Tag: Love
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Hollywood’s Gay Double Standard: Why So Many Actresses Can Come Out, But Young Actors Stay in the Closet
There’s never been a better time to be gay in Hollywood. “Moonlight” won Best Picture the same year Kristen Stewart told millions of people on “Saturday Night Live” that she’s “like, so gay dude.” Now in its 10th season, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” boasts two Emmy nominations and ever increasing ratings. The “Roseanne” reboot has a…
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Matt Bomer Buys Out Texas Movie Theater for Free ‘Love, Simon’ Screening
Matt Bomer is buying out an AMC theater in his hometown of Spring, Texas so that residents can watch Love, Simon. The American Horror Story and Magic Mike star, who publicly acknowledged his sexuality for the first time in a 2012 speech in which he thanked his husband Simon Halls, has been an outspoken fan…
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‘Love, Simon’ Director Greg Berlanti Almost Quit ‘Dawsons Creek’ Job Early in Career Over Banned Gay Kiss
It took until 2018 for a major studio to produce a movie with a gay teen lead; that 20th Century Fox’s “Love, Simon” is a romantic comedy about coming out makes it even sweeter. Adult Lgbtq filmgoers got to see a story that looks even a little bit like their own, while knowing the impact…
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Filmmaker Xavier Dolan Pens Emotional Thank You To ‘Love, Simon’
Receiving critical acclaim for his films like “Mommy,” “I Killed My Mother,” and “It’s Only the End of the World,” Xavier Dolan is fast becoming one of the most talked-about filmmakers working today. While he is currently in pre-production on the film “The Death and Life of John F. Donovan,” Dolan took time on his…
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‘I Can Only Imagine’ Directors Join Spielberg, Zemeckis, and More as Filmmakers With Two A+ CinemaScores
Hollywood is still bonkers for metrics — there’s Rotten Tomatoes to freshen up, IMDb stars to earn, Metacritic rankings to top, and the audience-friendly classic CinemaScore, which provides a handy letter grade at the end of opening weekend for each big-screen release. It’s designed to be as easily digested as an elementary school report card,…
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Xavier Dolan Writes a Love Letter to ‘Love, Simon’: ‘A Door Has Opened and I Can See the Light Pouring In’
“Love, Simon” has garnered a lot of attention for being the first studio movie to feature a gay protagonist, and the milestone is being celebrated by Xavier Dolan. The writer-director is one of the leading voices in contemporary queer cinema, and he took to Instagram to praise the Nick Robinson-led teen romance after its opening…
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‘Black Panther,’ ‘Tomb Raider,’ a Gay Romance, and a Christian Breakout Couldn’t Save the Box Office
As “Black Panther” continues its astonishing run, the breakout surprise of the weekend was $17-million opener “I Can Only Imagine,” a Christian crowdpleaser, as well as gay teen romance “Love, Simon.”A month ago, the strong showing for “Panther” suggested a positive trend for the industry; this weekend, the total box office collapsed compared to 2017,…
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‘Love, Simon’ Inspires Young Man to Come Out as Gay During a Screening: ‘Teens Need This’
“Love, Simon” has earned praise for its depiction of a gay teenager keeping his sexuality a secret from his friends and family, and now one young man in a similar situation has credited the movie with inspiring him to come out — while the movie was playing.“I came out during love Simon. my friends were…
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‘Black Panther’ Surpasses ‘Tomb Raider’ for Fifth Box Office Crown
Disney-Marvel’s “Black Panther” has maintained its momentum at the domestic box office, winning its fifth consecutive weekend with $27 million from 3,834 locations.Alicia Vikander’s “Tomb Raider” finished second in its opening weekend in line with expectations with $23.5 million from 3,854 sites for Warner Bros. and MGM. Lionsgate-Roadside Attractions’ faith-based drama “I Can Only Imagine”…
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‘Black Panther’ Tops $600M Domestically While ‘I Can Only Imagine’ Surprises with $17M Debut
For the fifth weekend in a row, Disney and Marvel’s Black Panther is the weekend’s number one film at the domestic box office, becoming the first film to accomplish that feat since Avatar in 2009. The film is also only the seventh film to ever gross over $600 million at the domestic box office as…