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NEWS: July 15, 2008 The Summer 2008 Television Critics Association Press Tour, where programmers parade their biggest stars and executives in front of the media, is underway. Desperate Housewives (Disney-ABC TV Group) is on deck for this Thursday, July 17th at 5pm. The panelists include Felicity Huffman, Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria Parker, Marcia Cross, Nicollette Sheridan, Dana Delany, and creator and executive producer Marc Cherry. In E!Online's "Watch with Kristin" column, some new secrets are revealed about the upcoming season, including Gale Harold as Susan's new love interest. Executive Producer Sabrina Wind says, "He just shot his first scene today and Marc [Cherry] said it went great. And it wasn't an easy scene to start with...it involved a little skin." Pfff. After five years on QAF, showing a little skin isn't exactly an unfamiliar thing for Mr. Harold! Kristin asks fans to comment, so let her know what you think! "Delighted by Gale Harold's hotness even though it might mean bad things for Susan and Mike?" she asks. "Post your hopes, fears and speculation about Desperate Housewives season five in the comments." Scott Lowell has updated his website with new recommendations ("What I'm Digging"), and a new Q&A for July, in which he answers several questions about QAF in his usual honest and humorous way. In an interview with Jeffrey Donovan about Burn Notice, TV Squad mentions that Sharon Gless said Donovan went to her for advice about how to be the star of your own show. Donovan replies, "Well, she's been around the world in so many different roles and so many different series, but mostly it was about Cagney & Lacey. How do you do this role, any role – a specific role like hers or mine -- for such a long time and not burn out? And she kept talking about how it was always everyone else. Her sage advice was about knowing that you're part of a team and just keep thinking that. Five guys go out there and play in the NBA -- Go Celtics! – and you're part of a team. You've got Bruce Campbell, Gabrielle Anwar, and Sharon Gless and then a little guy named Jeff Donovan. They all think it's my show, they keep telling me that, but I say, 'No, it's our show.' Because I can't play Michael the way I'm playing him, without their energy making me who I'm supposed to be." July 7, 2008 Gale Harold is mentioned in a promo for the upcoming season of Desperate Housewives at E! Online (scroll down and click on the "Sizzling Tube Scoop" video from July 2nd). As we've already learned, Gale plays Ken, a new love interest for Teri Hatcher's character, Susan. We're told that James Denton will still be making appearances on the show, as Mike and Susan will be sharing custody of their five-year-old chid (will Ken become a stepdad in the near future?). The promo also includes a brief clip of Gale. While promoting his latest project, a Canadian remake of Othello which aired on CBC last month, Carlo Rota ("Gardner Vance" on QAF) told the Toronto Star that the writers' strike caused him to drop out of the TV series 24. Rota, who also stars on CBC's hit comedy Little Mosque on the Prairie, was forced to choose between both shows, and he chose Little Mosque over 24 because the strike went on so long. Well, according to 24headquarters.com, Rota will be returning to the show after all, and the scheduling has been worked out. His character, Morris O'Brian, will sub for Chloe while she's out dealing with their son's emergency. Here's a quote from yet another interview with Sharon Gless about her series Burn Notice, from The TV Addict: "You know, there was a time in my career when I just swore... and I was working way past the age when I should have been playing moms, but I wasn't yet. And I said I didn't want to play moms. I didn't want to be 'the mother of...' But the first mom I ever played I think was Queer as Folk. How cool is that?! And so when this came up, I thought, 'No, being a mom is cool!' If she's well written, like Madeline is." [read the full interview] Cyndi Lauper, who guest starred in episode 510 of QAF, showed up on As The World Turns last week for another show of support for the gay community. The pop star, who is promoting her new CD "Bring Ya to the Brink" made an appearance in Oakdale, Illinois to help boyfriends Luke and Noah (played by Van Hansis and Jake Silbermann) find their way back to each other. Fortunately, the bar where she performed didn't explode during the concert like Babylon did on QAF. Gay rights is a cause that Lauper has long supported. "Part of it is being raised a New Yorker, Italian," she tells Entertainment Weekly. "You're always taught from when you're little that you stick up for your own," she says, in reference to her older sister, Ellen, and her friends in the community. That's why she created the True Colors Tour in 2007. "It's always dangerous in any country when you say, 'We have this, except for you guys. Not you guys.' Because you never know when you're going to be piled into that group that doesn't have freedom or whatever life affords everybody else. [The tour] is an opportunity to step forward. I wanted to do it though the power of music and laughter and have information at people's fingertips." That's why, in addition to the family and friends grassroots organization PFLAG, Lauper also invited the Human Rights Campaign along on this year's tour, to help concertgoers register to vote. [read the full article]. If you're interested in checking out the story of Luke and Noah, but don't want to sit through the daytime soap, you can watch clips of their storyline on YouTube (roughly 200 segments and counting), posted by LukeVanFan. June 28, 2008 The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Neal McDonough is joining the cast of Desperate Housewives as a regular next season. He will play a new white-collar resident who may cross romantic paths with Edie Britt (Nicolette Sheridan). McDonough is the second new addition to the cast, along with Gale Harold, who will recur as Ken, the mysterious man kissing Susan Meyer (Teri Hatcher) in the final flash-forward scene of this past season. Stephen Kijak reports that the Scott Walker film (of which Gale is an associate producer, for those 2 or 3 of you who didn't know, LOL) has continued it's non-stop film fest tour, and will be screening in the very prestigious Karlovary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic on July 5 & 9. The good news for those of us on this side of the pond is that they are looking at a Fall/Winter 08 theatrical run on US screens. How many screens is still to be determined. Sharon Gless wishes Chicago a Happy Pride this weekend. “Chicago is where ‘Queer As Folk’ was sneaked to me under a table," she tells redeyechicago.com. “I was doing a play at the Victory Gardens Theater for one of your playwrights, Claudia Allen. I flew out of Chicago one day, went and saw the producers, came back and it was mine. Chicago has a very large piece of my heart.” You can listen to an audio message from her here. “I mean, people still don’t believe that I’m not gay, and I don’t fight them. I just say, ‘OK, whatever.’ I just learned so much about what the gays go through—all the fun and all the sadness. I’m yours for life." Sharon also talks about Scott Lowell and the rest of the QAF cast: "I love Scotty. Scotty’s carrying on our poker tradition. Every month I did a cast poker party in Toronto at my apartment. When it ended I gave one to Scotty and now he throws the party in L.A. When I come to town he puts out an e-mail to the cast, and the title of his e-mail is ‘Poke Her.' We’ve all stayed friends. This is like my 10th series and you always swear you’ll never part, but you do, of course. But the Queer As Folk people, we’ve all stayed together. I think it was such an intimate show and difficult for everyone to do the kind of work they were doing. And we just bonded. Tyne Daly’s mother has a great expression, and I attribute it to the reason Tyne and I are so close still today. Tyne Daly’s mom says, ‘Sweat makes a great cement.’ And these boys were sweating together—literally—for five years, and supporting each other. There was never any fighting on set." In "Getting Burned with Sharon Gless,” Reg Seeton talks to the actress about what it's like to live and work in Miami, how she bonded with Jeffrey Donovan in the first season of Burn Notice, how she's grown as an actress since Queer as Folk, whether we can expect a reunion with Tyne Daly, and what she's looking forward to most in season two. Seeton asks, “Between the time you signed on to Queer as Folk to when it ended, how did playing Debbie change you as an actress?" Sharon replies, “Well, I hope that I grow with every role that I play. I mean, that’s always your hope. I love the luxury of longevity in a series and the fact that I was lucky enough to be in a hit, which Queer As Folk became. You're just looser, more comfortable, more inventive, braver, the longer you go. That just comes with having the chance to develop with her, the same thing happened with Christine Cagney. The longer you play them the richer they become.” Note: the link to page 2 of the interview appears to be broken, but you can find it here. There are some nice photos to go along with the interview. In another interview with Sharon, she reveals a few of the stories we've heard over the years about her experiences with fans, and some new tidbits as well! SX news writes about how Queer as Folk and Cagney & Lacey made her more aware of the discrimination faced by women and the GLBT community. “By doing Queer as Folk I became much more aware of the trials and heartbreaking things of being part of the gay community,” she says. “Only by doing Cagney & Lacey did I start becoming aware of how people talked about women.” It was during her time on the detective show that she became a feminist. “I’d not really been exposed to feminism. I was a woman who was successful in my work and not competing against men for roles ... But by showing the stories we did and living the life, I became a feminist and I remain so.” So, surely it’s about time she played a lesbian? “I’m dying to!” she laughs. But when it’s suggested she should get a part in the final season of The L Word, she has mixed feelings. “If they asked me I’d go do the last episode, but I’m territorial. Queer as Folk was first and put Showtime on the map and allowed The L Word to be made. I think it’s a very fun show. I always look at it like a Victoria Secrets catalogue. The women are beautiful to look at and I love the lingerie.” And yet *another* interview, this time with 411mania.com. Sharon is asked about playing unique mother characters. She says, "Queer as Folk was the first one that took off, my playing a mother. Debbie, I think I've said this before in print .... but I went after that role. I called Showtime and said I wanted to play that role, and Jerry Offsay said, 'I like the idea. I think Sharon will bring a little class to the project.' And I said, 'Please tell Jerry that class is not what I had in mind.' So I sort of got who she was, and obviously she became more outrageous as time went on.” June 23, 2008 Scott Lowell plays a detective in the movie "To Live and Die in Dixie," a true-crime story based on two murders in the South during the '80s, chronicled in a book by Frances Parker. The film premiered on Friday night at Studio 28 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and plays through this Thursday, the 26th. Robert Gant ("Ben" on QAF) will attend the Queer as Folk and L World fan convention taking place in Paris, France this fall. The convention begins on Friday, October 31st and runs until Sunday, November 2nd, and will include analytical lectures, Q&A sessions with actors from both shows, autograph and photo sessions, games, merchandising booths, and a party for pass-holders. For hotel and ticket information, visit the Convention website. Robert's movie "Save Me" now has an official website. There are some great movie stills, cast/crew information, fan forum, and more. The film also has a page on Facebook. Save Me will continue its film festival run through the Summer of 2008 and will debut in theaters this September. Be sure to check out the sites for more information, including upcoming screening dates in Kansas City, Durham, New York and Los Angeles. Queer as Folk creator Russell T. Davies has been awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. Orders are awarded to recognise merit in terms of achievement and service to the United Kingdom. Mr. Davies, who revived Doctor Who for the BBC in addition to creating the Torchwood spinoff, has been honoured for services to drama. He said, "I'm delighted to accept, and I hope it does the whole industry a bit of good, for the writing of television drama to be recognised. I'm the last person, I'd have thought, who would be given an MBE. What have I done to deserve it? I've just sat there night after night banging out telly. The thought of getting this would have never even entered my head when I first started out." [source: pinknews.co]Sarah Lyall, New York Times News Service, wrote a feature on Davies, in which she called him "perhaps the most admired writer and producer working in British television drama." She says, "Queer as Folk was revolutionary not only because of its racy subject matter but also because of the matter-of-fact way it presented its characters: ordinary people, if unusually attractive and sexually frisky, who happened to be gay. Criticism of its content tended to be overshadowed by admiration for its wit and verve and for the mature fun of its story lines. Davies used the same philosophy when Captain Jack came on the scene in Doctor Who — make it entertaining, not didactic." Davies says, laughing, "I thought, 'It's time you introduce bisexuals properly into mainstream telvision.'" [read more].Paul O'Grady is an English comedian and television personality who hosts The Paul O'Grady Show airing on Channel 4 in the UK. Two of Paul's ultimate TV heroines (Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly, also known as Cagney & Lacey) flew in to surprise him on his birthday earlier this month. Paul said, "I don't believe it, I can't believe it.". The pair told him, "You are under arrest for being drunk and disorderly and French polishing in public. You should remain silent but I'd imagine you would find that very difficult." Paul later said "You have made my birthday," and Sharon Gless said, "I enjoyed frisking you. You knew the position." Paul beamed at the pair. "You have made my birthday." [source: coventrytelegraph.net]Jeffrey Donovan adores working with Sharon Gless, who plays his mother on Burn Notice. "Isn’t she amazing?" he says. "She's been like a mother to me down here. She is so great. Her and her husband, Barney – you know famous producer – they’re just so great. I wish they were my parents." Panel says 'she seemed like she’s pretty much adopted you,' and Jeffrey replied, "Yeah, she has, she has. I’m filing papers next week." [read more at Eclipse magazine]
In Eclipse Magazine, Michelle Alexandria writes about the "Things (she) learned at the Burn Notice Junket," including some tidbits about Sharon Gless:Sharon Gless is a television legend and she doesn't even know it. When I asked her "What's it like to be a legend?" She blushed and doesn't consider herself a trailblazer. She adores her co-star Jeffrey Donovan. When she talks about him, you can almost tell she would like to adopt him. The rumors that she and Tyne Daly don't get along are false. Talks about Tyne with great reverence and love. They are actually flying to London together next week to do a talk show. There have been talks of a brand new Cagney and Lacey movie with them being somehow involved. Apparently there’s been a revival in it's popularity overseas. She let slip a plot point about this season's Burn Notice - Apparently Madeline and Michael are going to do some family counseling. There's a great interview Eric Goldman did with Sharon at tv.ign.com. She talks about her co-stars on Burn Notice, and the character of Madeline (how she creates a backstory and is involved right down to the look of the character), and her favorite storyline (coming up this season on the show).Movieweb asks Sharon about a possible QAF reunion. She says, "No, not yet, but I think it'd be a great idea. I don't know if enough time has gone by yet to do it. We only ended it two years ago." She mentions that the show still has a pretty big fanbase. "They still have conventions and things like that," she points out. "In fact, I was just invited to one in Europe. They wanted to bring some of the cast in so, apparently it's still alive and well out there. We're just not shooting it. I think it would be a great idea to bring us back, I just think we need a little more time away from it." [note: Sharon is refering to the convention I mentioned above, taking place in Paris this fall]. Read the rest of the interview here. Matthew Puckett, who wrote, produced and recorded much of the soundtrack for "Particles of Truth" is currently writing the theme, score and songs for a new ABC series, 'Hopkins'. This edgy new series (which will air on June 26, 2008) follows events at the famous Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. The show will have some of the feel of a real-life "Grey's Anatomy". There are many intense life or death moments - but also many deeper messages and consistently great docu-drama filmmaking. As reported earlier (May 15, 2008 entry below), Puckett's new CD, "The Goodbye EP" is available for order online. [source: top40-charts.com] Thea Gill ("Lindsay" on QAF) has been appointed to the Honorary Board of Directors for The Gay American Heroes Foundation (GAHF). The goal of the foundation is to take a traveling memorial to communities throughout the USA to honor the lives of LGBT people who have been murdered as a result of hate crimes based on their sexual orientation and gender identity. This will also help to educate the public about hate crimes as well as inspire compassion and acceptance of all people. [source: Miami Herald] Universal CityWalk Hollywood kicks its "Summer Block Party" into high-gear with 66 continuous days of free, non-stop entertainment, featuring top celebrity and tribute band concert performances, the ever-popular free outdoor movie night, all-new salsa dance lessons and star-turning talent competitions, from June 26 to August 31. Hal Sparks ("Michael" on QAF) and his band Zero 1 will perform on August 2 (see the Event Calendar for details).June 7, 2008 Looks like Gale Harold is in a new movie from Montreal-born filmmaker Matt Bissonnette called "Passenger Side." The story follows two brothers who spend the day driving around Los Angeles looking for the meaning of their lives and cheap street drugs. Gale plays Karl (not one of the two leads). The low-budget film was shot in Los Angeles at the end of May (shooting wrapped on the 28th). The producer, Corey Marr, is hoping to secure a theatrical distribution deal for the comedy, which he plans to take to the festival circuit. For more info, visit PlaybackOnline.ca. Carlo Rota ("Gardner Vance" on QAF) stars in a two-hour television adaptation of Othello on CBC (Canada), June 15, at 9pm. For more info and to view a clip, visit the website. An update from Randy Harrison and Marci Adilman's production company (the Arts Bureau) says that they have finished production on their first short film, "thinking..." and will be shooting their first feature for a few weeks this summer; more updates to come. Robert Gant is filming a new television series for the BBC called "PA’s," which is set against an emotional backdrop of friendship, ambition, sex and filing (sounds like a sexier version of "The Office"). It follows the fortunes of four Desperate Workwives trying to break through the glass ceiling, and will air in the UK starting this October. (press release). Thea Gill ("Lindsay" on QAF) is slated to be tonight's 7:30 p.m. screening of "Mulligans" at Fort Worth's Q Cinema, capping off Cowtown's gay and lesbian film festival, which turns 10 this year. Gill plays Stacey Davidson, the wife of a closeted man that one of the characters has an affair with. The actress said playing the role required her to enter into a "very dark zone." "Shooting away on an island [Victoria, British Columbia] made it even lonelier, more isolated," she said. Here's more on Michelle Clune's ("Melanie" on QAF) new movie from calendarlive.com: When is a gay-themed disaster movie not a gay-themed disaster movie? Here Films, a division of Here "Gay Television on Demand," shows how to be and not be both in the current double feature, "Solar Flare" and "Polar Opposites." In "Solar Flare," a naïve young genius (newcomer Chris Brochu) can predict the titular disturbances, some severe enough to cause serious inconveniences. His mother, the foxiest strip-club bouncer in Los Angeles (Michelle Clunie of "Queer as Folk"), and an idealistic scientist (Tracey Gold, "Growing Pains") must protect him from an evil corporate dude who wants the teen genius' technology for nefarious uses. The film tries to be a cautionary tale against corporate interference in both the environment and technology, but it really serves as a warning beacon against enervated staging and ineffectual dialogue. Sometimes the words really do get in the way. From "Emmy Watch" by Dan Cox in the HollywoodReporter: One pleasing aspect of guest roles on TV is that writers can tailor the character specifically to an actress they have in mind. For FX's "Nip/Tuck," creator Ryan Murphy pitched his concept to two-time Emmy winner Sharon Gless, who agreed to play the part. "It's a very complicated character," she says. "When he pitched it to me, he made me promise I (would) never tell anyone how it ends. When I went to do wardrobe, they didn't know what the end was." Hal Sparks ("Michael" on QAF) is one of two remaining contestants on VH1's "Celebracadabra," in which celebrities become amateur magicians. He's battling it out with "Outsiders" and "Soul Man" star C. Thomas Howell on the show. Sparks is performing at Helium Comedy (2031 Sansom) June 11-14. The former "Talk Soup" host and "Queer as Folk" actor told philly.com that he considers his stand-up "a solid mix of Steve Martin and George Carlin." A bold statement indeed. Sparks' band, Zero 1, will soon put out its second record. His comedy record, "Escape from Halcatraz," is available on iTunes. This has nothing to do with QAF, but I thought it was a freaky coincidence, considering what happens to Justin at the end of season one. A journalist named Randy Harrison (ABQJournal Sports) writes about how shattering bats have become a problem in baseball. "Just as the crack of a bat can be thrilling, the cracking of a bat can be equally chilling." [read more). May 26, 2008 Rob Owen of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writes about the future of Desperate Housewives (DH) based on comments made by consulting producer Jeff Greenstein. "One of the things we always talk about is that in spite of the show sometimes becoming gothic and soapy and over the top, we always try to return to the roots, the real lives of suburban women," said Greenstein. "We wanted to reset the predicaments of our women in ways that are real and grounded." During the season finale, one of the biggest shocks for regular viewers was seeing Susan (Teri Hatcher) in the loving embrace of a man (Gale Harold, "Queer as Folk") who was not her husband, Mile Delfino (James Denton). "We wanted to shake people up," Greenstein explains. "The essence of drama is surprise. We wanted to give people a lot to chew on over the summer." When DH returns in the fall it will remain in the future, with some flashbacks to explain how the women got to the points they are at in their lives. In addition to revealing what became of Mike, Greenstein promised a new mystery, saying, "the show seems to flourish when we have our trademark combination of comedy, drama, soap and the mystery element that propels you through the season. So we’re working on something new." May 23, 2008 Sharon Gless ("Debbie" on QAF) talks to Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith about the "sick and twisted" role she plays on Nip/Tuck, which will continue next season, and admits to having a healthy bit of stage fright even to this day. Read the exclusive interview at creators.com. People have been asking if Gale's role on Desperate Housewives will continue next season, since it was rumored to be a recurring part. Korbi Ghosh of zap2it.com reports that Susan's new man will be sticking around Wisteria Lane for some time and is expected to be a major part of the season five mystery. James Denton, the actor who was playing Susan's husband up until the last few minutes of the season finale, will also be around next season. Teri Hatcher, who plays Susan says, "The new looks for all the women are reflective of where the characters are. It will be revealed over episodes, maybe through flashbacks, what has been happening to everybody."Series creator Marc Cherry explains the leap into the future, saying it offers cleanliness. "One of the problems I had with Season 2 was that I had to keep going with the previous year's stuff. I learned you have to go back to square one to build up the tension again. Finally, this year I said, 'Why don't we really mix it up?' " At a script table read, Cherry asked all but the main cast to leave the room before dropping his bomb for the finale. The result of the time shift, obviously, is that many regular cast members won't return. Teen actors will be cast over the summer to replace the boys. Two of the new child actors made their debuts Sunday night. Kaila Say and Daniella Baltodano play Gabby and Carlos' daughters, Juanita and Celia. "They are adorable," Eva Longoria Parker says. "But I'm not excited about working with children because I'm a really fast shooter. I like to get in and get out and go home to my husband, and children tend to slow that process down. But I am excited about the comedic opportunities." Uh-oh, kids... [read more] Legendary Bingo celebrated their 10th Anniversary May 14th at Hamburger Mary’s in West Hollywood. The evening was dedicated to HOT IN HOLLYWOOD, which benefits AIDS/HIV awareness and education by donating to AFH and Real Medicine. Jeffery "Bingo Boy" Bowman was the host for the event, which began in 1998 and has raised more than 2 million dollars for local and national organizations and has featured many celebrity "ball calling" guests. Check out this photo of Peter Paige ("Emmett" on QAF) on the red carpet. [source: ifmagazine]May 15, 2008 Much of the soundtrack music for "Particles of Truth" (starring Gale Harold and Jennifer Elster) was written, produced and recorded by Matthew Puckett. The artist was dubbed 'Gray Davis' in the film; Gale's character Morrison buys the Gray Davis CD so he can get to know Lilli a little better. CD Baby.com now has Puckett's new CD, "The Goodbye EP" available for order on their site. You can even listen to samples of the music before buying. Amplifier Magazine says, "Matthew Puckett's greatest strength as a songwriter is that in a single phrase he can sum up what's wrong and what's right…and make them both sound equally heartbreaking. Armed with an acoustic guitar and a smooth, lovely delivery, Puckett's songs are gently rolling revelations about the things that happen between two people who are in love, or falling out of it. Puckett summons everyone from Nick Drake to Jack Johnson." Last Thursday, the Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club (a new political force in NYC, named for the legendary gay activist Jim Owles) held its annual fundraiser at Elmo's Restaurant -- a night of entertainment, complete with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. President Allen Roskoff had the crowd laughing when he announced that 20 percent of funds raised would go into two phantom accounts - slush fund 1 and slush fund 2. Peter Paige ("Emmett" on QAF), Air America's Rachel Maddow, and philanthropist Scott O. Talbot were honored in front of entertainers and politicians alike.Peter's film, Leaving Barstow, which also stars Michelle Clunie ("Melanie" on QAF), won the audience award at the Newport Beach Film Festival. On his official website, Peter says he's been busy as usual - "doing some acting (Ping Pong Playa, The History Boys), some writing (a pilot, a new movie that i can't tell you about), and some directing (Leaving Barstow)..."
Don't forget that you can still submit questions to Scott Lowell for the Q&A section of his website. The Q&A's from past months are archived on the site. Scott even has an RSS feed that you can subscribe to, which allows you to read the news you want, at your own convenience.May 11, 2008 Andrew Davis of the Windy City Times talks to Robert Gant about his role in "Kiss Me Deadly", and about coming out of the closet. Robert talks about his views on whether it's important for celebrities to be "out" because of their visibility. The Washington Blade has another great interview with Robert Gant. There's also a picture of his character with his romantic partner in the film, Nathan Whitaker. " Desert Hearts" was a groundbreaking lesbian drama where the romance was hot and happy. The film was released in 1985, and has garnered many fans, including rebellious critic Camille Paglia. A documentary about the cult status and social impact of the film is currently in production; it's called Desert Hearts Mon Amour and it features director Donna Deitch, and stars Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau, as well as people like Michelle Clunie ("Melanie" on QAF) and Daniela Shea from "The L Word."From Nick Verreos' fashion blog: Beautiful and statuesque Canadian actress Thea Gill, of "Dante's Cove" and "Queer As Folk", is seen here on the red carpet, wearing a NIKOLAKI gold hand-beaded sequin silk chiffon one-shoulder gown to the "L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center's Women's Night 2008", held at the Henry Fonda Theater in Hollywood. The night honored Miss Sharon Stone and Linda Perry. We think Thea looked like a golden goddess in our gown! She even left us a message this morning, praising us for the gown and how beautiful she felt in it...Now that's a nice "Morning Wake Up" call!May 6, 2008 Scott Lowell ("Ted" on QAF) will be apearing on Criminal Minds on CBS tomorrow, May 7th, at 9PM EST.Attention UK fans: Sharon Gless ("Debbie" on QAF) and Tyne Daly will be off to London to tape The Paul O'Grady Show on Wednesday June 11th. The show airs Friday, June 13th on Channel 4 at 5PM local time.On May 12, Peter Paige will take part in a reading of Larry Kramer's 1985 play, "The Normal Heart," about creating the Gay Men's Health Crisis (the first and largest volunteer AIDS organization) in the early 80s. He will be joined by gay actors Mitchell Anderson ("Party of Five"), Dan Butler ("Frasier"), and Amanda Bearse ("Married with Children"). The reading is part of a week of events scheduled to raise funds for the Hope Clinic, Emory Vaccine Center, and to raise awareness about Hope's clinical trials on HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. [source: SouthernVoice.com. Robert Gant talks to Greg Hernandez about his role in "Kiss Me Deadly" for Greg's blog "Out in Hollywood" (scroll down to May 3rd for the interview). "If you think about (Jason) Bourne or superheroes or (James) Bond, their sexuality is just a given and that's the way it is," said Robert, who is openly gay. "When I first mentioned the notion of a gay spy, people laughed and said it must be a comedy. But no, this is a guy who just happens to be gay and can kick ass." So what was it like to work with Doherty, the former "Charmed" and "Beverly Hills, 90210" star who very publicly left both of her popular prime-time shows prematurely? "I actually had a great time with her," Robert said. "I didn't know going in what to expect. She was great to work with, a diva in the best sense of the word. She's a strong, powerful woman who doesn't let herself get pushed around. That's something that a lot of gay people can relate to." Robert also talked about how the tide is changing. "We're starting to cross the frontier in lots of different ways with Neil Patrick Harris' (womanizing) character on `How I Met Your Mother,' so we're able to go there comedically," Robert said. "I've been crossing many of my own frontiers in my life. Now I'm encountering what I believe to be the last real frontier in Hollywood ... an openly gay leading-man-type actor playing a romantic straight role."May 1, 2008 TV Guide's Michael Ausiello has announced that Gale Harold will be appearing in the season finale of Desperate Housewives on May 18, 2008. It's a potentially recurring role, which means we could see him again next season. According to Ausiello, Gale will play a quick-witted, charming and buttoned-down suburbanite. [source: TVguide.com] MediaBlvd interviewed Burn Notice's Gabrielle Anwar, and asked her, "How was it working with Sharon Gless?" She replied, "Sharon is a really phenomenal, eccentric woman to be around, she really is. She was kind enough to invite us all over to her home which is just full of all kinds of crazy memorabilia." Hmm... shades of Debbie Novotny! Scott Lowell's website has a brand new look, which Scott ("Ted" on QAF) designed himself. He's included some new pictures and news items with the re-launch. Head on over and check it out, and see what he's been up to!Check out the official website for "Kiss Me Deadly" featuring Robert Gant ("Ben" on QAF) and Shannen Dougherty. Updates are still being made to some of the sections. Synopsis: Jacob Keane is pulled away from his boyfriend and daughter and drawn back into the high-stakes world of International espionage when his former partner Marta reappears after 17 years, her memory erased and on the run from a pair of ruthless assassins working for an unkonwn entity. With no idea who wants them dead, or why, their path leads them into mortal danger as they must elude a mysterious villain looking to gain classified information at any cost.April 24, 2008 Robert Gant ("Ben" on QAF) is on the cover of Instinct magazine's May 2008 issue to promote his upcoming film "Kiss Me Deadly", in which he co-stars with Shannon Dougherty. Instinctmagazine.com has a short behind-the-scenes video clip of the cover shoot, where Robert practises some of his James Bond-type moves. The feature is the first installment in the Jacob Keane Assignment series of original, feature-length spy thrillers for the here! network. Be sure to pick up a copy of the magazine, as there are more great pictures inside. Here are a couple of scans: As I reported last week, Robert and former QAF co-stars Sharon Gless ("Debbie") and Michelle Clunie ("Melanie") hit the campaign trail in support of Hillary Clinton last weekend. On Friday night, Robert kicked things off in Pittsburgh, along with Pennsylvania's Governor Ed Rendell and Director Rob Reiner. As reported by EDGE Boston and the Independant, the men accompanied Chelsea Clinton (Hillary's daughter) to four bars in Center City, including Woody’s, the city’s most famous gay bar. On Saturday, Robert joined up with Sharon and Michelle for another pub crawl. There are a couple of pictures of them here. In her LiveJournal, wirthwoman wrote, "Bobby was the first to speak and he talked about how he came out as a gay man during the show and how his life has changed for the better and that he had met Hillary who thought he looked familiar. When he told her he was an actor and had been on QAF, she said that’s where she remembered him from. He said with Hillary gays would have a friend in the White House and she was the only First Lady to march in a Pride parade and would be the first President to do so. He was very passionate about her. Channel 4 News was filming his remarks but they left after he finished."While his former castmates were schmoozing and boozing, Hal Sparks ("Michael" on QAF) also spent some time in Pittsburgh performing stand-up at The Improv, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He will appear next in VH1's "Celebracadabra!" (celebrities compete to become trained magicians) at 9 p.m. on April 27 and VH1's "I Love the Millennium" in June. His metal band, Zero 1, is touring and he voices a cartoon character for Nickelodeon ("Tak and the Power of Juju"). Hal's sporting some longer locks these days... check out his Gene Simmons look at the Nickelodeon's 2008 Kids' Choice Awards.Shinan Govani wrote about the QAF Wrap Party in 2005. He's the reporter who, upon seeing Gale in a poor-boy cap, asked him, "Are you selling papers?" Gale replied, "Yeah, you want one?" (read the review here). This week, Govani writes about the cost of celebrity in this article, and mentions Sharon Gless ("Debbie" on QAF) who famously played the whacked-out lead in a production of Misery in the West End. She "ate and ate and ate" for the role, as she herself put it not long ago in an interview with The Guardian. "I put on 45 pounds," Gless detailed. "I wondered why everyone was so upset; Robert De Niro does it and nobody cares. But almost every interview I gave, all people wanted to talk about was my weight." Thea Gill's new film, "Mullligans", a gay update of The Graduate, will be premiering at several festivals this season, including the Inside Out Film Festival in Toronto on May 18th, NewFest in New York, Q Cinema in Fort Worth, The Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival and the Fairy Tales International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival in Calgary May 30th, where Thea and Charlie David (her co-star) will be in attendance! Check out Thea's MySpace blog for a peek at the Mulligans trailer. Sharon Gless was honored by The Theatre School at DePaul University (Chicago) on April 22, 2008. The Theatre School, founded in 1925 as the Goodman School of Drama, is one of the oldest and most respected theatre training conservatories in the country. Each year since 1989 the school and DePaul University have presented "Awards for Excellence in the Arts" to a select few distinguished artists who have made a significant contribution to the arts throughout their careers. The school honors recipients for their many wonderful professional and charitable accomplishments. This year's gala honored Sharon for her "extraordinary career and achievements as an actress" and for her role in inspiring the young artists who travel from all over the country to train at The Theatre School. Since its inception, 98 artists have been honored, including Joan Allen, Ed Asner, Blythe Danner, Laurence Fishburne, Brian Dennehy, Karl Malden, Joe Mantegna, Marlee Matlin, Edward James Olmos, Elizabeth Perkins, Aidan Quinn, John C. Reilly, Wendy Wasserstein, George Wendt, Jane Wyman and Louis Zorich. Congratulations, Sharon!According to DVD Times, the Region 1 DVD of Sharon's series "Burn Notice" Season 1 will be released on June 17, 2008 priced at $49.98."Leaving Barstow," directed by Peter Paige ("Emmett" on QAF), recently wrapped up production and is set to premiere at the Newport Beach Film Festival next Tuesday. According to Kevin Sheridan, who wrote the script and stars in the film, "Leaving Barstow" is a coming-of-age story focused on a young man's struggle to leave what he knows. The trips to Barstow led to some interesting interactions with the locals, according to Peter Paige. One night, while filmmakers were shooting footage by the railroad tracks, a neighbor called the police thinking that they were drug dealers. The neighbor had seen a black Audi parked by the tracks and decided it was up to no good, Paige said, but the officers were gracious about the situation. Another night, a passerby inquired what movie they were making. When told it was called "Leaving Barstow," Paige said, the man responded, "Leaving Barstow? That’s what I gotta do!" The director said he was struck by Barstow’s atmosphere, from the screech of the train whistles to the hot wind that permeated the town. "I really wanted to capture that sense," he said. "Barstow is such a special place. I know the film is called, 'Leaving Barstow,' but I really wanted to honor it." Having been raised by a single parent, Paige said Sheridan’s script spoke to him. "The quality of the writing is really beautiful, and Kevin tapped into something really human, I think," Paige said. "The performances in this movie are staggering, so beautiful, complicated without being contrived. They’re so human it’s almost startling to watch." For more information on Leaving Barstow and to see a trailer, visit the official webite. For information on the April 29 screening, visit the Newport Beach Film Festival website.April 15, 2008 This weekend, Sharon Gless ("Debbie"), Robert Gant ("Ben") and Michelle Clunie ("Mel") will lead a pub crawl through the streets of Pittsburgh with stops at Images, 941 Saloon, Pittsburgh Eagle and others. The former Queer As Folk cast members are bar hopping in an effort to get out the gay vote. The event is organized by the "Hillary Clinton for President" campaign as a way to encourage gay voters to hit the polls when Pennsylvania weighs in on the Presidential election April 22nd. The pub crawl starts at Images (965 Liberty Avenue) at 9pm on Saturday, April 19th. Visit the website for more information. Robert Gant as "the full package" and asks you to vote on his most attractive attribute (*ahem* - I want to say his package, but that might give the wrong impression, LOL)April 14, 2008 A new, extended version of the trailer for "Falling for Grace" starring Gale Harold and Fay Ann Lee is available on the official website, as well as at apple.com. The Lifetime Movie Network will be showing two of Gale's films in the coming weeks. Martha Behind Bars airs tomorrow (April 15) at 6:00 PM and again on Wednesday, April 16th at 8:00 AM. Fathers and Sons will air Sunday, April 27 at 12:00 PM. Aaron Woodley, writer/director for Rhinoceros Eyes, has a new film named Tennessee starring Adam Rothenberg, Ethan Peck and Mariah Carey. It's set to premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City on April 26th, 2008. Burn Notice returns for a second season on Thursday, July 10 at 10pm/9c. Sharon Gless is keeping busy, as she will also star in the first episode of the sixth season of Nip/Tuck. Gless returns to her role of psychotic "agent" Coleen Rose. eonline reporter Kristin says, "We also meet her poor sister. P.S.: I'm hearing someone the guys know and love might have breast cancer."From Sault This Week: Sault Ste. Marie native and critically acclaimed actor, Jack Wetherall ("Uncle Vic" on QAF) is proposing that he bring home his talents to create an educational theatre program and repertory company he said could rival the Stratford and Shaw Festivals in Southern Ontario. "I would love to co-ordinate a theatre program in the Sault that would allow our local talent a place to study and act, but would also attract talent from all over North America to come to the Sault to study," he tells Bob Mihell. "I've realized I know some of the best acting teachers in the world, including [former Stratford artistic director] Robin Phillips, and some of the people who are in the forefront of avant-garde experimental theatre in New York. I know I could attract the best trained theatre people in the world to Sault Ste. Marie." Wetherall would like to combine the talents of Canadian and American teachers from both sides of the river and form a 'Bridge Company'. "It would help this city realize we have tremendous potential as a tourist destination. People could come here in the summer and enjoy fabulous theatre, but also go to great restaurants, go to our beaches, use our hiking trails, ride the tour train, and canoe and kayak. There is so much more potential in keeping our local talent here rather than sending it off." In the vein of "If you build it, they will come," perhaps some of Mr. Wetherall's former co-stars from QAF might show up to participate. I could see Randy Harrison or Scott Lowell taking a bite out of Southern Ontario. Brent Ledger of the Toronto Star writes about the tragedy of relevant gay history going missing because so much of the "stuff" – letters, diaries, papers, etc. -- has been tossed. Ledger has been doing research on a gay Toronto art collector named Douglas Duncan, and has learned the importance of not treating clutter as clutter, but actively curating it and making sure it gets into the right hands, usually professional archives. "Thinking historically doesn't make life any easier, but it can enrich our sense of the present," he says. "I have far more matchbooks that I can ever use – an overflowing jar, in fact – but they bear the images of hot spots past and present and I'm loath to get rid of them. Who else, after all, has an original matchbook for the groundbreaking TV series Queer As Folk or the now-defunct Yonge St. bar/restaurant, the Living Well?"Jamie Evangelista and Laura Hartley interviewed Dan Whitford, lead vocalist, keyboardist and guitarist for the indie electro-dance trio "Cut Copy," one of Australia’s promising bands in the latest issue of Tangled Magazine. When asked how it was hearing their song "Going Nowhere" in a QAF episode, he replies, "It was pretty crazy, actually. You have moments where you sort of realise that your music has crossed over or that it reaches into a more of a mainstream consciousness. When you get stuff on TV, that's sort of one time when it really hits home. It was a cool experience." Did that bring the band more exposure? "I hope so! You never know, really. It's hard to quantify. I think anytime you sort of get on TV, whether it is an [advertisement] or on a show, you hope, it would bring you some more fans, or [take you] to an audience who don't already know your music." [read more of the interview here]Jessie Monteagudo writes about the widespread influence of gay gym culture in an article for the Miami Herald. Monteagudo says that during the past 20 years, working out and acquiring a muscular body have become major components of many gay men’s lives. "Because of the gym, the gay male physical ideal changed from slim, youthful and androgynous to hard, muscular and masculine. Gay gym culture influences the way we look, the way we dress, our aesthetic and erotic sense, our sexual activities and our social calendar. Furthermore, thanks to our role as social trendsetters, the gym has also become a major part of mainstream culture." He also says, "The gym in 'Queer as Folk' encapsulated gay life much more accurately than did the mythical sex-Mecca Babylon. In fact, it could be said that the gym has more influence on urban gay male life than anything else in our culture except the gay rights movement and AIDS."March 24, 2008 This weekend, Theatre for a New Audience's production of William Shakespeare's Antony & Cleopatra featuring Randy Harrison began previews at The Duke on 42nd Street, in New York City. On Sunday, April 6, at 3:00pm the public is invited to attend a matinee performance of the play, featuring Laila Robins as Cleopatra and Marton Csokas as Antony. After the performance, enjoy cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at an exclusive party with the cast. Visit tfana.org/brooklynsdreamers for tickets and more information. Channel 4 International, part of the Digital Rights Group, has acquired the cult comedy Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple In The World. The series will premier in the UK on digital channel E4 in Autumn 2008. 'Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple In The World' is a ground-breaking 6 x 22 minute animation, which takes the viewer on a whirlwind ride through modern domestic bliss in the gayest of gay ghettos, West Lahunga Beach. It features the voice talents of Alan Cumming ('The L Word', 'X2'), Peter Paige ('Queer As Folk'), Margaret Cho ('I'm The One That I Want'), Billy West ('Futurama') and Wilson Cruz ('Party Of Five', 'He's Just Not That Into You'). Haviland Stillwell has been blogging about the current "R Family Vacations" cruise (also known as the "Rosie Cruise") on her website. Rosie O'Donnell ("Loretta" on QAF) was on board for the first couple of days; also on board is Sharon Gless ("Debbie" on QAF). Look for Sharon to make appearances on future blogs with Rosie and Ross Mathews of the Tonight Show.Internet broadcaster AmericaFree.TV has chosen " Wake" (featuring Gale Harold) to be its HD Movie of the Week (until this coming Wednesday, March 26). "Wake" is a drama about four brothers who reunite after years of separation as their mother lies dying in the family home. Buttons get pushed, plans go awry and at the peak of this emotionally raw and darkly humorous evening, the games start to intensify and become real, leading ultimately to complete chaos. Marshall Eubanks, CEO of AmericaFree.TV, said: "Wake is another award winning film that did not see wide distribution. We are glad to be able to help enlarge the possibilities for movie-watchers by bringing this movie to our world-wide audience." Robert Gant will play Chief Garver in a made-for-TV movie on Spike TV called "Mask of the Ninja." Falling for Grace is opening on April 18th at the Harkins Camelview V theatre in Scottsdale Arizona.In the Toronto Star, Richard Ouzounian writes about Carole Pope, the outspoken Canadian icon who was in Toronto this weekend for an intimate concert, along with guest comic Elvira Kurt and in her own inimitable words, "There will be acoustic, there will be jokes, there will be blood." Ouzounian says Ms. Pope has some choice words on sex, politics and today's role models. The woman dubbed "The Raunch Queen" in her heyday with Rough Trade 30 years ago is still capable of lobbing a conversational grenade into the room with the best of them. "Just when you think human sexuality is wide open," she begins from her home in Los Angeles, "you realize we're still back in the Dark Ages. We're all controlled by a bunch of old white guys and I really wish they'd die off." Then she laughs with that dark, throaty sound of hers that could give Beelzebub bad dreams. "And I just can't get enough of Republicans caught being gay." And later: In fact, some of the kids of today have turned on to Pope, thanks in part to her music appearing on television soundtracks from The L Word to The Trailer Park Boys. She even recorded a new version of her anthem of horniness, "High School Confidential," for Queer as Folk. "Oh yeah," agrees Pope dryly. "That's where I got all the 15-year-old boys who want to be my friend on MySpace."March 10, 2008 Patrick Antosh, costume designer for Queer As Folk, was interviewed in a recent issue of the German publication "Manner magazine." The magazine's website currently displays the cover which features a photo of Gale Harold and Randy Harrison from the photoshoot the actors did for the December 2000 issue of "OUT" magazine (in a slightly different pose). For an English translation of the article, visit Patrick's news page. From LA Observed: Scott Lowell was in good company with other celebrities like Ron Howard and Rob Morrow at a screening of "Safety Last," one of the most famous silent films, at UCLA's Royce Hall yesterday afternoon (March 9). The film was preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive from Lloyd's personal 35-millimeter nitrate. Thea Gill starred in a movie called "Truth" alongside Stephanie Zimbalist (of Remmington Steel fame) and Dean Cain, back in 2005. The movie is available on DVD, but also aired on Canadian television last year. Jim Bawden, television columnist for The Toronto Star ("Starweek magazine"), wrote a great review you can read here. Mr. Bawden has written about Queer As Folk before; in fact, he reported that while American imports took over a lot of the Canadian network schedules in 2005, Queer as Folk was one of the homegrown programs that stood out from the crowd. "After five seasons and 83 episodes," says Mr. Bawden, "the T.O.-made Queer as Folk decamped to reruns after spending more than $80 million in the city and keeping hundreds of local actors employed. With sales to dozens of countries, it proved one of Canadian TV's most successful exports." Nice!Lots of news about Sharon Gless from the Cagney & Lacey website...Sharon will star in the first episode of the sixth season of of Nip/Tuck on FX, returning in her role of the psychotic "agent" Coleen Rose. Sharon's series, Burn Notice, is tentatively scheduled to start shooting the first of its 16 new episodes in Miami on April 25th. According to TV Shows on DVD and The Deadbolt.com, the DVDs of season one will be available on June 17th. Finally, Emmy Magazine, the official publication of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, in their first issue of 2008, features an excerpt from the book "Cagney & Lacey... and Me" written by Ms. Gless' husband, Barney Rosenzweig. A personally autographed copy of the new hardcover COLLECTOR'S EDITION of the book is available (more info on the website). March 4, 2008 According to TV Shows on DVD, rumour has it that season one of Burn Notice (starring Sharon Gless) will be released on DVD June 3, 2008. The movie Eighteen, starring Paul Anthony as Pip and Thea Gill as Hannah, is available on DVD from TLAvideo.com. In the film, Pip's grandfather recounts his own 18th birthday in France during WWII, and his one night marriage with cabaret singer Hannah, only for something to live for during the war. Check out this image of Thea Gill from the cast page. "here!" television network has just announced their Spring 2008 lineup. "The Delphi Effect" (formerly titled "Kiss me Deadly"), which stars Robert Gant and Shannen Doherty, will air on May 2, 2008 (world premiere).As reported earlier, Robert will play Nate Spencer in a telefilm called "Special Delivery," to be shot in Oahu, Hawaii this year and distributed by the Lifetime Movie Network. Check out these behind-the-scenes photos of Robert with co-star Lisa Edelstein (she plays Dr. Lisa Cuddy on "House" and also appeared in "Fathers & Sons" with Gale Harold, as well as "Say Uncle" with Peter Paige):Image 1 Image 2 For more pictures of Robert in his latest roles, including Nip/Tuck, visit Gantastic America. If you are a member of LiveJournal, you can also join the Robert Gant Fans Community. The Northwest Herald (McHenry County, Illinois) talked to Hal Sparks, who is performing his stand-up comedy this week in the Chicago area, about growing up in Kentucky, hosting "Talk Soup" and dealing with the drama on "Queer As Folk." Jana Thompson asks Hal what it was like playing a gay man on QAF. "Was it challenging?" she wonders. Hal replies, "Drama is especially challenging, and doing it for five years is borderline toxic. It's rough work, and you're paid every day to be miserable. Somebody has to be betrayed or sick or dying. The emotion of it lingers in your body for 24 hours after. It's like if you and I have a fight and make up, we'll have a few flashbacks and move on. But when you spend 2-1/2 days [shooting] it, it's in your cells all weekend. That's going to bleed into the rest of your relationships."Remember season 4 of QAF, when Brian and Justin made a bet that involved a trip to Ibiza (Spain) if Justin won? And how Brian pretended to go there on his own when he was really getting treatment for his cancer? Well... it seems the Balearic island is undergoing some changes this year. Local authorities have just passed legislation outlawing club openings between 6am and noon (oh dear... no more watching the sunrise while immersed in the thumpa-thumpa). Local bureaucrats, however, have said there could be exceptions made to this rule.February 27, 2008 Here's a photo of Thea Gill with Sally Kirkland at the 2nd annual "Show Off Your Short" film festival held in Hollywood earlier this month, at which Thea presented Ms. Kirkland with the Lifetime Achievement Award (mentioned in a previous update). Here's another photo of Thea, this time with Michelle Clunie, at the AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) seventh annual Oscar Viewing Party in West Hollywood. Also in attendance were Jennifer Love Hewitt and Ross McCall, Ricki Lake, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, and "Sordid Lives" writer/director Del Shores and star Jason Dottley.February 22, 2008 The first half of the two-part Grey's Anatomy show titled "Crash Into Me," which aired last Thanksgiving and featured Gale Harold, is re-airing on ABC, March 7th at 9PM ET. To coincide with the February 19th release of the Rhincoeros Eyes DVD in the U.S., there have been a few mentions online. AfterElton briefly reviews the quirky movie in brian's blog : "While there isn't anything gay about the film, I'm mentioning it here because it features an all-too-rare appearance by Queer As Folk's Gale Harold as a dancing gumshoe. Yes, I just said 'dancing gumshoe'. And he's light on his feet!"Although producer Mia Bays was nominated for the Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer in their First Feature Film (Scott Walker: 30 Century Man) at the British Academy Film Awards 2008, it was Matt Greenhalgh who took home the award for "Control".The original short film "thinking..." that features Randy Harrison, and was written and directed by Randy's Arts Bureau (tAB) cofounder Marci Adilman, was recently shot in upstate New York and should be completed by late Spring. The shooting took place at the Garrison Institute, a former Capuchin monastery located on the Hudson River north of New York City, in beautiful surroundings. Patrick J. Donnelly was Director of Photography and Dan O'Hare produced. Updates and stills should be available on the website soon.The 2nd annual "Show Off Your Short" film festival was held in Hollywood, California, February 15 to 17, 2008. Thea Gill presented Sally Kirkland with the Lifetime Achievement Award for her impressive career on the stage, on TV and on the silver screen. Rose Viggiano writes about the evening in her blog: "Another huge treat was when Thea Gill presented the award to Ms. Kirkland. Ms. Gill is probably best known for her 5 years as Lindsey Peterson on the Showtime mega hit Queer as Folk. Recently she changed her image quite a bit, appeari |