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Not only the brave: why straight actors playing gay are no longer automatically acclaimed – The Guardian

If Ammonite and Supernova are anything to go by, queer roles are no longer awards bait. Instead, such films’ stars find themselves…

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In February 1994, Hollywood seemed to change for ever. Tom Hanks the epitome of the American everyman won a best actor Oscar for playing the out gay protagonist in a major studio movie.
In retrospect, Philadelphia looks a bit iffy. It is melodramatic, littered…

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