Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival 2009
The Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival kicks off tomorrow with a screening of Ella Lemhagen’s Swedish comedy Patrik, Age 1.5, in which a gay couple discover that their newly adopted "baby" is actually a 15-year-old anti-gay juvenile delinquent.
Among the other films scheduled at the festival, which runs until May 3, are:
Yair Hochner’s quirky romantic comedy Antarctica (above, top photo), in which several gay men and a couple of lesbians try to sort out their entangled romantic lives in bustling Tel Aviv — all that while awaiting for aliens to land in the city.
Valdis Óskarsdóttir’s Icelandic comedy Country Wedding (above, lower photo), about several individuals with various personal secrets who gather for an out-of-town wedding.
Jacqui Morris‘ British [...]
by Andre Soares | April 23, 2009
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Sundance 2009: Gay Themes
Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor in I Love You, Phillip Morris
Gay boycott or no, Sundance 2009 has several films dealing — at least to some extent — with gay characters.
The most publicized gay-focused film at Sundance is I Love You, Phillip Morris, about a scary-looking ex-cop (Jim Carrey) who becomes a criminal and is arrested. While in jail, he falls for a fellow inmate (Ewan McGregor). Based on a book by Steve McVicker, I Love You, Phillip Morris was written and directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, whose writing credits include Bad Santa and Bad News Bears.
Peter Bratt’s La Mission portrays the difficult relationship between a San Francisco gay teen (Jeremy Ray [...]
by Andre Soares | January 17, 2009
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Sundance 2009: World Cinema Dramatic Competition
Sundance 2009: World Cinema Dramatic Competition
Nathalie Baye in A French Gigolo
Before Tomorrow (Le Jour Avant Lendemain) / Canada (Directors: Madeline Piujuq, Marie-Helene Cousineau)
A wise old woman fights to survive impossible circumstances with her young grandson in the Canadian Arctic. Cast: Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq, Paul-Dylan Ivalu, Madeline Piujuq Ivalu, Mary Qulitalik, Tumasie Sivuarapik. U.S. premiere
Bronson / U.K. (Director: Nicolas Winding Refn; screenwriter: Brock Norman Brock)
Traces the transformation of Mickey Peterson into Britain’s most notorious, dangerous and charismatic prisoner, Charles Bronson. Cast: Tom Hardy. North American premiere
Carmo, Hit the Road / Spain (Director-screenwriter: Murilo Pasta)
A lonely, handicapped smuggler and a beautiful girl embark on a reckless ride through [...]
by Deborah Arthur | December 3, 2008
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