Tag: Simon
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‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ Review: Groundbreaking Musical Fetes a Teen Drag Queen’s Coming Out
Unlike most of the kids in his class, 16-year-old Jamie New knows what he wants to be when he grows up: a drag queen. And unlike most of the fabulous aspiring female impersonators who’ve strutted on-screen before him, he has surprisingly few obstacles in his way. Jamie has an understanding mom, a supportive best friend…
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‘Love, Victor’ Review: TV’s Cutest Gay Rom-Com Matures in Season 2
[Editor’s note: The following review contains minor spoilers for Season 2 of “Love, Victor.”]With an avalanche of LGBTQ+ content releasing every month, the days of squinting for a glimpse of queer representation seem to be safely behind us. But quantity does not always guarantee quality, especially when it comes to stories about marginalized identities. When…
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‘Love, Simon’ Writer Becky Albertalli’s ‘The Upside of Unrequited’ to Be Adapted for Film (Exclusive)
U.K. production company Shakespeare Sisters has acquired the film rights to the popular YA novel “The Upside of Unrequited,” written by best-selling scribe Becky Albertalli. The author’s debut novel, “Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda,” was adapted as the gay teen romantic comedy movie “Love, Simon,” which – distributed by 20th Century Fox – grossed…
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‘The Devil All the Time’ Exclusive: Why Antonio Campos Cast Tom Holland to Lead His Netflix Film
Moviegoers who only know Tom Holland from his fan favorite Marvel Cinematic Universe role of Peter Parker in the “Spider-Man” and “Avengers” movies will be in for quite a shock with “The Devil All the Time,” the upcoming Backwoods Gothic drama from “Simon Killer” and “Christine” filmmaker Antonio Campos. “Devil” casts Holland as Arvin Russell,…
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Jonathan Oppenheim, ‘Paris Is Burning’ Editor, Dies at 67
Jonathan Oppenheim, the documentary editor behind the seminal ball culture film Paris Is Burning as well as multiple Oscar-nominated titles, has died. He was 67.Oppenheim died after a battle with brain cancer on Thursday, July 16 while in New York City, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.Born in 1952 in New York City to Oscar-winning actress…
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Why ‘Love, Victor’ Star Michael Cimino Took a Gay Role Against Industry Advice
There are more LGBTQ stories and characters on TV than ever before, but some pesky Hollywood belief systems die hard. When 20th Century Fox released “Love, Simon” in 2018, it was the first major studio blockbuster to center around a gay teen character coming out. What had been an almost too common trope in queer…
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‘Love, Simon’ TV Series Moves from Disney+ to Hulu Over “Adult Themes”
The Love, Simon TV series has a new streaming home and a new name. The half-hour comedy series based on the 2018 teen Lgbtq romantic-comedy has now been moved from Disney+ to Hulu, with the new title Love, Victor, named after the show’s new protagonist. Love, Victor, which will premiere on Hulu during Pride Month…
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‘Love, Simon’ TV Series For Disney+ Announces Lead Role
It was previously revealed that the upcoming Disney streaming service Disney+ would be adapting Love, Simon into a new TV series. Now, as the show begins production, the lead role has been revealed, along with some new story details. Michael Cimino will star in the show, which […]The post ‘Love, Simon’ TV Series For Disney+…
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The Best Movies of 2018 (So Far)
As we pass the halfway point of 2018, the avid movie-watchers here at IMDb have revealed their favorite films of the year to date.Superheroes flew into the list of top movies of many here at IMDb, with Marvel blockbusters ‘Black Panther‘ and ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ making our list of staff picks.R-rated superhero sequel ‘Deadpool 2‘…
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‘Alex Strangelove’ Review: Craig Johnson Delivers a Raunchy ‘Love, Simon’ For the Indie Set
When “Love, Simon” hit theaters earlier this year, it was celebrated as a moving but flawed studio movie about a gay teenager. For the first time ever, Lgbtq teens across the country could go to a movie theater, stuff popcorn in their faces, and witness a version of their lives on screen. Of course, we…