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  • Should only gay actors play gay characters?

    Should only gay actors play gay characters?

    There is ongoing debate and discussion within the entertainment industry and LGBTQ+ community about whether only gay actors should play gay characters. While some people argue that only actors who identify as LGBTQ+ should be cast in LGBTQ+ roles, others believe that an actor’s sexual orientation should not be a determining factor in casting decisions.

    Ultimately, the decision about who to cast in a particular role is up to the director and producers of a project. However, it’s important to consider the impact that casting decisions can have on representation and visibility for LGBTQ+ people in the entertainment industry. If LGBTQ+ actors are consistently passed over for LGBTQ+ roles, it can perpetuate the idea that LGBTQ+ people are not capable of playing a wide range of characters or that their experiences are not valuable.

    Which straight actors have played gay parts?

    There are many straight actors who have played LGBTQ+ characters in films, television shows, and theatre productions. Here are some examples:

    1. Tom Hanks – “Philadelphia” (1993)
    2. Heath Ledger – “Brokeback Mountain” (2005)
    3. Jake Gyllenhaal – “Brokeback Mountain” (2005)
    4. Sean Penn – “Milk” (2008)
    5. Colin Firth – “A Single Man” (2009)
    6. James Franco – “Howl” (2010)
    7. Eddie Redmayne – “The Danish Girl” (2015)
    8. Andrew Garfield – “Angels in America” (2017)
    9. Timothee Chalamet – “Call Me By Your Name” (2017)
    10. Lucas Hedges – “Boy Erased” (2018)

    It is worth noting that the casting of straight actors to play gay characters has been a topic of debate in recent years, with some arguing that it is important to provide more opportunities for LGBTQ actors to tell their own stories.

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    Ultimately, the goal should be to create more opportunities for LGBTQ+ actors to play a diverse range of characters, including LGBTQ+ characters, while also ensuring that LGBTQ+ representation is portrayed in a respectful and accurate way.

  • FILM REVIEW | The Post

    Brilliantly observed and timely.

    Nutshell: Steven Speilberg’s latest outing with Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks in the starring roles, is probably more important than we think. What with Trump’s constant attacks on the “fake news” media and the fight for women’s equality in the spotlight, The Post, shows how far, we haven’t come since the 70s.

    The film focuses a moment in The Washington Post‘s history where it was published by a woman, Katherine Graham (Meryl Streep). She was and still is, one of the very few women of power in media. Watch Meryl talk about her character in The Post. When we look out at media ownership in the 20-teens, nothing much has changed in the 40 or so years that have passed. She successfully and bravely decided to publish articles about the Pentagon Papers, documents which described successive US Government’s dishonesty about the Vietnam War. The decision would ultimately lead to President Nixon barring The Washington Post from entering the White House ever again, which only hardened their resolve to hold power accountable.

    Running Time: 116 minutes



    Certificate: 12A

    THEGAYUK Factor: It’s all about Meryl in this movie, once again proving that she is one of Hollywood’s most influential players. Streep plays Graham with sturdy fallibility – which is quite an achievement. There are moments of the Iron Lady, mixed with Miranda Priestly, with a mix of fragility.

    Cast: Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Sarah Paulson

    Key Players: The dream team of Steven Spielberg working with Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks.

    Budget: Rumoured to be $50,000,000. This is a grower, not a shower. Opened to a limited release in the US late last year, with under $600,000 in receipts. So far it has grossed over $33,000,000 in the US, and with it opening worldwide this week, we expect this film to make a good little profit for the studios.

    Best Bit: When Katherine Graham makes one of the most difficult decision to publish, Meryl’s acting positively seeps from every pore. Plus the end scene, it’s not a spoiler because The Washington Post‘s involvement in “Watergate” is well known, is a brilliant piece of timing and comedy.



    Worst Bit: The way in which “the men in charge” would talk about their female boss, in earshot.

    Little Secret: Having never worked with Speilberg, Meryl Streep was apparently “flabbergasted” that he never rehearses with his actors.


    Further Viewing: All The President’s Men, Frost/Nixon, CitizenFour

    Rating: ★★★★☆

    ORDER The Post on DVD now from Amazon

     

  • 9 Of The Best LGBT Characters On TV

    Just how well are us LGBTs portrayed on television & film? Here are 9 of our favourite TV characters.

    So I’m going to list my 9 best examples of LGBT characters based on their iconic status or accurate portrayal. For this list I’m using the characters sexuality and identity only, not the actors who portray them.

    1. Maura Pfefferman (Jeffrey Tambor)

    Transparent. A sensitive and moving portrait of a trans-woman struggling to come to terms with her gender identity and having to come out to her family as transgender. Transparent depicts the struggles that families go through when a loved one comes out with a secret like this. Luckily the series doesn’t sensationalise the issue, nor does it become offensive of the portrayal of Maura, who says the most wonderful line “All my life, my whole life I’ve been dressing up like a man, this is me” Definitely worth a watch.

    2. Ellen Morgan (Ellen DeGeneres)

    Ellen. In 1997 The Puppy Episode the character of Ellen loudly announced to a whole airport terminal she was gay and made television history in the process. DeGeneres herself came out on the same day to Oprah (who had guest starred in the episode) and the show took a light-hearted comedic approach to the character who’s sexuality had always been a source of speculation. However, after the episode aired ratings started to decline and criticisms were aimed at the writers for concentrating too much on the gay aspect of a character and the show was cancelled a year later.

     

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