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

Meet Me In St. Louis (Cinema)

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When people complain that modern movies are lacking in plot, I suggest they go watch Meet Me In St. Louis, a film that makes many modern blockbusters look like they’ve got Russian novels full of storyline. However the 1944 musical, which is getting a welcome Christmassy cinema re-release courtesy of the BFI, is proof you don’t need acres of plot to make a movie.

Here’s the story: The Smith family lives in St. Louis and the four daughters are really looking forward to the 1904 World’s Fair, which is due to be held in the city. However their father gets a job in New York and so they might not be able to go to the fair. And, um, well that’s about it! [Read more…]

BGPS’s Advent Calendar Of Buff Blokes: Day 21 – Steve Sandvoss

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Steve Sandvoss

Steve Sandvoss

Today’s delectable Advent Calendar guy is the truly scrummy Steve Sandvoss, star of the 2003 gay movie classic Latter Days. Even if I just included pics of him from that movie it’d be worth a look, but Steve is not averse to a sexy photoshoot and so we’ve got plenty of other incredibly hot pics of him.

While playing the troubled, closeted Aaron in Latter Days is still his best role, since then (the film was his screen debut) he’s appeared in movies such as Rumor Has It, as well as in guest spots on shows like Lie To Me, Grey’s Anatomy and Nip/Tuck.

Click on the gallery below to enlarge the very sexy pics of Steve, which should hopefully give you a little bit of Christmas cheer. [Read more…]

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Eight New Avengers Character Posters

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Last week two new banners for The Avengers emerged, reminding us that amongst the trailers for the likes of The Hobbit and The Dark Knight Rises, there’s another movie vying to be 2012’s big ticket. Now the images from the banners have been broken into eight new character posters, giving us a closer look at Thor, Iron Man, Captain America, Bruce Banner, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Nick Fury and Loki.

Take a look at the posters above and below. The film hits cinemas on April 27th.

General movie news courtesy of Movie Muser

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Vin Diesel Confirms A Fast & Furious 7

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Universal has had quite a few high-profile failures, so Fast & Furious is probably the most important franchise it currently has running, so the news that the studio would like to make a seventh film in the series alongside the already planned sixth isn’t that massive a surprise.

There have been rumours about it for a while, but now they’ve been confirmed by Vin Diesel, who told THR that, “With the success of this last one, and the inclusion of so many characters, and the broadening of scope, when we were sitting down to figure out what would fit into the real estate of number six, we didn’t have enough space.

“We have to pay off this story, we have to service all of these character relationships, and when we started mapping all that out it just went beyond 110 pages. The studio said, ‘You can’t fit all that story in one damn movie!'”

Both screenplays will be written back-to-back, and there’s a good chance they’ll be filmed that way as well next summer. What isn’t certain from Diesel’s comments is whether Fast & Furious 6 and 7 will be a two-parter, or if they will be stand-alone movies.

And may I just say you have to have respect for Diesel, who always manages to talk as if Fast & Furious is some sort of Shakespearean saga of complex characters and epic intrigue. It’s almost like he’s never actually watched one.

General movie news courtesy of Movie Muser

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Jessica Biel Wants To Find Truth About Fishes

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Poor old Jessica Biel. I’ve always thought she’s a rare case of an actress being held back by her attractiveness, as she’s actually a very good actress, but she nearly always gets shoved into eye candy roles that make her seem far more pointless than she actually is.

However, perhaps going a bit indie will help as Variety reports Biel is in talks to star alongside Kaya Scodelario in the thriller Emanuel and the Truth About Fishes, which is being written and directed by one-half of the Tanner Hall duo, Francesca Gregorini.

The film follows the bizarre relationship between a grieving mother (Jessica Biel), who has lost her child and now carries around a surrogate doll, and the 17-year-old babysitter that comes to take care of this very life-like doll. The young woman goes along with the delusion because the mother looks like her own mom, whom she lost years earlier. It’s bizarre but should allow Biel to showing off her acting skills.

Rooney Mara was originally set to play the babysitter, but had to drop out when the start date of shooting got pushed back from 2011 to 2012.

General movie news courtesy of Movie Muser

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Star Trek 2 Shooting On Film For Post-Production 3D

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While JJ Abrams is out doing promotional duties as producer of Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol producer J.J. Abrams, all anyone really wants to ask him about is Star Trek 2. However Abrams is notoriously tight-lipped, so he’s not saying much, but he did let slip to MTV that the movie will be shot in 2D and converted to 3D later, with some scenes possibly shooting in IMAX.

“We’re shooting on film, 2D, and then we’ll do a good high-end conversion like the Harry Potter movie and all that,” Abrams says. “Luckily, with our release date now (May 17th, 2013) we have the months needed to do it right because if you rush it, it never looks good. We were talking about [shooting in IMAX] and I would love to do it. IMAX is my favorite format; I’m a huge fan.”

The director wouldn’t say whether, as rumoured, Kahn is going to be the villain, saying that it is too early to talk about the fine details just yet. He did call the script “amazing”, and claims that it will all be on him if this film gets screwed up.

Some are bound to grumble about post-production 3D, but it can be okay if done well. The film begins shooting next month.

General movie news courtesy of Movie Muser

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Chris Nolan Only Likely To Slightly Alter Bane’s Voice

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With a new trailer on Monday and a six-minute prologue attached to IMAX prints of Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, the world gotten its first taste of Tom Hardy’s villainous Bane. However many people’s first reaction was, ‘What the hell is he saying?’

Many haven’t seen this as a problem, as the footage we’ve had is great and shows that the really important aspect of Bane is his physicality, not knowing exactly knowing what he’s saying. THR reports that some at Warner Bros are really worried about Bane’s comprehensibility, but insiders suggest that while director Christopher Nolan plans to alter the sound mix for Bane’s voice slightly, there won’t be a major overhaul of his dialogue.

An unnamed source is quoted as saying, “Chris wants the audience to catch up and participate rather than push everything at them. He doesn’t dumb things down. You’ve got to pedal faster to keep up.”

Nolan has also suggested that the prologue may not be the best showcase of whether we’ll be able to understand Bane or not, as while the accent and mask will always obscure things slightly, the fact the prologue takes place on a noisy plane makes things even more difficult to understand. It’ll be interesting to see what Bane ends up like in the final movie, which reaches cinemas in July.

General movie news courtesy of Movie Muser

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James Franco In Talks For Lovelace Cameo

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Earlier this year it was reported that James Franco was in talks to play the male lead of Chuck Traynor in the Linda Lovelace biopic, Lovelace. However a deal never came together and the part went to Peter Sarsgard instead. However Franco may still pop up and he’s now in talks for a cameo role as Hugh Hefner, reuniting him with the directors of Howl, Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.

Amanda Seyfried is playing the title role of porn actress Linda Lovelace, star of the infamous Deep Throat, who later became a noted anti-porn advocate. James Franco’s involvement will be limited, with only one scene where Hugh Hefner invites Lovelace and Traynor to the Playboy mansion for a screening of Deep Throat

Variety also reports that Hank Azaria, Bobby Cannavale, Chris Noth and Robert Patrick have joined the film. Hank Azaria will play Deep Throat director Jerry Damiano, Bobby Cannavale and Chris Noth will be Deep Throat financiers Butchie Peraino and Anthony Romano, and Robert Patrick will portray Linda’s father, John. They join recently announced cast members Wes Bentley, Sharon Stone and Juno Temple.

Shooting has just begun.

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Trailer

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This first trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey seems in large part about assuring us we really are going back into Middle Earth, and it’ll be the proper one, with Ian McKellen, Cate Blanchett and Gollum. It has very much the same feel as Lord Of The Rings, which is what you’d hope and Martin Freeman seems a good fit as Bilbo. It very much an introduction back into the fantasy world, but it certainly seems this two part Hobbit adventure is on the right track! The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey hits cinemas on December 14th, 2012.

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BGPS’s Advent Calendar Of Buff Blokes: Day 20 – Channing Tatum

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With a past as a nude model and stripper, it’s not that surprising Channing Tatum has no problem taking his shirt off – and that’s certainly good news for us. I was spoilt for choice in selecting hot shots of the actor for the gallery below.

Since his early days in Supercross and Coach Carter, he’s become quite the star thanks to Fighting, Step Up, G.I. Joe, Dear John and The Eagle. However it’s 2012 that we’ve really got to look forward to, when he’ll be reliving his stripper days in Magic Mike, alongside Matthew McConaughey, Alex Pettyfer and Matt Bomer. It’s inspired by Tatum’s days taking his clothes off for cash, as personally I can’t wait.

While like pretty much every male star, there have been rumours Tatum is gay, he’s a married man, although obviously not worried that some men may enjoy ogling him. Click on the pics below to enjoy the magnificence that is Channing Tatum. [Read more…]

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Fab New Avengers Pics Surface

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Although the box office hasn’t been great for the past few weeks, Hollywood is hoping for a bumper Christmas and that people will also be looking forward to what treats the studios have in store for us next year. The result of this is that we’re being inundated with trailers and images for some of 2012’s top movies. Earlier today we posted a new German trailer for The Avengers, and now comes two rather cool new images via ComingSoon.net.

So take a look above and below for Thor, Captain America and Iron Man teaming up for the fight! The Avengers hits UK cinemas on April 27th.

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Weekend Gets Two London Critics’ Circle Film Awards Nominations

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The people behind Weekend should be smiling today, as the little film that could not only hit £200k at the UK box office over the weekend but it’s just picked up two nominations from the London Critics’ Circle Film Awards.

Director Andrew Haigh is up for Breakthrough British Filmmaker while Tom Cullen is in the mix for British Actor Of The Year. It’s a great shame the film missed out in the British Film Of The Year category, but that’s more testament to what a good year it’s been for UK film than anything about the wonderful movie.

Other LGBT allied nominations include Pedro Almodovar’s The Skin I Live In in the Foreign-Language Film Of The Year category, and Christopher Plummer up for Best Supporting Actor for playing an elderly gay man in Beginners.

You can find the full list of nominations here.

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