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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

Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes Trailer – Caesar and his simian chums are building a nation

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Things have certainly moved on for Caesar and his chums since Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, but their relationship with the surviving humans certainly isn’t that great.

Now we can take by far our best look yet at Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes with a full trailer.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth’s dominant species.’

It certainly looks pretty cool. [Read more…]

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Andrew Garfield & Chris Martin Kiss With A Bit Of Tongue

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It turns out Andrew Garfield isn’t that good at kissing Emma Stone. It’s the climactic scene of Spider-man 2 and the audience needs to buy the romance! Unfortunately Andrew just can’t get it right.

So what do you do?

Well, according to Saturday Night Live, you call in Chris Martin and get him to kiss Garfield instead – although he’ll need a blonde wig of course. Chris certainly seems to be into it, telling Spidey, “Why don’t you go ahead and show me that beautiful little tongue.”

I’m sure psychologists will be picking this apart for years – after all, Chris is almost dressing up as his soon-to-be ex-wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, so he can play a superhero love interest, just as Gwyn does in Iron Man. But hey, I’m sure I’m just reading way, way, way too much into this.

Take a look above. [Read more…]

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Bad Neighbours (aka Neighbors) (Cinema)

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The title is the first clue. Any film with a duh title like that is clearly the product of the Hollywood sausage machine, and Bad Neighbours is a classic example. The script seems to be written on autopilot, or on a software programme that probably looks like settings>frat boy comedy>couple of stars>condom gags>90 minutes. It’s predictable, utterly unfunny, full of tiresome knob and beer gabs and a total waste of the talent involved. [Read more…]

The Star Wars Episode VII Cast Is Announced, Including John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis & Domhnall Gleeson

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star-wars-episode-vii-script-readingJJ Abrams has been keeping very quiet about the cast for Star Wars Episode VII, but with the shoot starting to gear up and the likes of Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill & Carrie Fisher seen in London, many presumed we’d find out who would be in the film on Star Wars Day, May 4th.

However it’s come sooner that that with Lucasfilm & Disney issuing the following release: ‘The Star Wars team is thrilled to announce the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII.

‘Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson and Max von Sydow will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Kenny Baker in the new film.

‘Director J.J. Abrams says, “We are so excited to finally share the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII. It is both thrilling and surreal to watch the beloved original cast and these brilliant new performers come together to bring this world to life, once again. We start shooting in a couple of weeks, and everyone is doing their best to make the fans proud.”

‘Star Wars: Episode VII is being directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, and John Williams returns as the composer. The movie opens worldwide on December 18, 2015.’

There’s no news on who the new cast will play, although it’s believed Attack The Block’s Boyega will be a Jedi apprentice, while Girls’ Adam Driver is one of the main villains. It’s a fair bet that Andy Serkis will be playing a motion capture character, but it’s less clear what Inside Llewyn Davis’ Oscar Isaac, About Time’s Domhnall Gleeson or relative newcomer Daisy Ridley will be doing.

Along with the release came the pick above from a cast script reading.

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Eddie Redmayne Takes On Transgender Tale The Danish Girl

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eddie-redmayneBack in 2009 Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One in) was set to direct set to direct a movie about Lili Elbe, one of the first people to have gender reassignment surgery, with Nicole Kidman and Gwyneth Paltrow set to star.

However the movie didn’t get off the ground at the time, but now Les Miserables and King’s Speech director Tom Hooper has come onboard The Danish Girl, with Deadline reporting that he will reunite with Eddie Redmayne for the film.

The film is based on David Ebershoff’s book about Danish painter Einar Wegener (Eddie Redmayne) and his wife Gerda. In 1931 Einar is thought to have become the first person in the world to have a sex-change operation, when he became Lili Elbe. It’s believed the journey started – at least openly – after Gerda asked Einar to stand in for a female subject that Gerda was supposed to paint. The painting became incredibly popular and Lili began to express who she truly was.

Personally we’re thinking Redmayne makes more sense in the role than Kidman.

Tom Hooper will direct from a script by Lucinda Coxon (Crimson Peak).

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American Hustle (Blu-ray)

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American Hustle recently joined a select band of movies to get 10 Oscar nominations but not win a single award (although The Turning Point and Color Purple still hold the record with 11 noms and no wins). However the fact a film like this got 10 nods is a pretty impressive achievement on its own.

Christian Bale is Irving Rosenfeld, a small time hustler who finds his con man empire growing when he teams up with the smart and beautiful Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams). However things look like they’re going south after the FBI’s Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper) fingers them. [Read more…]

X-Men’s Caleb Landry Jones Joins Roland Emmerich’s Gay Rights Drama Stonewall

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Caleb-Landry-JonesA couple of weeks ago Roland Emmerich’s Stonewall got its first star with War Horse and Railway Man’s Jeremy Irvine signing up for the movie. Now he’s got some company as Deadline reports X-Men: First Class star Caleb Landry Jones is in talks for the film.

The film will centre around Irvine’s Danny, a young man whose political awakening happens against the backdrop of the 1969 Stonewall Riots, which have since become a touchstone for the gay rights struggle.

Jones will play, ‘an eccentric gay street hustler named Orphan Annie who at first resists then warms up to Danny and later participates in the Stonewall uprising’.

Emmerich revealed a few weeks ago that he intends to start production on the movie in the next couple of months.

As well as First Class, Caleb Landry Jones has appeared in Antiviral, Contraband, Byzantium, No Country For Old Men and the upcoming Queen & Country.

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Jodie Foster Married Her Partner Alexandra Hedison Over The Weekend

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alexandra-hedison-jodie-fosterJodie Foster may now be officially ‘out’ but that doesn’t mean she’s suddenly going to be telling people what she’s up to in her private life ahead of time.

She’s managed to keep her nuptials a secret, as it’s only now a few days later that E! reports that Foster married her girlfriend Alexandra Hedison over the weekend.

The women started dating last summer, with news of their relationship surfacing in October 2013.

There are no details about the ceremony or where it took place – so don’t expect any big glossy magazine spreads featuring pics from the event.

Hedison previously dated Ellen Degeneres several years ago and is a successful photographer. She’s also an actress, which includes playing Dylan Moreland in three seasons of The L Word.

Foster officially came out at the 2013 Golden Globes, although her sexuality had been an open secret for many years.

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Matt Bomer Reveals He Actually Married His Partner A Year Before He Came Out As Gay

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matt-bomer-2014-details2A couple of years ago Matt Bomer came out during a Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards speech when he thanked, “My beautiful family: Simon, Kit, Walker, Henry. Thank you for teaching me what unconditional love is. You will always be my proudest accomplishment.’

‘Simon’ is his longtime partner, publicist Simon Halls.

However what he didn’t mention at the time is that he and Simon actually tied the knot a year before his February 2012 speech. The fact is included in a new interview in Details magazine, which subtly mentions, ‘Bomer married his longtime partner, the Hollywood publicity executive Simon Halls, in 2011.’

They also have three sons: one of whom is eight, along with six-year-old twins.

Bomer is mainly talking to Details about the upcoming The Normal Heart, saying that Larry Kramer’s play had a profound effect on him growing up. He says as teenager, “I was clueless and obviously in a different place in relation to my sexuality. I was in romantic relationships with girls—whatever that means at 14. And it [The Normal Heart] completely rocked my world…It’s just an amazing call to arms.”

It ensured that when a film version finally started coming together he was keen to be part of it in any capacity, eventually landing the role of Felix Turner. You can watch The Normal Heart trailer here.

Take a look at a few pics from the great photoshoot accompanying the Details article below (click on them for larger versions), along with a video from the set (which also shows how much weight Bomer lost to play one of the early victims of AIDS).

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Mean Girls & Bully Actor Daniel Franzese Comes Out As Gay

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Daniel-FranzeseDaniel Franzese became a familiar face in the early 2000s in the likes of Bully, Party Monster, War Of The Worlds and most notably as the wonderful Damian in Mean Girls.

However while Damian was proud of who he was (even if he hadn’t fully figured out his sexuality yet), Daniel himself stayed in the closet. Now the 35-year-old has decided it’s time to come out, writing an open letter on Indiewire to his Mean Girls character.

He says to Damian, “You were proud of who you were; I was an insecure actor.  You became an iconic character that people looked up to; I wished I’d had you as a role model when I was younger. I might’ve been easier to be gay growing up.

However he adds that, “When I was cast in the role of “Damian” in ‘Mean Girls,’ I was TERRIFIED to play this part.  But this was a natural and true representation of a gay teenager – a character we laughed with instead of at.”

However after the film came out he wasn’t so keen on the character, as he felt he’d been typecast and wasn’t even allowed to read for ‘butch’ roles. “Damian, you had ruined my life,” Daniel says, “And I was really pissed at you. I became celibate for a year and a half.  I didn’t go to any gay bars, have any flings and I lied to anyone who asked if I was gay.  I even brought a girl to the ‘Mean Girls’ premiere and kissed her on the red carpet, making her my unwitting beard.”

Now though, “Ten years later – looking back, it took YOU to teach me how to be proud of myself again. It’s okay if no one wants to sit at the table with the “art freaks.”  Being a queer artist is one of my favorite things about myself. I have always been different and that’s rad. People have always asked if I was really gay? While my reps usually lied to protect me. My friends and family all knew the truth but now it’s time everyone does. Perhaps this will help someone else.”

Franseze adds in a follow-up interview with TooFab, “I’m happy to be free and honest with myself and my fans. It feels like a backpack full of bricks has been lifted off of me. The outpouring of support has been overwhelming and I urge anyone else in the industry who is contemplating doing this, to do it. It feels great.”

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