Two stars of rival British soap operas – Coronation Street’s Daniel Brocklebank and Eastenders’ Jonny Labey – have come together and they’re having an affair, or at least they are Soft Lad, which is due out on DVD in the UK in November.
Here’s the synopsis: ‘Twenty-two year old David has it all – he’s young, hot, and he’s just got into the prestigious dance school of his dreams. But he has a secret: for two years he’s been sleeping with his sister’s husband, Jules. After an argument between the two lovers, David throws himself into a one-night stand with Sam, a casual encounter which fast becomes something much stronger.
‘Unable to express his feelings to anyone, Jules is slowly driven mad by his secret desire for David, and jealous of his new found, public relationship. When David’s sister, Jane, insists he brings his new boyfriend over for dinner, Jules snaps, revealing in turn a secret which none of them can ignore.
‘SOFT LAD is the directorial debut from Leon Lopez, an examination of lust, jealousy and their consequences in contemporary Liverpool.’ [Read more…]
Synopsis: ‘Set during a repressive 1970’s Brazil, Tattoo is bold and distinctive – following the lives of men who refuse to live, and love quietly. The most flamboyant of the group is unquestionably Clecilo- a powerhouse of unapologetic energy and sexuality. When Clécio s lover brings home his sexy brother-in-law Fininha, an 18-year-old policeman, Clécio falls in love and things quickly spiral out of control. A heady mix of sex, nudity, drugs, with generous lashings of glitter Tattoo will rock your world.
While HBO’s Looking has been cancelled (although a two-hour wrap-up movie is still to come), its antidote, the web series Not Looking, is still going, and now Episodes 2 & 3 of Season 2 of the show have been released, and you can watch them below.
After an unexpectedly large backlash following the release of the trailer for Roland Emmerich’s Stonewall, those behind the marketing have been doing some damage limitation even if they haven’t admitted that’s what they’re doing.
When James Franco was roasted for Comedy Central earlier this year, many people noted the number of homophobic jokes that were made, riffing on the actor’s interest in sexuality and LGBT characters. Many went far beyong simply noting it with good-natured humour and instead headed for lowest common denomination homophobia.
Carol was a massive success at Cannes, with many tipping it for a major awards run at the beginning of next year. Todd Haynes’ beautiful 1950s set drama will receive its UK Premiere on Wednesday 14 October at the Odeon Leicester Square as the 59th BFI London Film Festival’s American Express Gala, attended by Todd Haynes, Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara.
You may never have heard of Krampus, but in some traditions he is essentially the anti-Santa Claus, a slightly demonic figure who punishes bad children while Santa rewards the good. Now he’s getting his own movie, which will be coming to creep us out (and hopefully make us laugh) at the end of the year.
In the last couple of year Jake Gyllenhaal has been flexing his acting muscles in the likes of Nightcrawler and Southpaw and getting plenty of critical plaudits for doing so. It looks like he’s hoping to continue that run with Demolition, which has now released its first trailer.
For a long time Martin Scorsese was attached to direct a movie version of Jo Nesbo’s novel The Snowman. However just over a year ago he was replaced by Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy).
After Matt Damon left Jason Bourne behind – saying he wouldn’t return without director Paul Greengrass – both Damon and Greengrass are back on set for a new adventure, and to prove it producer Frank Marshall