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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

Phantom (Blu-ray)

August 20, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Ed Harris, David Duchovny, William Fichtner, Johnathon Schaech, Sean Patrick Flanery
Director: Todd Robinson
Running Time: 98 mins
Certificate: 15
Release Date: August 19th 2013

The words ‘inspired by a true story’ are worth less and less in the world of film as movies drift further and further from the true story and more towards the inspired by. With Phantom we’ve got to the point where they tell you more about the true story in the special features, and it’s actually massively more interesting than the actual movie.

In Phantom, Ed Harris plays a Russian nuclear submarine in the 1960s, who’s about to retire – not least because he’s been having seizures and hallucinations – but is forced to go on one more sub mission. However once out to sea, things go horribly wrong when a radical faction emerges and tries to take control of the vessel. They have a horrifying plan that could alter the course of the Cold War and change the world forever. Only the Captain and the remaining loyal members of the crew can stop them. [Read more…]

Fresh The Counselor Trailer – New look at Fassbender, Diaz & Pitt in Ridley Scott’s movie

August 20, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


The Counselor certainly has a great cast, including Michael Fassbender,  Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem, Brad Pitt and John Leguizamo. It also look like Ridley is channelling some of his late brother’s heightened visual style for the movie, as you can see in this new trailer.

Based on the first original feature script by Cormac McCarthy, The Counselor tells the story of a lawyer (Fassbender), who finds himself in over his head when he gets involved in drug trafficking.

The film is due to hit cinemas this October. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Michael Fassbender, Cameron Diaz, Brad Pitt  DIRECTORS: Ridley Scott  FILMS: The Counselor  

Kit Harington Shows Off His Abs In A First Look At Pompeii

August 20, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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Kit Harington is going from TV’s Game Of Thrones from the movies with Pompeii, Paul WS Anderson’s film centred on the fateful volcanic eruption. Now the first image from the movie has arrived, via EW, showing Harington and his rather impressive abs.

“This is the first scene you see me in,” commented Harington. “It’s set in London, in fact, and it’s a scene where my character is a gladiator fighting in an arena. That’s his gladiator look. It’s a great little fight against three masked gladiators and sets up who he is and where he’s going. You see me display my skills quite early on. It’s a costume I don’t actually wear for the rest of the film, but it’s an establishing one.”

That last sentence is likely to upset some.

The movie is set days before the historic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. It centres on former slave Milo (Harington), who must race to save his true love Flavia (Emily Browning). Jessica Lucas is playing a slave who is a confidante to Flavia. Jared Harris, Kiefer Sutherland, and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje also star.

Janet Scott Batchler and Lee Batchler wrote the original screenplay, which was recently revised by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes. It’s due out early next year.

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ACTORS: Kit Harington  DIRECTORS: Paul W.S. Anderson  FILMS: Pompeii  

First Look At Steve Carell (& His Prosthetic Nose) In Foxcatcher

August 20, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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Foxcatcher has been in the works for a long time, and even when they had a cast including Steve Carell and Channing Tatum lined up they had to wait ages to shoot until the funding came together. Now it’s in the can and on its way to US cinemas later this year.

EW has debuted the first picture from the film which, as you can see, features Steve Carell sporting a prosthetic honker.

The drama is based on the true tale of Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz (Mark Ruffalo), who was murdered by his paranoid schizophrenic friend Jon Du Pont (Steve Carell) in 1996. Du Pont was an heir to the Du Pont chemical company, who teamed up with Dave’s brother Mark (Tatum) to build a wrestling training facility known as ‘Team Foxcatcher’ on his sprawling Pennsylvania estate. The Schultzes tried to get Du Pont help for years before the murder. Sienna Miller plays Nancy, Doug Schultz’s wife

Bennett Miller directs from a screenplay by Dan Futterman and E. Max Frye.

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ACTORS: Channing Tatum, Steve Carell  

Nick Frost & James Marsden Going On A Business Trip With Vince Vaughn

August 20, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

nick-frostA few months ago Vince Vaughn signed up to star in Delivery Man. Now he’s been joined by Nick Frost and James Marsden according to TheWrap, who should make a great comedy team.

Steve Conrad (The Pursuit of Happyness) wrote the script, which follows an American businessman (Vaughn) who travels to Europe where inevitably he gets into all manner trouble. The film has been described as being in the vein of Planes, Trains & Automobiles.

It’s not clear what Frost and Marsden will be doing in the film, although they join Dave Franco in supporting roles. It’s not clear exactly when the Ken Scott directed movie will shoot.

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ACTORS: Nick Frost, James Marsden, Vince Vaughn  FILMS: Bisiness Trip  

Johanna Mason (Jena Malone) Shows Off Her Hunger Games: Catching Fire Fashion

August 20, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

catching-fire-johanna-mason-capitol-coutureThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire has been trying to selling itself on showing off the over-the-top style of the Capitol, the autocratic place that hold control over the districts and forces competitors into the Hunger Games arena to do battle.

Now a new series has been with an image of Jena Malone as Johanna Mason, a former champion who initially seems to take a disliking to Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss Everdeen but eventually revealed hidden depths. The pic debuted over at CapitolCouture.

Here’s the description that came with the pic: ‘The young District 7 victor takes glamour to new heights.

‘Johanna Mason may hail from the lumber district, but this slip of a victor is anything but green.  Don’t be swayed by her cinnamon sprinkle of freckles and delicate, doll-like features. She was one of the youngest tributes ever reaped in Hunger Games history and her agility with an axe resonates throughout Panem. Sly. Savage. Sangfroid. These are just a few of the adjectives tossed around to describe Mason, who’s known for disarming her victims by feigning weakness.

‘Mason arrives at her photo shoot for Capitol Couture looking anything but meek. She has a reputation for being snide with her prep team.  District 7’s stylist has been dressing tributes like oak trees and firs for the opening ceremonies ever since the first Hunger Games. Clearly, Mason prefers a more conceptual take on lumber and paper.  “My stylist’s the biggest idiot in the Capitol. Wish I’d gotten Cinna,” she has been known to mumble.

‘During make up, Mason doesn’t fidget as her artist adheres three-inch eyelashes to her lower lashline that only intensify her disarming gaze. (It’s telling that she doesn’t flinch once, even when dots of hot glue are applied.) A palette of golden metallic eyeshadow brings out the greenish brown of her up-slanted eyes and extended wings of copper cream shadow add depth.  For her lips, a trace of nude liner is filed with a matte soft sienna lipstick and then overlaid with bronze gloss.  Her lustrous chestnut locks, upswept into a coronet of curls, lend an organic majesty to the look. The effect is futuristic forest queen. It’s almost as if this petite tribute has been gilded by a nymph from her very own district.

‘But it’s her custom gown—a graceful collaboration by Capitol costume designer Trish Summerville and couture designer Jan Taminiau—that transforms her from gladiator to goddess. Constructed of artfully shredded and ruched chiffon and rags, the confection feels like flutters of paper in a gentle breeze.  The use of bark tissue or sculpted cork for the bodice, one sleeve and plumed collar is a nod to the natural resources of District 7.  “I love creating a fantasy around a woman’s body,” says the Dutch designer Taminiau of his creative process. The asymmetry suits Mason and allows us a glimpse of her bold bracelet of bronze nails. The gold ear cuffs by jewelry designer Eddie Borgo supply just the right amount of glint.

Mason poses for a few shots and then slips off her four-inch platform Camilla Skovgaard jagged-wedged sandals. She suddenly looks smaller, even younger—but hardly weak.  Clearly, the odds are ever in her favor and this victor doesn’t need to knock on wood.’

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ACTORS: Jena Malone  FILMS: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire  

Bobby Cannavale Will Advise Jamie Foxx In The Annie Remake

August 20, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Bobby-CannavaleThe new, updated version of the classic musical Annie is gearing up to shoot, and it’s already got Quvenzhane Wallis, Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz and Rose Byrne on-board. Now Deadline reports that they’ve been joined by Broadwalk Empire star Bobby Cannavale.

The music for this new version has been updated by Will Smith and Jay-Z score, although it’s not known yet quite how contemporary the tunes will become and whether we’ll get a hip-hop version of Tomorrow. The plot remains the same though, with orphan Annie (Wallis) having a hard-luck life in the foul orphanage run by Miss Hannigan (Diaz). She’s then taken in by the filthy rich Benjamin Stacks (Foxx), who initially doesn’t really want her, but soon falls for the plucky youngster’s charms.

Cannavale will be playing what appears to be a new character, a “bulldog political adviser” to Foxx’s character, who in this revamped version is considering a run for Mayor of New York City, in this contemporary take on the tale.

Will Gluck is directing from a screenplay he is currently rewriting, which was originally written by Aline Brosh McKenna and Emma Thompson. Annie is currently set for release December 25th, 2014

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ACTORS: Bobby Cannavale, Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz  DIRECTORS: Will Gluck  FILMS: Annie (2014)  

New Pics From Darren Aronofsky’s Noah Suggest A Different Type Of Biblical Epic

August 20, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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It would have been a surprise if Darren Aronofsky made a biblical epic and it turned out to be generic Hollywood action. And if these new pics are any indication, this will be a rather different type of movie, taking the story of Noah and giving it a more naturalistic feel than most Biblical movies (if we ignore that the film thinks everyone living in the Middle East thousands of years ago was white).

The film follows Noah (Russell Crowe), who lives on a vast plain of volcanic ash in the lee of a volcanic glacier (the movie’s being shot in Iceland) and has to trek up a mountain every day to get to work. He is told by God to build an enormous vessel to house both his family and the animals of the world to preserve them from a flood that promises to wipe out a sin-filled world. It’s currently due for release on March 28th, 2014.

While the film hasn’t had much mainstream marketing yet, Paramount is already courting faith organisations in the US, hoping they will turn out in droves for the movie. It’s currently due for release on March 28th, 2014.

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ACTORS: Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Hopkins, Ray Winstone, Russell Crowe  DIRECTORS: Darren Aronofsky  FILMS: Noah  

Rodrigo Santoro Will Be In Focus With Will Smith

August 20, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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A couple of months ago Will Smith signed on to star in Focus, replacing Ben Affleck who’d been circling the movie. Margot Robbie is already set to co-star and now THR reports that 300 star Rodrigo Santoro has joined them.

The film is about a veteran con man (Smith) who takes a young woman (Robbie) under his wing and teaches her the illicit trade before falling for her. Years later, they reunite in Buenos Ares as he is planning a complicated operation. Rodrigo Santoro is playing the target of this con, who’s the owner of an international racing team. He is also trying to win over Margot Robbie’s character.

Glenn Ficarra and John Requa (Crazy Stupid Love) are directing from their own original script (Santoro previously appeared in their movie I Love You Philip Morris). Shooting is scheduled to begin this October in New Orleans and Buenos Ares.

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ACTORS: Will Smith, Rodrigo Santoro  DIRECTORS: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa  FILMS: Focus  

The Fifth Estate Poster & Photos Featuring Benedict Cumberbatch & Daniel Bruhl Debut

August 20, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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Even though no one’s seen The Fifth Estate yet (it debuts at TIFF in a few weeks), there are already fans of Wikileaks’ Julian Assange are already denouncing it, largely because it’s based on a book by Daniel Domscheit-Berg, a former right-hand man to Assange who later turned against the man and his methods.

Now a poster and some new images from the film have arrived, which you can see above and below.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Triggering our age of high-stakes secrecy, explosive news leaks and the trafficking of classified information, WikiLeaks forever changed the game. Now, in a dramatic thriller based on real events, THE FIFTH ESTATE reveals the quest to expose the deceptions and corruptions of power that turned an Internet upstart into the 21st century’s most fiercely debated organization.

‘The story begins as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg (Daniel Brühl) team up to become underground watchdogs of the privileged and powerful. On a shoestring, they create a platform that allows whistleblowers to anonymously leak covert data, shining a light on the dark recesses of government secrets and corporate crimes.

‘Soon, they are breaking more hard news than the world’s most legendary media organizations combined. But when Assange and Berg gain access to the biggest trove of confidential intelligence documents in U.S. history, they battle each other and a defining question of our time: what are the costs of keeping secrets in a free society—and what are the costs of exposing them?”

‘The Fifth Estate is presented by DreamWorks Pictures and Reliance Entertainment in association with Participant Media and is produced by Steve Golin and Michael Sugar, with Bill Condon directing. The screenplay is by Josh Singer, based on the book “Inside WikiLeaks” by Daniel Domscheit-Berg and the Guardian book “WikiLeaks” by David Leigh and Luke Harding. The film will be released in U.S. theaters on October 18, 2013.’

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ACTORS: Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Bruhl  FILMS: The Fifth Estate  

Patton Oswalt & Bob Odenkirk On For The Kitchen Sink

August 20, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Patton-OswaltThe comic trio of Bob Odenkirk, Patton Oswalt and Ian Roberts have all joined the cast of Robbie Pickering’s upcoming comedy The Kitchen Sink, according to Deadline, joining a cast that already includes Nicholas Braun, Mackenzie Davis, Joan Cusack, Vanessa Hudgens and Denis Leary.

The movie is set in Dilford, where vampires are at the top of the social pyramid, zombies are at the bottom, with humans in the middle. Perhaps unsurprisingly all hell breaks loose and a battle erupts. Its now up to three representatives of each group to restore peace.

Robbie Pickering is directing from a script written by Oren Uziel, with filming having recently commenced. It’s due in US cinemas, October 25th, 2014.

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ACTORS: Patton Oswalt  

The Butler Director Lee Daniels Suggests Black Men Still Can’t Come Out

August 19, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

lee-danielsThere aren’t many African American directors working in Hollywood and even fewer openly gay African American directors. However Lee Daniels, whose risen up the Tinsel Town ranks with Precious, The Paperboy and now the number one box office hit The Butler, has bucked that trend.

He recently spoke to Larry King about his movie and his experiences as a black gay man. Daniels suggests it still very tough being gay in the black community, with plenty of pressure on you not to be open about who you are.

“Black men can’t come out,” he says. “Why? Because you simply can’t do it. Your family says it. Your church says it. Your teachers say it. Your parents say it. Your friends say it. Your work says it. So you’re living on this ‘DL’ thing and you’re infecting black women. And its killing us. The black culture and the hispanic culture have a thing about [homosexuality].”

Take a look at a clip from the interview below. (Via Out)

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