Posts Tagged ‘Kaboom’

Thomas Dekker to play gay again

I’m starting to suspect there are actually two actors called Thomas Dekker, both with brooding good looks and a dark edge, but whereas one of them is pure mainstream fodder, appearing in popcorn flicks like A Nightmare on Elm Street and next year’s Footloose remake, his identical namesake is an indie kid who takes risks [...]

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Gay film directors win Cannes prizes

The word from the just-wrapping-up Cannes Film Festival is that it’s a long way from being a classic year. Gay films, however, have had a great time on the Croisette with three high profile movies from gay directors both getting honoured.
21-year-old gay movie director Xavier Dolan won in the junior division, yesterday scooping the ‘Regards [...]

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Clips from Gregg Araki’s KABOOM

Gay film director Gregg Araki’s Cannes-shower KABOOM (do I have to do the caps lock every time?) has been getting mixed reviews (which basically means I don’t have time to read them, so I’m covering myself, but I’m sure it’s true).
This I do know: it’s weird; it’s a bit like Twin Peaks but sexier… on [...]

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Cannes films up for gay movie award

As an example of the dangers of crossing languages, this year’s inaugural gay movie award at Cannes is to be called the Queer Palm; an unfortunate title for anyone offended by the notion that being gay equals a limp wrist.
On the plus side, there’s some promising gay themed movies and shorts showing at this month’s [...]

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