Tag: Moonlight

This Amazon ad has a very understated but clear message in support of gay marriage, and we can’t help loving it. The ad for Amazon's Fire TV has two scenes merging into one. On the base level, we seen one of the final scenes from the Oscar Award winning film Moonlight. In it, (spoilers) two childhood friends meet again in a diner after having drift apart. But the old flame between them still burns strong as the two soon realize they...

"This is for those that feel like the others, the misfits." Ashton Sanders and Jharrel Jerome won the award for “Best Kiss” at the MTV Movie & TV Awards on Sunday night for their romantic beachside moment in the Oscar-winning Moonlight. “This award is bigger than Jharrel and I,” Sanders said during his acceptance speech. “This represents more than a kiss. This is for those that feel like the others, the misfits. This represents us.” “I think it’s safe to say that...

Moonlight has become the first ever LGBT+ themed film to win a Best Picture award at the Oscars. The breakout hit, which tells the story of a black gay man’s coming of age, has received immense critical acclaim and was pitted by many against the high-budget, glossy musical La La Land for Best Picture. Barry Jenkins, who directed Moonlight, said during his acceptance speech: “Even in my dreams this could not be true. But to hell with dreams! I’m done with...

Groundbreaking LGBT+ film Moonlight is one of the major contenders at this year’s Academy Awards in Los Angeles. The film scored mentions in some of the ceremony’s biggest categories, including Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Mahershala Ali, Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Naomie Harris, Directing for Barry Jenkins and Best Picture. Unsurprisingly, La La Land also fared well, with Ryan Gosling scooping a Best Actor nomination, Emma Stone nominated for Best Actress, and it will go up...

From King Cobra to Moonlight, is this year's crop of queer films the strongest yet? Are we living in a golden age of gay film? Possibly. From Pride to Carol to The Danish Girl to Tangerine, the last few years have seen a slew of award-worthy films featuring gay and LGBTI characters. Granted, major films featuring prominent lesbian and trans characters have been sadly thin on the ground this year. That said, representation of gay men on screen has been strong and...

The film focuses on how identity is formed, specifically for black, gay men in America. Moonlight, the coming-of-age tale that documents the life of a young, black gay kid growing up in an down-and-out part of Miami, has became the breakout hit of this year’s film festival circuit, and has gone on to become one of the most critically acclaimed films of the year. The central character, Chiron, is played by three different actors as the film charts his life: Alex...