Category: Films

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What does the future of queer film look like in the Global South?

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In partnership with BFI Flare: London Film Festival, we speak to directors Amrou Al-Kadhi and Onir about the progress of queer film in the Global South and why LGBTQIA+ representation outside the Western film canon matters.  WORDS BY ZOYA RAZA-SHEIKH HEADER DESIGN BY YOSEF PHELAN We all remember the first queer film that resonated with us. For me, it was Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To Aisa Laga; a seemingly innocuous Bollywood rom-com about a struggling playwright and his fateful encounter with a small-town young woman looking to change her life.…

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Lukas Gage addresses rumours he’s dating Saltburn star Archie Madekwe

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Lukas Gage has set the record straight on those Archie Madekwe dating rumours.  On 10 March, The White Lotus star and Saltburn talent made waves with fans after they were spotted attending the Vanity Fair Oscars after-party together.  When a paparazzi from TMZ asked if Madekwe was Gage’s boyfriend, the latter cheekily responded, “Yeah, this is my new husband. Yeah, it’s Archie.”  However, before fans could truly ship the two emerging talents, the Euphoria star revealed they were just friends during an additional interview with the news outlet.  Gage also poked fun…

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Soapstars, slashers and self-discovery: what to see at this year’s BFI Flare

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GAY TIMES Contributing Editor Jamie Windust selects six of the standout films screening at London’s foremost queer film festival As the Oscars red carpet is neatly rolled up, another red walkway is beginning to be unrolled – and this time it’s a little queerer and closer to home. With 2024 looking like it’ll be another major year for queer blockbusters, London is ready to unveil a host of LGBTQIA+ cinema standouts as the 38th BFI Flare Film festival kicks off.  February’s Sundance Film Festival  already premiered a range of stellar…

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Where were all the queer winners at this year’s Oscars?

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Despite a range of queer nominees at the 2024 Academy Awards, hotly tipped actors like Lily Gladstone and Colman Domingo walked away without an award. But is there a different story if we look more closely? WORDS BY BILLIE WALKER HEADER BY YOSEF PHELAN Last night, awards season reached its culmination with the 96th Academy Awards and, well, there was one thing we couldn’t help but notice. While the ceremony has, admittedly, always been more than a bit behind in terms of representation – it took until 2022 for a…

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Kristen Stewart recalls “annoying” studio notes while filming Happiest Season

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Kristen Stewart has opened up about her bittersweet filming experience on Happiest Season.  Back in 2020, Hulu released the groundbreaking LGBTQ+ holiday project – which made history as the first lesbian Christmas rom-com produced by a major studio. The film follows the story of Abby (Kristen Stewart) and Harper (Mackenzie Davis), a lesbian couple who attend the latter’s annual Christmas festivities. However, Abby discovers that Harper hasn’t come out to her conservative parents (Mary Steenburgen and Victor Garber), as well as her dysfunctional sisters (Alison Brie and Mary Holland). Additionally,…

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The History of Sound director shares new BTS photos with Paul Mescal

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The director of the upcoming gay drama The History of Sound has treated fans to an exciting new update.  Back in October 2021, Variety announced that Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor had signed on to star in Oliver Hermanus’ new romance drama.  The film is based on Ben Shattuck’s Pushcart Prize-winning novel of the same name, which is a collection of 12 short stories that are set across three centuries and explore generational patterns of love and loss. Mescal and O’Connor are set to play Lionel And David, two young…

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Plainclothes: Russell Tovey and Tom Blyth cast in new queer film

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Russell Tovey and Tom Blyth are going undercover for a new queer police drama. The new film titled Plainclothes is set in the 90s and follows “a working-class undercover officer” who “is tasked with entrapping and apprehending gay men, only to find himself drawn to one of his targets.” The new independent film, written and directed by Carmen Emmi, is produced by Arthur Landon, Colby Cote and Eric Podwall. Landon and Cote told Variety that the film “is a heartfelt story that deals with internal conflict, family, and the complexities…

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‘Ripe!’ puts a sporty, sapphic spin on the ‘enemies to lovers’ trope

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Ripe! is a story of football rivalries, broken limbs and queer love. Executive producer, US women’s soccer champion Kelley O’Hara, reflects on the switch from the pitch to the movie industry and the making of this coming-of-age tale. WORDS BY ZOYA RAZA-SHEIKH IMAGES COURTESY OF TUSK In 2002 cult classic Bend It Like Beckham was released. Starring Parminder Nagra and Kiera Knightley, the beloved sports comedy was quickly dubbed an honorary queer film favourite thanks to Nagra and Knightley’s undeniable on-screen chemistry that should’ve ended with the pair becoming more…

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The Devil Wears Prada Musical: Vanessa Williams teases her version of Miranda Priestly

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Vanessa Williams has shared new details about her highly anticipated debut in The Devil Wears Prada musical.  In February, it was announced that the Desperate Housewives star would be stepping into the iconic stilettos of Miranda Priestly in the West End adaptation of Lauren Weisberger’s best-selling 2003 novel. Oscar-winner Meryl Streep famously portrayed the character in the popular 2006 film – which the musical will also take inspiration from.  “Bringing Miranda Priestly to life in the West End is an absolute dream come true. Gird your loins, folks,” she told Variety at the time. Williams’ casting was…

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“I’m screaming!”: Fans react to The Devil Wears Prada reunion at the 2024 SAG Awards

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The cast of The Devil Wears Prada reunited, and fans can’t get enough.  On 24 February, some of the biggest stars in the film and TV industries flocked to Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall for the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards.  As expected, the star-studded event was full of incredible moments, ranging from Pedro Pascal winning Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series to LGBTQIA+ icon Barbra Streisand taking the SAG Life Achievement Award.  However, one moment that stood out to viewers was the reunion…

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