We lost it at the movies; the summer's top 10 hottest films for gays and lesbians.Take your film theory to France. The big reason we line up for the summer blockbusters is to swoon over gorgeous, magnetic stars who are larger than life larg·er than life adj. Very impressive or imposing: "This is a person of surpassing integrity; a man of the utmost sincerity; somewhat larger than life" Joyce Carol Oates. and sexier than any human has a right to be. So here (in order of release) are the films most likely to make us deliver a "popcorn surprise" to our movie dates. MAY X-Men: The Last Stand 20th Century Fox, May 26 This series is so laden with coded queer appeal (and sexy stars) that it puts our cinematic Geiger counters into a frenzy [see page 44]. Sexiness bonus: In addition to the usual team of hotties, we welcome the made-over Ben Foster (Six Feet Under) as that iconic gay male image come to life, Angel. JUNE The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green Regent, June 16 With the hot guy from 2003's Camp, Daniel Letterle, the film version of Eric Orner's witty '90s gay comic strip comic strip, combination of cartoon with a story line, laid out in a series of pictorial panels across a page and concerning a continuous character or set of characters, whose thoughts and dialogues are indicated by means of "balloons" containing written speech. had us at "mostly." Sexiness bonus: Look for a cameo by Reichen Lehmkuhl Reichen Lehmkuhl, (born Richard Allen Lehmkuhl on December 26, 1973), is an American former reality show winner, male model, and actor. He is arguably best known as a winner of the fourth season of the reality game show The Amazing Race as the dream date. Of course. Nacho Libre Paramount, June 16 Bear lovers rejoice: Jack Black dons a wrestler's tights and mask for a chance to save an orphanage in this loving spoof of Mexican flicks. Sexiness bonus: Aria de la Reguera as a very sexy nun. Say Uncle TLA (Three Letter Acronym) The epitome of acronyms! While two-, four- and five-letter acronyms exist, there are more three-letter acronyms. Obviously, three words to describe a concept or product is the most popular. TLA - Three-Letter Acronym , June 23 Underrated sex symbol Peter Paige of Queer as Folk Queer as Folk may refer to:
The Devil Wears Prada 20th Century Fox, June 30 Meryl Streep is giving Susan Sarandon a run for her money as the actress who keeps getting sexier with each passing year here as the boss from hell who is not--repeat NOT modeled on supereditor Anna Wintour of Vogue. Sexiness bonus: Anne Hathaway, who plays her hapless assistant, sure grew up nicely, as we all saw in Brokeback Mountain. Superman Returns Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) ., June 30 Brandon Routh, filling out that costume so nicely. Sexiness bonus: Kate Bosworth, moonlighting X-Man James Marsden, Adam & Steve's Parker Posey, and our favorite grandma-next-door, Eva Marie Saint, as Martha Kent. JULY Pirates of the Caribbean This article is about the franchise. For other, more specific uses, see Pirates of the Caribbean (disambiguation). For real pirates, see Piracy in the Caribbean. Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man's Chest Disney, July 7 We love a pirate, especially one with lots of makeup and the fey manner of Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow. Sexiness bonus: We're hoping Keira Knightley gets to wield a sword a lot more often in this first of two already-shot sequels. Oh, and that elf guy is back too. My Super Ex-Girlfriend 20th Century Fox, July 21 Nothing is sexier than a strong, intelligent woman who can take care of herself--and no one needs protection less than Uma Thurman, who kicks around her ex-boyfriend in this high-concept comedy about a jilted jilt tr.v. jilt·ed, jilt·ing, jilts To deceive or drop (a lover) suddenly or callously. n. One who discards a lover. superheroine who's really, really hard to shake off. Sexiness bonus: The more marriable of the Wilson brothers, Luke, is Thurman's hapless ex. I Could Never Be Your Woman MGM MGM in full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. , July 28 Michelle Pfeiffer falls for younger man Paul Rudd (The Object of My Affection)--and this is supposed to be a problem? We call it a reason for a party. Sexiness bonus: Tracey Ullman as the sharp-tongued Mother Nature, who puts all this farce into motion. Humor is the sexiest attribute of all. AUGUST Snakes on a Plane New Line, August 18 If there's a crisis, who would you want by your side? Samuel L. Jackson “Samuel Jackson” redirects here. For the senator from Indiana, see Samuel D. Jackson. Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning actor. , of course, the baddest mother at the movies and compellingly doable. Sexiness bonus: ER's Julianna Margulies and the slithering slith·er v. slith·ered, slith·er·ing, slith·ers v.intr. 1. To glide or slide like a reptile. See Synonyms at slide. 2. To walk with a sliding or shuffling gait. 3. Freudian symbolism of all those snakes. 7 more we're up for Agnes and His Brothers First Run, June 9 This German import stars newcomer Martin Weiss as our transgender transgender or transgendered adj. Transsexual. heroine, Agnes. Flicka 20th Century Fox, October 20 A movie about a girl and her horse? Starring Alison Lohman? And helmed by out director Michael Mayer? We're ready to stampede. Little Miss Sunshine Fox Searchlight. July 28 The funniest movie to come out of the snows of Sundance in years is a road movie with Steve Carell (playing a gay, suicidal Proust scholar) and a dysfunctional family dysfunctional family Psychology A family with multiple 'internal'–eg sibling rivalries, parent-child– conflicts, domestic violence, mental illness, single parenthood, or 'external'–eg alcohol or drug abuse, extramarital affairs, gambling, driving to a children's beauty pageant. The Night Listener Miramax, August 4 Armistead Maupin's tale of a radio show host who befriends a young, possibly fictional HIV-positive boy comes to the screen with Robin Williams, Toni Collette, and Rory Culkin. Quinceanera Sony Pictures Classics, August 4 Directors Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland (The Fluffer) tell the winning story of a pregnant 15-year-old who finds acceptance with her great-granduncle and her gay cousin. Stagedoor A documentary about real-life theater summer camp Stagedoor Manor in the Catskills, fictionalized in the movie Camp. Strangers With Candy ThinkFilm, June 28 An oddball film that shows how Amy Sedaris's ex-junkie got to where she was on the TV series of the same name. With Kristen Johnston as Coach Muffy Divers. Time to Leave Strand, June 1 In a return to the quiet chamber music of his earlier films, director Francois Ozon shows a self-absorbed fashion photographer dealing with the news that he will die soon of a brain tumor Brain Tumor Definition A brain tumor is an abnormal growth of tissue in the brain. Unlike other tumors, brain tumors spread by local extension and rarely metastasize (spread) outside the brain. . Memorable.--M.G. |
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