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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

Armie Hammer Gay Drama Call Me By Your Name Gets Its First Poster

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Call Me By Your Name perhaps got the most buzz of any of the movies that debuted this year at Sundance, with many suggesting the gay-themed romantic drama has a good chance of becoming a crossover mainstream success. Now the first poster for the film has been tweeted out, which you can take a look at below.

The movie  is based on Andre Aciman’s novel of the same name and stars Armie Hammer as a 24-year old American scholar spending the summer of 1983 in Northern Italy, where he attracts the attention of a 17-year-old Jewish-American boy, played by Timothee Chalamet. Michael Stuhlbarg rounds out the cast as the boy’s father.

The film is set to be released on October 27th in the UK and November 24th in the US. Take a look at the poster below, and you can click here for a clip from the movie. [Read more…]

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Nick Offerman Is Going Musical In Hearts Beat Loud

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There are a lot of people who love Nick Offerman from Parks & Recreation, but he’s never gotten to be the lead in a movie. Now though he’s taking centre stage and showing off his musical skills at the same time, as he’s set to headline Hearts Beat Loud.

THR reports he’ll star alongside Ted Danson, Sasha Lane, Blythe Danner, Kiersey Clemons and Toni Collette in the movie, with Brett Haley directing. It should start shooting in New York in August.

The movie ‘centers on a father (Offerman) and daughter (Clemons) who form an unlikely songwriting duo in the last summer before she leaves for college. Hearts Beat Loud will feature four original songs and a score by award-winning composer-songwriter Keegan DeWitt.’

We’re also being promised that both Offerman and Clemons will sing in the movie.

Haley comments, “I wrote the film with Nick Offerman in mind after my experience working with him on The Hero. He is one of my favorite actors, and I’m very excited to be putting him at the center of this film.”

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Gay Short Film Showcase: Always Love – Strong voices converge at New York City Pride

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Documentaries about interesting LGBT people are always worth a look, and that’s what the Always Love series provides. Two out of the three short docs have now been released online, looking at Hal Moskowitz and Joanna Fang, with a third focusing on Brigid McGinn, still to arrive.

As Huffpo notes, ‘On the surface, the individual stories couldn’t be more different. Moskowitz is a community organizer spurred to action when he started seeing friends succumb to a then-unnamed illness. Joanna Fang is a transwoman who finally finds herself comfortable in her own skin. And Brigid McGinn comes out later in life after being married and having four kids.’

The films see all three of them at the New York City Pride parade, demonstrating the wide diversity of events like that, which bring together disparate people to create a stronger sense of community. It’s good evidence that Pride still has its place, as well as an interesting look at a trio of fascinating people.

Zachary Fuhrer produced the films in partnership with workspace provider, WeWork, with Brenna Perez directing.

Perez comments, “All three of them are incredible individuals, with unique stories to tell that speak to the kinds of experiences millions of people have around the world. I think it’s important for us to hear their stories.”

Take a look at two of the three shorts 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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Tom Hardy Set To Star In Bosnian Conflict Drama My War Gone By, I Miss It So

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Tom Hardy may be going to war. Having just starred in Dunkirk, he’s now planning to star in and produce a movie version of the war memoir, My War Gone By, I Miss It So, but journalist and war correspondent, Anthony Loyd. Gavin O’Connor (Warrior, The Accountant) is set to direct, according to Variety.

Llloyd’s book is a, ‘personal account of the Bosnian War, and alternates between his experiences in Bosnia and personal reflections of his time in the British army, his parents’ divorce, his estrangement from his father, and his heroin addiction.’

Hardy comments, “‘My War Gone By’ is a brutal yet sensitive story which addresses both the nature of addiction and the experience of war. I was struck by Anthony’s work and words, experiences, and for me his is an important voice and an important book.”

O’Connor adds, “Anthony’s memoir was love at first page – a portrait of war like I’d never read before, An up-close-and-personal account of a heroin junkie reporting from the front lines of Bosnia – the bloodiest conflict Europe has witnessed since the Second World War – who uses the high of war to kick his drug habit. It’s a book written with both fists. It’s Anthony’s ‘Apocalypse Now.’ I feel privileged and honored for the opportunity to bring the book to the movies.”

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Anne Hathaway Is Thinking Of Replacing Amy Schumer In The Barbie Movie

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When it was first announced, many people thought a movie about Barbie sounded like a hideous idea. However, the fact it had Amy Schumer attached and a more feminist plot that you might have expected made people a little more interested. However, then Schumer dropped out.

Now though, a replacement may have been found, and it may be a smart choice. Deadline reports that Anne Hathaway is circling the role, and may well sign on.

If she does take the role, ‘Hathaway would play a character who lives in Barbieland, where she gets kicked out basically because she’s not perfect enough, is a bit eccentric and doesn’t quite fit the mold. She then goes on an adventure in the real world, and by the time she returns to Barbieland to save it, she has gained the realization that perfection comes on the inside, not the outside, and that the key to happiness is belief in oneself, free of the obligation to adhere to some unattainable standard of perfection.’

Alethea Jones (Lemonade Stand) is in talks to direct the movie, which is being planned as a PG rated family adventure. The studio is also apparently still eyeing a June 2018 release.

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Nicholas Hoult May Play J.R.R. Tolkien In A New Biopic

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Most people know about Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit (at least from the film versions), but not that many people know much about the man behind Middle Earth, JRR Tolkien. The film world is trying to change that with a new biopic, which Deadline reports has Nicholas Hoult in the frame for the main role.

The film, ‘explores the formative years of the orphaned author as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a fellow group of outcasts at school. This takes him into the outbreak of World War I, which threatens to tear the “fellowship” apart. All of these experiences would inspire Tolkien to write his famous Middle-Earth novels.’

There may well be a reason they’re concentrating on his very early years, as while he was an interesting fellow later on, he also had a bit of a reputation as a dismissive grump, as well as being very anally retentive about certain things.

Finnish director Dome Karukoski, who hits cinemas soon with another biopic – about gay erotic artist Tom Of Finland – is set to direct from a script by David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford. It’s not known when the Tolkien movie might arrive in cinemas.

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Gay Short Film Showcase: Amigas With Benefits – Love doesn’t run smooth for two older Latinx women

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This sweet short takes on a subject that’s not seen that often – not just queer people aging, but what happens when they’re in a retirement home, and one has dementia. What happens if two gay people fall in love at that point, when one of them is no longer judged to be allowed to be in charge of their own life?

Amigas with Benefits, ‘is a short dramedy about an elderly bride-to-be, Lupita. She is finally living her truth and is on the verge of marrying her love, Ramona. But on their special day, an uninvited guest, rudely disrupts the ceremony. It takes moral courage and a far-fetched plan for the couple to find a way back to their freedom to be happy.’

It’s a smart and charming film, that has some important and well thought out points to make about aging, homophobia and the fact that love can arrive at any stage of life.

The short was released online as part of PBS’ Online Film Festivals, and is currently open for votes, alongside the other contenders, on the PBS website. Take a look at Amigas With Benefits below.

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Beach Rats Trailer – Take a look at the Sundance prize-winning, gay-themed film

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This year was a good one for LGBT movies at Sundance, with the likes of Call Me By Your Name, God’s Own Country and Beach Rats making waves. A new trailer for the last of those films has now arrived, which you can take a look at below.

Beach Rats also won Best Director – US Features for Eliza Hittman at Sundance.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘On the outskirts of Brooklyn, Frankie, an aimless teenager, suffocates under the oppressive glare cast by his family and a toxic group of delinquent friends. Struggling with his own identity, Frankie begins to scour hookup sites for older men. When his chatting and webcamming intensify, he begins meeting men at a nearby cruising beach while simultaneously entering into a cautious relationship with a young woman. As Frankie struggles to reconcile his competing desires, his decisions leave him hurtling toward irreparable consequences. Eliza Hittman’s award-winning Sundance hit is a powerful character study that is as visually stunning as it is evocative.’

Beach Rats is will be in US cinemas from August 25th, and should arrive in the UK in November. [Read more…]

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My Friend Dahmer Trailer – Ross Lynch takes on a gay, future serial killer

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Films about real-life serial killers aren’t exactly rare, but movies about them when they were young, before they became multiple murderers are far less common. That’s the subject of My Friend Dahmer, starring form Disney Channel actor Ross Lynch as a teen version of Jeffrey Dahmer.

Dahmer is of course one of the most famous serial killers in history, who killed at least 17 people, most of whom he’d picked up at Milwaukee gay bars. The fact that he kept body parts, ate parts of them and had sex with their corpses ensured he stood out from nearly all other killers. He said what he really wanted was to create a kind of zombie so that the person would never leave him, and managed to kill several of his victims while injecting things into their brains as part of his experimentation. He also defied the stereotypical image of a monster, as Dahmer was quite handsome and most people thought he was pretty normal until it was discovered what he was really doing. He was killed in prison by another inmate in 1994.

His early life should make for an interesting film, as he killed animals as a teen, and committed his first murder while he was still living at home. Marc Meyers is directing the movie, based on Derf Backderf’s critically acclaimed graphic novel.

The first trailer for the movie has now been released, which you can take a look at below. It’s a rather creepy affair, especially if you know what really happened.

The film will be out in the US in the Autumn. No UK date is currently set. [Read more…]

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Girls On Film 2: Before Dawn (DVD Review) – The lesbian short film collection is back

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The gay-male focussed Boys On Film series is the most successful short film collection in the world, and recently celebrated its 16th instalment. A couple of years ago, it was joined by a sister release, Girls On Film, which presented a selection of lesbian-themed shorts.

Although there’s been a bit of a delay between releases, Girls On Film is back with Before Dawn, which features 11 short films from around the world. It’s an eclectic and interesting selection, so take a look at what we thought below. [Read more…]