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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 Fantasy Movie Vikingdom On DVD!

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vikingdom-eacUnleashed upon the UK on 26th December in a DVD and Blu-Ray™. Vikingdom is an adrenaline fuelled, high octane adventure which is sure to blast you out of your Christmas day food coma.

From a time when the Gods walked among men and Kings became the stuff of legends, comes a feast of visual effects, myths and true historical events; released on DVD and Blu-Ray™ on 26th December 2013, from Universal Pictures (UK) and Universal 1440 Entertainment, a production entity of Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

To celebrate the release of “Vikingdom” we have a copy on DVD to give away!

If you’d like to try and win the copy of Vikingdom 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 January 11th 2013, so get answering and good luck! [Read more…]

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Lovelace (DVD)

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How do you make a true-tale movie where the facts are in dispute? Well, you either pretend they’re not in dispute, or you try to find a way to suggest you don’t fully know what happened. Or, like Lovelace, you try to do both and trip over yourself in the process.

The film is a biopic of Linda Lovelace (Amanda Seyfried), the star of 70s porn chic hit Deep Throat, which by some reckonings is the most profitable movies ever made on the basis of budget versus its gross – however as much of the cash went through mob-controlled porn theatres, it’s impossible to know how much it actually made. [Read more…]

Big Ass Spider (DVD)

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I’m starting to get the impression that with these over-sized monster films, there’s a single script that Hollywood passes around, which is then given a quick polish to give a new location and add in whatever the creature is. Often that results in a pretty rubbish movie, but Big Ass Spider is actually quite fun and has a good sense of humour, even if it has exactly the same plot as 1000s of other films of its ilk.

Greg Grunberg (Heroes) plays Alex, an exterminator who has a bit of a problem on the job and ends up in hospital. At the same time a body enters the morgue that has an over-sized spider hiding inside it. Soon the spider is out and causing havoc, so Alex suggests that in return for the hospital paying his medical bills, he’ll hunt the creature down. [Read more…]

First Look At Christian Bale As Moses In Exodus Arrives

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We don’t get that many biblical epics these days, but that’s changing as we’re soon to get Darren Aronofsky’s Noah, and Ridley Scott is bringing us the Moses movie Exodus. Now the first image from the latter has arrived via Empire, which you can see above.

The story follows Moses (Christian Bale) who goes up against the Pharaoh Ramses (Joel Edgerton) so that he can lead the Israelites out of Egypt and into the Promised Land. As Moses grew up in the royal Egyptian court, he had a close relationship to Egyptian ruler Ramses, which goes sour when he takes up the cause of his people.

Sigourney Weaver, John Turturro and Aaron Paul also star. The movie is due out December 2014.

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The Hobbit Tops The Post-Christmas US Box Office

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hobbit-desolation-poster3It was a busy weekend for new releases at the US box office, but in the end none of them could beat out The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, which topped the charts again with $29.8 million. Perhaps more impressive though was Frozen in second place. It’s $28.8 million is the second highest ever (behind Avatar) for a movie in its sixth week of release, and pushes the movie up to be Disney’s second highest grossing animated movie in the US, with only The Lion King beating it.

Of the five big new releases, The Wolf Of Wall Street did best with $18.5 million over the weekend and $34 million since it’s Christmas Day release. Although it only placed fifth on the chart, it’s still considered a good start for an R rated movie that runs nearly three hours.

Ben Stiller’s The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty grossed $13 million over the weekend and $23 million since Christmas. While about in line with expectations, it’s not great for a pretty expensive movie, especially one that had high Oscar hopes earlier this year.

The big disaster though was 47 Ronin, which cost $175 million to make, but only placed ninth with $9 million over the weekend and $20 million since Christmas. Once marketing costs are taken into account, some believe Universal will lose the entire $175 million it spent making the Keanu Reeves movie.

Outside the top 10, the Robert De Niro & Sylvester Stallone boxing movie had a passable $7.4 million opening, which isn’t bad at a packed box office, especially as it wasn’t a particularly expensive movie. Justin Bieber however had less to cheer about, as while his last concert movie, Never Say Never, opened to nearly $30 million, his new one, Believe, grossed just $4 million since it opened on Christmas Day. It certainly seems the Beliebers stayed home for this one, which shows just how fickle the concert movie business can be.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of December 27th-29th 2013.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug $29.8 $190.3
2 Frozen $28.8 $248.3
3 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues $20.1 $83.6
4 American Hustle $19.5 $60.0
5 The Wolf Of Wall Street $18.5 $34.3
6 Saving Mr. Banks $14.0 $37.8
7 The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty $13.0 $25.5
8 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire $10.2 $391.1
9 47 Ronin $9.8 $20.5
10 Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas $7.4 $43.7
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Transmormon – LGBT-themed short documentary looks at a trans woman in the Mormon faith

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In the last couple of the weeks the fact the courts in Utah have allowed gay couples to marry has thrown the spotlight on gay Mormons. Utah is, after all, the church’s home territory. Indeed over the years there’s been a fair amount of talk about gays and Mormons, due to the fact the church has, until very recently, actively worked against gay rights.

However a subject that is hardly ever talked about, are those people brought up Mormon but who are transgender. The short documentary, Transmormon, takes on this topic, and it’s well worth a look.

Created by OHO Media (aka Torben Bernhard, Marissa Lila and Travis Low), the film follows Eri Hayward, who ‘was born and raised in Utah County, comes from a conservative Mormon background, was raised in the LDS Church and even went to Mormon private school – but something wasn’t adding up. Eri was born a boy and it was a slow, painful journey for her to recognize she is transgender.’ The short covers a few months as Eri and her family navigate the transition, and she prepares to go to Thailand for sexual reassignment surgery.

Take a look at the short above. (Via Videowest) [Read more…]

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Feature Version Of Moving Gay Short I Don’t Want to Go Back Alone To Premiere At Berlin Film Festival

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Almost exactly a year ago we featured the sweet Brazilian gay-themed short Eu Não Quero Voltar Sozinho (I Don’t Want to Go Back Alone). Now a feature-film version has been made, which is one of the first movies to be announced as part of the Panorama 2014 at the Berlin Film Festival.

The short film was first released in 2010 and follows a teenaged blind boy who is trying to work out his feelings for his new friend, Gabriel. However his growing feelings spark jealousy from his female friend. Now Brazilian helmer Daniel Ribiero has expanded the short into a feature called Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho (The Way He Looks), which features the same actors as the shorter version.

The film will screen in Berlin in February as part of the festival’s Panorama 2014. It will also compete for the Teddy Award, the annual prize given to the best LGBT-themed movie screened as part of that segment of the fest. I Don’t Want to Go Back Alone won numerous awards at both LGBT and general film festivals, so hopefully the feature version can follow suit.

You can see the short film below. [Read more…]

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Bollywood Actor Imran Khan Takes On Ignorant Attitudes To Homosexuality To Challenge Indian Homophobia

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After Indian courts recriminalised gay sex a few weeks ago, many wondered how Bollywood would react. While it’s accepted that most within the industry have a fairly relaxed attitude to all things gay, it wasn’t clear who might step up and speak out – something many think would really help – due to fear over how it might effect their career in the conservative country.

However now Imran Khan hasn’t just said he supports gay rights, he’s even made a video where he tackles ignorant and homophobic attitudes, trying to set the record straight (or gay, rather). Khan, who is straight himself, was well aware that making the vid would bring up questions about his own sexuality, but suggests that if he’s gay because he supports LGBT rights he must also be a dolphin as he supports animal rights.

Khan told the Hindustan Times, ‘I’ve always been involved with gay rights. The scenario in this country is disheartening and depressing. These are basic human rights that people are being denied of – they’re no minority.

‘The idea of this initiative is to show those who do not support homosexuality how ridiculous their thinking is … We will take all the prejudices and amplify them until people realize that what they’re doing is wrong. This has become a cultural and moral issue, but morals are subjective. They are opinions, not facts. Sadly, in this country, laws are based on morality and not legality.’

As things stand, the only way for gay sex to become legal in India again is by the government passing a new law, something they don’t seem to be particularly keen on pursuing at the moment. The hope is that if those like Imran can keep working on hearts and minds, pressure can put put on the lawmakers to act. [Read more…]

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Win The Dolph Lundgren Sci-fi Battle of the Damned On DVD!

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Battle_of_the_Damned_-_Embed-a-CompTo celebrate the release of the spectacular action sci-fi ‘Battle of the Damned’ starring the killer combination of Dolph Lundgren, zombies and robots (seriously!) – out on DVD & Blu-ray 26th December – we have a copy on Blu-ray to give away to one lucky winner!

Following a deadly viral outbreak, private military soldier Max Gatling (Lundgren) is enlisted to rescue a female survivor from the confines of the contaminated zone on the outskirts of civilisation. Gatling soon gets more than he bargained for when he is compelled to lead a group of survivors and a band of deadly prototype robots against an army of the damned.

We love seeing one of our all-time favourite action heroes back on the screen beating those un-deads into submission. Not only does Dolph prove he can still kick some serious zombie ass, he does it looking as chiseled and charismatic as ever.

If you’d like to try and win the copy of Battle Of The Damned 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 January 10th 2013, so get answering and good luck! [Read more…]

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Million Dollar Arm Trailer – Jon Hamm heads for India to attract baseball talent

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Jon Hamm is leaving the world of 60s advertising and heading into the world of sports for Disney’s Million Dollar Arm. Now we can get a look at the upcoming movie with a trailer.

Here’s the official synopsis: ‘Based on a true story, the film follows JB Bernstein (Hamm), a once-successful sports agent who now finds himself edged out by bigger, slicker competitors. He and his partner Aash (Mandvi) will have to close their business down for good if JB doesn’t come up with something fast. Late one night, while watching cricket being played in India on TV, JB comes up with an idea so radical it just might work. Why not go to there and find the next baseball pitching sensation? Setting off for Mumbai with nothing but a gifted but cantankerous scout (Arkin) in tow, JB stages a televised, nationwide competition called “Million Dollar Arm” where 40,000 hopefuls compete before two 18-year-old finalists, Rinku and Dinesh (Sharma, Mittal), emerge as winners. JB brings them back to the United States to train with legendary pitching coach Tom House (Paxton). The goal: get the boys signed to a major league team.’

The movie is currently due out in May 2014. [Read more…]

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Draft Day Trailer – Plus a poster for the Kevin Costner sports movie

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During his 80s and 90s heyday, you couldn’t keep Kevin Costner away from films about sports, such as Bull Durham, Tin Cup and For The Love Of The Game. We haven’t had one for a few years but now he’s back in the sports arena with Draft Day, which has released a poster and a trailer.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘On the day of the NFL Draft, general manager Sonny Weaver (Costner) has the opportunity to save football in Cleveland when he trades for the number one pick. He must quickly decide what he’s willing to sacrifice in pursuit of perfection as the lines between his personal and professional life become blurred on a life-changing day for a few hundred young men with dreams of playing in the NFL.’

Ivan Reitman directs the film, which is due out in April. [Read more…]

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Fleming Trailer – Dominic Cooper takes on the creator of James Bond

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Over the years there’s been much talk about making a movie about James Bond creator Ian Fleming, who had a rather interesting life beyond writing about 007, however it’s TV that’s come through, with BBC America and Sky Atlantic making the mini-series Fleming, which stars Dominic Cooper in the title role.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Starring DOMINIC COOPER (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Devil’s Double) with LARA PULVER (True Blood, Sherlock), ANNABELLE WALLIS (Hello Carter, The Tudors), LESLEY MANVILLE (Maleficent, Another Year), ANNA CHANCELLOR (The Hour, How I Live Now) and SAMUEL WEST (Mr Selfridge, Hyde Park on Hudson). FLEMING: THE MAN WHO WOULD BE BOND takes a no holds barred look at Ian Fleming, the man behind the James Bond legend whose real life was as exciting, eventful and sexually charged as his famous creation.’

His father was in the government and during WWII he worked for Naval Intelligence, helping with secret plan to misinform the enemy as well as to steal their secrets, as well as setting up a special Commando Unit specialising in subterfuge. It’s certainly a story worth telling, and it’ll be interesting to see what the BBC & Sky has done with it. [Read more…]

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