Read More: Watch: 'Do I Sound Gay?' Trailer Explores Meaning in Voice David Thorpe's self-exploration documentary "Do I Sound Gay?" has released a tasteful poster celebrating its Lgbt subject matter. The film, which features some famous names like Margaret Cho, Tim Gunn and George Takei, premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. With its theatrical and On Demand release coming up next month, Indiewire is excited to premiere the colorful poster for the documentary below. The film's official synopsis reads: "After a break-up with his boyfriend, journalist David Thorpe embarks on a hilarious and touching journey of self-discovery, confronting his anxiety about 'sounding gay.' Enlisting acting coaches, linguists, friends, family, total strangers and celebrities, he quickly learns that many people -- both gay and straight -- often wish for a different voice. In Thorpe's feature-length documentary debut, what starts as a personal journey becomes a chance to.
- 6/8/2015
- by Kaeli Van Cott
- Indiewire
Read More: Sundance Selects Picks Up Doc NYC Opener 'Do I Sound Gay?' David Thorpe's "Do I Sound Gay?," which started out as a personal project and grew into a feature-length documentary, opened Doc NYC after screening at the Toronto International Film Festival. This trailer, ahead of its theatrical release on July 10, explores the implications of the stereotype of "the gay voice." The documentary addresses the self-consciousness often associated with voice, and further discusses distinctive vocal sounds and their cultural roots. An exciting and intriguing venture in self-discovery and identity through interviews and talks with scientists and speech pathologists, "Do I Sound Gay?" explores a familiar cultural phenomenon in a personal way. The film also features Margaret Cho, Dan Savage, David Sedaris, Tim Gunn, Don Lemon, and George Takei. Read More: First-Time Director Digs Deep to Trace Origins of the So-Called Gay Voice in 'Do...
- 6/4/2015
- by Meredith Mattlin
- Indiewire
Wracked with insecurity following a breakup in his 40s, journalist and first-time director David Thorpe set out to tackle the question of whether he sounded "too gay," speaking with many other gay men along the way about their own distinctive voices. The documentary, aptly titled "Do I Sound Gay?" played last weekend at the Dallas International Film Festival and opens July 10 in select theaters. Thorpe meets with speech pathologists, talks with friends and men off the street and interviews famous gay icons like Dan Savage, David Sedaris, Tim Gunn, Margaret Cho, Don Lemon and George Takei to about their struggles with sexuality, identity and the way their voices sound. Thorpe investigates the way our society perceives men with effeminate speech, and delves deep into the history of the "gay voice," and the myriad ways it has spurred harassment and disdain. "Do I Sound Gay" follows Thorpe's process in putting his own voice back into.
- 4/17/2015
- by Anya Jaremko-Greenwold
- Indiewire
The full lineup for the forthcoming BFI Flare film festival has been announced.
London's annual celebration of Lgbt movies will open on March 19 and close ten days later on March 29.
As previously announced, the event will open with the UK premiere of James Franco's I Am Michael.
The film tells the true story of former gay rights activist Michael Glatze, who later denounced his homosexuality and became an anti-gay pastor.
It has also been announced that Malcolm Ingram's documentary Out to Win will close the festival.
The film takes a closer look at the lives of Lbgt athletes and features the likes of Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova.
Also included on the festival lineup is David Thorpe's Do I Sound Gay? and Jim Chu Chu's Stories of our Lives, which focuses on the testimonies of Lgbt Kenyans.
Patrick Stewart's Match, Dressed as a Girl and Fulboy will also feature.
London's annual celebration of Lgbt movies will open on March 19 and close ten days later on March 29.
As previously announced, the event will open with the UK premiere of James Franco's I Am Michael.
The film tells the true story of former gay rights activist Michael Glatze, who later denounced his homosexuality and became an anti-gay pastor.
It has also been announced that Malcolm Ingram's documentary Out to Win will close the festival.
The film takes a closer look at the lives of Lbgt athletes and features the likes of Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova.
Also included on the festival lineup is David Thorpe's Do I Sound Gay? and Jim Chu Chu's Stories of our Lives, which focuses on the testimonies of Lgbt Kenyans.
Patrick Stewart's Match, Dressed as a Girl and Fulboy will also feature.
- 2/19/2015
- Digital Spy
Lgbt festival to close with documentary Out To Win; Rocky Horror to screen at BFI Imax.
The full line-up of this year’s BFI Flare (March 19-29) has been unveiled in London this evening.
As previously announced, the 29th edition of the Lgbt film festival will open with Justin Kelly’s I Am Michael, starring James Franco and Zachary Quinto.
It was revealed this evening that the festival will close with the European premiere of documentary Out To Win on March 29.
Malcolm Ingram’s film examines of the lives and careers of aspiring and professional gay and lesbian athletes from all over the world, featuring contributions from Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova, David Kopay and John Amaechi, among others.
It marks Ingram’s return to the festival having previously screened documentaries Small Town Gay Bar and Continental. Out To Win will world premiere at SXSW on March 15.
Gala screenings
The Accenture Gala will be the European Premiere...
The full line-up of this year’s BFI Flare (March 19-29) has been unveiled in London this evening.
As previously announced, the 29th edition of the Lgbt film festival will open with Justin Kelly’s I Am Michael, starring James Franco and Zachary Quinto.
It was revealed this evening that the festival will close with the European premiere of documentary Out To Win on March 29.
Malcolm Ingram’s film examines of the lives and careers of aspiring and professional gay and lesbian athletes from all over the world, featuring contributions from Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova, David Kopay and John Amaechi, among others.
It marks Ingram’s return to the festival having previously screened documentaries Small Town Gay Bar and Continental. Out To Win will world premiere at SXSW on March 15.
Gala screenings
The Accenture Gala will be the European Premiere...
- 2/18/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
I have had the pleasure of being one of the lab leaders at the Ifp Filmmaker Lab for the past five or so years where I help run the distribution and marketing component of the labs. Each year, the four times I travel to New York for the labs are some of the highlights of my calendar. Yet I am continually amazed by the number of first time filmmakers that I talk to that didn’t apply to the lab (and many had not heard of it!). Read More: Attention, Filmmakers: Know Your Non-Theatrical and Educational Rights In recent years, films such as David Thorpe's "Do I Sound Gay?," Leah Meyerhoff's "I Believe in Unicorns" and Stacie Passon's "Concussion" participated in the labs. "Above all else, the Ifp Labs taught me that I could not wait around for someone else to give me permission to make my film.
- 2/18/2015
- by Jon Reiss
- Indiewire
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has unveiled its 2015 line-up which includes films representing 54 countries, 23 world premieres and 53 U.S. premieres. The U.S. premiere of Niki Caro’s McFarland USA will close out the 30th fest. Based on the 1987 true story and starring Kevin Costner and Maria Bello, the film follows novice runners from McFarland, an economically challenged town in California’s farm-rich Central Valley, as they give their all to build a cross-country team under the direction of Coach Jim White (Costner), a newcomer to their predominantly Latino high school. The unlikely band of runners overcomes the odds to forge not only a championship cross-country team but an enduring legacy as well.
The festival runs from January 27-February 7.
Below is the list of World and U.S. Premiere films followed by the list of titles by sidebar categories.
World Premieres
A Better You, USA
Directed by Matt Walsh
Cast: Brian Huskey,...
The festival runs from January 27-February 7.
Below is the list of World and U.S. Premiere films followed by the list of titles by sidebar categories.
World Premieres
A Better You, USA
Directed by Matt Walsh
Cast: Brian Huskey,...
- 1/8/2015
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline
A self-acknowledged "showcase for Academy Award frontrunners," the Santa Barbara International Film Festival is often overlooked for the actual films that earn it festival status. An amalgamation of international discoveries and ’merica’s circuit highlights, the Sbiff curates a week of best-of-the-best to pair with their star-praising. The 2015 edition offers another expansive selection, bookended by two films that aren’t on any radars just yet. Sbiff will open with "Desert Dancer," producer Richard Raymond’s directorial debut. Starring Reece Ritchie and Frieda Pinto, the drama follows a group of friends who wave off the harsh political climate of Iran’s 2009 presidential election in favor of forming a dance team, picking up moves from Michael Jackson, Gene Kelly and Rudolf Nureyev thanks to the magic of YouTube. The festival will close with "McFarland, USA," starring Kevin Costner and Maria Bello. Telling the 1987 true story of a Latino high school’s underdog cross-country team,...
- 1/8/2015
- by Matt Patches
- Hitfix
Barbara Kopple in conversation with E-Team directors Katy Chevigny and Ross Kauffman at the Core Club: "You were in a situation that probably put you in great danger." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
While Doc NYC's opening night screening of David Thorpe's Do I Sound Gay was going on downtown, Barbara Kopple (Running From Crazy and Harlan County U.S.A.) was hosting a conversation with E-Team directors Katy Chevigny and Ross Kauffman uptown at the Core Club. D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, who are receiving Lifetime Achievement Awards together with Albert Maysles, were among those attending the reception and screening.
Last month, I spoke with the first Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno Ocampo about his role in pursuing justice. The E-Team is another important force in collecting evidence to bring to light ongoing violations of human rights.
D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus speak with Ross Kauffman...
While Doc NYC's opening night screening of David Thorpe's Do I Sound Gay was going on downtown, Barbara Kopple (Running From Crazy and Harlan County U.S.A.) was hosting a conversation with E-Team directors Katy Chevigny and Ross Kauffman uptown at the Core Club. D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, who are receiving Lifetime Achievement Awards together with Albert Maysles, were among those attending the reception and screening.
Last month, I spoke with the first Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno Ocampo about his role in pursuing justice. The E-Team is another important force in collecting evidence to bring to light ongoing violations of human rights.
D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus speak with Ross Kauffman...
- 11/14/2014
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
With its lineup of 153 films and events, Doc NYC has surely earned the right to bill itself "America's largest documentary festival." This year's edition boasts 19 world premieres and one of the most hotly anticipated of these is Amy Berg's An Open Secret, which examines widespread allegations of sexual abuse in Hollywood. The festival opens tonight with David Thorpe’s Do I Sound Gay? and closes on November 20 with Laura Nix's The Yes Men Are Revolting. We're collecting reviews and trailers as they come in. » - David Hudson...
- 11/13/2014
- Keyframe
With its lineup of 153 films and events, Doc NYC has surely earned the right to bill itself "America's largest documentary festival." This year's edition boasts 19 world premieres and one of the most hotly anticipated of these is Amy Berg's An Open Secret, which examines widespread allegations of sexual abuse in Hollywood. The festival opens tonight with David Thorpe’s Do I Sound Gay? and closes on November 20 with Laura Nix's The Yes Men Are Revolting. We're collecting reviews and trailers as they come in. » - David Hudson...
- 11/13/2014
- Fandor: Keyframe
Sundance Selects has acquired North American rights to Do I Sound Gay? from first-time filmmaker David Thorpe.
The documentary about sexuality, speech and personal identity premiered in Toronto and features such Lgbt luminaries as Margaret Cho, David Sedaris and George Takei.
Howard Gertler, Jenny Raskin and Thorpe produced while Dan Cogan served as executive producer.
The film will receive its Us premiere on November 13 as the opening night film of the fifth Doc NYC festival and will open theatrically next summer.
Sundance Selects brokered the deal with Cinetic Media.
Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired North American rights to Prince Bagdasarian’s heist thriller Abstraction about starring Eric Roberts, Ken Davitian, Korrina Rico and Hunter Ives. The film will open on DVD and VOD on January 27.Gravitas Ventures has set a December 2 release for Charles Maxwell’s crop circles documentary A Field Full Of Secrets.
The documentary about sexuality, speech and personal identity premiered in Toronto and features such Lgbt luminaries as Margaret Cho, David Sedaris and George Takei.
Howard Gertler, Jenny Raskin and Thorpe produced while Dan Cogan served as executive producer.
The film will receive its Us premiere on November 13 as the opening night film of the fifth Doc NYC festival and will open theatrically next summer.
Sundance Selects brokered the deal with Cinetic Media.
Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired North American rights to Prince Bagdasarian’s heist thriller Abstraction about starring Eric Roberts, Ken Davitian, Korrina Rico and Hunter Ives. The film will open on DVD and VOD on January 27.Gravitas Ventures has set a December 2 release for Charles Maxwell’s crop circles documentary A Field Full Of Secrets.
- 11/13/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Sundance Selects has acquired North American Rights to David Thorpe's debut "Do I Sound Gay?" ahead of its Us premiere at Doc NYC on November 13. This documentary set at the intertwines of speech and sexual identity premiered to applause at Toronto this year, with THR calling it a "light-hearted but not at all frivolous non-fiction film." Here's the synopsis: Thorpe’s film centers around the complex issue of the “gay voice,” namely, how is an individual’s speech tied to sexuality, culture and community – and can it be changed at will? Why are some gay-sounding celebrities beloved while gay-sounding kids are bullied and harassed in school? Thorpe engages with linguists, speech therapists, a film historian and a host of outspoken celebrities from the Lgbt community to tackle questions of perception, belonging and identity in this humorous and thought-provoking film. Talking heads from the Lgbt community include Margaret Cho, Tim Gunn,...
- 11/12/2014
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
With so many worthy documentaries entering the awards fray, high-profile programs such as America's largest documentary festival, Doc NYC, are a crucial gateway to getting the right people in the documentary community--and media--to focus attention on the cream of the crop. Among over 150 films and events, artistic director Thom Powers and executive director Raphaela Neihausen's expanded program for the fifth edition includes 19 world premieres and 7 Us premieres including David Thorpe's "Do I Sound Gay?" as the opening night selection on November 13 and Laura Nix and The Yes Men's "The Yes Men Are Revolting," which will close the festival on date November 20 with The Yes Men on hand. Both films debuted at the Toronto International Film festival. The screenings of 92 features, 37 shorts and 24 panel discussions and master classes will be held at the IFC Center in Greenwich Village...
- 10/15/2014
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The 2014 Toronto Film Festival has come to a close and the awards have been announced with little surprise at the top as it seemed it would either be James Marsh's The Theory of Everything my review and Morten Tyldum's The Imitation Game my review, at least based on the movies I saw and the reaction I'd heard walking around the fest. And lo and behold, it was Imitation Game taking hom the People's Choice Award, but it appears Theory of Everything wasn't a close second. The first runner up was Isabel Coixet's Learning to Drive and the second was Theodore Melfi's St. Vincent starring Bill Murray and Melissa McCarthy. The People's Choice Documentary award went to Hajooj Kuka for Beats of the Antonov with David Thorpe's Do I Sound Gayc taking first runner-up in which Thorpe confronts his anxiety about "sounding gay" while the second...
- 9/15/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The Toronto International Film Festival today announced award winners from the 39th Festival which wraps up this evening.
This year marked the 37th year that Toronto audiences were able to cast a ballot for their favorite Festival film, with the GrolschPeople’s Choice Award.
This year’s award goes to Morten Tyldum for The Imitation Game. The award offers a $15,000 cash prize and custom award, sponsored by Grolsch.
Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Alan Turing, the genius British mathematician, logician, cryptologist and computer scientist who led the charge to crack the German Enigma Code that helped the Allies win WWII. Turing went on to assist with the development of computers at the University of Manchester after the war, but was prosecuted by the UK government in 1952 for homosexual acts which the country deemed illegal.
The Imitation Game is the type of film the awards season was made for. Look for it...
This year marked the 37th year that Toronto audiences were able to cast a ballot for their favorite Festival film, with the GrolschPeople’s Choice Award.
This year’s award goes to Morten Tyldum for The Imitation Game. The award offers a $15,000 cash prize and custom award, sponsored by Grolsch.
Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Alan Turing, the genius British mathematician, logician, cryptologist and computer scientist who led the charge to crack the German Enigma Code that helped the Allies win WWII. Turing went on to assist with the development of computers at the University of Manchester after the war, but was prosecuted by the UK government in 1952 for homosexual acts which the country deemed illegal.
The Imitation Game is the type of film the awards season was made for. Look for it...
- 9/14/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Bang Bang Baby
Over the years, the Toronto International Film Festival has grown into one of the top destinations for film fans and one of the biggest stops on the festival circuit, with numerous films making their World Premiere and North American Premiere at the event before going on to commercial and critical acclaim. This has given Tiff’s awards a level of prestige, as previous winners include 12 Years a Slave, The King’s Speech, and Slumdog Millionaire. The committee has now announced the winners for the 2014 incarnation of the festival, and they are as follows:
The Grolsch People’s Choice Award for most popular film at the festival goes to Morten Tyldum’s The Imitation Game.
Runners up for the prize included Isabel Coixet’s Learning to Drive and Theodore Melfi’s St. Vincent
The Grolsch People’s Choice Documentary Award for most popular documentary at the festival goes...
Over the years, the Toronto International Film Festival has grown into one of the top destinations for film fans and one of the biggest stops on the festival circuit, with numerous films making their World Premiere and North American Premiere at the event before going on to commercial and critical acclaim. This has given Tiff’s awards a level of prestige, as previous winners include 12 Years a Slave, The King’s Speech, and Slumdog Millionaire. The committee has now announced the winners for the 2014 incarnation of the festival, and they are as follows:
The Grolsch People’s Choice Award for most popular film at the festival goes to Morten Tyldum’s The Imitation Game.
Runners up for the prize included Isabel Coixet’s Learning to Drive and Theodore Melfi’s St. Vincent
The Grolsch People’s Choice Documentary Award for most popular documentary at the festival goes...
- 9/14/2014
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
The Toronto International Film Festival gave its top prize Sunday to The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and distributed by The Weinstein Company. The announcement brings the huge festival to a close after hundreds of film screenings over 10 days. The Imitation Game, a biopic about gay computer pioneer and code-breaker Alan Turing, won the Grolsch People’s Choice Winner, Aka, the audience award for favorite feature-length film shown.
The acclaimed film, which had its World Premiere at Telluride over Labor Day weekend and its unveiling at Tiff on Tuesday, also stars Keira Knightley and was directed by Norwegian helmer Morten Tyldum.
Unlike other festivals that throw their weight behind juried prizes, Tiff prides itself on the fact that their most important honor is chosen by actual moviegoers (although they do hand out some juried awards in other categories).
At the beginning of each film, the audience is reminded that they can vote.
The acclaimed film, which had its World Premiere at Telluride over Labor Day weekend and its unveiling at Tiff on Tuesday, also stars Keira Knightley and was directed by Norwegian helmer Morten Tyldum.
Unlike other festivals that throw their weight behind juried prizes, Tiff prides itself on the fact that their most important honor is chosen by actual moviegoers (although they do hand out some juried awards in other categories).
At the beginning of each film, the audience is reminded that they can vote.
- 9/14/2014
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline
In 2014 it would seem there are few societal taboos left for cinema to explore, but journalist-turned-director David Thorpe has found one with his debut documentary, Do I Sound Gay? Exploring, historically and personally, “the gay voice,” Thorpe listens to himself and others to find out why many gay men wish they sounded like someone else. Columnist Dan Savage, Star Trek’s George Takei and comedian Margaret Cho all make appearances in a film that seeks not so much to shatter stereotypes as explore the complex meanings behind them. Do I Sound Gay? premieres in the Toronto International Film Festival’s Mavericks […]...
- 9/7/2014
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
In 2014 it would seem there are few societal taboos left for cinema to explore, but journalist-turned-director David Thorpe has found one with his debut documentary, Do I Sound Gay? Exploring, historically and personally, “the gay voice,” Thorpe listens to himself and others to find out why many gay men wish they sounded like someone else. Columnist Dan Savage, Star Trek’s George Takei and comedian Margaret Cho all make appearances in a film that seeks not so much to shatter stereotypes as explore the complex meanings behind them. Do I Sound Gay? premieres in the Toronto International Film Festival’s Mavericks […]...
- 9/7/2014
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
With the Toronto International Film Festival just two weeks away starting on September 4 and running through September 14, Tiff has finalized their full slate of films along with the film schedule.
According to a press release, additions to this latest slate include World Premieres of concert-doc Roger Waters The Wall, Theodore Melfi’s Bill Murray vehicle St. Vincent, Kryzstof Zanussi’s Foreign Body and Raoul Peck’s Murder in Pacot. Also announced are the North American premieres of James Franco’s The Sound and the Fury, Isao Takahata’s Studio Ghibli film The Tale of Princess Kaguya and the Palme D’Or winning film by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Winter Sleep.
This last slate of announcement brings the total film count to a whopping 285 features and 108 shorts, including 143 World Premieres and 73 North American Premieres.
Tiff also disclosed their list of Mavericks Conversations, intimate talks with filmmakers and actors following screenings of their films.
According to a press release, additions to this latest slate include World Premieres of concert-doc Roger Waters The Wall, Theodore Melfi’s Bill Murray vehicle St. Vincent, Kryzstof Zanussi’s Foreign Body and Raoul Peck’s Murder in Pacot. Also announced are the North American premieres of James Franco’s The Sound and the Fury, Isao Takahata’s Studio Ghibli film The Tale of Princess Kaguya and the Palme D’Or winning film by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Winter Sleep.
This last slate of announcement brings the total film count to a whopping 285 features and 108 shorts, including 143 World Premieres and 73 North American Premieres.
Tiff also disclosed their list of Mavericks Conversations, intimate talks with filmmakers and actors following screenings of their films.
- 8/19/2014
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
Let's be honest: many film festivals would be happy to lead with the announcement of the films included in the Mavericks, Discovery, and Kids programs at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival. But Toronto is different, intent on maintaining a program that encompasses hundreds of films. That makes it, simultaneously, a rich banquet for those who are able to attend, and a frightening roll of the dice for hundreds of films from around the world seeking attention. In today's announcement, we have word about the Mavericks program, which features conversations with filmmakers David Thorpe, Julie Taymor, Antoine Fuqua and Jon Stewart; actors Robert Duvall, Denzel Washington, Reese Witherspoon, Richard Gere and Juliette Binoche; and journalists Maziar Bahari and Dan Savage. The Discovery program is dedicated...
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- 8/19/2014
- Screen Anarchy
The lineups for the Mavericks, Discovery, and Tiff Kids parts of the Toronto Film Festival were announced, wrapping up a series of lineup announcements for the Toronto International Film Festival.
With the added films, the festival’s entire slate is now a whopping 393 movies. Two hundred eighty-five of those movies are feature films, of which 143 are world premieres.
The Mavericks portion of the festival includes onstage discussions following the screening of each film. Do I Sound Gay? will be followed by a talk between director David Thorpe and sex-advice guru Dan Savage. Also premiering in that space is The 50 Year Argument,...
With the added films, the festival’s entire slate is now a whopping 393 movies. Two hundred eighty-five of those movies are feature films, of which 143 are world premieres.
The Mavericks portion of the festival includes onstage discussions following the screening of each film. Do I Sound Gay? will be followed by a talk between director David Thorpe and sex-advice guru Dan Savage. Also premiering in that space is The 50 Year Argument,...
- 8/19/2014
- by Jacob Shamsian
- EW - Inside Movies
Bill Murray is coming to Toronto folks. Actually, the film he stars in (Theodore Melfi’s St. Vincent) is having its official World Premiere launch at the jaw-dropping 285 feature film 2014 Tiff line-up. In the final batch of items we finally get the confirmation that 2014′s Palme d’Or Winner Winter Sleep (which gets added along with a trio of others to the Masters Programme) will show, and Tomm Moore’s highly anticipated Song of the Sea (among the four item line-up for Tiff Kids) also lands. Worth mentioning are the sprinkling of add-ons to the various other sections (Marjane Satrapi’s Sundance preemed The Voices, Matt Shakman’s Cut Bank and the world preem of Danis Tanovic’s Tigers) with a Studio Ghibli docu item being fitted into the Tiff Docs, but it is the Discovery Programme that finally takes shape.
The “up-and-comers” include Berlin Film Fest (and future Nyff...
The “up-and-comers” include Berlin Film Fest (and future Nyff...
- 8/19/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
The 2014 Toronto Film Festival lineup got a lot stronger this morning by adding several new titles to the Special Presentations, Masters, Documentaries, Vanguard and Contemporary World Cinema selection as well as announcing the Mavericks and Discovery Programme picks. Most notable selections begin with Special Presentations additions of The Weinstein's St. Vincent starring Bill Murray and Melissa McCarty and James Franco's The Sound and the Fury. The St. Vincent screening will be a world premiere and suggest Murray will be walking the Tiff red carpet... now that's a get for the fest I'm sure brings a smile to their face. In the Masters selection we have Studio Ghibli's The Tale of Princess Kaguya as well as the Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or winner, Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Winter Sleep. The Vanguard selection has added The Voice, the lastest film from Persepolis helmer Marjane Satrapi and in the Mavericks selection...
- 8/19/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Bill Murray starrer St. Vincent will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival as part of this week’s wave of programming that includes Discovery.
The Discovery section includes the upcoming world premiere of Stories Of Our Lives, a portmanteau of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex testimonies by anonymous filmmakers from Kenya.
Selections include first-looks of Ross Katz’s Us comedy Adult Beginners, Sarah Leonor’s French Legion drama The Great Man, Isidora Marras’ Chile-Argentinian psychothriller I Am Not Lorena and UK drama X + Y.
“Christopher Nolan, Steve McQueen, Lynne Ramsay and David Gordon Green all presented their first features in our Discovery section,” said Tiff artistic director Cameron Bailey. “It’s a great place to spot new talent first.”
Besides St. Vincent, Festival Additions includes concert film cum road movie Roger Waters The Wall, while the world premiere of Krzysztof Zanussi’s Foreign Body takes its place among the Masters strand.
Tiff Docs arrivals...
The Discovery section includes the upcoming world premiere of Stories Of Our Lives, a portmanteau of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex testimonies by anonymous filmmakers from Kenya.
Selections include first-looks of Ross Katz’s Us comedy Adult Beginners, Sarah Leonor’s French Legion drama The Great Man, Isidora Marras’ Chile-Argentinian psychothriller I Am Not Lorena and UK drama X + Y.
“Christopher Nolan, Steve McQueen, Lynne Ramsay and David Gordon Green all presented their first features in our Discovery section,” said Tiff artistic director Cameron Bailey. “It’s a great place to spot new talent first.”
Besides St. Vincent, Festival Additions includes concert film cum road movie Roger Waters The Wall, while the world premiere of Krzysztof Zanussi’s Foreign Body takes its place among the Masters strand.
Tiff Docs arrivals...
- 8/19/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Where would we be without gay voices? Could you imagine Project Runway without Tim Gunn's pep talks? What would Sam Smith sound like if he didn't idolize Whitney Houston? What would activism be if we didn't have George Takei calling homophobic bigots "douchebags" in his rich baritone? And yet for many gay men, voices are a source of shame, the dead "giveaway" that all those protein shakes and facial hair can't manage to tuck away. David Thorpe would like to explore the complexity of gay voices in his proposed documentary Do I Sound Gay? because, as he says, "Growing up, I lived in constant fear of sounding gay." He has talked to speech therapists, linguists, and a slew of gay icons, including Takei, Gunn, David Sedaris, Don Lemon, and Dan Savage, about why so many gay men want to sound more masculine, and how he ultimately came to embrace...
- 5/29/2014
- by E. Alex Jung
- Vulture
Dan Savage
A few weeks ago we posted about the upcoming film Do I Sound Gay? which examines the concept of “the gay voice”. The project’s Kickstarter campaign is in it’s final 48 hours and they are nearly at their $115,000 goal. If this is a project that interests you, please consider backing it with a pledge while you still can.
One of the people filmmaker David Thorpe speaks with for his documentary is sex columnist and Lgbt advocate Dan Savage. In the short clip below Savage shares his theory about the stereotypical “voice” of gay men. He considers it a “mating call” which helps gay men find sexual partners.
Since in the past gay men didn’t typically procreate, it doesn’t seem like there would be any Darwinian advantage to our being able to spot one another in the wild. Still, Savage’s take makes you consider whether...
A few weeks ago we posted about the upcoming film Do I Sound Gay? which examines the concept of “the gay voice”. The project’s Kickstarter campaign is in it’s final 48 hours and they are nearly at their $115,000 goal. If this is a project that interests you, please consider backing it with a pledge while you still can.
One of the people filmmaker David Thorpe speaks with for his documentary is sex columnist and Lgbt advocate Dan Savage. In the short clip below Savage shares his theory about the stereotypical “voice” of gay men. He considers it a “mating call” which helps gay men find sexual partners.
Since in the past gay men didn’t typically procreate, it doesn’t seem like there would be any Darwinian advantage to our being able to spot one another in the wild. Still, Savage’s take makes you consider whether...
- 5/28/2014
- by Dennis Ayers
- The Backlot
Ever heard of the The Yes Men? Activist and filmmaker Andy Bichlbaum and his colleagues go about the country pretending to be official representatives of Exxon, The Chamber of Commerce, Halliburton etc. Then they hold fake press conferences and the like and film the public relations mayhem for whatever organization they’ve targeted. Basically it’s Crank Yankers for corporate watchdogs.
A few weeks ago we posted about the upcoming film Do I Sound Gay? in which filmmaker David Thorpe examines the concept of “the gay voice”– both his own and of others. (This highly anticipated film has already sparked a lot of discussion both here and on other sites such as Andrew Sullivan,)
Thorpe recently took up the topic of “the gay voice” with Bichlbaum. The Yes Man, while gay, doesn’t believe he comes off as a yesss man. Check out the conversation below.
The Kickstarter campaign to...
A few weeks ago we posted about the upcoming film Do I Sound Gay? in which filmmaker David Thorpe examines the concept of “the gay voice”– both his own and of others. (This highly anticipated film has already sparked a lot of discussion both here and on other sites such as Andrew Sullivan,)
Thorpe recently took up the topic of “the gay voice” with Bichlbaum. The Yes Man, while gay, doesn’t believe he comes off as a yesss man. Check out the conversation below.
The Kickstarter campaign to...
- 5/12/2014
- by Dennis Ayers
- The Backlot
Filmmaker David Thorpe (l) with Tim Gunn
(photos source)
Hard to believe, but no one’s ever made a documentary film to examine the stereotype of the “gay voice” and the stigma surrounding it. Director David Thorpe has set out to rectify that with Do I Sound Gay, a groundbreaking documentary that features Tim Gunn, Dan Savage, David Sedaris, George Takei and Margaret Cho sharing their thoughts on the stigma of “sounding gay.”
Determined to overcome his anxiety about his own voice, gay director Thorpe embarked on a hilarious, poignant, taboo-shattering journey of self-acceptance. After three years in production, Do I Sound Gay? has just launched its 30-day campaign to raise finishing funds on the crowd-sourcing platform Kickstarter.
The film interweaves Thorpe’s personal story with a smart, funny and provocative cultural analysis of the “gay voice.” Looking for answers, he turns to friends, family, historians, linguists, voice coaches, total...
(photos source)
Hard to believe, but no one’s ever made a documentary film to examine the stereotype of the “gay voice” and the stigma surrounding it. Director David Thorpe has set out to rectify that with Do I Sound Gay, a groundbreaking documentary that features Tim Gunn, Dan Savage, David Sedaris, George Takei and Margaret Cho sharing their thoughts on the stigma of “sounding gay.”
Determined to overcome his anxiety about his own voice, gay director Thorpe embarked on a hilarious, poignant, taboo-shattering journey of self-acceptance. After three years in production, Do I Sound Gay? has just launched its 30-day campaign to raise finishing funds on the crowd-sourcing platform Kickstarter.
The film interweaves Thorpe’s personal story with a smart, funny and provocative cultural analysis of the “gay voice.” Looking for answers, he turns to friends, family, historians, linguists, voice coaches, total...
- 4/30/2014
- by Dennis Ayers
- The Backlot
Here are some more of Callie's shoots as Black Widow and Harley Quinn. Be sure to check out some more of Callie's pics on her Facebook page and her official website. Photography by David Thorpe. Follow @RorMachine !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');...
- 8/15/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
A new documentary by David Thorpe called Do I Sound Gay?, which is still in production but features interviews with Dan Savage, David Sedaris, Tim Gunn and others, discusses a very important thing in our everyday lives: having a gay-sounding voice. I love, love, love gay voices. I love having one. Something about a voice is totally truthful, and when I hear gayness in the way someone speaks, it hits me, “Gayness. It’s real. People can make it out to be mysterious, strange, or subversive, but it’s none of those things. It just is, and I can hear it in the way we all say, ‘Hell yes, Minnesota!’”
In honor of Do I Sound Gay’s inclusion in the Independent Filmmaker Labs, I pose a a fun question: Who has your favorite gay speaking voice?
Here are a few of my personal favorites.
Tim Gunn
So glad Tim Gunn...
In honor of Do I Sound Gay’s inclusion in the Independent Filmmaker Labs, I pose a a fun question: Who has your favorite gay speaking voice?
Here are a few of my personal favorites.
Tim Gunn
So glad Tim Gunn...
- 5/13/2013
- by Louis Virtel
- The Backlot
This morning the 10 projects selected for the 2013 Ifp Documentary Labs were announced. All are works by first-time directors and have budgets of less than $1 million, and filmmakers are provided with an immersive mentorship experience to guide them through post-production and looking ahead to the festival circuit and beyond. The films selected include Sara Dosa’s doc on mushroom hunters, Roots and Webs, produced by Court 13′s Josh Penn, and David Thorpe’s Do I Sound Gay, which has How to Survive a Plague‘s Howard Gertler on board as producer. Spike Lee is the executive producer on Darius Clark Monroe’s Evolution of a …...
- 5/13/2013
- by Nick Dawson
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Kodiak, Alaska -- Miami rapper Pitbull can now say he's safe from bears in Alaska.
Pitbull received a care package Monday from Walmart during his visit to Kodiak, complete with bear repellent spray and bear bells used by hikers to make noise, the Kodiak Daily Mirror reported.
The bear spray had special meaning to about 250 people who attended the Pitbull appearance at the Coast Guard base in Kodiak. The rapper had tweeted he heard the local Walmart sold the spray.
In a marketing deal, Pitbull – whose real name is Armando Christian Perez – agreed to visit the Walmart that got the most likes on its Facebook page.
Kodiak was the easy winner, thanks to David Thorpe, a Boston writer who thought it would be funny to send Pitbull to the most remote Walmart possible. Thorpe also was in Kodiak Monday and met the rapper.
Pitbull was a sport, receiving a key...
Pitbull received a care package Monday from Walmart during his visit to Kodiak, complete with bear repellent spray and bear bells used by hikers to make noise, the Kodiak Daily Mirror reported.
The bear spray had special meaning to about 250 people who attended the Pitbull appearance at the Coast Guard base in Kodiak. The rapper had tweeted he heard the local Walmart sold the spray.
In a marketing deal, Pitbull – whose real name is Armando Christian Perez – agreed to visit the Walmart that got the most likes on its Facebook page.
Kodiak was the easy winner, thanks to David Thorpe, a Boston writer who thought it would be funny to send Pitbull to the most remote Walmart possible. Thorpe also was in Kodiak Monday and met the rapper.
Pitbull was a sport, receiving a key...
- 7/31/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Jon M. Chu is in talks to direct Masters of the Universe, which begs the question of who could play Prince Adam/He-Man.Kellan Lutz springs to mind for me (he'd look hot in the harness), but I'm sure some of you have better ideas than me.
The lead developer of Minecraft has written a blog saying that when he developed it, all the characters were created without gender, and any character could reproduce with any other character. Which, according to him, makes all the characters gay. h/t allan
I've been fascinated by the internet campaign to hijack a WalMart contest and send rapper Pitbull to the Kodiak, Alaska branch. Initially, David Thorpe, who engineered the whole thing was invited to tag along, but WalMart wasn't willing to pick up the expense. So Pitbull paid for the trip, which I think is exceedingly cool of him.
My buddy Brett...
The lead developer of Minecraft has written a blog saying that when he developed it, all the characters were created without gender, and any character could reproduce with any other character. Which, according to him, makes all the characters gay. h/t allan
I've been fascinated by the internet campaign to hijack a WalMart contest and send rapper Pitbull to the Kodiak, Alaska branch. Initially, David Thorpe, who engineered the whole thing was invited to tag along, but WalMart wasn't willing to pick up the expense. So Pitbull paid for the trip, which I think is exceedingly cool of him.
My buddy Brett...
- 7/31/2012
- by lostinmiami
- The Backlot
Talk about your Kodiak moments. Pitbull met with residents at a Walmart in the small (population 6,130) Alaska town today—a stop Mr. Worldwide probably never thought he'd be making until a promotional campaign with the big-box store, in which he agreed to appear at the Walmart with the most "likes" on Facebook, became the target of a concerted effort to "exile" the rapper. But it appeared to be a win-win situation as the "Give Me Everything" rapper performed at the local Coast Guard base and posed for photos, the fans being the unwitting winners after Boston Phoenix writer David Thorpe started a Twitter campaign to get Pitbull as far off the beaten path as...
- 7/31/2012
- E! Online
Pitbull will visit a Walmart in Alaska, it has been confirmed. The rapper will head to the town of Kodiak after an online competition for him to visit the branch with the most votes was hijacked by pranksters. David Thorpe and Jon Hendren of online comedy site Something Awful started an online campaign to "#ExilePitbull" by sending him to the most remote branch of Walmart in America. "Pitbull is having a contest where he'll visit the local Walmart that gets the most Fb Likes. [Hendren] and I are sending him to Kodiak, Alaska. Go to this page and enter zip code 99550," Thorpe had told (more)...
- 7/18/2012
- by By Colin Daniels
- Digital Spy
So the Internet-rigged vote to send Pitbull to a Walmart in Kodiak, Alaska, succeeded, but it didn't faze that unflappable bald man in the slightest. (It's not like he'll have to hike from the airport to the store or anything.) Pitbull went on to invite the pranksters, SomethingAwful's David Thorpe and Jon Hendren, along for the trip. Thorpe reported that the invitation doesn't include travel expenses, but that Pitbull is cool with bigging up the guy's brand.
- 7/18/2012
- by Zach Dionne
- Vulture
Anchorage, Alaska — It's not exactly "International Love," but Miami rap star Pitbull is about to bring his act to a nonetheless far-flung site – Kodiak, Alaska.
The unlikely tour stop announced Tuesday will mark the first time the chart-topper will visit the state known as The Last Frontier, and it comes as a result of a marketing deal and perhaps a little mischief.
Pitbull, aka Armando Christian Perez, in a promotion with Walmart and Sheets Energy Strips, agreed to visit whichever Walmart got the most "likes" on its Facebook page.
David Thorpe, a writer for The Boston Phoenix, thought it would be funny to exile the "Give Me Everything" rapper to the most remote Walmart possible, and encouraged people to "like" the Walmart in Kodiak.
The store in a city with a population of about 6,100 wound up with more than 70,000 "likes." The surrounding borough, which Alaska has rather than counties, has about 14,000 people.
The unlikely tour stop announced Tuesday will mark the first time the chart-topper will visit the state known as The Last Frontier, and it comes as a result of a marketing deal and perhaps a little mischief.
Pitbull, aka Armando Christian Perez, in a promotion with Walmart and Sheets Energy Strips, agreed to visit whichever Walmart got the most "likes" on its Facebook page.
David Thorpe, a writer for The Boston Phoenix, thought it would be funny to exile the "Give Me Everything" rapper to the most remote Walmart possible, and encouraged people to "like" the Walmart in Kodiak.
The store in a city with a population of about 6,100 wound up with more than 70,000 "likes." The surrounding borough, which Alaska has rather than counties, has about 14,000 people.
- 7/18/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Pitbull has become the victim of an online prank after allowing Facebook users to decide the location of one of his shows. The rapper launched a contest on Walmart's Facebook page which will see him perform at the branch which receives the most votes. However, David Thorpe and Jon Hendren of online comedy site Something Awful started an online campaign to "#ExilePitbull" by sending him to the most remote branch of Walmart in America. "Pitbull is having a contest where he'll visit the local Walmart that gets the most Fb Likes. (more)...
- 7/2/2012
- by By Colin Daniels
- Digital Spy
Pitbull has been participating in a promotion for Sheets brand Energy Strips, asking America to vote for its favorite local Walmart on Facebook. (The rapper will then grace the winner with his slick presence.) But David Thorpe and Jon Hendren, the evil geniuses behind comedy website Something Awful, have decided to rig the competition in favor of balmy Kodiak, Alaska. ("It's not a regular sized Walmart," writes bastion72 on Reddit, "it's about half the size and sells all sorts of strange stuff. Bear repellant, snow shoes, hunting gear.") Already, the Walmart in Kodiak has 22,000-plus likes, which Gawker notes is more than the entire town's population. Meanwhile, over on Twitter, #ExilePitbull is picking up steam, generating more than 1,200 tweets over the past 24 hours, which have been read by seven million people. Pack warm, dude.
- 6/30/2012
- by Andre Tartar
- Vulture
Man, it’s good to be a young adult novelist nowadays. Got anything that sounds even remotely adaptable for the movies? Or hell, even better, something involving teens dealing with their supernatural heritage, preferably with elements of werewolves, witches, sorcerers, or set in a dystopian future with a tough, female heroine and a love triangle involving two guys? Dude, you’re getting paid! Lex Thomas (the pen name for writing buds Lex Hrabe and Thomas Voorhies) doesn’t have werewolves, witches, or sorcerers in their book “Quarantine: The Loners” (the first of — yes, you guessed it — a trilogy), but they do have a dystopian setting with a love triangle. Cha-ching! And the plot of “Quarantine: The Loners” goes something like this… It was just another ordinary day at McKinley High—until a massive explosion devastated the school. When loner David Thorpe tried to help his English teacher to safety, the...
- 3/27/2012
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
If feelings of common sense persisted and you didn’t think $152 million would go unnoticed, this news can’t be taken as all too shocking. As Variety reports, Black Forest Film Group have picked up rights to the “Hunger Games-esque” Quarantine: The Loners, a virus actioner written by Lex Hrabe and Thomas Voorhies (credited as Lex Thomas), the same duo on scripting duties for this adaptation. (The picture on your right indicates a possible spelling of “Quaranteen,” though Variety and other sources don’t confirm such a difference.)
Quarantine revolves around David Thorpe, a simple loner suddenly plunged into the worst story of high school cliques you could ever imagine. After a deadly epidemic — one with the capability to eliminate anyone past puberty — spreads across his school, government forces create a quarantine around the premises that, in turn, leads to the creation of factions fighting for survival. David only has...
Quarantine revolves around David Thorpe, a simple loner suddenly plunged into the worst story of high school cliques you could ever imagine. After a deadly epidemic — one with the capability to eliminate anyone past puberty — spreads across his school, government forces create a quarantine around the premises that, in turn, leads to the creation of factions fighting for survival. David only has...
- 3/27/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Tdk, best known for its cassette tapes, is hoping a next-gen MP3-compatible boom box will help revitalize its brand.
In early 2009, shortly after being folded into Imation, Tdk discovered that its target customers -- urban male audiophiles -- were getting nostalgic. "They fondly recalled making mixtapes using Tdk cassettes," says Jessica Walton, director of global brands at Imation. They also claimed to be tired of MP3 players, which have made music "less about sharing and more about the device itself." So, with help from Portland, Oregon-based Ziba Design, Tdk decided to update music's most social portable stereo: the boom box. [View a slideshow of the most iconic boom boxes in history.]
1 - McDonald's, MTV, Evian, and Budweiser all ran ads in 2009 featuring the boom box, and NPR aired a segment lamenting its demise. "There was a cultural wave growing behind the boom box," says Ziba creative director David Thorpe. "It was begging for a reinvention."
2 - Early sketches reimagined the...
In early 2009, shortly after being folded into Imation, Tdk discovered that its target customers -- urban male audiophiles -- were getting nostalgic. "They fondly recalled making mixtapes using Tdk cassettes," says Jessica Walton, director of global brands at Imation. They also claimed to be tired of MP3 players, which have made music "less about sharing and more about the device itself." So, with help from Portland, Oregon-based Ziba Design, Tdk decided to update music's most social portable stereo: the boom box. [View a slideshow of the most iconic boom boxes in history.]
1 - McDonald's, MTV, Evian, and Budweiser all ran ads in 2009 featuring the boom box, and NPR aired a segment lamenting its demise. "There was a cultural wave growing behind the boom box," says Ziba creative director David Thorpe. "It was begging for a reinvention."
2 - Early sketches reimagined the...
- 1/13/2011
- by Dan Macsai
- Fast Company
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