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

Pixels Trailer – Adam Sandler takes on classic video characters

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pixels-poster3When you watch the trailer for Pixels it undoubtedly looks very weird, but it also looks like it could be a lot of fun.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘When aliens misinterpret video-feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war against them, they attack the Earth, using the games as models for their various assaults. President Will Cooper has to call on his childhood best friend, ‘80s video game champion Sam Brenner, now a home theater installer, to lead a team of old-school arcaders to defeat the aliens and save the planet.

‘Starring: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad, and Brian Cox’

The movie is due out in August. [Read more…]

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Daniel Craig Is Back As Bond In New Spectre Poster

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SPECTRE-Teaser-PosterWe’re all going to have to set aside plenty of time to go to the cinema at the end of the year, with numerous big movie due, including Star Wars and the new James Bond movie, Spectre.

Now a new poster for the 007 flick has been released, which you can take a look at above.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organisation. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.’

Spectre is set for global release on November 6, 2015.

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Gay Short Film Showcase: Owning Our Faith – Looking at the struggle for gay Catholics

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owning-our-faithIn the media it often comes across as if the gay rights struggle is essentially LGBTs vs. the Christians, but the reality is far more complex than that, with plenty of people of faith who are completely on board with gay equality, and a lot of LGBT people who whole-heartedly believe in God(s).

That includes many Catholics, who remain part of the Church even if the denomination often seems hostile to gay people (particularly in the US, which tends to be more hardline than the ‘soft’ homophobia of many European Catholic bishops). Now some gay Catholics have told their story in the documentary short Owning Our Faith, all about what it is to be LGBT and Christian.

On the film’s website the makers say: ‘In November 2014, several LGBT Catholics from the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York City launched a project concerning the relationship between the Catholic Church and people of sexual and gender minorities. The goals of this project are to foster dialogue about and encourage greater inclusion and acceptance of LGBT people in the Church. In October 2014, Pope Francis convened a synod of bishops to discuss issues of the family within the Catholic Church, including the topic of homosexuality.  The Pope has encouraged ongoing conversation on these topics in preparation for the Ordinary Synod on the Family, set to take place in October 2015.

‘We want our stories to be a part of the discussion because LGBT people have unique gifts to contribute to the life of the Church. We hope the Church recognizes that God is working through our life stories. We want to inspire change that will strengthen families, encourage acceptance of LGBT people, foster an inclusive community, and promote an open and accepting dialogue among Catholics across the world. Most of all, we want everyone to know they are loved and not alone.’

Take a look at the documentary short below.

If you know a short film we ought to be posting, tell us by getting in touch via our contact page. And check out more gay short films and web series here. [Read more…]

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Matt Bomer & Cheyenne Jackson Join American Horror Story: Hotel

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matt-bomerAs was suggested before American Horror Story: Freak Show started airing, Jessica Lange has now confirmed that she’s ‘done’ with the show. While it may be sad to lose her, that doesn’t mean the next season won’t be getting a great cast – and it’s also getting a good quotient of gayness – as Vulture reports that at the LA TV Festival it was revealed Cheyenne Jackson and Matt Bomer will both appear in the upcoming American Horror Story: Hotel.

They join the previously announced Lady Gaga, with Bomer hopefully getting more screentime this time around than his brief appearance in Asylum. Jackson meanwhile is an AHS virgin.

There’s no news on who they might play, or indeed which of the other ‘regular’ actors wil return. Sarah Paulson has suggested she’d be happy to return if the scheduling works out, while Denis O’Hare also appears to be close to agreeing to do it.

Of her decision to leave, Lange didn’t give a full reason as to why she doesn’t want to stick around (in fact, quite the opposite), but did say, “We’ve had a great run. I have absolutely loved doing these four characters, and in all the madness, I loved the writers, actors, Ryan, the whole insanity of it, the stories, shooting here, shooting in New Orleans, everything… To cut to the chase, yes, I’m done.”

American Horror Story: Hotel will start airing on TV towards the end of 2015.

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Emma Thompson Will Be Beauty & The Beast’s Mrs. Potts

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emma-thompsonAlthough Disney hasn’t officially announced that its live-action Beauty & The Beast will even be a musical, it’s starting to sound like it’ll almost be a shot for shot remake of the 1991 animated movie (not really), but with more CGI than just a ballroom.

The cast is fast coming together, with Emma Watson (Belle) joined by Dan Stevens (the Beast), Luke Evans (Gaston) and Josh Gad (Lefou) in the last few days, and now two more have signed up with TheWrap reporting that Emma Thompson and Kevin Kline have come onboard.

Kline is set to be Belle’s ditzy father Maurice, whose capture by the Beast sets the whole plot in motion. Thompson meanwhile is going to be a teapot, taking over from Angela Lansbury as the piece of singing crockery, Mrs. Potts.

Having Potts in the movie is perhaps the ultimate proof this will stick close to the earlier movie, but there’s one more very strong piece of evidence, which is that original composer Alan Menken has been brought in to retool his score for the movie, with Sir Tim Rice helping to provide some new words (original lyricist Howard Ashman sadly died shortly before the 1991 movie premiered).

We also now have a release date for the Bill Condon directed movie, March 17th 2017, so will still have a while to wait.

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James Spader, Aaron Taylor-Johnson & Elizabeth Olsen Get Avengers: Age Of Ultron Posters

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avengers-age-of-ultron-Quicksilver-triple-bannerIt’s a few days since we had our last batch of Avengers: Age Of Ultron character banners, but there are so many characters that we’ve still got a few to go, and this time it’s a bunch of newbies – Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen and James Spader as Quicksilver, Scarlet With and the nefarious Ultron himself.

Take a look at them above and below.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Marvel Studios presents “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” the epic follow-up to the biggest Super Hero movie of all time. When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure.

Marvel’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron” stars Robert Downey Jr., who returns as Iron Man, along with Chris Evans as Captain America, Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk. Together with Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow and Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, and with the additional support of Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Cobie Smulders as Agent Maria Hill, the team must reassemble to defeat James Spader as Ultron, a terrifying technological villain hell-bent on human extinction. Along the way, they confront two mysterious and powerful newcomers, Wanda Maximoff, played by Elizabeth Olsen, and Pietro Maximoff, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and meet an old friend in a new form when Paul Bettany becomes Vision. Written and directed by Joss Whedon and produced by Kevin Feige, Marvel’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron” is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series “The Avengers,” first published in 1963. Get set for an action-packed thrill ride when The Avengers return in Marvel’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron” on April 23rd, 2015.’ [Read more…]

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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (Blu-ray Review)

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Mockingjay was always going to have a struggle, despite the success of the previous movies. Anyone who’s read the books will know that the third instalment is rather different from the earlier two, not least because there’s no Hunger Games arena and things get pretty dark and glum. Many also wondered whether there was enough material to make two films out of it, or if this gambit to get more cash from the Panem cow was a stretch too far.

It’s pleasing to see then that Mockingjay Part 1 is pretty good. Quite how good it is is difficult to say at the moment, as it’s tough to escape the feeling that this is a long build-up to Part 2, and it’s only going to be with the hindsight of the final instalment that we’ll really be able to properly judge. [Read more…]

Drink Me Trailer – British vampire horror gets sexy and very gay

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drink-me-slide3Well, this looks like it might be pretty hot! Last year we had Richard Mansfield’s first feature-length film, the period thriller The Secret Path, and this year it’s the turn on his husband, Daniel, who’s offering a little vampiric horror with Drink Me.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘James and Andy, a sexy gay couple, seem to have everything they ever dreamed of…but things are about to change. Andy loses his job and they take in a handsome stranger called Sebastian. Nightmares come to life as Andy realizes that Sebastian is hiding a dark secret. Could Sebastian be the killer stalking the streets of their neighborhood? A classically sexy thriller – with a delicious vampiric touch – DRINK ME is a highly erotic and exciting film.’

The movie hits DVD on the US on April 14th before reaching the UK on April 27th. Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]

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New Seek Teaser Trailer – A shy writer is pulled into the gay clubbing world

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seek-slide3We’ve previously had teasers for Seek on BGPS, but that was back before the movie has its world premiere. Now it’s been doing the festival circuit with some success and has been picked up for release by TLA Releasing.

The ‘film centers on Evan, a shy, budding young writer who attempts to shake off the torment of lost love while taking an assignment profiling an alluring club promoter who reigns over a world of music, lights, and drag queens. Around him are a group of twenty-something urbanites who all long for the same thing: approval. Whether it’s by someone they find attractive, or by the cities’ in crowd, or by the industry they work in, all strive for the proverbial higher branch, sometimes failing to recognize the fruit that lies within their reach.’

Ryan Fisher and Adrian Shepherd-Gawinski star, alongside Going Down In La La Land’s Matthew Ludwinski – and as you can see from the teaser below, they look good and so does the film. [Read more…]

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Jess & James Teaser Trailer – Two young gay men set off on a trip across South America

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jess-and-james-slide2Synopsis: ‘Jess is a bohemian youth with secrets to hide from his shrewd parents. James feels trapped living with his irritable mother. After meeting for a sexual encounter, the two young men set off on a spontaneous road trip across rural Argentina to reunite with Jess’ estranged brother.

‘On their journey, they confront strange occurrences and engage in a ménage à trois affair that brings them closer. Their newly found affection grows, all while discovering a fresh vision of freedom and happiness. Jess & James is a sexually charged road-trip movie, a love story, and a coming-of-age tale, set against the mythical landscape of rural Argentina’.

The film is currently playing film festivals and will be released by TLA Releasing in October. [Read more…]

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