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

Paul Walker Dies In A Car Crash Aged 40

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Paul-WalkerHollywood has been left in shock with the news that Fast & Furious star Paul Walker has died, aged 40, in a car crash in Southern California. Walker was the passenger in a car which apparently hit a pole and then burst into flames. The driver was also killed.

Born in Southern California, Walker was been on screen since he was a toddler (first appearing in a Pampers commercial) and started finding adult fame in the likes Pleasantville and Varsity Blues, but it was with The Fast & The Furious franchise that he found true stardom. He appeared in all the movies barring the third one.

Walker was shooting the seventh in the Fast & Furious series at the time of his death. He was on a Thanksgiving break but was due to return to the shoot soon.

An official statement of Walker’s Facebook page reads, ‘It is with a truly heavy heart that we must confirm that Paul Walker passed away today in a tragic car accident while attending a charity event for his organization Reach Out WorldWide. He was a passenger in a friend’s car, in which both lost their lives. We appreciate your patience as we too are stunned and saddened beyond belief by this news. Thank you for keeping his family and friends in your prayers during this very difficult time. We will do our best to keep you apprised on where to send condolences. – #TeamPW’

His Fast & Furious co-stars took to Twitter to express their grief, with Vin Diesel saying, ‘Brother I will miss you very much. I am absolutely speechless. Heaven has gained a new Angel. Rest in Peace.’ Dwayne Johnson added, All my strength, love & faith to the Walker family during this heartbreaking time. We find our strength.. in his light. Love you brother.’

Universal Pictures also reacted with a statement, saying, ‘All of us at Universal are heartbroken. Paul was truly one of the most beloved and respected members of our studio family for 14 years, and this loss is devastating to us, to everyone involved with the Fast and Furious films, and to countless fans. We send our deepest and most sincere condolences to Paul’s family.’

He is survived by a 14-year-old daughter.

Paul Walker – September 12th 1973-November 30th 2013 – RIP

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Longer Trailer For HBO’s Gay Series Looking Debuts, Plus A View Behind The Scenes With Jonathan Groff & Co.

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There’s growing anticipation for the debut of HBO’s gay-themed series Looking, which debuts in the US on January 19th, 2014, and should spread to other parts of the globe soon afterwards. There have already been a couple of short trailers, but now a longer one has debuted, giving us our best look at the show yet. Along with that comes a behind-the-scene ‘Invitation To The Set’.

Here’s the official synopsis: ‘Looking’ offers up the unfiltered experiences of three close friends living — and loving — in modern-day San Francisco. Friendship may bind them, but each is at a markedly different point in his journey: Patrick (Jonathan Groff) is the 29-year-old video game designer getting back into the dating world in the wake of his ex’s engagement; aspiring artist Agustín (Frankie J. Alvarez), 31, is questioning the idea of monogamy amid a move to domesticate with his boyfriend; and the group’s oldest member — longtime waiter Dom (Murray Bartlett), 39 — is facing middle age with romantic and professional dreams still unfulfilled.

‘The trio’s stories intertwine and unspool dramatically as they search for happiness and intimacy in an age of unparalleled choices — and rights — for gay men. Also important to the ‘Looking’ mix is the progressive, unpredictable, sexually open culture of the Bay Area, with real San Francisco locations serving as a backdrop for the group’s lives. Rounding out the ‘Looking’ world are a bevy of dynamic gay men including Kevin (Russell Tovey), Lynn (Scott Bakula), and Richie (Raul Castillo), as well as a wide-range of supporting characters like Dom’s roommate Doris (Lauren Weedman), Agustín’s boyfriend Frank (O.T. Fagbenle), and Patrick’s co-worker Owen (Andrew Law).’

Take a look at the trailer above and the behind-the-scenes vids below. [Read more…]

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Nymphomaniac Trailer – Take a NSFW look at Shia LaBeouf, Jamie Bell & more in Lars Von Trier’s next

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For the first time in his career, Lars Von Trier has given up final cut for Nymphomaniac, largely because the version he’s happy with is 5 1/2 hours long, and even he realised that was never going to be commercially released. The last we heard there was talk of cutting it down to two 2-hour films, which is how it’ll apparently be coming (although there’s still a chance VOn Trier’s butt-numbing version will appear one day at festivals, apparently).

They’ve also dropped plans for hardcore and softcore versions, as there will now just be a the one with full-on sex, but distributors around the globe will be free to blur out whatever bits they reckon are two rude. We get a taste of that rudeness in the trailer.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘The film is a wild and poetic story of a woman’s erotic journey from birth to the age of 50 as told by the main character, the self-diagnosed nymphomaniac, Joe (Charlotte Gainsbourg). On a cold winter’s evening the old, charming bachelor, Seligman (Stellan Skarsgard), finds Joe beaten up in an alley. He brings her home to his flat where he cares for her wounds while asking her about her life. He listens intently as Joe over the next 8 chapters recounts the lushly branched-out and multi-faceted story of her life, rich in associations and interjecting incidents.’

Shia LaBeouf, Jamie Bell, Christian Slater, Willem Dafoe, Uma Thurman, Connie Neilsen and Stacy Martin also star. It should arrive in the UK next March.

Take a look at the new poster above and the rude trailer, but beware as it is indeed NSFW. [Read more…]

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Muppets Most Wanted Trailer – Kermit hooks up with Tina Fey and Ricky Gervais

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The Muppets are back soon with Muppets Most Wanted, and now we get our best taste of the movie yet with a full trailer for the flick.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Following on from 2011’s smash-hit The Muppets, all your favorite characters are back in an hilarious all-new spy thriller adventure in Disney’s MUPPETS: MOST WANTED, hitting cinemas March 2014. Packed with celebrity cameos and featuring star turns from Ricky Gervais, Tiny Fey and Ty Burrell, MUPPETS: MOST WANTED takes the entire Muppets gang on a global tour, including stops in Berlin, Madrid, Dublin and London. But mayhem follows them overseas as they find themselves unwittingly entangled in an international crime caper headed by Constantine, the World’s Number One Criminal, and dead-ringer for Kermit.

‘Disney’s “Muppets Most Wanted” is directed by James Bobin and produced by David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman. Bobin co-wrote the screenplay with Nicholas Stoller, who is also executive producer with John G. Scotti. Featuring music from Academy Award®-winning songwriter Bret McKenzie, “Muppets Most Wanted” comes to UK cinemas March 28, 2014.’ [Read more…]

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New Need For Speed Trailer – Revving things up with Aaron Paul

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When DreamWorks announced they were making a movie version of the videogame Need For Speed, it sounded like they were trying to cash in on the Fast & Furious audience, and that certainly seems to be true from the evidence of this first trailer. That doesn’t mean it won’t be worth a look though!

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Fresh from prison, framed for a crime he didn’t commit, street racer Tobey Marshall (Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul), is hell bent on settling the score.

‘With revenge at the forefront of his mind, he gears up for the ultimate cross-country race heaving with adrenaline-charged muscle machines and high-octane super cars. When his powerful rival (Dominic Cooper – The Devil’s Double) places a massive bounty on his head, the wheels are set in motion and the race is finally on.

‘Based on the most successful racing game franchise of all time, bursting with explosive action and exhilarating stunts, NEED FOR SPEED accelerates into UK cinemas on MARCH 14, 2014 by Entertainment One.’ [Read more…]

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First Proper Trailer For HBO’s Gay-Themed Series Looking Arrives, Starring Jonathan Groff

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A few days ago a very brief teaser to HBO’s series about a groups of gay friends living in San Francisco, Looking Arrived, but it was essentially just a logo with pictures behind. Now it’s been followed by a proper trailer, which may only be 30 seconds long but gives us the first real footage from the show, featuring the likes of Jonathan Groff and Russell Tovey.

The show is said to be a mix of Tales From The City and Girls, following mainly gay men in San Francisco. Groff plays Patrick, who’s professionally very successful as a video game developer, but his personal life is a bit of a disaster area. Frankie Alvarez is Patrick’s best friend, Augustin, whose ego and feisty politics make it difficult for him to settle down with a boyfriend.

Looking is set to begin airing in the US on January 19th, 2014, and should spread to other parts of the globe soon afterwards. [Read more…]

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Noah Trailer – Russell Crowe, Douglas Booth & Logan Lerman are gonna need a bigger boat

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Yesterday we had the first poster for Noah, and now it’s time for the trailer, which starts off looking a bit weird, before it gets a whole lot more epic with giant boats, loads of CGI animals and a massive, is slightly backwards flood (where the water comes up from the ground rather than falling from the sky).

Here’s the brief official synopsis: ‘Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe stars as Noah, a man chosen by God for a great task before an apocalyptic flood destroys the world.’

Emma Watson, Jennifer Connolly, Ray Winstone and Anthony Hopkins co-star. And who knew Noah had such hot sons, with Logan Lerman and Douglas Booth as Shem and Ham? Darren Aronofsky’s film is due out March 28th 2014. [Read more…]

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Maleficent Teaser Trailer – Angelina Jolie takes on the bad fairy

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After yesterday’s poster comes three new stills and the first teaser trailer for Disney’s Maleficent, which focusses on Angelina Jolie as the wicked fairy who cursed Princess Aurora in Disney’s 1959 classic Sleeping Beauty. And it’s looking pretty cool.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘From Disney comes “Maleficent”—the untold story of Disney’s most iconic villain from the 1959 classic “Sleeping Beauty.” A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. Maleficent rises to be the land’s fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal—an act that begins to turn her pure heart to stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces an epic battle with the invading king’s successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom—and perhaps to Maleficent’s true happiness as well.’

The film will be out Spring 2014.

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How To Survive A Plague (Cinema)

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I was alive during the early days of the AIDS epidemic but was too young to really understand what was going on. It’s always shocking to see something like How To Survive A Plague, about events that took place while I was around but which seem so far from a world where gay people are increasingly being allowed to get married. Sure there are still problems but it’s incredible that just 20-30 years ago politicians were happy to allow millions around the world to die, just because they didn’t want to be seen to doing anything that might help gay people. [Read more…]

Gravity (Cinema)

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Gravity comes to the UK having taken an impressive $200+M dollars at the US box office on a budget estimated at only $100M. So why has this movie been such a huge success, rocketing its way to the the big box office earners of 2013?

Gravity has great pedigree of talent, namely Oscar winners Sandra Bullock (Ryan Stone), George Clooney (Matt Kowalski) and Ed Harris (the voice of Mission control) as well as its Oscar nominated director, Alfonso Cuaron (Y Tu Mama Tambien, Children Of Men). [Read more…]