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

New Tully Trailer – Charlize Theron, director Jason Reitman & writer Diablo Cody are back together

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While Young Adult wasn’t the success any of them probably hoped, it hasn’t stopped actor Charlize Theron, writer Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman reteaming for Tully. The movie has just released a new trailer, giving us a good look at the comedy about a mother and a nanny, which has been getting some good notices at festivals.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘A new comedy from Academy Award®-nominated director Jason Reitman (“Up in the Air”) and Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody (“Juno”). Marlo (Academy Award® winner Charlize Theron), a mother of three including a newborn, is gifted a night nanny by her brother (Mark Duplass). Hesitant to the extravagance at first, Marlo comes to form a unique bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes challenging young nanny named Tully (Mackenzie Davis).’

The movie is due out on April 20th. Take a look at the new trailer below. [Read more…]

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Blade Runner 2049’s Mackenzie Davis To Star In New Terminator Movie

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The various efforts to get people interested in a post-T2 Terminator franchise have largely foundered, but there’s been more interest in a new attempt, which will bring James Cameron back as a producer/creative force, as well as original stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton. Now they have some company in the form of Blade Runner 2049 star Mackenzie Davis, according to Variety.

There’s little info on the plot of the new instalment, bit it’s said that Davis will be ‘a solder-assassin on a mission.’ She will apparently be human rather than android though (unlike her role in Blade Runner 2049). One other thing we know about the movie is that it’s likely to either ignore everything after Terminator 2, or reset the timeline so it can do just that. There are also conflicting reports about whether Davis will be the new ‘face’ of the Terminator franchise, or whether someone else will be the lead, but it does appear she plays a central role in the movie.

The Hunger Games and Captain Phillips scribe Billy Ray is writing the latest version of the script, with Deadpool’s Tim Miller set to direct. The movie is due for release July 2019.

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Lee Pace Affirms That He’s ‘Happily Owning’ His Place In The Queer Community

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Pushing Daisies and Halt & Catch Fire star Lee Pace raised a few eyebrows a few days ago when an interview was printed where he kind of came out as LGBT, but seemed to suggest there was something wrong with being asked about it. He said, “I’ve dated men. I’ve dated women. I don’t know why anyone would care. I’m an actor and I play roles. To be honest, I don’t know what to say—I find your question intrusive.”

Many felt it was the wrong response, especially considering his latest role as a closeted Mormon in the Broadway revival of Angels In America. He seemed to underline the issues with his own response as in the interview he also mentioned the importance of gay actors playing the gay roles in the two-part Pulitzer-Prize winning play, but then slightly stepped back from including himself in that.

However, he’s now clarified his remarks and say that it was more clumsiness than anything else that had led to his previous response. On Twitter he writes, ‘In a recent phone interview, I was asked questions that I wasn’t expecting and found myself momentarily at a loss for the right words. My privacy is important to me, so I protect it. When interviewed by the media, I keep the focus on my work… As a member of the queer community, I understand the importance of living openly, being counted, and happily owning who I am. That’s how I’ve always lived my life… just as it’s been important to me to portray queer characters with dignity for my entire career: A Soldier’s Girl (Showtime. 2003). The Normal Heart (Broadway. 2011). Halt and Catch Fire (AMC. 2014-2017). Angels in America. (Broadway. NOW.) Onward, with Pride.’

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Aardvark Trailer – Zachary Quinto is having visions of his brother, Jon Hamm

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Synopsis: ‘The film stars Zachary Quinto (who also produced) as a troubled man who has lived in the shadow of his brother for so long he starts seeing that shadow everywhere. After experiencing a series of hallucinations involving his brother Craig (Jon Hamm) – an actor, and the star of a popular TV drama – Josh places himself in the care of Emily (Jenny Slate), a young therapist.

‘Emily is forced to wade deeper and deeper into Josh’s imaginary world, and along the way forms her own obsession with his famous brother. While Emily and Craig explore a potentially disastrous attraction, Josh begins a relationship with a young woman, Hannah, who might be his soul mate – if only he could be sure she exists.’

The movie, which premiered at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival, is due out in the US on April 13th. Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]

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Christopher Robin Trailer – Disney brings Winnie The Pooh to live-action life

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The recent Goodbye Christopher Robin took a traditional biopic look at Winnie The Pooh creator AA Milne. Well, Disney has a slightly different take on the life of Milne’s son, Christopher Robin, by completely fictionalising it and turning Winnie into a CG character in a live-action world. Even after watching the first teaser trailer it seems like a bizarre idea, but it might just work.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘In the heartwarming live action adventure, the young boy who embarked on countless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood with his band of spirited and lovable stuffed animals, has grown up and lost his way. Now it is up to his childhood friends to venture into our world and help Christopher Robin remember the loving and playful boy who is still inside.

‘Disney’s “Christopher Robin” is directed by Marc Forster from a screenplay by Alex Ross Perry and Allison Schroeder and a story by Perry based on characters created by A.A. Milne. The producers are Brigham Taylor and Kristin Burr with Renée Wolfe and Jeremy Johns serving as executive producers. The film stars Ewan McGregor as Christopher Robin; Hayley Atwell as his wife Evelyn; Bronte Carmichael as his daughter Madeline; and Mark Gatiss as Keith Winslow, Robin’s boss. The film also features the voices of: Jim Cummings as Winnie the Pooh; Chris O’Dowd as Tigger; Brad Garrett as Eeyore; Toby Jones as Owl; Nick Mohammed as Piglet; Peter Capaldi as Rabbit; and Sophie Okonedo as Kanga.’

The film is due in cinemas in August. Take a look at the teaser trailer below. [Read more…]

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New Truth or Dare Trailer – Tyler Posey & Lucy Hale get into some supernatural horror

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Jason Blum and his Blumhouse Productions company have managed to almost monopolise popular horror with everything from Get Out and the Paranormal Activity series to Insidious and The Purge. The producer is hoping to add another hit to the list with Truth or Dare (although I think it’s fair to say it won’t be matching Get Out’s Oscar success).

Synopsis: ‘Lucy Hale (Pretty Little Liars) and Tyler Posey (Teen Wolf) lead the cast of Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare, a supernatural thriller from Blumhouse Productions (Happy Death Day, Get Out, Split). A harmless game of “Truth or Dare” among friends turns deadly when someone-or something-begins to punish those who tell a lie-or refuse the dare.

‘Directed by Jeff Wadlow (Kick-Ass 2), the thriller co-stars Violett Beane, Nolan Gerard Funk, Hayden Szeto and Sophia Taylor Ali. The film was produced by Blumhouse’s Jason Blum and executive produced by Wadlow.’

The film is due in cinemas in the UK on April 13th. Take a look at the new trailer below. [Read more…]

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Mary Poppins Returns Trailer – The magical nanny is back in the form of Emily Blunt

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It’s fair to day there are still plenty of people who are unsure whether Disney should be making a belated sequel to one of the true classics of family cinema, Mary Poppins. However, the first teaser trailer has arrived to try and convince us it’ll be worth having the magical nanny back, in the form of Emily Blunt this time – and it has to be said, it does a good job.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘“Mary Poppins Returns” stars: Emily Blunt as the practically-perfect nanny with unique magical skills who can turn any task into an unforgettable, fantastic adventure; Lin-Manuel Miranda as her friend Jack, an optimistic street lamplighter who helps bring light—and life—to the streets of London; Ben Whishaw as Michael Banks; Emily Mortimer as Jane Banks; and Julie Walters as the Banks’ housekeeper Ellen; with Colin Firth as Fidelity Fiduciary Bank’s William Weatherall Wilkins; and Meryl Streep as Mary’s eccentric cousin, Topsy. The film also introduces three new Banks’ children played by Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh and newcomer Joel Dawson. Angela Lansbury appears as the Balloon Lady, a treasured character from the PL Travers books and Dick Van Dyke is Mr. Dawes Jr., the retired chairman of the bank now run by Firth’s character.

‘The film is directed by Rob Marshall from a screenplay by David Magee and screen story by Magee & Marshall & John DeLuca based upon The Mary Poppins Stories by PL Travers. The producers are Marshall, DeLuca and Marc Platt with Callum McDougall serving as executive producer and the music is by Marc Shaiman with songs by Shaiman and Scott Wittman.’

Take a look at the teaser trailer and poster below. The film will be in cinemas in December. [Read more…]

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A Fantastic Woman & Call Me By Your Name Pick Up Oscars

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Although there wasn’t quite as much LGBT success at the Oscars as some may have hoped, there were two awards that went our way. Out filmmaker James Ivory won Best Adapted Screenplay for the gay-themed Call Me By Your Name. It’s the first Oscar for the man who’s directed everything from Maurice and A Room With A View to Remains Of The Day and Howard’s End.

And while those hoping Timothee Chalamet would win Best Actor for CMBYM ended up being disappointed (it went to the hot favourite, Gary Oldman for Darkest Hour), Chalamet did get to go up on stage vicariously, as Ivory had a drawing of the young actor painted on his tuxedo shirt.

The other major LGBT winner was the Chilean trans-themed movie, A Fantastic Woman, which picked up Best Film Not In The English language. The film follows a trans mourning the death of her boyfriend, but who is confronted by anger and prejudice from his previous family. The movie’s star, Daniela Vega, also made history as the first trans Oscar presenter when she stepped on stage to introduced Sufjan Stevens’ performance of his Best Original Song nominee, Mystery of Love, from Call Me By Your Name.

Its also been revealed that after last year’s Best Picture mix-up, the Academy offered the cast and crew of Moonlight another chance to pick up their award, without the confusion of La La Land thinking they’d won first. However, they turned the opportunity down.

The big winner of the night was The Shape Of Water, which picked up four awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Guillermo Del Toro. Frances McDormand won Best Actress for Three Billboards and gave a barnstorming speech about inclusion, while the Best Supporting Actress and Actor awards went to Alison Janney for I, Tonya and the hotly tipped Sam Rockwell for Three Billboards.

Another standout moment was British cinematographer Roger Deakins finally winning for Blade Runner 2049. Long considered one of the best in the business, this was his 14th nomination but the first time he’s won. His first nomination was for The Shawshank Redemption back in 1995, so it’s long overdue.

Take a look at the full list of winners below. [Read more…]

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The Gay-Themed BPM Wins Big At France’s Cesar Film Awards

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The Cesar Awards are France’s version of the Oscars, honouring the very best in Gallic cinema. This year the big winner was BPM (aka 120 battements par minute/120 Beats Per Minute), which picked up the Best Film Award, long with five other gongs. That included Best Original Screenplay for the movie’s writer/director, Robin Campillo, and Best New Actor for Nahuel Perez Biscayart.

BPM had tied with Albert Dupontel’s See You Up There in terms of the number of nominations, with 13 apiece. However, it was BPM that ended up the biggest winner with six awards to See You Up There’s five.

It will be some consolation to the film as, after being chosen as France’s entry for the Best Film Not In The English Lanuguage Oscar, it failed to score a nomination. The movie is set in Paris in the early 1990s, following a group of activists going in to battle for those stricken with HIV/AIDS, taking on sluggish government agencies and major pharmaceutical companies in bold, invasive actions. Amid rallies, protests, fierce debates and ecstatic dance parties, newcomer Nathan falls in love with Sean, the group’s radical firebrand, and their passion sparks against the shadow of mortality as the activists fight for a breakthrough.

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Timothée Chalamet Wins Independent Spirit Award For Call Me By Your Name

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Gay hit Call Me By Your Name had reason to celebrate yesterday at the Independent Spirit Awards, as the movie’s star, Timothée Chalamet, won Best Male Lead. The film also picked up Best Cinematography for Sayombhu Mukdeeprom.

The Independent Spirit Awards are given out the day before the Oscars by Film Independent (which also runs the LA Film Festival), acnowledging and celebrating those films made by and released outside the Hollywood studio system.

Call Me By Your Name’s sucess that did mean the fellow gay-themed movie, Beach Rats, lost out, as it was nominated in the same categories. However, Call Me By Your Name wasn’t the only LGBT success at the awards, as the excellent trans-themed drama, A Fantastic Woman, picked up Best International Film, beating the gay French movie, BPM.

Queer filmmaker Dee Rees’ Mudbound was honoured with the Robert Altman Award, given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast.

However, the big winner was Get Out, which won both Best Feature and Best Director for Jordan Peele. Oscar favourite Frances McDormand picked up Best Female Lead for Three Billboards, while the Supporting Male and Female went to Sam Rockwell, also for Three Billboards, and Alison Janney for I, Tonya.

You can find a full list of the winners and nominees over at the Film Independent website. [Read more…]

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Win A Signed Copy Of Kickboxer: Retaliation On DVD!

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To celebrate the home entertainment release of KICKBOXER: RETALIATION, available now on digital download and on DVD & Blu-ray from 5th March 2018, we have a copy of the DVD, signed by the film’s star ‘Alain Moussi’, up for grabs, courtesy of Kaleidoscope Entertainment!

This follow up to last year’s sensational Kickboxer: Vengeance sees Alain Moussi and Jean-Claude Van Damme teamed up again as Kurt Sloan and mentor Durand – this time, with Sloan facing down one of the screen’s biggest and most brutal villains, in the shape of underground champion Mongkut, played by the incredible Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, famous as unstoppable ‘The Mountain’ Gregor Clegane in Game of Thrones.

Hollywood stunt performer Alain Moussi, flexing his acting chops as well as his muscles, and original Kickboxer star Van Damme make a great pairing as the hotheaded novice and the wise veteran. The A-grade cast also includes Highlander’s Christopher Lambert, on brilliant form here as the villainous Thomas Moore, forcing Sloan to fight against his wishes; as well as boxing legend and Hangover star Mike Tyson, who is drafted in to get Sloan ready for the mother of all bouts.

With exotic Thailand locations, fiery fight scenes and some stupendous stunt-work, KICKBOXER: RETALIATION is a no-holds barred-slice of slam bang cinema. With a finale that will make your eyes water, this is a blistering blast of mixed martial arts mayhem that hits the viewer right between the eyes.

The film is also available in a brilliantly bone-crunching box set paired up with KICKBOXER: VENGEANCE, which sees Jean-Claude Van Damme training up Alain Moussi for a killer bout against Guardians of the Galaxy and Spectre star Dave Bautista.

KICKBOXER: RETALIATION IS AVAILABLE NOW ON DIGITAL DOWNLOAD. KICKBOXER: RETALIATION AND THE KICKBOXER BOX SET, RELEASES ON DVD & BLU-RAY 5TH MARCH, COURTESY OF KALEIDOSCOPE HOME ENTERTAINMENT.

For your chance to win Kickboxer: Retaliation on DVD, answer the question below and fill in your details, then press submit! The competition closes on March 18th, 2018, so get answering and good luck. [Read more…]

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Book Club Trailer – Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda & Candice Bergen get into 50 Shades Of Grey

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You’ve certainly got to hope that with a cast including Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen, Book Club will be a lot of fun. It’s also got a potentially fun concept, with the quartet of actress playing friends who’ve started a book club to improve their minds.

However, they get more than expected when they start reading 50 Shades Of Grey, which opens their minds to new possibilities. Craig T. Nelson, Andy Garcia and Don Johnson also star in the movie, which is due in cinemas in May.

The first trailer for the film has now arrived, which you can take a look at below. [Read more…]

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