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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

Gay-Themed Armie Hammer Movie Call Me By Your Name Gets Distribution Deal

January 8, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Normally movies premiering at the Sundance Film Festival have to wait until the fest actually kicks off before they can talk about getting distribution deals. It’s exceedingly encouraging for Call Me By Your Name then that a few weeks before Sundance starts, it’s already been been picked up by Sony Pictures Classics, which has bought the worldwide rights, according to THR.

The movie ‘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 plot sounds as if it has echoes of Death In Venice. Luca Guadagnino (I Am Love, A Bigger Splash) directs the movie, which debuts at Sundance’s Premieres section on January 22nd. As Sony Pictures Classics has picked it up early, don’t be surprised if they’re looking at it as an Oscar contender for next year, so it may not get a release until the end of 2017.

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ACTORS: Armie Hammer, Michael Stuhlbarg, Timothee Chalamet  DIRECTORS: Luca Guadagnino  FILMS: Call Me By Your Name  

First Look At Paul Rudd & Alexander Skarsgard In Duncan Jones’ Mute

January 8, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Before he went off to make the mega-budget Warcraft: The Beginning, Source Code and Moon director Duncan Jones was working on Mute. Now he’s gone back to that film, which will be eschewing largely cinemas, due to a very lucrative deal with Netflix.

Now the first pictures from the film have arrived.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Set in the near-future, Leo (Alexander Skarsgård) is a bartender living in the pulsing city of Berlin. Because of a childhood accident, Leo lost the ability to speak and the only good thing in his life is his beautiful girlfriend Naadirah (Seyneb Saleh). When she vanishes without a trace, Leo’s search for her takes him deep into the city’s seedy underbelly. A pair of wisecracking American surgeons (Paul Rudd and Justin Theroux) are the only recurring clue and Leo is forced to take on this teeming underworld in order to find his love.

‘The Netflix original film is directed by Duncan Jones and written by Jones and Michael Robert Johnson. Stuart Fenegan serves as producer and Charles J.D. Schissel and Trevor Beattie serve as executive producers. The film will launch in all territories where Netflix is available in 2017.’

No exact release date has been revealed, but it’ll be out later this year. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Alexander Skarsgard, Paul Rudd  DIRECTORS: Duncan Jones  FILMS: Mute  

Hugh Laurie & Ralph Fiennes Set To Join Will Ferrell In Holmes and Watson

January 8, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Back in August it was revealed that Stepbrothers and Talladega Nights co-stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly are reuniting for Holmes and Watson. Now they have some company, as Ralph Fiennes and Hugh Laurie have joined the movie, according to THR.

Ferrell is set to be Sherlock Holmes in this comedy take on Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective, with Reilly as Watson. It’s not known who Laurie and Fiennes will be, although they will apparently ‘slip on the shoes of two beloved characters from the Holmes oeuvre’. That likely means one of them will be Moriarty, with the other either as Holmes’ brother Mycroft, or Inspector Lestrade.

Etan Cohen is writing and directing the movie, which is already shooting in London. The movie is due out in 2018.

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ACTORS: Hugh Laurie, John C. Reilly, Ralph Fiennes, Will Ferrell  DIRECTORS: Etan Cohen  FILMS: Holmes & Watson  

Channing Tatum & Tom Hardy In Talks For Crime Thriller Triple Frontier

January 7, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

It was over six years ago that we first heard about Triple Frontier, which was supposed to be Kathryn Bigelow’s follow-up to the Oscar-winning success of The Hurt Locker. However, despite interest from the likes of Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio and Will Smith, she eventually went off to make Zero Dark Thirty and removed herself as director.

The project has lived on though, with J.C. Chandor (Margin Call, All Is Lost) attached to direct. Now Variety reports that two new major actors are in early talks for the film, with Channing Tatum and Tom Hardy circling the film.

The movie is set in the border zone between Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil, which is a haven for organized crime. The movie itself centres on five people working in the zone, and it’s been reported that it is based on a true story. Mark Boal wrote the script.

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ACTORS: Channing Tatum, Tom Hardy  DIRECTORS: J.C. Chandor  

Hanging Out: Episodes 1 and 2 – The Philippines produces its first gay web series

January 4, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

In the last few months, much of the international news coming out of The Philippines has been about its rather unusual new president, Rodrigo Duterte, who has essentially given permission to death squads to kill suspected drug dealers and users, without bothering with niceties like a trial. However, it’s easy to forget that it’s also one of Asia’s most gay-friendly nations, although still with strides to make in LGBT rights.

Despite that, it’s only just produced its first web series, Hanging Out, which has debuted its first two episodes. The show is about the introverted David, a young gay man who decides to have a one-night stand. However, things turn out rather differently to how he expected.

Director Petersen Vargas comments, “I’ve always made it a point to make films about gay people the way I know how being gay is like. In a country where the LGBTs lack the representation that’s needed to really empower the community, a small step like having a web series focused entirely on the ‘gay life’ is something that I feel is essential for growth. We know it’s still definitely a long way to go before we get to where we want. But we’re willing to take the baby steps to wherever this will take us, to make each step really count.”

Writer Wanggo Gallaga adds, “There is a real need for Filipino queer stories to be told now. You can see it in social media: a new generation of young gay and trans men and women who wants to hear their stories told. That’s what we aimed to do with this web series. We wanted the series to be as true and as honest as it can be.”

Take a look at episodes 1 and 2 of Hanging Out below. [Read more…]

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FILMS: Hanging Out  

Dustin Lance Black Has ‘No Respect’ For Closeted Gay Actors Who Lie About Their Sexuality

January 4, 2017 By Tim Isaac 2 Comments

Dustin Lance Black, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Milk and fiance of Dustin Lance Black, has a few things to say in his interview in the latest issue of Attitude. He’s particularly unimpressed with gay actors who pretend to be straight, saying, “I have no respect for someone who lies about their sexuality.”

“At the very least say ‘no comment,'” he adds, “Just keep your personal life personal. But if you’re going to closet yourself, that sends a negative message.”

He’s also sceptical about those who say being gay will limit an actor’s potential in Hollywood nowadays. Black says, “I’ve never encountered homophobia in casting from the studios or networks, not once, not ever. Where you encounter it is with the agents and the managers, they’re the ones who have an outdated notion of the price an actor might pay if it’s discovered that they’re LGBTQ… often they don’t want to see anything happen that might compromise their investment.

“I think they cripple their actors because they stunt the star’s ability to be open and honest, and an audience can feel that.”

In March, ABC in the US will debut the mini-series When We Rise, which Black wrote. The show chronicles the rise of the gay-rights movement from the Stonewall riots to the triumphs of recent year. The cast includes Guy Pearce, Mary-Louise Parker, Rachel Griffiths, Whoopi Goldberg, Rosie O’Donnell, Denis O’Hare, David Hyde Pierce, Michael K. Williams, Charlie Caver and Ivory Aquino.

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DIRECTORS: Dustin Lance Black  FILMS: When We Rise  

Sylvester Stallone & Adam Driver Teaming For Tough As They Come

January 4, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Although Sylvester Stallone’s skills as an actor have often been debated, it’s often forgotten that he’s also an Oscar-nominated screenwriter and a pretty decent director. However, his jaunts behind the camera have been fairly irregular, with the last being 2010’s The Expendables.

Now he’s planning another movie as director, and as with all the other movies he’s helmed, he’ll also star. He already lined up an interesting co-star, with Deadline reporting that Adam Driver will also be part of the film.

The movie in question is Tough as They Come, based on, ‘The true tale of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mills, one of only five soldiers to survive a quadruple amputation from a battlefield injury. At the heart of the story is the soldier’s relationship with his father-in-law, who stood by his side from the day he got home from the hospital. Driver will play Mills, and Stallone will play his father-in-law.’

It’s a subject close to Stallone’s heart, as he is keen to highlight the difficulties faced by those returning from military conflict, whether they have been physically injured or not. It’s not clear when the film might starts shooting.

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ACTORS: Adam Driver, Sylvester Stallone  DIRECTORS: Sylvester Stallone  

Woody Harrelson Circling Han Solo Spin-off Movie

January 4, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The planned Han Solo spin-off film is really coming together with Alden Ehrenreich as the younger version of the character made famous by Harrison Ford, Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian, and Emilia Clarke as the female lead (the character’s name is yet to be released). Now another name may be close to signing, as Variety says that Woody Harrelson is in early talks for the movie.

If he does end up in the movie, he will play a character described as a mentor to the young Han. As Harrelson has made a career out of playing laid back dudes, and more recently unlikely mentors in the likes of The Hunger Games and The Edge Of Seventeen, he seems a good choice to play someone who helped make Han Solo the man he was across four wildly popular movies.

Lego Movie and 21 Jump Street helmers Phil Lord and Chris Miller are set to direct the movie. It’ll be in cinemas May 2018.

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ACTORS: Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson  DIRECTORS: Chris Miller, Phil Lord  FILMS: Solo: A Star Wars Story  

Love Is Blind: Season 1 Trailer – Reality dating shows get a gay VoD makeover

January 3, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

A couple of months ago, LGBT streaming service Dekkoo premiered its first exclusive series, Feral. Since then, a second season of the show has been commissioned, and Dekkoo is getting ready to release its second show, Love Is Blind. However, while Feral was fiction, Love Is Blind is a step into reality TV.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Cute, sexy, and LOL-funny, with a sweet soupçon of snark, “Love is Blind” follows sixteen single New York City men on eight (one per episode) off-the-wall, unpredictable, and blind-as-a-bat first dates. Voyeuristic viewers tag along for the day-long courtship as these courageous men turn each other on—and sometimes [snap!] turn on each other.

‘Matches potentially made in gay heaven are subjected to sexy/awkward ice-breaking activities–from wrestling matches and kink classes to body painting and tantric yoga–before being whisked away to a proper dinner date, where, clutching much needed drinks, the couples unwind, flirt and on occasion, fizzle.

‘”Love is Blind” is hosted by cheekily charming comedian Mike Kelton (Logo/MTV/VH1), who provides hilarious running commentary and “in-depth” analysis throughout each episode.’

Love is Blind debuts Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2017 on Dekkoo.com. Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]

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Ryan Reynolds Suggests Deadpool May One Day Get A Boyfriend, Because The Film Was Banned In China!

January 3, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Almost a year ago, just before Deadpool was released, Ryan Reynolds said he’d be interested in exploring the character’s sexuality, and possibly getting him a boyfriend. However, while there were quips in the movie suggesting Pool wasn’t averse to crushing on guys, he wasn’t quite the full-on pansexual character he is in the comics.

Following the film’s huge success, Fox quickly put a sequel into the works, but some wondered whether with tens of millions at stake, it would make them more nervous about exploring the character’s sexuality in future Deadpool movies. Thankfully though, Reynolds says the franchise is still open to it.

Reynolds tells Variety, “What love is to Deadpool may not be what love is to Batman or someone else. I think that could be played up more. He’s an outsider in every way, shape, and form.”

Oddly the fact the first movie was banned in China might actually help the films to be more open about Deadpool’s pansexuality. One of the reasons Hollywood is reluctant to have LGBT-inclusion in its biggest movies is because they fear being banned or affecting the box office in less gay-friendly countries, especially the increasingly important Chinese market.

“That’s not really a problem for us,” Reynolds adds, “Because we were banned in China. We were rated ‘f— you!’ in China…

“The only thing that you have to consider going forward is, ‘Are we being faithful to the canon that we nurtured and created?’. One of those things is that Deadpool is in love with Vanessa. Deadpool isn’t in love with Vanessa just because she’s a woman. He’s in love with Vanessa because he loves her.”

That suggests that at least in the short term, Deadpool’s main romantic interest will remain a woman, but it’ll be interesting to see if 2018’s Deadpool 2 finds room to play up the breadth of the character’s sexuality, or whether we’ll have to wait for later movies. However, if Ryan really wants to stay true to the comic books, they should try to make things a little more overt.

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ACTORS: Ryan Reynolds  FILMS: Deadpool, Deadpool 2  
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