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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

Gay Singer/Songwriter Tom Goss Releases New Song In Praise Of Bears

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Tom Goss likes bears – not the animals, but the often chubby, hairy gay men. Goss’s new song, simply titled Bears, certainly features a lot of larger, more hirsute men, as well as the singer/songwriter being pretty sexy in his own right.

Washington DC based Goss has seen his populatiry grow ever since he started playing coffeehouses back in 2006. Now the former Catholic seminarian has a dedicated national following – and if he keeps releasing videos like this, he’ll have plenty of international fans too.

You can visit Tom Goss’ website to find out more about the man and his music. [Read more…]

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Ender’s Game Author Orson Scott Card Pleads For ‘Tolerance’ In Face Of Gay Boycott Of Film Version

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Orson-Scott-CardYesterday we reported on a planned boycott of the movie version of Ender’s Game, with the gay group Geeks Out setting up ‘Skip Ender’s Game‘, to try and convince people not to see it. The problem is that the man who wrote the sci-fi book the film is based on – Orson Scott Card – is very anti-gay. He has in the past said gay sex should be criminalised, linked homosexuality and paedophilia, and now sits of the board of the National Organization for Marriage, one of the most virulently unpleasant of the anti-gay marriage lobbies.

However now Card has stepped forward to plead for ‘tolerance’, and despite saying a few years ago about any government that tries to implement same sex marriage, “I will act to destroy that government and bring it down”, he seems to be capitulating that he’s lost that argument too.

He told EW, “Ender’s Game is set more than a century in the future and has nothing to do with political issues that did not exist when the book was written in 1984. With the recent Supreme Court ruling, the gay marriage issue becomes moot. The Full Faith and Credit clause of the Constitution will, sooner or later, give legal force in every state to any marriage contract recognized by any other state.

“Now it will be interesting to see whether the victorious proponents of gay marriage will show tolerance toward those who disagreed with them when the issue was still in dispute.”

That argument might have more weight if Card was saying he was giving up working against gay rights, and also guaranteeing that any money he earns from the movie won’t be used to make gay people’s live more difficult.

So should we treat the film and author as completely separate entities, and accept Card’s statement that he’s accepted they’ve lost the equal marriage battle (I’d love to know what the National Organization for Marriage thinks of one of their board members sounding like he’s throwing in the towel)? Or is Card’s argument the equivalent of saying we shouldn’t worry about potentially giving money to a member of the Ku Klux Klan, as they lost the battle over Civil Rights?

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The Wolverine Clip – Hugh Jackman goes head to head on a bullet train

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Early marketing for The Wolverine was all about being moody and saying this was a very different movie to X-Men Origins. But now we’re just a couple weeks from the film’s release on July 26th, it’s all about the action.

In the last trailer there were a few shots from an action packed sequence on top of a train, now Fox has released more footage from that scene, which certainly looks like it’s gonna be cool.

Based on the celebrated comic book arc, The Wolverine finds Logan, the eternal warrior and outsider, in Japan. There, samurai steel will clash with adamantium claw as Logan confronts a mysterious figure from his past in an epic battle that will leave him forever changed. [Read more…]

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Curse of Chucky Trailer – The killer doll is back

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The Child’s Play franchise has been pretty sporadic but always entertaining. Starting with Child’s Play in 1988, we’ve had five films starring killer doll Chucky, with the sixth now on its way, Curse Of Chucky.

Here’s the trailer: ‘He’s back! From the filmmakers that brought you Chucky comes the terrifying return of the pint-sized doll possessed by the spirit of a notorious serial killer. When a mysterious package arrives at the house of Nica (Fiona Dourif, True Blood), she doesn’t give it much thought. However, after her mother’s mysterious death, Nica begins to suspect that the talking, red-haired doll her visiting niece has been playing with may be the key to the ensuing bloodshed and chaos. The return of America’s favorite toy, voiced again by Brad Dourif, is unrated and full of more blood-splattered thrills and chills.’

Brad Dourif once more voices Chucky. It’ll be out in the US in September and hopefully arrive in the UK shortly afterwards. [Read more…]

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Austenland Trailer – Keri Russell gets her Jane Austen on

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Austenland premiered at Sundance earlier this year to middling reviews, but now we get to have a feel for the movies ourselves with the first trailer.

The movie is a romantic comedy about 30-something, single Jane Hayes (Keri Russell), a seemingly normal young woman with a secret: her obsession with Mr. Darcy-as played by Colin Firth in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice-is ruining her love life – no real man can compare. When she decides to spend her life savings on a trip to an English resort catering to Austen-crazed women, Jane’s fantasies of meeting the perfect Regency-era gentleman suddenly become more real than she ever could have imagined.

The film is the directorial debut of Napoleon Dynamite writer Jerusha Hess and should hit cinemas in September. [Read more…]

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James McAvoy Goes Pig Riding In A New Filth Poster

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There aren’t many movie posters that feature somebody riding a pig, but then Filth is looking like a pretty unusual movie, so perhaps it’s apt to have James McAvoy getting a bit porky in this new quad.

In the film, based on Irvine Welsh’s novel, scheming Bruce Robertson (James McAvoy), a bigoted and corrupt policeman, is in line for a promotion and will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Enlisted to solve a brutal murder and threatened by the aspirations of his colleagues, including Ray Lennox (Jamie Bell), Bruce sets about ensuring their ruin, right under the nose of unwitting Chief Inspector Toal. As he turns his colleagues against one another by stealing their wives and exposing their secrets, Bruce starts to lose himself in a web of deceit that he can no longer control. His past is slowly catching up with him, and a missing wife, a crippling drug habit and suspicious colleagues start to take their toll on his sanity. The question is: can he keep his grip on reality long enough to disentangle himself from the filth?

The movie’s due out this September.

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Sandra Bullock Floats In First Image From Alfono Cuaron’s Gravity

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Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity is definitely one of the most intriguing movies of the year, largely as it mainly has just two cast members – Sandra Bullock and George Clooney – will be largely done with extremely long takes and much of the time will be Bullock & Clooney alone in space.

We got the first teaser trailer a few weeks ago, which concentrated on the disaster that strikes as space station, and now USA Today presents the first still image, which sees Sandra having a bit of a float, presumably before everything goes horribly wrong.

Here’s the official synopsis: ‘Academy Award® winners Sandra Bullock (“The Blind Side,” “The Proposal”) and George Clooney (“Up in the Air,” “Syriana”) star in “Gravity,” a heart-pounding thriller that pulls you into the infinite and unforgiving realm of deep space.  The film was directed by Oscar® nominee Alfonso Cuarón (“Children of Men”).

‘Bullock plays Dr. Ryan Stone, 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 spiraling 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.’

It’ll be out later this year.

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Stellan Skarsgard To Advise The King In Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella

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stellan-skarsgardIt’s always worth adding Stellan Skargard to a movie, something Kenneth Branagh realised with Thor. He’s now planning to work with him again, as THR reports Stellan is in talks to join Branagh’s big-budget take on Cinderella, which he’s directing for Disney.

Assuming Skarsgard signs on the bottom line, he’ll be playing a grand duke who’s a senior adviser to the king. However, he has his own nefarious agenda, which doesn’t involve the Prince and Cinders living happily ever after.

Aline Brosh McKenna (Annie) and Chris Weitz (About a Boy) have written the screenplay for the movie, although there’s still no info on whether this will be a traditional take or something a little more modern. Lily James is set to play Cinderella, with Cate Blanchett wicked stepmother, Holliday Grainger and Sophie McShera as the nasty stepsisters, Helena Bonham Carter channelling her inner fairy godmother and Richard Madden as the prince.

Filming will kick off later this year.

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Film Based On Boston Marathon Bombing Planned

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boston-bombingIt’s not even three month since the Boston Marathon Bombing, but Hollywood is already eyeing it as a possible movie, with Deadline reporting the Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson, the writing duo behind David O. Russell’s The Fighter, have picked up the rights to the upcoming book, Boston Strong, by journalist and true crime author Casey Sherman, and Boston Herald reporter Dave Wedge.

The idea of the book isn’t just to tell the story of the bombing and the massive manhunt that followed, but also to capture the reaction of ordinary Bostonians to the events that overtook their city. Many will inevitably feel it’s still far too soon to be thinking about making a movie based on the tragedy, and indeed Tamasy and Johnson may find that feeling a roadblock to actually getting the project funded. However if they can find the right way to do it, it may become a worthwhile project.

And of course, with the book not due until next year and films generally taking even longer to produce, it may not seem so tacky by the time the movie itself materialises.

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Josh Brolin Is Out Of His Box In The First Oldboy Remake Poster

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oldboy-poster1While there are still a lot of people angry that Hollywood would dare to remake Park Chan-Wook’s Oldboy, the fact is that it’s coming, with Spike Lee directing and Josh Brolin starring. Now the first poster and some images (via Facebook) have arrived, which suggest Lee is keen to put his own stamp on the film.

Indeed it makes it all look a little strange and mysterious. We’ll be able to get a better feel for the movie on Wednesday, which is when the first trailer is due.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘OLDBOY is a provocative, visceral thriller that follows the story of an advertising executive (Josh Brolin) who is abruptly kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his bizarre and torturous punishment only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment.

‘Co-starring Elizabeth Olsen and Sharlto Copley, OLDBOY was directed by Spike Lee, from a script by Mark Protosevich (I Am Legend, The Cell, Thor). The film was produced by Roy Lee, Doug Davison and Nathan Kahane.’

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Dev Patel In Talks For Neill Blomkamp’s Chappie

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Dev-PatelThere was a big gap between District 9 and Elysium, but director Neill Blomkamp is working hard to ensure his next movie doesn’t take as long. He’s already signed up old cohort Sharlto Copley for the movie, and now THR reports that Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel is in early talks for the movie.

If he does sign on, the movie would take him back to the slums, as while much of the story is being kept under wraps, it is known that Chappie is based on a 2005 short by Blomkamp, called Tetra Vaal, which was a fake ad for a robotic police force patrolling the slums of South Africa (you can watch that below). It certainly seems Blomkamp is keeping with the sci-fi with a social edge.

Blomkamp’s next movie, Elysium hits US cinemas on August 9th and comes to the UK on August 26th.

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Charlie Kaufman May Take On Slaughterhouse Five For Guillermo Del Toro

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charlie-kaufmanGuillermo Del Toro is the opposite of Christopher Nolan and JJ Abrams. While they like to keep everything they do secret, Del Toro cannot help but talk about every possibility in his future. He’s currently promoting Pacific Rim, and has been chatting about various things, including that he wants to work with Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation) on a movie version of Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse Five.

ThePlaylist reports that Del Toro says, “Charlie Kaufman and I talked for about an hour-and-a-half and came up with a perfect way of doing the book. I love the idea of the Trafalmadorians to be ‘unstuck in time,’ where everything is happening at the same time. And that’s what I want to do. It’s just a catch-22. The studio will make it when it’s my next movie, but how can I commit to it being my next movie until there’s a screenplay? Charlie Kaufman is a very expensive writer!”

It seems therefore nothing has been sorted yet, so this is still just a possibility rather than a probability.

The book follows WWII soldier Billy Pilgrim, who becomes ‘unstuck in time’, living through periods of his life in haphazard fashion (yeah, that does sound a bit like Time Traveller’s Wife, but Slaughterhouse Five is actually good).

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