On the heels of their six-time Academy Award®-winning smash, La La Land, Oscar®-winning director Damien Chazelle and star Ryan Gosling reteam for Universal Pictures’ First Man, the riveting story of NASA’s mission to land a man on the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the years 1961-1969. A visceral, first-person account, based on the book by James R. Hansen, the movie will explore the sacrifices and the cost—on Armstrong and on the nation—of one of the most dangerous missions in history.

Written by Academy Award® winner Josh Singer (Spotlight), the drama is produced by Wyck Godfrey & Marty Bowen (The Twilight Saga, The Fault in Our Stars) through their Temple Hill Entertainment banner, alongside Chazelle and Gosling. Isaac Klausner (The Fault in Our Stars) executive produces. DreamWorks Pictures co-finances the film.

From the pen of Sarah Waters...

THE LITTLE STRANGER tells the story of Dr Faraday, the son of a housemaid, who has built a life of quiet respectability as a country doctor. During the long hot summer of 1948, he is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall, where his mother once worked. The Hall has been home to the Ayres family for more than two centuries. But it is now in decline and its inhabitants - mother, son and daughter - are haunted by something more ominous than a dying way of life. When he takes on his new patient, Faraday has no idea how closely, and how disturbingly, the family’s story is about to become entwined with his own.

From the director of Room...in theaters August 31st.

Best Play

“The Children”

“Farinelli and The King”

“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two”

“Junk”

“Latin History for Morons”

Best Musical

“The Band’s Visit”

“Frozen”

“Mean Girls”

“SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical”

Best Revival of a Play

“Angels in America”

“Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women”

“Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh”

“Lobby Hero”

“Travesties”

Best Revival of a Musical

“My Fair Lady”

“Once On This Island”

“Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel”

Best Leading Actor in a Play

Andrew Garfield, “Angels in America”

Tom Hollander, “Travesties”

Jamie Parker, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”

Mark Rylance, “Farinelli and the King”

Denzel Washington, “The Iceman Cometh”

Best Leading Actress in a Play

Glenda Jackson, “Three Tall Women”

Condola Rashad, “Saint Joan”

Lauren Ridloff, “Children of a Lesser God”

Amy Schumer, “Meteor Shower”

Best Leading Actor in a Musical

Harry Hadden-Paton, “My Fair Lady”

Joshua Henry, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel”

Tony Shalhoub, “The Band’s Visit”

Ethan Slater, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical”

Best Leading Actress in a Musical

Lauren Ambrose, “My Fair Lady”

Hailey Kilgore, “Once On This Island”

LaChanze, “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical”

Katrina Lenk, “The Band’s Visit”

Taylor Louderman, “Mean Girls”

Jessie Mueller, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel”

Best Featured Actor in a Play

Anthony Boyle, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”

Michael Cera, “Lobby Hero”

Brian Tyree Henry, “Lobby Hero”

Nathan Lane, “Angels in America”

David Morse, “The Iceman Cometh”

Best Featured Actress in a Play

Susan Brown, “Angels in America”

Noma Dumezweni, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”

Deborah Findlay, “The Children”

Denise Gough, “Angels in America”

Laurie Metcalf, “Three Tall Women”

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

Norbert Leo Butz, “My Fair Lady”

Alexander Gemignani, “Carousel”

Grey Henson, “Mean Girls”

Gavin Lee, “SpongeBob SquarePants”

Ari’el Stachel, “The Band’s Visit” 

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Ariana DeBose, “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical”

Renée Fleming, “Carousel”

Lindsay Mendez, “Carousel”

Ashley Park, “Mean Girls”

Diana Rigg, “My Fair Lady”

Best Direction of a Play

Marianne Elliott, “Angels in America”

Joe Mantello, “Three Tall Women”

Patrick Marber, “Travesties”

John Tiffany, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”

George C. Wolfe, “The Iceman Cometh”

Best Direction of a Musical

Michael Arden, “Once on This Island”

David Cromer, “The Band’s Visit”

Tina Landau, “SpongeBob SquarePants”

Casey Nicholaw, “Mean Girls”

Bartlett Sher, “My Fair Lady”

Best Book of a Musical

“The Band’s Visit,” Itamar Moses

“Frozen,” Jennifer Lee

“Mean Girls,” Tina Fey

“SpongeBob SquarePants,” Kyle Jarrow

Best Original Score

“Angels in America”

“The Band’s Visit” 

“Frozen”

“Mean Girls”

“SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical”

Best Choreography

Christopher Gattelli, “My Fair Lady”

Christopher Gattelli, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical”

Steven Hoggett, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two”

Casey Nicholaw, “Mean Girls”

Justin Peck, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel” 

Best Costume Design of a Play

Jonathan Fensom, “Farinelli and the King”

Nicky Gillibrand, “Angels in America”

Katrina Lindsay, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”

Ann Roth, “Three Tall Women”

Ann Roth, “The Iceman Cometh”

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Gregg Barnes, “Mean Girls”

Clint Ramos, “Once on This Island”

Ann Roth, “Carousel”

David Zinn, “SpongeBob SquarePants”

Catherine Zuber, “My Fair Lady” 

Best Sound Design of a Play

Adam Cork, “Travesties”

Ian Dickinson for Autograph, “Angels in America”

Gareth Fry, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two” 

Tom Gibbons, “1984”

Dan Moses Schreier, “Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh”

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Kai Harada, “The Band’s Visit”

Peter Hylenski, “Once On This Island”

Scott Lehrer, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel”

Brian Ronan, “Mean Girls”

Walter Trarbach and Mike Dobson, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical”

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Neil Austin, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two” 

Paule Constable, “Angels in America”

Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, “Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh”

Paul Russell, “Farinelli and The King”

Ben Stanton, “Junk”

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Kevin Adams, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical”

Jules Fisher + Peggy Eisenhauer, “Once On This Island”

Donald Holder, “My Fair Lady”

Brian MacDevitt, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel”

Tyler Micoleau, “The Band’s Visit” 

Best Scenic Design of a Play:

Miriam Buether, “Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women”

Jonathan Fensom, “Farinelli and The King”

Christine Jones, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two”

Santo Loquasto, “Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh”

Ian MacNeil and Edward Pierce, “Angels in America”

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Dane Laffrey, “Once On This Island”

Scott Pask, “The Band’s Visit”

Scott Pask, Finn Ross & Adam Young, “Mean Girls”

Michael Yeargan, “My Fair Lady”

David Zinn, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical” 

Best Orchestrations

John Clancy, “Mean Girls”

Tom Kitt, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical”

Annmarie Milazzo & Michael Starobin, “Once On This Island”

Jamshied Sharifi, “The Band’s Visit” 

Jonathan Tunick, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel”

Universal Pictures will release Trancas International Films, Blumhouse Productions and Miramax’s Halloween on Friday, October 19, 2018.

Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her iconic role as Laurie Strode, who comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.

Master of horror John Carpenter executive produces and serves as creative consultant on this film, joining forces with cinema’s current leading producer of horror, Jason Blum (Get Out, Split, The Purge, Paranormal Activity). Inspired by Carpenter’s classic, filmmakers David Gordon Green and Danny McBride crafted a story that carves a new path from the events in the landmark 1978 film, and Green also directs.

Halloween is also produced by Malek Akkad, whose Trancas International Films has produced the Halloween series since its inception, and Bill Block (Elysium, District 9). In addition to Carpenter and Curtis, Green and McBride will executive produce under their Rough House Pictures banner. Ryan Freimman also serves in that role.

Seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe's El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one fateful night, everyone will have a last shot at redemption... before everything goes to hell. Jeff Bridges, Chris Hemsworth, Jon Hamm, Dakota Johnson and Cynthia Erivo lead an all-star cast in BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE.

Cast: Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Cailee Spaeny, Lewis Pullman, Nick Offerman and Chris Hemsworth

Written and Directed by Drew Goddard

It's here...it took a while...but, it's here...with Kevin Spacey playing a gay man!

The Billionaire Boys Club was originally set for release in October 2017. However, sexual assault allegations about Spacey by Anthony Rapp and other men put the project on pause. Spacey was cut from All The Money In The World and fired from House of Cards - brave decision/foolish decision...the box office will soon let us know!

The Billionaire Boys Club arrives in theaters on July 16. Check out the trailer below.

During a weekend in the countryside, two old friends make a terrible decision. Now someone – or perhaps both of them – will have to pay.

Actor Zachary Quinto and director JJ Abrams are to co-produce a movie exploring the love affair between Tab Hunter and Anthony Perkins.

Screen legends Hunter and Perkins rose to fame in the 1950s and early 60s. They had to keep their sexuality a secret at a time when being openly gay or bisexual would have proved career suicide.

Tab Hunter

Tab Hunter was one of Hollywood’s biggest pin-ups of the 1950s. Anthony Perkins is still best known for his role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller, Psycho. The forthcoming movie will be called Tab & Tony.

Hunter, who is now 86, led a secret gay life during the peak years of his film career. Following decades of rumors, he confirmed his sexuality in his autobiography in 2005.

In 2015, the documentary Tab Hunter Confidential re-explored his life on screen. His partner, Allan Glaser, will also have a hand in producing Tab & Tony alongside Quinto and Abrams.

Quinto and Abrams have worked together before on the re-booted Star Trek films, in which Quinto played the role of Spock. Although Abrams’ Bad Robot company is co-producing the movie, it’s not believed he will direct or Quinto will star.

Quinto came out as gay in 2011. He’s currently appearing in a Broadway revival of the late 1960s gay-themed play, The Boys In The Band.

Besides Tab Hunter, Perkins is rumored to have had sexual relations with Rock Hudson, dancer Rudolf Nureyev, and composer Stephen Sondheim. He married photographer Berinthia ‘Berry’ Berenson in the early 70s and the couple had two children. He died of AIDS-related illness in 1992.

H/T: Hollywood Reporter

In theaters November 9th.

Lisbeth Salander, the cult figure and title character of the acclaimed Millennium book series created by Stieg Larsson, will return to the screen in The Girl in the Spider’s Web, a first-time adaptation of the recent global bestseller. Golden Globe winner Claire Foy, the star of “The Crown,” will play the outcast vigilante defender under the direction of Fede Alvarez, the director of 2016’s breakout thriller Don’t Breathe; the screenplay adaptation is by Steven Knight and Fede Alvarez & Jay Basu.

This thrilling true story follows the 1960 covert mission of legendary Mossad agent Peter Malkin as he infiltrates Argentina and captures Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi officer who masterminded the transportation logistics that brought millions of innocent Jews to their deaths in concentration camps.

Cast: Oscar Isaac, Ben Kingsley, Lior Raz, Melanie Laurent, Nick Kroll, Joe Alwyn, Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Aronov, Ohad Knoller, Greg Hill, Torben Liebrecht, Mike Hernandez, Greta Scacchi and Pêpê Rapazote

“A Star is Born” stars four-time Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper (“American Sniper,” “American Hustle,” “Silver Linings Playbook”) and multiple award-winning, Oscar-nominated music superstar Lady Gaga, in her first leading role in a major motion picture. Cooper helms the drama, marking his directorial debut.

In this new take on the tragic love story, he plays seasoned musician Jackson Maine, who discovers—and falls in love with—struggling artist Ally (Gaga). She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer... until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally’s career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.

The cast of “A Star is Born” also includes Andrew Dice Clay, with Dave Chappelle and Sam Elliott.

In addition to playing Ally, Gaga, who earned her Oscar nod for the song “Til It Happens to You” from “The Hunting Ground,” performs original songs in the film, which she wrote with Cooper and a handful of artists, including Lukas Nelson, Jason Isbell and Mark Ronson. All the music is original and was recorded live.

“A Star is Born” is produced by Bill Gerber, Jon Peters, Bradley Cooper, Todd Phillips and Lynette Howell Taylor. Ravi Mehta, Basil Iwanyk, Niija Kuykendall, Sue Kroll, Michael Rapino and Heather Parry serve as executive producers. The screenplay is by Eric Roth and Bradley Cooper & Will Fetters.

Collaborating with Cooper behind the scenes are Oscar-nominated director of photography Matthew Libatique (“Black Swan”), production designer Karen Murphy, three-time Oscar-nominated editor Jay Cassidy (“American Hustle,” “Silver Linings Playbook,” “Into the Wild”), and costume designer Erin Benach.

THE OLD MAN AND THE GUN is based on the true story of Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford), from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are detective John Hunt (Casey Affleck), who becomes captivated with Forrest’s commitment to his craft, and a woman (Sissy Spacek), who loves him in spite of his chosen profession.

Directed by: David Lowery

Screenplay by: David Lowery

Produced by: James D. Stern, Dawn Ostroff, Jeremy Steckler, Robert Redford, Anthony Mastromauro, Toby Halbrooks, James Johnston, Bill Holderman

Cast: Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Sissy Spacek, Danny Glover, Tom Waits, Tika Sumpter

Marcello, a small and gentle dog groomer, finds himself involved in a dangerous relationship of subjugation with Simone, a former violent boxer who terrorizes the entire neighborhood. In an effort to reaffirm his dignity, Marcello will submit to an unexpected act of vengeance.

Thousands of years after civilization was destroyed by a cataclysmic event, humankind has adapted and a new way of living has evolved. Gigantic moving cities now roam the Earth, ruthlessly preying upon smaller traction towns. Tom Natsworthy (Robert Sheehan)—who hails from a Lower Tier of the great traction city of London—finds himself fighting for his own survival after he encounters the dangerous fugitive Hester Shaw (Hera Hilmar). Two opposites, whose paths should never have crossed, forge an unlikely alliance that is destined to change the course of the future.

Mortal Engines is the startling, new epic adventure directed by Oscar®-winning visual-effects artist Christian Rivers (King Kong). Joining Rivers are The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogies three-time Academy Award®-winning filmmakers Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, who have penned the screenplay. The Universal and MRC adaptation is from the award-winning book series by Philip Reeve, published in 2001 by Scholastic.

On board as producers are Zane Weiner (The Hobbit trilogy), Amanda Walker (The Hobbit trilogy) and Deborah Forte (Goosebumps), as well as Walsh and Jackson. Ken Kamins (The Hobbit trilogy) joins Boyens as executive producer. Universal will distribute the film worldwide.

Cast: Hugo Weaving, Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Jihae, Ronan Raftery, Leila George, Patrick Malahide and Stephen Lang

Directed by: Christian Rivers

Writers: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson

Based on the Book by: Philip Reeve

Produced by: Zane Weiner, Amanda Walker, Deborah Forte, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson

Executive Producers: Ken Kamins, Philippa Boyens

Mortal Engines is in UK cinemas from December 14th.

Hustler. Dealer. Kingpin. Informant. #WhiteBoyRickMovie – Based on the true story.

Set in 1980s Detroit at the height of the crack epidemic and the War on Drugs, WHITE BOY RICK is based on the moving true story of a blue-collar father and his teenage son, Rick Wershe Jr., who became an undercover police informant and later a drug dealer, before he was abandoned by his handlers and sentenced to life in prison.

Directed by: Yann Demange

Written by: Andy Weiss and Logan & Noah Miller

The Hundred Acre Wood is opening up to our world. Watch the brand-new trailer for Disney’s Christopher Robin. Coming to cinemas this August.

Disney’s “Christopher Robin” is directed by Marc Forster from a screenplay by Alex Ross Perry and Allison Schroeder and a story by Perry based on characters created by A.A. Milne. The producers are Brigham Taylor and Kristin Burr with Renée Wolfe and Jeremy Johns serving as executive producers. The film stars Ewan McGregor as Christopher Robin; Hayley Atwell as his wife Evelyn; Bronte Carmichael as his daughter Madeline; and Mark Gatiss as Keith Winslow, Robin’s boss. The film also features the voices of: Jim Cummings as Winnie the Pooh; Chris O’Dowd as Tigger; Brad Garrett as Eeyore; Toby Jones as Owl; Nick Mohammed as Piglet; Peter Capaldi as Rabbit; and Sophie Okonedo as Kanga.

A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the troupe's artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up.

Suspiria arrives in theaters November 2.

From director Luca Guadagnino.

Starring Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth, Jessica Harper and Chloe Grace Moretz.

Mesmerising...

Based on the much-loved novel by Ian McEwan (Atonement) and brought to the big screen by director Richard Eyre (Notes on a Scandal, Iris), THE CHILDREN ACT is a compelling and powerful drama telling the story of Fiona Maye (Emma Thompson), an eminent high court judge presiding over ethically complex cases. As the demands of her job cause her marriage to Jack (Stanley Tucci) to reach tipping point, Fiona is asked to rule on the case of Adam (Fionn Whitehead), a brilliant young boy who is refusing a life-saving blood transfusion on religious grounds. With her private life in turmoil, Fiona finds herself drawn into the case, taking the unorthodox step of halting proceedings in order to visit Adam in hospital. As the two form a profound connection and powerful emotions come to light, Fiona’s judgement is put to the test with momentous consequences as she must ultimately decide whether Adam lives or dies.

Starring EMMA THOMPSON, STANLEY TUCCI, FIONN WHITEHEAD
Based on the acclaimed novel by IAN MCEWAN.
Directed by RICHARD EYRE
Written by IAN MCEWAN

In UK & Irish cinemas August 24

After David Kim (John Cho)’s 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later and without a single lead, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter’s laptop. In a hyper-modern thriller told via the technology devices we use every day to communicate, David must trace his daughter’s digital footprints before she disappears forever.

Directed by: Aneesh Chaganty

Written by: Aneesh Chaganty & Sev Ohanian

During the day, they work in a department store and deal with their uptight bitchy boss. By night, they tighten up their corsets and transform into the baddest SUPER DRAGS in town, ready to combat shade and rescue the world's glitter from the evil villains. Get ready, because the SUPER DRAGS are going deeper than you think.

No release date as of yet!

A film by Julio Hernandez Cordon, 2018, Mexico/Colombia, 84'

México, sometime in a near future... Women are disappearing and a girl called Huck wears a mask to hide her gender. She helps her dad, a tormented addict, to take care of an abandoned baseball camp where the narcos gather to play. The father tries to protect her as he can. With the help of her friends, a group of lost boys who have the power of camouflaging themselves in the windy desert, Huck has to fight to overcome her reality and to defeat the local capo.

The West End show... is being turned into a movie!

Warp Films (This Is England, Ghost Stories) have announced that they’ll turn the feel-good story into a major film, with Jonathan Butterell on board as director. Filming is expected to commence in Spring 2019.

The show, which features music from The Feeling frontman Dan Gillespie Sells, has also announced that it will be extending its run at the Apollo Theatre until April 2019.

Jamie Campbell, the man who inspired the story, said: “All I originally wanted was to go to my school prom in a dress. Then Firecracker made the documentary. My story then inspired a West End musical. Now it’s a film! It’s incredible. Even I couldn’t have dreamed it.”

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie will also be screened live from the Apollo Theatre into over 500 cinemas across the UK, Ireland and Europe on Thursday 5 July, for those who can’t make it to the actual show.

Pin Cushion' is the heart-wrenching story of an unusually close mother and daughter, Lyn and Iona, who are excited for their new life in a new town. Iona eventually finds three “best friends” and mom feels left out, so she makes friends with a neighbor. But all is not right, and when Lyn understands what is really going on with her daughter, she figures out a way to punish her friends and keep Iona safe by her side forever.

Coming to select theaters July 20th!

Alex Lawther, Pauline Étienne and Denis Ménochet star in Toby MacDonald’s Cyrano-inspired, school-set comedy.

In this vibrant school-set re-working of Cyrano, an awkward but imaginative pupil (Alex Lawther) helps the handsome but spectacularly dim school-hero (Jonah Hauer-King) pursue the fiery daughter (Pauline Étienne) of a visiting French teacher (Denis Ménochet).

Following the death of her father, Alice (Golden Globe®-winner Ruth Wilson, “The Affair”) returns to her home village for the first time in 15 years to claim from her estranged brother (Mark Stanley, “Game of Thrones”) the family farm she believes is rightfully hers. From acclaimed filmmaker Clio Barnard, one of the premier new voices in British cinema, DARK RIVER is a taut and powerful psychological drama.

From visionary filmmaker Spike Lee comes the incredible true story of an American hero. It’s the early 1970s, and Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) is the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Determined to make a name for himself, Stallworth bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. The young detective soon recruits a more seasoned colleague, Flip Zimmerman (Adam Driver), into the undercover investigation of a lifetime. Together, they team up to take down the extremist hate group as the organization aims to sanitize its violent rhetoric to appeal to the mainstream. Produced by the team behind the Academy-Award® winning Get Out.

In theaters August 10.

Aaaaargh!!! The Harridans of Hollywood are a-screeching once again!

Yes folks, it's that time of the year when GLAAD releases it's Studio Responsibility Index - a worthless document if ever there was one! And, an opportunity for us to trawl through a mountain of [Hollywood] films we would have preferred to avoid...but, we will watch and appraise and scowl at what GLAAD has to say about each and all. Happy days!

Their unbridled vilification of Hollywood continues...when, in truth, all they are doing is telling Hollywood how to spend it's cash! Let's face it...LGBT films are not the cash-cow that GLAAD dreams/thinks they are!

Here's a summary of their ridiculous findings, demands and suggestions...

GLAAD reports an extremely disappointing drop in LGBTQ characters in film in 2017.

“20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures both received an ‘Insufficient’ rating; Paramount Pictures, Sony Entertainment, and Walt Disney received ‘Poor’ ratings; and Lionsgate Entertainment and Warner Brothers received ‘Failing’ ratings.”

GLAAD adds:

GLAAD found that of the 109 releases from major studios in 2017, only 14 (12.8%) of them included characters that are LGBTQ. This represents a significant decrease from the previous year’s report (18.4%, 23 out of 125), and the lowest percentage of LGBTQ-inclusive major studio releases since GLAAD began tracking in 2012. Not one of the 109 releases included a transgender character, a drop from the one transgender character portrayed in 2016, who only served as a punchline.

While the number of LGBTQ characters dropped substantially year over year, there was a welcome increase in racial diversity of LGBTQ characters. In 2017, the majority of LGBTQ characters were people of color (57%, 16 of 28). However, there were no Asian/Pacific Islander LGBTQ characters in major studio releases in 2017.

In this year’s Studio Responsibility Index, GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis called on the seven major film studios to make sure that 20% of annual major studio releases include LGBTQ characters by 2021, and that 50% of films include LGBTQ characters by 2024. The GLAAD Media Institute will unveil a roadmap for Hollywood to grow LGBTQ inclusion in film during an event hosted by global entertainment agency WME and Endeavor Content later today. The event will feature remarks from GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis as well as a panel discussion on LGBTQ images in film. Panelists include Emmy-winning writer, producer, and actor Lena Waithe (“Master of None,” “The Chi,” “Ready Player One”), director and writer Kay Cannon (“Blockers,” “Pitch Perfect”), and actor Nico Santos (“Crazy Rich Asians,” “Superstore”) who will address LGBTQ creators and industry executives.

GLAAD adds that “of the 14 LGBTQ-inclusive major studio releases in 2017, only 9 (64%) passed the Vito Russo Test, the same number of passing films as the previous year.” The Vito Russo test criteria are that the film contains a character that is LGBTQ and “that character must not be solely or predominantly defined by their sexual orientation or gender identity” and “must be tied into the plot in such a way that their removal would have a significant effect.”

Read the full report HERE.

Based on the true story of one of the most notorious and unsolved cases in recent memory, CITY OF LIES is a provocative thriller revealing a never-before-seen look at the infamous murder of The Notorious B.I.G. shortly following the death of Tupac Shakur. L.A.P.D. detective Russell Poole (Johnny Depp) has spent years trying to solve his biggest case, but after two decades, the investigation remains open. "Jack" Jackson (Forest Whitaker), a reporter desperate to save his reputation and career, is determined to find out why. In search of the truth, the two team up and unravel a growing web of institutional corruption and lies. Relentless in their hunt, these two determined men threaten to uncover the conspiracy and crack the foundation of the L.A.P.D. and an entire city. Based on the nonfiction book LAbyrinth, written by Randall Sullivan.

How times have changed!!!

Oooh this is beautiful!

Sort filmmakers of lesbian-themed films...this is how you do it!

Cate Blanchett is President of the jury in what was a year marked by many discussions of gender equality, with the festival making a pledge for parity under the aegis of the 5050×2020 movement. There were three films by female directors in Competition, and Deadline’s Pete Hammond has suggested that one of them, Nadine Labaki’s Capernaum, is a strong contender for the Palme d’Or — should she win, it would be only the second time ever a woman has scooped the honor and the first time since Jane Campion in 1993 for The Piano.

Palme d’Or
Shoplifters, dir: Hirokazu Kore-Eda

Grand Prize
Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman

Jury Prize
Nadine Labaki, Capernaum

Special Palme d’Or
Jean-Luc Godard, Image Book

Best Actor
Marcello Fonte, Dogman

Best Director
Pawel Pawlikowski, Cold War

Best Screenplay
TIE
Alice Rohrwacher, Happy As Lazzaro
Nader Saeivar, 3 Faces

Best Actress
Samal Yeslyamova, My Little One

Caméra d’Or
Girl, dir: Lukas Dhont

Short Film Palme d’Or
All These Creatures, dir: Charles Williams
Special Mention: On The Border, dir: Wei Shujun

Girl

by Lukas Dhont

Lukas Dhont's Un Certain Regard entry Girl was awarded this year's Queer Palm award.

The first feature from the Belgian director follows a trans teen who is trying to become a ballerina.

“When I went to the promotion of “Love” in America, I got the most stupid questions. Even good film critics were asking me, “Why did you need to show a penis in your movie? Why do you need to show the face of the devil?” Come on! I have a penis. The guys who were asking me those questions have a penis. Why is it in American culture, the penis is the face of all evil in this world? If your dad didn’t have one and didn’t use it with your mom, you wouldn’t be here. It’s the source of life. It’s not the source of death. Weapons are the source of death. In every American movie, there are machine guns, whatever. Even on Instagram, why can you not show an erect penis? It’s a nice part of the body, like my hand, like my nose.”

Filmmaker Gaspar Noé speaking to Variety about male sexuality in movies.

Together until the end. From our cluster to yours, the Sense8 Series Finale comes to Netflix on June 8.

In a visceral modern thriller from the director of Lone Survivor, Mark Wahlberg stars as James Silva, an operative of the CIA’s most highly-prized and least understood unit. Aided by a top-secret tactical command team, Silva must retrieve and transport an asset who holds life-threatening information to Mile 22 for extraction before the enemy closes in.

Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Lauren Cohan, Iko Uwais, Ronda Rousey and John Malkovich

Director: Peter Berg Writer:

Screenplay by Lea Carpenter / Story by Graham Roland and Lea Carpenter

Producers: Peter Berg, Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson

NBC

Renewed:

• “A.P. Bio”
• “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (Revived after Fox cancellation) 
• “America’s Got Talent”
• “Blacklist”
• “Blindspot”
• “Chicago Fire”
• “Chicago Med”
• “Chicago PD”
• “Good Girls”
• “The Good Place”
• “Hollywood Game Night”
• “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”
• “Little Big Shots”
• “Superstore”
• “This Is Us” 
• “Trial & Error” (Season 2 premieres July 13)
• “The Wall”
• “Will & Grace” (Revival renewed for Season 2 & 3)
• “The Voice”

Canceled/Ended:

• “Great News”
• “The Brave”
• “The Night Shift” 
• “Shades of Blue”
• “Taken”

TBD: 

• “Champions”
• “Law & Order: True Crime”
• “Timeless”
• “Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge”

ABC

Renewed:

• “American Housewife”
• “American Idol”
• “The Bachelor” 
• “The Bachelorette”
• “Bachelor in Paradise”
• “Black-ish”
• “Celebrity Family Feud” (Season 5 begins on June 10)
• “Dancing with the Stars” 
• “For the People”
• “Fresh Off the Boat” 
• “The Goldbergs” 
• “The Good Doctor”
• “Grey’s Anatomy”
• “How to Get Away with Murder”
• “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D” 
• “Modern Family”
• “Roseanne”
• “Shark Tank”
• “Speechless”
• “Splitting Up Together”
• “Station 19”

 Canceled/Ended:

• “Alex, Inc.”
• “The Crossing”
• “Deception”
• “Designated Survivor”
• “Kevin (Probably) Saves the World”
• “Marvel’s Inhumans”
• “The Mayor”
• “The Middle”
• “Once Upon a Time”
• “Quantico”
• “Scandal”
• “Ten Days in the Valley”

CBS

Renewed:

• “The Amazing Race”
• “The Big Bang Theory” 
• “Big Brother”
• “Blue Bloods”
• “Bull”
• “Celebrity Big Brother”
• “Criminal Minds”
• “Elementary” 
• “The Good Fight”
• “Hawaii Five-0”
• “Instinct”
• “Life in Pieces”
• “Madam Secretary”
• “MacGyver”
• “Man with a Plan”
• “Mom”
• “NCIS”
• “NCIS: Los Angeles”
• “NCIS: New Orleans”
• “Survivor”
• “Undercover Boss”

Canceled/Ended:

• “9JKL”
• “Kevin Can Wait”
• “Living Biblically”
• “Me, Myself & I”
• “Wisdom of the Crowd”
• “Scorpion”
• “Superior Donuts”
• “Zoo”

TBD: 

• “Code Black” 

Fox 

Renewed:

• “9-1-1”
• “Bob’s Burgers”
• “Empire“
• “Family Guy”
• “The Four: Battle for Stardom”
• “The Gifted”
• “Gotham” (Renewed for a fifth and final season)
• “Hell’s Kitchen“
• “Last Man Standing” (Revived after cancellation on ABC) 
• “Lethal Weapon”
• “Love Connection” (Season 2 returns May 29)
• “The Orville”
• “The Resident”
• “The Simpsons” (Renewed through Season 30)
• “So You Think You Can Dance” (Season 15 premieres June 4)
• “Star”

Canceled/Ended:

• “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
• “The Last Man on Earth”
• “Lucifer”
• “The Mick”
• “New Girl” 
• “Shots Fired”
• “Wayward Pines”
• “The X-Files”

TBD:

• “American Grit”
• “Ghosted”
• “L.A. to Vegas”

The CW

Renewed:

• “The 100”
• “Arrow”
• “Black Lightning”
• “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”
• “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow”
• “Dynasty”
• “The Flash”
• “iZombie”
• “Jane the Virgin”
• “Riverdale”
• “Supernatural”
• “Supergirl”

Canceled/Ended:

• “Life Sentence”
• “The Originals”
• “Valor”

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...manages to upset the tuxedo-ed elite @ Cannes with his latest offering...bless their hand-picked cotton socks!

...starring: Uma Thurman, Matt Dillon and, Riley Keough. Mr von Trier has sparked controversy - yet again!!! A few tuxes walked out in disgust at its Cannes premiere.

If the trailer is anything to go by...this looks mighty!!! Lambs to the slaughter!