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Dane DeHaan as the next James Dean

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When we reviewed the star studded ‘Kill Your Darlings’ movie about the Beats Generation two years ago we wrote ‘young Dane DeHaan playing the extrovert Carr with a  career defining performance, stole every scene he was in.’  Since then DeHaan has been in great demand from ‘The Devils Knot’ to ‘The Amazing Spiderman’ etc., and he … Continue reading




DAVID THORPE ASKS ‘DO I SOUND GAY?’

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Is there such a thing as a “gay voice”? Why do some people “sound gay” but not others? Why are gay voices a mainstay of pop culture—but also a trigger for anti-gay harassment? You have probably asked yourself some of these questions in the past but journalist David Thorpe finding himself single again in his … Continue reading



Disobedience : a tale of forbidden love

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  For his English language feature debut, the Argentian-Chilean filmmaker Sebastián Lelio (The Fantastic Woman) has directed Disobedience which he adapted with Rebecca Lenkiewicz from the book by Naomi Alderman. Its a tale of a woman who returns to the English tight-knit Jewish Community that shunned her decades earlier for an attraction to a childhood friend who is now married to the Rabbi. Once … Continue reading



Doing Elliot

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Every time the Spanish filmmaker Noel Alejandro releases another of his very explicit short movies, we re-visit the whole dilemma of whether this is art or pornography.  His sixth movie ‘Doing Elliot’ is a cinematic depiction of an unexpected sexual encounter between two long friends. When Thomas first spots Elliot in his local park, he … Continue reading



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