Summer Film & TV Preview
Hot Summer Flicks: By J.W. Arnold
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f you’re one of the devoted fans shedding tears with the conclusion of the current “Mad Men” season or the sinking of “Battleship” at the box office, don’t worry because there’s plenty of steamy drama coming this summer. At the Cinema
Rock of Ages (Opens nationwide on June 15) You may only dream of sleeping with Tom Cruise, but chances are pretty good you turned a trick with one of the hundreds of local extras who filmed this ‘80s rock anthem, filmed last year in Miami and Broward. Adam Shankman (“Hairspray”) adapted the hit Broadway show for the big screen. The music of Def Leppard, Joan Jett, Journey, Foreigner and more will be performed in this sweet story about the
(L-R) Alex Pettyfer, Matthew Mcconaughey and Channing Tatum in Warner Bros. Magic Mike Hollywood dream, featuring Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Russell Brand and “Dancing with the Stars” hoofer Julianne Hough.
story heats up quickly as John Ross (Josh Henderson) and Christopher (Jesse Metcalf) squabble about the usual storylines—oil, cattle and women. Hagman and Duffy are back, along with Linda Gray (Sue Ellen), Charlene Tilton (Lucy) and Ken Kercheval (Cliff).
Magic Mike (Opening nationwide on June 29) A dramatic comedy set in the steamy Falling Skies world of male strippers, “Magic Mike” is (Premieres June 17 on TNT) based on the real life experiences of actor LGBT science fiction fans—and there are Channing Tatum, who got his start swingplenty of us—have been looking forward ing on a bronze pole to the next chapter for hordes of horny in the story of an women. Mike (Tatum) alien invasion of Earth takes a young dancer that leaves civilization called The Kid (Alex devastated, except for Pettyfer) under his the brave resistance wing and schools him fighters of the Masin the finer arts of sachusetts 2nd Militia. Hunky Noah Wylie partying, romancing has really matured— the ladies and making and beefed up, too— a quick buck. Look since leaving “ER” and for appearances by leads the brave men our favorite “out” TV and women, using his actor Matt Bomer knowledge of history (“White Collar”) and Tom Cruise as Stacee Jaxx in to inspire the troops. the always ripped New Line Cinema’s rock musical He’s definitely come a Matthew McCoRock Of Ages long way from the silly naughey. We have a “Librarian” series. feeling the boys and girls will be both hollering for these studs Bistol Palin: Life’s a Tripp to take it off at the local multiplex! (Premieres June 19 on Lifetime) Like it or not, Lifetime basically exploits On TV gay men with incessant reruns of “Will & Grace” and trashy made-for-TV movies Dallas about exploited women. But, it’s the audi(Premieres June 13 on TNT) ence that is likely to be the victim in the When the tired original series was finally latest scheme by the washed-up politician’s put out to pasture in 1991, John Ross and daughter to cash in on mommy’s fame and Christopher Ewing were just little boys. fringe followers. The only way to avoid this Well, they’ve grown up and they’re sexier train wreck is to book her on “Survivor” than Larry Hagman or Patrick Duffy could and get her permanently voted off the ever have been, even in their prime. The island. David james
Loose Cannons (Available on Xfinity Video on Demand and iTunes) Nothing impresses a date more than a sophisticated foreign film and you can enjoy this one from the comfort of your own home. “Loose Cannons” (“Mine vaganti”), a film by Ferzan Ozpotek, shows that coming out can be just as traumatic—and dramatic—for Italian families as in this country.
Young college graduate Tommaso (Riccardo Scamarcio) comes home to Southern Italy to tell his family he will be pursuing a career as a writer and not in the family pasta business….oh, and he’s gay, too. The shocker comes when older brother Antonio (Alessandro Preziosi) beats him to the punch and sends dad to the hospital with a heart attack.
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June 13, 2012 • SouthFloridaGayNews.com