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Florida bill seeks to deny tax credits to films that feature gay characters
File this under “WTF?” Florida lawmakers are hoping to pass a $75 million incentive package to attract movie studios to film in the sunshine state, but a little noticed provision could deny tax credits to movies that feature gay characters or other “non-traditional” families. Current state law gives tax credits on productions that are “family […]
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Damon and Douglas to play gay in film of Liberace’s life
Matt Damon and Michael Douglas have signed on to play lovers in the upcoming biopic about flamboyant pianist Liberace. Douglas will play Liberace, and Damon will play his boyfriend and personal assistant, Scott Thorsen, who eventually outed the flamboyant pianist via a $110 million palimony suit in 1982. The film — directed by Stephen Soderbergh […]
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Sundance audience applauds film critical of Mormon role in Prop 8
Filmmaker Reed Cowan received two sustained standing ovations Sunday for his documentary “8: The Mormon Proposition,” a file which harshly criticizes the Mormon Church for campaigning in favor or California’s ban on same-sex marriage […]
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Film focused on Mormon efforts to pass Prop 8 sells out at Sundance
A controversial film on the LDS Church and gay marriage has sold out five screenings at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival — making it one of the most popular and highly anticipated entries of the festival. Focused on the 2008 passage of California’s Proposition 8, the documentary has struck a nerve with accusations that a […]
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Gay love story, ‘I Love You Phillip Morris,’ set for U.S. release April 2010
I Love You Phillip Morris, a 2009 film which wowed audiences at Sundance last year, is based on the real life events of con artist, impostor, and multiple prison escapee Steven Jay Russell — oh, and it’s also a gay love story! Based on a book by Houston Chronicle crime reporter Steve McVicker, the fact-based […]
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Does the ‘Sex and the City 2′ trailer reveal a gay wedding? (Video)
It’s six months until the premiere, but Warner Bros this week released the official trailer of Sex and the City 2. There have been few details released about the plot of the second film, and the trailer gives only a few hints. We know that two years have passed, as Carrie (played by Sarah Jessica […]
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Studio execs want Downey to tone down the ‘gay’ Sherlock banter
Studio executives at Warner Bros. are reportedly upset that Robert Downey Jr. continues to hint that Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are gay. In the upcoming Sherlock Holmes, due in theaters Friday, Director Guy Ritchie has described Holmes’ relationship with Watson “would no longer be that of mentor to mule, but a modern bromance.” But […]
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Film explores gay relationship between Sherlock Holmes & Watson
Director Guy Ritchie is filming a new Sherlock Holmes tale with a twist — the detective and his sidekick Dr. Watson have a gay relationship. (Watch the trailer.)
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Humpday – Strange Bedfellows (Video)
In the shadow of Bruno comes “Humpday,” an interesting little film that has garnered critical acclaim at Sundance and Cannes.