site for more of Franco’s artistic musings.

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Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait Of James Dean UK Trailer – How queer was the legend?

February 9, 2013 By Tim Isaac 1 Comment


James Dean’s sexuality has always been a matter of intense speculation. For everyone who’s come forward to say he was exclusively gay (and if Paul Alexander’s book Boulevard Of Broken Dreams is to be believed, a major masochist) there’s another who insists he was completely straight. One person says his relationship with Pier Angeli was real and her heartbreak eventually led to her suicide, while others says she was purely a beard and well aware of that fact.

We’re unlikely to ever known the full truth of whether Dean was gay, straight or bisexual, but the film Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait Of James Dean delves into the murky waters of the legend’s sexuality and speculates on the truth.

A May 13th UK DVD release has now been set and a trailer released, which you can see above.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Directed by Matthew Mishory and starring James Preston & Dan Glenn JOSHUA TREE 1951 follows James Dean (the handsome James Preston) on his first steps to becoming the international icon of youth and rebellion. The film is a series of revealing and sometimes dreamlike vignettes that blend autobiographical and fictionalised elements to present a pivotal moment in a remarkable life.

‘We follow Jimmy Dean during two periods of his life prior to becoming the international star that we all know today. In 1949, he joins UCLA as an acting major, a decision which ultimately estranged him from his father. Whilst there he wrestles with the mental and sexual constraints and boundaries of society and while demonstrating great acting skills he rebels against the system he finds himself within. Whilst in California he also starts to experiment with his sexuality, and finds solace in the beds of both men and women.

‘The film’s ‘present tense’ is in 1951, as Dean drives to the desert of Joshua Tree, California. Along for the ride is The Roommate (Dan Glenn), a struggling actor who lived and loved with Dean whilst at college. The friendship and intimacy he provides gives Dean a sense of security before embarking on his own path. Matthew Mishory presents his first feature; a brutal and honest exploration of Dean’s complicated sexuality and formative relationships; JOSHUA TREE, 1951 redefines the boy behind the image for a new generation.’joshua-tree-1951

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ACTORS: James Preston, Dan Glenn, Dalilah Rain  DIRECTORS: Matthew Mishory  FILMS: Joshua Tree 1951: A Portrait of James Dean  

Hours Trailer – Paul Walker gets desperate during Hurricane Katrina

February 9, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


Paul Walker has never had a huge amount of success outside the Fast & Furious franchise, but he’ll be hoping for more from The Hours. Now the first trailer for the movie has emerged, which sees him is desperate mode during Hurricane Katrina.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Before sunrise on August 29, 2005 Nolan (PAUL WALKER) arrives at a New Orleans hospital with his pregnant wife Abigail (GENESIS RODRIGUEZ) who has gone into early labor. What should be one of the happiest days of Nolan’s life quickly spirals out of control when the birth goes tragically wrong and Hurricane Katrina ravages the hospital, forcing an evacuation. Told to stay with his child, who is on a ventilator, Nolan and his newborn are soon cut off from the world by power outages and rising flood waters. When no one returns to help, Nolan faces one life-and-death decision after another, fighting to keep his daughter alive, as minute by agonizing minute passes, becoming unimaginable “Hours.”’

The movie will premiere at SXSW in March.

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ACTORS: Paul Walker  DIRECTORS: Eric Heisserer  FILMS: Hours  

Nicholas Hoult Hears Rupert Wyatt’s Birdsong

February 9, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Nicholas-Hoult-Observer4A few days ago it was revealed that despite the BBC’s successful mini-series of Sebastian Faulks’ Birdsong only airing a few months ago, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes director Rupert Wyatt is planning to take on a movie version, which is currently looking for backers at the Berlin Film Festival.

Now the first cast member has been announced, with Variety reporting that Nicholas Hoult has signed on for the starring role.

Faulks’ novel is set before and during the First World War, following a young British man, Stephen Wraysford (Hoult), who gets involved in a relationship with a married French woman. When war breaks out he ends up as a soldier amidst the carnage of the front lines.

Nobody has yet been cast as the woman, which Clémence Poésy played in the mini-series.

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ACTORS: Nicholas Hoult  DIRECTORS: Rupert Wyatt  FILMS: Birdsong  

Douglas Booth Heads For The Wachowskis’ Jupiter Ascending

February 9, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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Douglas Booth

Douglas Booth may look more like a fashion designer has carved him for the catwalk than a real person, but he’s certainly handsome and is building a respectable acting careers that’s seen him appear in Christopher And His Kind, LOL and as Pip in the BBC’s Great Expectations.

He’s got even bigger projects coming up with Romeo & Juliet, Noah and now Variety reports that he’s joined the cast of the Wachowski’s Jupiter Ascending.

The likes of Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Eddie Redmayne, and Sean Bean are already onboard the sci-fi flick, which is set in a future where one supreme leader rules the universe and humans are considered the lowest form of life. Tatum will play a bounty hunter who is ordered to kill an Earth woman (Mila Kunis) who is the spitting image of the Queen of the Universe. However rather than completing his task, he starts to fall for her.

There’s no news on exactly who Booth will play, although I’d be willing to bet he’s on the side of the rulers rather than the subjugated humans.

It’s believed Andy and Lana Wachowski hope to shoot the movie in the next few months.

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ACTORS: Douglas Booth, Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum  DIRECTORS: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski  

Beasts Of The Southern Wild’s Quvenzhane Wallis Up For Annie

February 9, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

quvenzhane-wallisBecoming the youngest Best Actress Oscar nominee ever is an impressive achievement, and may well lead to a big career for Beasts Of The Southern Wild’s Quvenzhane Wallis. The nine-year-old is now up to replace the recently departed Willow Smith in the planned new version of the musical, Annie.

After being in development for so long that Smith is now too old for the role (it’s also suggested she wants to dial back of her career and just be a kid for a bit longer), things seems to be moving forward fast, with Easy helmer Will Gluck signing up to direct a few days ago. And now EW reports that Wallis is being considered for the lead. She doesn’t have the role yet, but she’s definitely in contention.

The film is a new take on the musical, with Will Smith and Jay-Z working together to give the story a more contemporary update, which presumably means the songs will be getting a bit of a hip-hop vibe.

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ACTORS: Quvenzhane Wallis  DIRECTORS: Will Gluck  FILMS: Annie (2014)  

Jesse Eisenberg & Emile Hirsch Take On Midnight Sun

February 9, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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Jesse Eisenberg, Emile Hirsch and Diane Kruger are teaming up for Midnight Sun, according to Screen Daily, and it seems they’re going to help create the atomic bomb! Actor turned filmmaker Chris Eigeman is set to write and direct, with the movie currently looking for backers at the European Film Market.

The reports says the film is ‘Set in 1943, the drama follows two young post graduates recruited by the US Government to work on a top-secret project in New Mexico. Along with one of the students’ new wife, they drop their jazz-filled lives in New York and move to a secret community of scientists in the desert.’

It’s not a huge leap from their to assume they’re working on The Manhattan Project, the programme that resulted in the atom bomb and the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Richard Rhodes, winner of the Pulitzer prize for book The Making of the Atomic Bomb, is an advisor on the project, so hopefully it’ll stick fairly close to the truth of the project. The current plan is to shoot the movie this summer.

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ACTORS: Jesse Eisenberg, Emile Hirsch, Diane Kruger  FILMS: Midnight Sun  

The Alan Partridge Movie Is Now Shooting And The Cast Has Grown!

February 8, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Sean-PertweeFor years there have been rumours of an Alan Partridge movie, and now they’re realy coming true, as it’s been revealed that the film is now shooting in Norfolk. Variety also reports that the cast has grown substantially, as Steve Coogan will be joined by the likes of Sean Pertwee, Colm Meaney, Anna Maxwell Martin, Monica Dolan and Dustin Demri-Burns.

They’ll team up with Partridge veterans Felicity Montagu, Tim Key, Simon Greenall, Phil Cornwell, Nigel Lindsay and Darren Boyd, who’ll all be back for more madness.

The Alan Partridge Movie has been written by Coogan, Neil and Rob Gibbons, Peter Baynham and Armando Iannucci, with Declan Lowney directing. Unfortunately there isn’t too much info known about the plot, other than it will follow Alan trying to resurrect his flagging media career.

You don’t have to wait too long to find out is Alan can make a successful jump to the big screen, as it’s due out in the UK on August 13th.

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ACTORS: Steve Coogan, Sean Pertwee  FILMS: The Alan Partridge Movie  

Nicholas Hoult, Michael Shannon, Elle Fanning & Kodi Smit-McPhee Are The Young Ones

February 8, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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It may be called The Young Ones, but this isn’t a remake of the classic 1980s sitcom. Instead it’s a dystopian sci-fi flick which has drawn together a pretty good cast, with Variety reporting that Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult, Elle Fanning and Kodi Smit-McPhee have all signed on to star.

Jake Paltrow (younger brother of Gwyneth) is set to direct the movie, which about about a future where water is incredibly scarce, causing humanity to turn on itself in the scramble for the precious resource. The film focuses on an a 14-year-old boy named Jake (who we’re presuming will be played by Kodi Smit-McPhee) who must use his wits to survive.

There’s no info on exactly who the new cast members will play, but presumably they’ll be split between those who have water and those who don’t.

The project has been in development for a long time, as two years ago Casey Affleck and Jamie Bell were set to star (Fanning was also involved at that stage too), with Noah Baumbach producing. Filming started a few days ago in South Africa’s Northern Cape desert.

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ACTORS: Nicholas Hoult, Michael Shannon, Elle Fanning, Kodi Smit-McPhee  DIRECTORS: Jake Paltrow  FILMS: The Young Ones  

Kristen Stewart & Elizabeth Banks Put On The Big Shoe

February 8, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Kristen-stewartIt’s a common stereotype that women likes shoes, so it’s surprising the world of film hasn’t made more movies about them (the movies haven’t yet got past the idea that all women spend their entire lives daydreaming about weddings).

Now Kristen Stewart and Elizabeth Banks are set to help the footwear cause by signing up to star indie comedy The Big Shoe, for director Steven Shainberg (Secretary).

The film is about a talented shoe designer (Jim Sturgess), whose unscrupulous family wants to mass produce his greatest creations so they can make a quick buck. He’s resistant and breaks away from his family, but his folks want their potential cash cow back in the fold and so hire a muse (Kristen Stewart) and a psychotherapist (Elizabeth Banks) to get him to toe the family pine.

Shainberg will direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with Mickey Birnbaum, which is said to use the same blend of eroticism and humour as his 2002 indie Secretary. Shooting should begin June 17th.

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ACTORS: Kristen Stewart, Elizabeth Banks  FILMS: The Big Shoe  
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