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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

Garrett Hedlund Going Inside Llewlyn Davis

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Garrett Hedlund got a big break with TRON:Legacy and since then he’s been showing off his indie credentials with the likes of the upcoming adaptation of On The Road. While he’ll go back to the mainstream if they ever get the live action Akira off the ground, he’s currently staying in indie territory, as Variety reports he’s in negotiations to join the cast of Inside Llewyn Davis for directors Joel Coen and Ethan Coen.

Hedlund’s apparently been interested in the part for a while, but he’s been hanging around waiting for Akira to get sorted and so couldn’t sign on for the Coens’ movie. However over the weekend Warner shut down pre-production of that movie while they rework the budget, allowing Garrett to sign up for Inside Llewlyn Davis..

The film centres on Oscar Isaac’s title character, a folk musician during the 1960s who navigates throughout the Greenwich Village scene. As the Coens are keeping exact details on the film quiet, he isn’t immediately known who Garrett Hedlund will play, but he will join a cast that includes Carey Mulligan, Justin Timberlake, and John Goodman.

Joel Coen and Ethan Coen are directing Inside Llewyn Davis from their own script, which is loosely based on the life of folk singer Dave Van Ronk. Production is scheduled to start within the next few months in New York City.

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Paul Feig Directing The Better Woman

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While there’s still uncertainty over whether a sequel to Bridesmaids will ever happen (Universal wants one, Kristen Wiig doesn’t, and Melissa McCarthy won’t do it without Wiig), the director of the 2011 hit, Paul Feig, is reuniting with Universal for the comedy project The Better Woman, according to Variety.

Amy Sherman (Gilmore Girls) is writing the script, which is about a successful young executive who gets dumped by her boyfriend for an older woman. She becomes friends with the older lady to find out why her boyfriend left her, and reinvents herself along the way. Reese Witherspoon was previously circling the project, but the actress is no longer involved.

Paul Feig is still loosely circling the planned Bridesmaids, but it is said he is “hesitant to commit” to the sequel since writers Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo are working on other projects and unless the studio can woo them, seem determined not to return.

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Girl In Progress Trailer

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The coming of age movie is a bit of a staple, and they range from great to truly dreadful. However it looks like Girl In Progress might be one of the better ones. The film follows a 13-year-old girls who’s been somewhat negelcted by her imperfect mother (Eva Mendes) and looks to a teen rite-of-passage as a way of changing her life. The film will be out later this year.

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LOL Trailer

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The Last Song suggested Miley Cyrus might have a decent post-Hannah Montana movie career, but if this trailer is anything to go by, LOL is determined throw away any goodwill Miley might have had. Here’s the synopsis: ‘In a world connected by YouTube, iTunes, and Facebook, Lola (Cyrus) and her friends navigate the peer pressures of high school romance and friendship while dodging their sometimes overbearing and confused parents. When Lola’s mom, Anne (Demi Moore), “accidentally” reads her teenage daughter’s racy journal, she realises just how wide their communication gap has grown. Through hilarious and heartfelt moments between mother and daughter, LOL is a fresh coming-of-age story for modern times.’ The film’s due out June 1st.

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Universal Gets A New 100th Anniversary Logo

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A few weeks ago, Paramount unveiled a new logo marking its 100th Anniversary and now Universal is following suit with a fresh logo to celebrate its centenary. It’s the beginning of a yearlong celebration of the studio’s rich film history and cultural legacy.

A significant element of the centennial includes the extensive restoration of 13 of the studio’s most beloved titles such as To Kill a Mockingbird, All Quiet on The Western Front, Jaws, The Sting, Out of Africa, Frankenstein, and Schindler’s List. Universal Studios Home Entertainment will kick off the celebration with a special 50th anniversary release of To Kill a Mockingbird, debuting on Blu-ray for the first time ever.

Throughout the year, Universal will pay tribute to other influential films in the Universal library with special events and Blu-ray releases of such iconic classics as Jaws and E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (which celebrates its 30th anniversar)y.

The animated version of the new logo will make its first appearance in front of Dr. Seuss’The Lorax at its premiere in February, and for its US theatrical release beginning March 2nd.

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Police Academy Remake Gets A Director

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Amongst the many thousands of remakes in the works in Hollywood is one of 80s comedy classic Police Academy, which is now moving moving forward at New Line with Deadline reporting that Scott Zabielski’s been hired to direct it. The film will mark Scott Zabielski’s feature directorial debut, after serving as a director and producer on the Comedy Central series Tosh.0.

The studio first started working on a new version of Police Academy back in October 2010, when Paul Maslansky, who produced all the original Police Academy movies, set the project up. It’s taken a while but now they have a director, with a screenwriter now being sought.

Although this will be Scott Zabielski’s first feature film, he does have a bit of experience, which will come in handy. He went through the real police academy and currently serves as a reserve police officer in West Hollywood.

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Channing Tatum Gets Side Effects

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After Steven Soderbergh’s plans to make The Man From UNCLE fell through, he quickly moved to replace it with a movie called The Side Effects. With the director hoping to start shooting in April, he’s now starting to cast the film, with Blake Lively, Jude Law, and Channing Tatum have joined the cast of The Side Effects (previously known as The Bitter Pill) for director Steven Soderbergh, according to ThePlaylist.

The story centres on Emily Hawkins (Blake Lively), a young woman who becomes dependent on prescription drugs out of fear her husband will be released from prison soon. Channing Tatum will play the husband, and Jude Law will portray Emily’s new therapist. Doesn’t sounds like a barrel of laughs but could be interesting.

Steven Soderbergh is directing from a screenplay by Scott Z. Burns (Contagion).

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New Pic Of Nicholas Hoult In Warm Bodies

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A few months ago a low-quality pic from Warm Bodies popped up online, but now the first proper image have emerged. As you can see, Nicholas Hoult isn’t looking too healthy, and that’s becuase he’s a zombie.

The movie is based on the novel by Isaac Marion, with Hoult playing an angsty zombie named R who strikes up a friendship with the human girlfriend of one of his victims and sets off a chain of events that eventually affects all of zombie society. The movie is directed by Jonathan Levine (50/50, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, The Wackness), and should be in cinemas this summer.

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Cell 211 (DVD)

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In principle, a prison is a great place to set a movie. By its very nature it’s a hotbed of tension, with different sides, agendas and emotions battling against one another. As many prison movies have shown though, because there’s so much going on in a jail it’s a place that’s often difficult to tame on screen, leading to films that are either too dumb, too unrealistic or too haphazardly hectic.

Cell 211 is a rare case of a prison flick that manages to keep control of everything, while weaving a complex narrative where the tension comes from the characters as much as the situation. Juan (Alberto Ammann) is a young man who’s got a job as a prison guard and is touring the jail the day before he’s due to start work. After getting knocked unconscious just as a prison riot break out, Juan is abandoned in the empty cell 211 when the guards make a run for it. [Read more…]

Troll Hunter (DVD)

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Troll Hunter is a movie that shouldn’t work. The whole thing has a faint whiff of the ridiculous about it, but thanks to a contradictory mix of absolute conviction and tongue-in-cheek knowingness it turns out to be a rollicking Brothers Grimm meets Blair Witch Project ride.

Purporting to be real footage mysteriously sent to a film company, the film follows a group of eager young filmmaking students who are out in the Norwegian wilds making a documentary about a spate of bear killings. Although the local legal hunters feel there’s something odd about these dead bears, they also think they might know who’s responsible, a man called Hans, who they believe is a poacher. While Hans initially wants nothing to do with the documentary crew, they won’t be shaken off and while following him late at night they have a close encounter with a strange creature. Hans is convinced it’s a troll, but surely these fairytale creatures can’t exist? [Read more…]

Whisper Of The Heart (Blu-ray)

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When most British people think of Japanese animation (if they think anything about it), it’s either family fantasies such as Spirited Away and Howl’s Moving Castle or the mad and violent world of adult anime. However there’s a lot more to it than that, with one vein being animation made specifically for teenage girls. Although not typical of the genre (there tends to be more of a fantasy element to most Japanese animation aimed at women), it’s into this field that Whisper Of The Heart fits.

Normally this movie would either never have seen the light of day in the UK or have gotten a tiny little niche DVD release. That’s not because it’s bad, but because traditional thinking would say there’s not market for it. However thanks to the fact it’s made by Studio Ghibli – the company behind the aforementioned Spirited Away and Howl’s Moving Castle – and has a screenplay by Hayao Miyazaki, the 1995 movie is getting a Blu-ray release. [Read more…]

Gus Van Sant Takes Over Matt Damon’s Directorial Debut

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Last week we reported that Matt Damon was stepping away from helming what was set to be his directorial debut. At the time is seemed rather odd, as it appeared he liked it enough to star in the movie but for some reason didn’t want to direct anymore.

There were rumours it was something to do with the script, but now it appears Damon may have stepped aside as someone more experienced has come along (and because starring is a film is easier to fit into a hectic schedule than directing one), as The Playlist reports Damon is likely to reteam with his Good Will Hunting cohort, Gus Van Sant, for the film.

Not too much is known about the movie, although Damon co-wrote the script with The Office’s John Krasinski, based on an idea Krasinski cooked up with writer Dave Eggers. What we do known is that it’s been described as a Capra-esque story, with Damon playing a sales executive (Damon) who arrives in a small town only to have his whole life called into question. Krasinski will also star as a rival businessman.

The plan is to start shooting in April, with Van Sant at the helm.

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