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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

Win The Walking Dead The Complete Fourth Season On Blu-ray

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the-walking-dead-eacTo celebrate the release of “The Walking Dead The Complete Fourth Season”, out on DVD & Blu-ray 29th September 2014, we have a copy on Blu-ray up for grabs!

The Critically acclaimed The Walking Dead Season Four broke records when it was released earlier this year. As well as getting exciting insight into returning characters, fans were treated to a host of new faces, more shocks and a story that saw the show reach new heights of intrigue and drama.

The Walking Dead Season Four has everything; drama, great characters, outstanding visual effects, plot twists, edge of your seat action and some of the most shocking moments to appear on the small screen in years. Never afraid to break the rules of TV, the show has gone from strength to strength with every season and for us is one of the best TV series of all time.

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If you’d like to try and win the copy of The Walking Dead The Complete Fourth Season on Blu-ray, answer the question below and fill in your details, then press submit! The competition closes on October 12th 2014, so get answering and good luck! [Read more…]

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Win The Treasure Island Prequel Series Black Sails On DVD!

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black-sails-dvd-eacTo celebrate the release of the Emmy Award-winning TV series “Black Sails”, out on DVD & Blu-ray 29th September 2014, we have a copy on DVD up for grabs!

“Black Sails” is executive produced by Michael Bay (Transformers), directed by Neil Marshall (Game of Thrones) and stars Toby Stephens (Die Another Day) and Zach McGowen (Dracula Untold).

From cut-throat action down to the drama and tantalising scenery, this show is one that demands to be consumed in quick succession. This is a certified binge show, once you start you won’t stop until you reach the end.

“Commendably gritty, down and dirty” – The Scotsman

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Available to pre-order on DVD & Blu-ray today: http://amzn.to/1nNSOFh

If you’d like to try and win the copy of Black Sails on DVD, answer the question below and fill in your details, then press submit! The competition closes on October 12th 2014, so get answering and good luck! [Read more…]

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300: Rise Of An Empire (Blu-ray Review)

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Ever since 300 became a surprise blockbuster they’ve been talking about a sequel. However it kept getting put back due to the fact comic creator Frank Miller hadn’t finished the graphic novel it was supposed to be based on. Eventually they decided to go ahead anyway, and so we have 300: Rise Of An Empire.

The movie is a sidequel to the earlier film, following the men of Athens before, during and after what happened to Gerard Butler and his Spartans (and in case you’re wondering, the shirtlessness and six pack abs are back, although the Athenians aren’t quite as hulking as the Spartans). [Read more…]

The Wind Rises (Blu-ray Review)

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While Japanese anime that covers weirdly sexual sci-fi, giant robots and horror has found its place in the West, what still seems like an anomaly to us are animated movies for grown-ups that don’t go that far into the fantastical. In fact for several reasons, and despite how good it is, it’s difficult to imagine The Wind Rises ever getting a release over here if it weren’t directed by the legendary Hayao Miyazaki (and it’s probably his last film).

The movie is a biopic of one of Miyazaki’s heroes, Jirô Horikoshi, starting with his youth as a young boy in the 1920s who dreams of being able to fly, but knowing that due to his bad eyesight he can never be a pilot. Once grown he heads off to university to become an engineer before getting a job helping to design planes. [Read more…]

Postman Pat: The Movie (DVD Review)

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It’s surprising how many films get made where the moral of the movie is completely contradicted by the film itself, but nobody involved in making it seems to have realised that. And that’s the problem with Postman Pat: The Movie, a film where the central character has to remember to appreciate the small things in life that the original 80s TV show handled so well – where the most pressing issue was a lost sheep – but then sets it within a movie that’s noisy and bombastic, and has little to do with the gentleness of the series it’s based on. [Read more…]

Legends Of Oz: Dorothy’s Return (DVD Review)

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I get the impression that whoever did the casting on Legends Of Oz: Dorothy’s Return must have a fondness for the 1980s. After all bringing in Dan Aykroyd (the Scarecrow), Kelsey Grammer (Tin Man), John Belushi (Lion) and Martin Short (Jester) to play some of the voices can’t be a coincidence.

But that’s by-the-by to this sequel to The Wizard Of Oz, which is pretty much the same as the earlier story but different. Dorothy is just back from Oz when she gets snatched up (by a rainbow this time) and dumped back in the magical country. Once more she needs to get to the Emerald City, this time enlisting the help of an overweight owl, a prissy princess made of bone china, a marshmallow soldier and a talking tree that gets turned into a boat. [Read more…]

Who’s Afraid Of Vagina Wolf? (DVD Review)

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Anna (Anna Margarita Albelo) has just turned 40 and is having a bit of an early midlife crisis. After leaving college she had dreams of finding love and having a glittering filmmaking career, eventually deciding she would sacrifice the former for the latter.

However she’s now finds herself with neither, she’s living in someone’s garage, and she can’t even organise herself enough to put in a grant funding application on time. Her film career – while initially promising – has come down to her dancing around in a vagina costume. [Read more…]

Is The Flash Going To Get A Gay Super-villain?

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pied-piper-comicsThe TV series Arrow may be fun (and very shirtless), but its actual LGBT content has been pretty mild, limited to a bisexual female character who for 90% of the time they’ve been only shown being interested in guys. It’s been a particular surprise as the show’s creator and driving force, Greg Berlanti, is gay (and incidentally dating LA Galaxy soccer player Robbie Rogers).

However new sister-show Flash may well feature more gay content. Back in July it was revealed that gay DC Comics character David Singh (played by Patrick Sabongui) would be a recurring character. At the same time Berlanti said another gay character would also appear in the first half of the season, but wouldn’t be drawn on whom.

Now we may know, as TVLine reports that The Pied Piper will be the villain in at least one of Flash’s episodes. The Piper, real name Hartley Rathaway, was one of the earliest openly gay characters in mainstream comics (although he came out long after his first appearance in 1959, when he revealed his sexuality in 1991 it was still incredibly rare).

Rathaway has had a couple of different back-stories, which means in his Flash appearance he may or may not be deaf. Whichever it is he’ll be obsessed with sound and famously in the comics invented a flute that hypnotises people, as well as having various other sonic devices that allow his to manipulate those around him.

He eventually stopped being a bad guy, turned good and at one point also dated David Singh, which gives plenty of possibilities as to how the character can be used in Flash.

At the moment it doesn’t appear the character has been cast.

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What’s Of Gay Interest At This Year’s BFI London Film Festival?

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bfi-lff-imitation-gameIt’s just a week and a half until the BFI London Film Festival kicks off on October 8th, and it’s laying out its stall right from the beginning that this year there’s plenty of LGBT interest. The festival kicks off with an Opening Night Gala of The Imitation Game, the Benedict Cumberbatch starring biopic of gay mathematician and codebreaker Alan Turing.

The film alternates between three significant periods of Turing’s life: the race to crack the German Enigma code in Bletchley Park, the interrogation of Turing after his arrest in 1952 for ‘gross indecency’ which lead to his conviction for homosexuality; and flashbacks to his schooldays and consuming close friendship with a boy named Christopher.

However it doesn’t end there as elsewhere in the programme is this year’s Dare Gala, which feature the widely acclaimed Mommy, directed by queer filmmaker Xavier Dolan. The film focuses on a widowed single mom who finds herself burdened with the full-time custody of her explosive 15-year-old ADHD son.  As they try to make ends meet and struggle with their impetuous and unpredictable ménage, the new girl across the street, Kyla, benevolently offers needed support.  Together, they find a new sense of balance, and hope is regained.

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Win From Dusk Till Dawn Season One On DVD!

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from-dusk-till-dawn-eacTo celebrate the release of “From Dusk Till Dawn Season One”, out on DVD 22nd September 2014, we have a copy on DVD up for grabs!

“From Dusk Till Dawn Season One” has more excitement, and a compelling back story, the show takes us up close and personal with the vicious vampires from the 1996 film and ramps up the gore and tension whilst keeping the darkly comical tone set by the Rodriguez/ Tarantino original.

Cult-classic From Dusk Till Dawn comes to the small screen with bigger action, more gore and an expanded look at the film’s characters as they embark on a frightening journey into the depths of the Titty Twister.

Watch the UK trailer:

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Available to order on DVD today: http://amzn.to/Y0mrbv

If you’d like to try and win the copy of From Dusk Till Dawn Season One on DVD, answer the question below and fill in your details, then press submit! The competition closes on October 11th 2014, so get answering and good luck! [Read more…]

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Bad Ass Gays Trailer – Taking a look at gay guys living on adrenaline in action-packed jobs

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bad-ass-gaysLGBT focused US TV network Logo seems fascinated by those defying the sexual orientation stereotypes this year. Back in June they aired Gay Lives of Straight Guys, about lady-loving fellows in professions that most people thinks being for women and gay men.

Now they’re doing somewhat the reverse with the upcoming Bad Ass Gays, Christopher Hines’ documentary looking as gay guys who live on the edge, taking on pulse-pounding, ‘manly’ activities and jobs, from ice hockey and cage fighting to the army and mountaineering.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Taking a hard punch in the ring, careening 180 mph around a race track or leading a combat mission, it’s a brave new world for gay men openly pursuing their professional passions, defying stereotypes, discrimination and setting the stage for a new generation. “Bad Ass Gays” is a documentary that tells the personal stories of gay men in “manly” professions, going on the job with them, revealing their motives, passions, joys, challenges and struggles to succeed. The film is a co-production between Rogue Culture and Logo TV. It premieres in the fall of 2014.’ [Read more…]

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Hunted: The War Against Gays In Russia Trailer – Matt Bomer narrates a look at an increasingly dire situation

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war-against-gays-in-russia-trailerThere’s been a lot written about the situation for gay people in Russia, with the country becoming increasingly homophobic – or at least the most virulent homophobes feel they have free rein ever since Putin enacted the infamous ‘gay propaganda’ law.

While outwardly banning the ‘promotion’ of anything LGBT in front of minors, the effects have been far reaching, from gay film festival screening being shut down to people being kidnapped and tortured.

However it’s one thing to hear about this from the outside, but now the documentary The War Against Gays In Russia hopes to take us inside the country to see the situation of the ground. Matt Bomer narrates the film, which will air on HBO in the US on October 6th.

The network writes, ‘Homosexuality was legalized in Russia 21 years ago, but gay people in the country have yet to win mainstream acceptance. In fact, attitudes in Russia appear to be moving backwards. With jobs and relationships at risk if their sexual orientation is exposed, most gay Russians remain closeted. As one gay man who lost sight in one eye during a recent unprovoked attack says ruefully, “Hunting season is open…and we are the hunted.”

Hunted: The War Against Gays in Russia features disturbing insider footage of homophobic Russians who, in the name of morality or religion, beat and torment gay people, posting graphic videos of their encounters online with few or no legal repercussions. These vigilantes see homosexuality as related to pedophilia, stating publicly that their justification for violence is protecting Russia’s children.’

Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]

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