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Through Thick and Thin - Trailer

Through Thick and Thin will be screened twice at the Frameline 31 International LGBT Film Festival in San Francisco: June 20 at 7:00 p.m. at the Roxie Film Center and June 21 at 4:30 p.m. at the Castro Theatre.

The Brave One - Trailer

JoFo's new flick -- Sayid plays the beard:

I'll see any movie with her.  I saw the trailer before Mr. Brooks, the review for that is coming soon.

Scenes of a Sexual Nature and Pirates

I will see one or both films this weekend.  Have you seen the trailer for Pirates? 

It looks good.  I didn't really love the previous installments, but I cannot resist such a big hit. 

The other movie I might see is Scenes of a Sexual Nature. The movie opened in November in the UK but it is only now being released in North America (the DVD already hit the streets in the UK).

In Scene, Ewan McGregor goes gay -- watch a little clip in which Ewan discusses the possibility of adopting a child with his man, played by Douglas Hodge:

What are you going to watch this weekend?

Death at a Funeral - Trailer

It seems we have a dead gay:

I am curious to see how Death at a Funeral will treat the gays; the trailer indicates that the fact that the deceased might have been gay is shocking (well, at least to his son Matthew MacFadyen) and was having an affair with Peter Dinklage...

I saw the trailer before Waitress, the review for that is coming soon!

Paris, Je T'aime - Trailer - Does Gaspard Ulliel Go Gay?

Take a look at the trailer:

I just can't get over the list of actors and directors in the movie.  Take a look at the list at Paris, Je T'aime's official website or at IMDb: directors include Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven, Walter Salles, the Cohen brothers, Alfonso Cuarón; actors include some of my favorites: Natalie Portman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Elijah Wood, Juliette Binoche, Miranda Richardson, Gena Rowlands. Oh my. 

It seems the movie was released in France in June 2006, and hits theaters in NYC today (May 4th) and L.A. on May 18th -- I can't understand why it is taking so long for the movie to get a wider release.  I can't wait!  I know the trailer is more cryptic than anything, but it's awesome: We basically have 18 love stories, all in Paris.  I have very high expectations for this one. 

And it looks like we will have one gay story, involving Gaspard Ulliel (check out news and photos at Oh La La) and Elias McConnell in the vignette Le Marais. Here's a description of the vignette with the gay premise:

"Le Marais (written and directed by Gus Van Sant - USA)

On entering a printer’s shop, a young man, Gaspard Ulliel, is immediately drawn to the printer’s apprentice, Eli (Elias McConnell). When Gaspard’s boss, Marianne Faithfull leaves the room, Gaspard tells Eli that he has a strange intuition that Eli will be someone important to him. Eli doesn’t respond to Gaspard’s outpouring, and it’s only later that he realizes something extraordinary has just happened."

Stardust - Trailer

I don't really know what to think of this one:

I guess I'll have to see the flick: Michelle Pfeiffer is in it, playing an evil bitch from hell.  Can't miss that...The movie also has at least two real life gays: Ian McKellen and Rupert Everett.

The Martian Child - Trailer

Cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute:

Saw it before Fracture.  The review for that is coming soon!

Update on April 22: The movie is set to open on either June 29th, 2007 (according to Yahoo! Movies and Rotten Tomatoes) or on October 26, 2007 (according to iMDB and AOL), and it's based on the novel by Dave Gerrold.  A comment from Mark prompted me to look further into the plot, and that made me realize that the novel on which the movie is based seems to talk about the author's homosexuality, but it seems the movie will not.  Here's what wikipedia says about the matter:

"An important difference between the novelette/movie and the novel, is the fact that David Gerrold was out about his homosexuality when he adopted his son. Current plans are that the movie will not include this information; however, the novelette does bring it up."

I'm still investigating the issue and will let you know more when I know more. [Thanks, Mark!]

Georgia Rule - Trailer

This looks so bad that I will probably have to see it.  How can you not watch a train wreck:

Bitches have bills to pay too.

Mr. Brooks - Trailer

Watch:

Costner, Moore, William Hurt, Marg Helgenberger, and Dane Cook are in Mr. Brooks.  Interesting cast.  I saw the trailer before The Lookout, the review for that is coming soon.

Disturbia - Trailer

Shia LaBeouf rocked in A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints.  He's in Disturbia, which opens on April 13th:

I'll see it!