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‘Ender’s Game’ tops weekend box office receipts despite calls for LGBT boycott
LOS ANGELES — Despite calls for a nationwide boycott due to the anti-gay views of the author on whose novel the film was based, “Ender’s Game” scored the No. 1 slot at the weekend box office, earning $28 million in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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McConaughey is magnificently ‘cringe worthy’ in ‘Dallas Buyers Club’
LOS ANGELES — In 1986, Texan Ron Woodroof was diagnosed with HIV and given 30 days to live. When receiving the news, the rodeo-lover argued with the doctor, saying only homosexuals got such a disease-and he was as straight as they came.
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For all these reasons and for every season… equality matters: ‘Bridegroom’
The year was 2005. It was a modern twist to the age-old fairy tales: boy meets boy and they fall in love. But unlike the fairy tales of old, this story had a very tragic ending…
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Out filmmaker: Growing up gay motivates his success
Sean Robinson, an openly gay up-and-coming film director, admits that growing up as the youngest child in a family of five — in a “very loving but eccentric Christian household” — in the town alongside the North Carolina-Virginia border, left him with a sense of urgency to make his mark on the world.
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Report: Hollywood is less gay-friendly off-screen
LOS ANGELES — A new study suggests the proliferation of gay and transgender characters in films and television shows has not prevented gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender actors from experiencing discrimination in Hollywood.
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‘Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine’ – The life and legacy of a young gay man
On this 15th anniversary of the murder of Matthew Shepard, filmmaker Michele Josue — a high school classmate and close friend of Matthew’s — brings to the screen the story of the life, death, and lasting legacy of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man with aspirations to one day change the world.
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In heels and pounds lighter, Jared Leto plays transgender in new role
Jared Leto’s return to acting started, as so many things do, with a flirtation. But the possibility of playing Rayon, a transgender person dying of AIDS for the film “Dallas Buyers Club,” came to him while he was on tour in Europe.
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Radcliffe evolves with bold new roles, adult themes, murder, homosexuality
TORONTO — Not long ago, Daniel Radcliffe traded in his black-rimmed Harry Potter glasses for a bold acting choice. And he has never looked back. Now the 24-year-old actor’s at the Toronto International Film Festival with three new films, each unique in its own way, and far more mature than the saga of the boy […]
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McConaughey earns accolades for portrayal of HIV+ homophobic rodeo cowboy
TORONTO — The Toronto International Film Festival greeted Matthew McConaughey with a rousing standing ovation for his performance in “Dallas Buyers Club.”
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Director gives Arab cinema its first gay protagonist in his debut film
MILAN — Writer and director Abdellah Taia believes he has given Arab cinema its first gay protagonist in his debut film “Salvation Army.”