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A Steve Jobs biopic starring Ashton Kutcher.

Actor James Gandolfini has died of an apparent heart attack at the age of 51. Gandolfini was on holiday in Rome, said Mara Mikialian, HBO’s vice president for program publicity. The actor was scheduled to make an appearance at the Taormina Film Fest in Sicily this week, according to the festival. Gandolfini won three Emmy Awards for his portrayal of …

Screenings begin across the US and Canada on June 28th.

Lots to argue about with this list. LOTS.

Plot synopsis: The subjects of BEFORE YOU KNOW IT are no ordinary senior citizens. They are go-go booted bar-hoppers, love struck activists, troublemaking baton twirlers, late night Internet cruisers, seasoned renegades and bold adventurers. They are also among the estimated 2.4 million lesbian, gay and bisexual Americans over the age of 55 in the United States, many of whom face …

Oscar buzz for Oprah, say the tabloids.

Film synopsis: “Terms And Conditions May Apply examines the cost of so-called ‘free’ services and the continuing disappearance of online privacy. People may think they know what they give up when they click ‘I Agree’ on companies like Facebook and Google. They’re wrong.”

The press materials stress that this is a “follow-up” and not a sequel to 2006’s unintentionally homoerotic gore-fest. That’s because the action occurs “before, during, and after” what took place in the first film. The release date is March 2014.

Whoa.

ABC News has the obituary: Esther Williams, the swimming champion turned actress who starred in glittering and aquatic Technicolor musicals of the 1940s and 1950s, has died. She was 91. Williams died early Thursday in her sleep, according to her longtime publicist Harlan Boll. Following in the footsteps of Sonja Henie, who went from skating champion to movie star, Williams …

Plot synopsis: In Uganda, a new bill threatens to make homosexuality punishable by death. With unprecedented access, the filmmakers follow David Kato – Uganda’s first openly gay man – and his fellow activists as they work against the clock to defeat the legislation while combatting vicious persecution in their daily lives. But no one, not even the filmmakers are prepared …

Clip description: Feature length sequel to the multi award-winning short film GROOM’S CAKE. A mockumentary following the three days leading up to the first birthday party of a child with two gay parents: television actor Steven James and his screenwriter husband, Daniel Ferguson. A movie about the family we are born into and the family we create. Two gay men, …

With Lady Gaga, Mel Gibson, and Sophia Vergara. (Via Towleroad)

Today we have three pairs of tickets to attend a special advance screening I’m So Excited!, the new film by Pedro Almodovar, who will be on hand with stars Carlos Areces and Blanca Suárez afterwards for a Q&A session with the audience. The screening takes place Tuesday, June 4th in New York City. Plot synopsis: A very varied group of …

Mildly diverting and (mostly) on the beat. (Via Towleroad)

So what did you think?