![]() She must try and guess which is her mum.īut you'll also find some of the latest releases that you may not have considered, such as Emma, the modern reimagining of Jane Austen's beloved romantic comedy, starring Anya Taylor-Joy. #TIME PILOT ROM MOVIE#If you don't already know what it's about (seriously, you're in for a treat), the movie stars Ryan Reynolds as a dad in the middle of divorce proceedings who tries to explain his past three relationships to his 11-year-old daughter. You'll of course find the usual suspects in this list – 10 Things I Hate About You (can you believe that film is 21 years old?!), Eat, Pray, Love and P.S I Love You. ![]() And until you wait for the movie's release, GLAMOUR has you covered with some of the light-hearted rom-com out there. 'Bros' releases in theatres on September 30.The movie is being released by Universal Pictures on September 16 in the UK, and October 21 in the US. Prior to the screening, the cast and crew, along with top Universal executives, convened at Le Germain for Variety's party honouring the movie and Eichner's cover. So there's a burden I feel, much as I want to sit here and just talk about how funny the movie is." "I've worked so hard on it, I care so much about it, and I want it to do well for the sake of the LGBTQ stories getting greenlit. ![]() In his Variety cover story last week, Eichner discussed the responsibility he feels for 'Bros' to do well. We don't know who we are in the context of history." We're never taught it straight people are never taught it. "When I was doing research for it, there were so many things even I as a middle-aged man didn't know, that I don't know about our own history, because we are never taught our own history. "I can't help but think of the journey Aaron goes on, and what I would be, watching this movie if I was 18, 19-years-old," said Macfarlane.Įichner added that the LGBTQ national history museum in the film is still very much a fictional concept and "exists in 'Bros' before it exists in real life in America". In the Q&A, both Eichner and Macfarlane spoke to the wider significance of 'Bros' and what the movie will come to represent for the LGBTQ community. "Keep it going longer than 'The Whale'!" shouted Eichner, referencing the six-minute standing ovation for the Brendan Fraser movie in Venice last week. While Toronto audiences don't seem to engage in the lengthy standing ovations that are now becoming the norm at film festivals like Cannes and Venice, the crowd was on its feet for nearly two minutes when the cast emerged. 'Bros' played to an extremely enthusiastic audience at the Princess of Wales theatre, many of whom stuck around for the post-screening Q&A, reports 'Variety'. ![]() ![]() Nicholas Stoller directs the film, which also features Bowen Yang, Jim Rash, Dot-Marie Jones, Harvey Fierstein and more hilarious cast members. Like any rom-com, the two have their own meet-cute that turns into a whirlwind romance. That is, until he runs into Luke Macfarlane's Aaron, a buff lawyer who's the complete opposite of Bobby - but changes everything for him. "I want to thank TIFF for letting a comedy into a movie festival!" Eichner yelled into the audience before the film rolled, making a valid point about the dearth of studio comedies that world premiere at top international film festivals.Įichner stars in 'Bros' as Bobby, a frail museum head who's down on his luck with the complicated, modern dating world. Billy Eichner's 'Bros' is breaking all kinds of barriers: It's the first gay rom-com ever made by a major studio, the first with an all openly LGBTQ cast and Eichner is the first openly gay man to ever write and star in a studio movie.Īudiences finally got to see the movie for themselves in Toronto on Friday evening and, judging by the shrieks of laughter throughout the screening, it was a hit. ![]()
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