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Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema & more

Neil Patrick Harris On For Seth MacFarlane’s A Million Ways to Die in the West

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neil-patrick-harrisUniversal Pictures has officially announced the cast for Seth MacFarlane’s Western comedy A Million Ways to Die in the West. They’ve let us know that Neil Patrick Harris has joined MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson, Amanda Seyfried, Sarah Silverman and Giovanni Ribisi in the film. The studio has also confirmed a release date of May 30th, 2014.

After a cowardly sheep farmer (MacFarlane) backs out of a gunfight, his fickle girlfriend (Seyfriend) leaves him for another man. When a mysterious and beautiful woman (Theron) rides into town, she helps him find his courage and they begin to fall in love. But when her husband, a notorious outlaw (Ribisi), arrives seeking revenge, the farmer must put his newfound courage to the test.

Ribisi and Silverman play MacFarlane’s best friend and a prostitute, respectively, who are having romantic problems. It’s not clear who Harris will be.

Shooting will start this summer.

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Robert Downey Jr. To Reunite With John Favreau For Chef

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Robert-Downey-JrJon Favreau may have decided not to direct Iron Man 3, but he hasn’t fallen out with Robert Downey Jr, as they’re set to reteam for the indie comedy Chef, according to Variety.

Chef takes Jon Favreau back to his indie roots, since he will star, write, produce, and direct the film. Fravreau plays the lead role, a chef who loses his job and decides to start up a food truck, with the hope that he can re-ignite his culinary spark. He also attempt to get back in touch with his estranged family.

Sofía Vergara, John Leguizamo and Bobby Cannavale are also set to star starring. No details have been released about Robert Downey Jr.’s character.

This project is not to be confused with another film called Chef that is in the works. That one has has Bradley Cooper and Omar Sy attached to star.

Favreau’s Chef will start shooting July 8 in Los Angeles.

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Gatsby Is Great But Can’t Beat Iron Man 3 At The US Box Office

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great-gatsby-poster2There’s been a fair amount of uncertainty about how well The Great Gatsby would do, with some wondering whether there was room for it in the usually action-heavy summer release schedule. However it’s done far better than many expected, taking $51 million in its first weekend at the US box office.

It’s particularly good news for Baz Luhrman, as his previous highest grossing movie in North America was Moulin Rouge!, which took $57 million. The Great Gatsby should pass that in the next couple of days.

Even with Gatsby’s great start, it couldn’t beat Iron Man 3, which took $72.5 million in it second weekend.

The only other new entry in the top 10 was Tyler Perry Presents Peeples, which took $4.3 million. It’s one of the worst starts of the year for a film opening on more that 2,000 screens.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of May 10th-12th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Iron Man 3 $72.4 $284,8
2 The Great Gatsby $51.1 $51.1
3 Pain And Gain $5.0 $41.6
4 Tyler Perry Presents Peeples $4.8 $4.8
5 42 $4.6 $84.7
6 Oblivion $3.8 $81.6
7 The Croods $3.6 $173.2
8 The Big Wedding $2.5 $18.2
9 Mud $2.3 $8.3
10 Oz the Great And Powerful $0.8 $229.9
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Gay TV Channel Here TV Goes International With A Paid Youtube Channel

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Here-TV-logoOne the things countries such as the UK are severely lacking, is a TV channel for gay people (well, there are gay chat/dating channels and porn, but they don’t really count). The US has been greedy and has got two, the loosely LGBT-centred (but getting less gay) Logo and the more homo-dedicated Here TV.

However now Youtube has announced they’re launching new paid channels, which people can access for a small monthly fee. One of those channels comes from Here TV, and the great news is that it won’t just be available to the US, as content will also be accessible in Canada, Great Britain, Spain, France, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Russia, and Brazil.

To subscribe users must sign into a YouTube account on a computer and have a Google Wallet account. Here TV’s channel will then be available for viewing on computers, phones, tablets and TV.

Here TV has promised that titles available on the channel include fan favourites Dante’s Cove and The Lair; the Emmy Award-nominated documentary 30 Years From Here; She’s Living for This, starring drag sensation Sherry Vine; political talk show For & Against, hosted by Jim Morrison; dating and sex advice show Threesome; the marriage equality special Pride & Groom; the network special The Dinah Girls; and many more.

“We are very excited to launch our YouTube paid channel to bring our expansive, original, LGBT programming to a new global viewing platform. With a reach of more than one billion potential customers, Here TV continues to explore and embrace the latest innovations in program distribution to best serve our diverse audience,” says John Mongiardo, Here TV’s Senior Vice President of Programming Operations.

You can find out more over a Youtube.

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The New Normal Gets Cancelled, But Sean Hayes’ New LGBT-Themed Sitcom Is Picked Up

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the-new-normal-pic2It’s pretty bad news for gay characters on US TV, as the network axe is falling as they prepare to announce the shows for next season, and LGBT characters aren’t doing well. As THR reports, Ryan Murphy’s The New Normal, about a gay couple and the mother of their surrogate child, has been cancelled. It joins the Michael Urie and David Krumholtz starring Partners, 2012’s other predominantly gay-themed show, which was cancelled earlier in the season.

Smash, which featured four LGBT characters in major role, is ending after two season, while other LGBT friendly shows such as Go On, Don’t Trust the B—- in Apt. 23 (created by the openly gay Nahnatchka Khan), Malibu Country, 90210, Emily Owens M.D., The Office, L.A. Complex, Happy Endings and Southland are also coming to an end.

Just a few months ago, GLAAD reported that there were more gay characters on American television than ever before, but that’s unlikely to be true now, as while the likes of Glee and Grey’s Anatomy continue, many others gay-friendly shows have been cancelled.

There is one bright spot though, as Sean Saves The World, starring Sean Hayes as an gay dad raising a child as a single father, has been picked up to air this autumn. We also don’t know yet how many gay characters will be featured in the slew of other new shows that the networks are lining up, although it’s difficult to imagine there’ll be as many as there were when last season began.

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Win A Portrait of James Dean – Joshua Tree, 1951 DVD!

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A-Portrait-of-James-Dean-Pack-ShotA Portrait of James Dean – Joshua Tree, 1951 hits DVD on May 13th 2013, and we’ve teamed up with Peccadillo Pictures to offer three of you a copy in this great comp.

Joshua Tree 1951 follows James Dean (the handsome James Preston) on his first steps to becoming an international icon of youth and rebellion. The film is a series of revealing and sometimes dreamlike vignettes that blend autobiographical and fictionalised elements to present moments in this remarkable life.

We follow Jimmy Dean during two periods of his life; in 1949 when he joins UCLA where he wrestles with the mental and sexual boundaries of society. Whilst in California he starts to experiment with his sexuality, and finds solace in the beds of both men and women.

If you’d like to try and win one of the three copies of A Portrait of James Dean – Joshua Tree, 1951 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 May 25th 2013, so get answering and good luck!

A PORTRAIT OF JAMES DEAN is out now and can be purchased from Play and Amazon. [Read more…]

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Beat Girl (Cinema)

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After the death of her mother, Heather (Louise Dylan) is forced to move in with her estranged father (Michael Higgs) and a stepbrother (Percelle Ascott) who doesn’t want anything to do with her. After years of training, she’s on the edge of fulfilling her mother’s wish that she attend Juilliard and study to become a truly great pianist.

Then she meet record store owner Toby (Craig Daniel Adams), who introduces her to the underground world of DJ-ing. It’s something she knows nothing about and involves a type of music that’s never penetrated her rarefied classical world. Initially she’s attracted to the idea of being a DJ in the hope she can get paid and save money for music school, but soon she starts to realise the excitement of this world. [Read more…]

Konga (DVD)

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Sometimes you watch an old movie and it’s difficult not to wonder what the filmmakers thought they were producing when they made it. Konga is now seen as a b-movie cult classic of trampy camp. But when director John Lemont was making it, did he think his man in a monkey suit was good and would terrify audiences?  Did he think he was making a sci-fi thriller in the vein of King Kong that would impress people in the same way the 1933 movie did? Or even at the time did he know he was making silly nonsense that would be a guilty pleasure at best (perhaps the fact it’s called Konga suggests he did)? [Read more…]

Deadfall (Cinema)

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Deadfall comes to us from Best Foreign Language Oscar winner Stefan Ruzowitsky (The Counterfeiters) and has an excellent cast of many well established actors and up and coming stars.

It’s about two siblings, Addison and Liza (played by Eric Bana and Olivia Wilde respectively), who are on the run from a casino heist. The two are then involved in a car accident leaving one officer dead. They end up stranded in the snowy mountainous terrain of North Michigan. Bana, being the protective brother, advises them to split-up, as police only have him as a suspect [Read more…]

Gravity Teaser Trailer – First look at Sandra Bullock & George Clooney in Alfonso Cuaron’s film

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Gravity is definitely one of the most intriguing movies of the year, with much of the movie promising to be Sandra Bullock and George trapped alone in space after a disaster cripples the space station they’re working on. Now the first trailer has arrived for Alfonso Cuaron’s movie has arrived, and it’s looking pretty exciting, even if it concentrates on one big moment in the film.

Here’s the 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. [Read more…]

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Marvel & Disney Animation Team For Big Hero 6

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When Disney bought Marvel, one of the first things many people wondered was whether the studio would rifle through the comic company’s back catalogue for possible animated project. It’s taken them a while, but now Disney Animation has revealed its first official Marvel collaboration, Big Hero 6. They’ve even released the first footage and a couple of concept pics for us to take a look at.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘From Walt Disney Animation Studios comes “Big Hero 6,” an action comedy adventure about brilliant robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada, who finds himself in the grips of a criminal plot that threatens to destroy the fast-paced, high-tech city of San Fransokyo. With the help of his closest companion—a robot named Baymax—Hiro joins forces with a reluctant team of first-time crime fighters on a mission to save their city. Inspired by the Marvel comics of the same name, and featuring comic-book style action and all the heart and humor audiences expect from Walt Disney Animation Studios, the CG-animated “Big Hero 6” hits US theaters in 3D on November 7, 2014.’

Enjoy the footage above and the pics below.

BRIDGE TO SAN FRANSOKYO – Concept art showcases an iconic bridge and treasured landmark of the high-tech, fast-paced city of San Fransokyo, the setting for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ action comedy adventure “Big Hero 6”—

BRIDGE TO SAN FRANSOKYO – Concept art showcases an iconic bridge and treasured landmark of the high-tech, fast-paced city of San Fransokyo, the setting for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ action comedy adventure “Big Hero 6”—

SAN FRANSOKYO AT NIGHT – Pictured in concept art, the high-tech city of San Fransokyo is home to brilliant robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada and his team of first-time crime fighters in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ action comedy adventure “Big Hero 6”

SAN FRANSOKYO AT NIGHT – Pictured in concept art, the high-tech city of San Fransokyo is home to brilliant robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada and his team of first-time crime fighters in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ action comedy adventure “Big Hero 6”

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James McAvoy Goes Counterculture In X-Men: Days of Future Past Set Pic

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Bryan Singer has been keen to share pics from the set of X-Men: Days Of Future Past, and the latest is James McAvoy, who’s shown in his wheelchair. It’s also a bit of a kick in the teeth to bald-headed Patrick Stewart, as McAvoy’s looks for the early 70s part of the movie shows him with flowing counterculture locks.

Bryan Singer is directing from a screenplay by Simon Kinberg, based on a 1980s comic book arc by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. In the comics, the mutants are being hunted and locked up in internment camps by Sentinels in an alternate future, after an important Senator is murdered by the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.

The film is due to hit cinemas July 18th, 2014.

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