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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

Diederik Van Rooijen Tapped For The Birds Remake

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birds-1963-Tippi-HedrenFor many years there’s been talk of a remake of The Birds, but it’s been trapped in development hell to the point most people had assumed the whole idea had been given up on. However it turns out it’s alive as Universal Pictures and Platinum Dunes have signed up Dutch director Diederik Van Rooijen to helm, according to THR.

Van Rooijen is best known for directing films such as Taped, Daylight, Stella’s Oorlog and Bollywood Hero.

Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 classic follows Tippi Hedren’s Melanie Daniels, who heads from San Francisco to a small town in Northern California. Things soon get strange when for no apparent reason all the birds begins to attack, with nature seeming to want to take over.

The main problem with the remake seems to have been getting the script right – after all Hitchcock’s movie is rather bizarre, and without his touch it’s going to be difficult for the whole thing not to seem stupid. The likes os Paul Harris Boardman, Scott Derrickson, Juliet Snowden, Stiles White and Leslie Dixon have all worked on the screenplay. It’s not known when it might shoot.

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Win Tickets To A Special Preview Screening Of Captain America: The Winter Soldier!

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captain-america-2-final-posterMarvel’s latest movie, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, is coming in just a few weeks, with a March 26th, 2014 UK release date set. However if you want to see it early we’ve got a special treat for you, as we’re giving away a pair of tickets to a preview screening in London’s West End on Thursday March 13th. Doors open at 5.45pm with the film kicking off at 6.30pm.

After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Marvel’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” finds Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off professional assassins sent to silence him at every turn. When the full scope of the villainous plot is revealed, Captain America and the Black Widow enlist the help of a new ally, the Falcon. However, they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy—the Winter Soldier.

Based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series, first published in 1941, Marvel’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” is produced by Kevin Feige, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, from a screenplay by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely, and stars Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Cobie Smulders, Frank Grillo, Emily VanCamp and Hayley Atwell, with Robert Redford as Alexander Pierce and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury.

Please note the cost of travel to the screening is not included in the prize, so if you enter you’ll need to be free to get to the middle of London at 5.45pm for 6.30m on March 13th.

If you’d like to try and win the pair of tickets to a special central London screening of Captain America: The Winter Soldiers at 6.30pm on March 13th, 2014 that we’ve got to give away, answer the question below and fill in your details, then press submit! The competition closes on March 6th 2014, so get answering and good luck! [Read more…]

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First Look At Douglas Booth, Sam Claflin, Max Irons & The Other Hot Boys Of Posh

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In 2010 The Royal Court Theatre in London had a major success with Laura Wade’s Posh, which premiered at the venue and then transferred to the West End. Now it’s becoming a film and they’ve got some of the best – and prettiest – young British actors to fill out the cast, including Catching Fire’s Sam Claflin, Romeo & Juliet’s Douglas Booth and The Host’s Max Irons.

The first images from the movie have been released, which you can see below (click on them for larger versions).

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Set amongst the privileged elite of Oxford University, POSH follows Miles (Max Irons) and Alistair (Sam Claflin), two first year students determined to join the infamous Riot Club, where reputations can be made or destroyed over the course of a single evening.  POSH is directed by Lone Scherfig, who most recently helmed ‘One Day’, and the Best Picture Academy Award nominee ‘An Education’.  It is produced by Pete Czernin and Graham Broadbent of Blueprint Pictures (‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’, ‘Seven Psychopaths’).

‘Screenwriter Laura Wade has adapted her critically-acclaimed play, with development support from the BFI Film Fund and Film4.  ‘Posh’ premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in London in 2010, before transferring to the West End.’

It’s due out in UK cinemas on September 19th.

From left to right: Olly Alexander, Douglas Booth, Sam Claflin, Max Irons, Sam Reid, Ben Schnetzer, Matthew Beard, Jack Farthing, Josh O Connor, Freddie Fox in Posh
Holliday Grainger and Max Irons in Posh
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The Final Member Trailer – The race to be the first human exhibit in the world’s only penis museum

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I know a couple of gay guys who think their penis is so awesome it should be showcased in a museum (and if you think similarly, please be aware that you are probably delusional), but there is only one Penis Museum in the world, in Iceland, and at the moment it’s lacking a human member.

The documentary The Final Member takes a look at the competition to complete the museum’s collection and the representative of human male genitalia alongside naughty bits from hundreds of other mammalian species. And it is a race, as the doc follows two men who’ve lined up for the honour – one who’s agreed to leave his penis to the museum when he dies, and an American who’s so keen to donate, he’s willing to have his bits removed while he’s still alive. And in case you were wondering, yes, the latter guy is a bit odd.

You can take a look at the trailer for the unusual documentary above. The doc is in US cinemas & on VOD on April 18th from Drafthouse Films [Read more…]

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Fred Trailer – Taking a look at the first ever out-gay Presidential candidate, Fred Karger

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Fred Karger is definitely an interesting figure. He worked on nine presidential campaigns and served as a senior consultant to the campaigns of Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush and Gerald Ford. Then in 2012 he ran for President himself.

What was particularly unusual about that is that after working with and for all those Presidents, Karger came out as gay, and his Presidential run was the first time an out-gay person has tried to get the nomination from one of the major US parties. And while many had assumed that when a gay Presidential candidate emerged it would be a Demncrat, Karger is a Republican.

Now a new documentary, Fred, is taking a look at Karger’s life and his attempt to become President – an action he took not because he expected to end up in the White House, but initially to throw a spanner in the works of Mitt Romney’s campaign and later to fight against the bigotry of the likes of Michelle Bachman. He also took the opportunity to highlight gay rights and causes and to try and engage LGBT people and organisations in politics.

The trailer for the film is now here, so take a look at it above. [Read more…]

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HBO Announces May 25th Debut For Ryan Murphy’s The Normal Heart

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mark-ruffalo-taylor-kitsch-normal-heartFollowing the success of Behind The Candelabra and Looking, HBO certainly hasn’t had enough of gay-themed entertainment. One of its biggest original movies of 2014 is The Normal Heart, directed by Glee’s Ryan Murphy. The film, based on Larry Kramer’s acclaimed play about the early days of the AIDS epidemic, is a bit of an all-star affair.

Now it’s been announced the date it will first air in the US, with ComingSoon revealing it will debut Sunday, May 25th at 9:00 pm (ET/PT) on HBO.

Mark Ruffalo takes on the lead role of Ned Weeks, who in the early 80s is one of the first people to raise an alarm about the new disease that initially was known as ‘Gay Cancer’, but which later was called HIV/AIDS. Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons will be gay activist Tommy Boatwright, a role he previously took in a 2011 Broadway revival of the play.

Julia Roberts is Emma Brookner, a wheelchair bound doctor who is the only one of her peers in New York taking AIDS seriously. Matt Bomer is Felix Turner, a gay fashion journalist who becomes Ned’s lover. Jonathan Groff is playing an early victim of the disease called Craig, whose boyfriend, Taylor Kitsch, starts off as a closeted investment banker but eventually becomes an AIDS activist.

Larry Kramer’s play is considered one of the most important reactions to the early AIDS epidemic, written by someone who has on the front lines of the fight, such as co-founding Gay Men’s Health Crisis and ACT UP. He later wrote a follow-up, The Destiny Of Me.

It’s not clear when the rest of the world will get to see The Normal Heart, but it should be shortly after the US HBO premiere.

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Gay-Themed Horror-Drama The Boy Seeks Funding

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A gay-themed horror movie isn’t unprecedented but it’s still definitely unusual. Now a new one is in the works and it’s turned to Indiegogo to try and raise $15,000 to get the movie made. It could be an interesting one as while it is a horror movie, it also takes a dramatic look at the effects of ignorance and homophobia.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘The Boy is a horror/thriller about how far one African family will go to save their son from the demons that they believe he is possessed by. When immigrant parents start to notice disturbing behavior in their only son, they call on a local tribal healer to rid their son of the “demon.” After a grueling ritual we learn that nothing is what it seems and their son may not be possessed after all – he’s just gay. Will the family believe he was simply born this way or will they continue with a ritual that could result in the boy’s death? Dark, mysterious and horrific are just a few of the words that describe the rituals depicted in this film.’

Producer James Peoples and director Cayman Grant told HuffPo, “The Boy is an important film on many levels. As storytellers, we have a responsibility to educate and inform. As filmmakers, we get to do that in the form of entertainment. This ‘horror’ genre film brings to light the atrocities that are happening to our gay youth here at home and abroad. In recent months, this specific subject matter has become a hot topic with the deaths and abuse of countless children and young adults.”

If you’d like to find out more about the movie, head over the Indiegogo. [Read more…]

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Win Magi – The Labyrinth of Magic Season 1 Part 1 On DVD!

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magi-eacEver wondered what a tale akin to that of Arabian Nights would be like in anime form? You have your answer with the very popular series, Magi – The Labyrinth Of Magic.

In a fantastical middle-age world where slavery is rife, there are mysterious tall towers named Dungeons which mysteriously appeared out of nowhere. Someone who conquers a Dungeon becomes very powerful and wealthy. Our hero Ali Baba is a teenager who works for merchants to support himself. He dreams for conquering a lot of Dungeons and becoming a very rich person. One day, he comes across a strange young boy named Aladdin who carries a mystical flute with supernatural powers. Ali Baba and Aladdin agree to travel their first Dungeon together.

To support the release of Magi – The Labyrinth of Magic Season 1 Part 1, we have a DVD copy up for grabs for one lucky winner!

To be in with a chance of win the copy of Magi – The Labyrinth of Magic Season 1 Part 1 on DVD that we’ve got to give away, answer the question below and fill in your details, then press submit! The competition closes on March 13th 2013, so get answering and good luck! [Read more…]

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Win An Astronomical Gravity Goody Bag – Available on digital download March 2nd

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gravity-dvd-coverTo celebrate the release of GRAVITY available to experience at home on digital download March 2 and on Blu-ray 3DTM, Blu-rayTM and DVD on March 3, we’re giving you the chance to win a spectacular GRAVITY goody bag!

Dr. Ryan Stone (Bullock) is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (Clooney) in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone—tethered to nothing but each other and spiralling out into the blackness. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth…and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left.  But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space.

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The lucky winner will receive the ultimate GRAVITY goody bag, including a t-shirt, journal, key ring, pen, mouse mat, carabiner and astronaut stress reliever!

To be in with a chance of winning this incredible prize, simply answer the question below and fill in your details, then press submit! The competition closes on March 13th 2013, so get answering and good luck!

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Muppets Most Wanted Music Trailer – Kermit & co. are doing a sequel

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It seems we’ve been waiting ages for Muppets Most Wanted, but now it’s close to release and to celebrate that Disney has released a new trailer, featuring a song all about doing a sequel. It’s a lot of fun, and the song must have been written a long time ago, as it suggests it was penned back when the film was still called The Muppets… Again!

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Following on from 2011’s smash-hit The Muppets, all your favourite characters are back in a hilarious all-new spy thriller adventure in Disney’s MUPPETS MOST WANTED, hitting cinemas March 28th, 2014. Packed with celebrity cameos and featuring star turns from Ricky Gervais, Tiny Fey and Ty Burrell, MUPPETS MOST WANTED takes the entire Muppets gang on a global tour, including stops in Berlin, Madrid, Dublin and London. But mayhem follows them overseas as they find themselves unwittingly entangled in an international crime caper headed by Constantine, the World’s Number One Criminal, and dead-ringer for Kermit.

‘Disney’s MUPPETS MOST WANTED is directed by James Bobin and produced by David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman. Bobin co-wrote the screenplay with Nicholas Stoller, who is also executive producer with John G. Scotti. Featuring music from Academy Award®-winning songwriter Bret McKenzie, MUPPETS MOST WANTED comes to UK cinemas March 28, 2014.’ It’ll be out a week earlier in the US. [Read more…]

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Patrick Wilson Joins Marvel’s Ant-Man In An Unknown Role

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patrick-wilsonAfter Watchmen Patrick Wilson is returning to the world of superheroes, this time stepping into Marvel’s universe for Ant-Man. He has landed the last major role in the movie, according to Deadline, although it hasn’t been revealed who Wilson will play.

Michael Douglas and Paul Rudd are starring as Hank Pym and Scott Lang, the original Ant-man and the guy who ends up becoming his successor. It’s believed the plot starts in the 1960s, where Hank Pym, who has invented technology that can shrink him to a tiny size, is working as a spy fighting Communism for the government. The story then shifts to the present day, where Michael Douglas is an older Hank Pym. It’s been suggested Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang initially steals Pym’s tech, but eventually starts to work with him and become the Ant-man.

Michael Pena is also attached, playing a villain named Castillo, while Evangeline Lilly is in talks to play the female lead. He character is said to be Hank Pym’s daughter and the love interest of Scott Lang. How Patrick Wilson will fit into all this isn’t known.

Edgar Wright is directing from a script he co-wrote alongside Joe Cornish, with shooting set to begin in April.

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Jeff Goldblum Likely To Return For Independence Day 2 But Not Jurassic World

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jeff-goldblumIn the 90s Jeff Goldblum was part of two of the biggest movies of the decade – Independence Day and Jurassic Park. With sequels to both those films currently getting closer to shooting, that actor has revealed that he is in talks for the Independence Day 2, but that no one has approached him to appear in Jurassic World.

While doing press for  The Grand Budapest Hotel, Jeff Goldblum revealed he hasn’t read the script for the second Independence Day film yet, although he knows things are moving forward fast. HuffPo reports him as saying, “Yeah, they’ve talked to me about it and I’ve talked to them about it and they’re excited and I’m anxious and eager to see – I haven’t read anything – what they cook up. You know, I think they’re trying to put it together.”

On Jurassic World he says, “Yeah…they haven’t called me for 4, I know Steven Spielberg isn’t directing it…”

Although that suggests he only wants to do dino movies Spielberg helms, when asked if that’s why didn’t return for  Jurassic Park III, he says, “No, nobody asked me, but I was perfectly satisfied with the two that I did. I’m still satisfied with that and I’ll be the first in line to see anything else, so, you know.”

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