QAF Addiction News Archive - September, October 2007

October 31, 2007

The November Q&A is up at ScottLowell.com. In the answers, Scott talks about the pending writers' strike, the technique of acting, and about his movie with Peter Paige, "Ping Pong Playa". Scott says, "Peter and I had a blast and very quickly fell back into our old rhythms and work habits. Although this time the dynamic of our roles were very much reversed, as Peter plays the clever one and I play the complete moron." [Ed. note: Um... no offense, Scott, but I think Ted and Emmett shared equal amounts of intellegence and moronic behaviour during those five seasons, LOL]. Scott added, "Jessica Yu (the wonderful director) was very encouraging of our ad-libbing (especially since I really didn't have too many scripted lines in any of my scenes)." While at the site, check out the new photos from Scott's movie, "Trapped Ashes" in the Gallery.

Speaking of the lovely Peter Paige ;) ... OK! magazine caught up with him at the Matthew Shephard Foundation Honors event in Los Angeles the other night and spoke to him about his friend, Drew Barrymore, and her boyfriend Justin Long ("Mac" from Apple's "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" commercials). Read more at okmagazine.com.

CTV was at the Gemini Awards this past weekend (honouring the best in Canadian television). Corner Gas, the sitcom that walked away with three top awards, hosted a party before the ceremonies began. eTalk was there, interviewing the Canadian celebs, asking for their best "pump pick-up line" (the best line to use at a gas station, in honour of the host) and to demonstrate their best "pump pose". A very dapper-looking Carlo Rota (Gardner Vance on QAF), wearing mostly black with a white and gray scarf, offered in a sexy voice, "Can I please feel... how high... your octane is?" then joked about holding his nozzle up. His current series, "Little Mosque on the Prairie" was nominated in the best writing category.

Patrick Antosh (former Costume Designer for QAF) has been checking out the 2008 Spring Collections at L'Oréal Fashion Week in Toronto with his good friend, stylist Julie Zambonelli. Patrick attended the shows at the event's new location, Nathan Phillips Square at Toronto's City Hall. The Disney movie Patrick was working on (Twitches Too) is now airing The Disney Channel and The Family Channel. You can see photos of his work on the website. He has just finished another project for Disney called Aaron Stone. Patrick's also working on a movie for Paramount which will be released early next year, called "How She Move". It's about a high school student who is forced to leave her private school to return to her old, crime-filled neighborhood following her sister's death from drug addiction, where she re-kindles an unlikely passion for the competitive world of step dancing. Some of Patrick's sketches are posted on his website.

October 26, 2007

Last Sunday, Thea Gill and Michelle Clunie participated in the AIDS Walk Los Angeles, which started and ended at West Hollywood Park at San Vicente Boulevard, between Melrose Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard, following a 10 kilometre (6.2 mile) course that takes roughly 2-3 hours to complete.

Writer/director Fay Ann Lee brings her soon-to-be-released romantic comedy Falling For Grace to the Vancouver Asian Film Festival for its Canadian premiere. A sold out hit at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival, this film features a huge list of stars, including Margaret Cho, Ken Leung, Gale Harold, Roger Rees, Christine Baranski, Lewis Black, and Bobby Flay. Here's a review from Westender.com.

From The Guardian: Russell T Davies, the executive producer of Doctor Who and Torchwood, and executive producer and creator of Queer as Folk is developing a new BBC drama series about forty-something gay men (still unnamed). He told the Guardian, "It's going to be about forty-something gay men and how jealous they are of gay teenagers. I've been longing to write something for adults." The inspiration behind the new series is a friend, a former Mr Gay UK who split with his his boyfriend. "He asked me: 'Why are so many gay men so glad we split up?' That remark's stayed with me for six years. I think there's a self-punishing streak in that gladness and I want to explore it."

From Playbill.com: Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell, MA, will unveil the world premiere of Tunney/Shakespeare in Six Rounds by David E. Lane November 15th. The official opening is November 18th, and performances continue through December 9th. Robin Phillips directs the one-man show, featuring classical actor Jack Wetherall playing boxer Gene Tunney. The actor, who played the title role on Broadway in The Elephant Man, and recently appeared in Henry V for Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, might be best known for his supporting role as Uncle Vic Grassi in the American version of TV's "Queer as Folk." According to the New England Equity company, "Gene Tunney took on many roles in his lifetime: World War I marine, World Heavyweight Champion, successful business man, and college professor. Tunney was known to have read Shakespeare before his fights, and credits these readings for his 1927 defeat of Jack Dempsey for the World Heavyweight Championship title."

David Bateman reviews "The Elephant Man" for Xtra.ca. He writes, "In the current CanStage production of Bernard Pomerance's 1979 hit The Elephant Man director Robin Phillips has his cast surrounding the title character all asking the same question. Staring blankly into the audience, their backs to one of history's most famous 'freaks of nature,' they all, one after the other, respond to the query, 'Who does he remind you of?' Unanimously, they say that he reminds them of themselves. The strength — and weakness — of the script lies in this simple answer." Jack Wetherall is part of a cast who, according to Bateman, "create a strong ensemble effect crucial to the success of this delicately balanced morality tale." Jamie Portman offers another review for The Ottawa Citizen.

October 16, 2007

The CAGNEY & LACEY box set is among the DVDs nominated in the 4th Annual TV DVD Awards from Home Media Magazine. The public can vote on their favorite DVD releases at the website. CAGNEY & LACEY is nominated in the category of "Best 1980s Series." Voting ends October 26. Winners will be announced November 12 during a gala dinner and cocktail reception at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Century City, CA. For more information on the event, visit the event website.

The official website for Robert Gant is being moved to new servers; not to worry, the site will be up and running again soon.

Aidan Gillen ("Stuart Alan Jones" on QAF-UK) has a gift for choosing projects. Of the few television series he has starred in, Queer As Folk and The Wire have set benchmarks for the rest of the industry to follow. After spending the last couple of years away from the West End stage, Gillen is back, starring in Glengarry Glen Ross at the Apollo. Read Matthew Amer's interview with the Irish actor.

Lars and the Real Girl is a comedy starring Ryan Gosling as Lars Lindstrom, a loveable introvert whoe emotional baggage has kept him from fully embracing life. Alec McClure ("Chris Hobbs" on QAF) and Lindsey Connell ("Tracy" from the Big Q on QAF) both appear in the movie.

Matt Battaglia ("Drew Boyd" on QAF) appeared in an episode of "Shark" (CBS) with James Woods this past weekend. The actor has been busy producing a few films; we will be hearing more about that in the near future. The first one, for which Matt was Executive Producer, is directed by Chris Moore (producer of "Good Will Hunting", "American Pie 1, 2 & 3", "American Wedding" and "Project Greenlight" for Miramax) and will be distributed by Lionsgate. Matt has just optioned to produce the next screenplay from the writers who wrote the recently released action film "WAR" with Jett Li and Jason Stratham. As if that wasn't enough, Matt is forming a production company this week. The logo design and website should be completed within the next month. Check out his personal website, which will soon have a complete makeover.

October 9, 2007

Here! TV will be producing 12 original eco-disaster-themed films for broadcast. The first one is called Solar Flare, and will star Tracey Gold and Michelle Clunie ("Melanie" on QAF), as people consumed by the devastating effects of a solar flare.

"Save Me" (the film produced by Robert Gant's company, Mythgarden) won Best Feature at the Southwest Gay & Lesbian Film Festival held in Albequerque this past week. The movie was filmed in New Mexico, and made a splash when it premiered at Sundance last Janauary. According to the festival website, the film is devoid of stereotypes and caricatures, and asks us to understand the true nature of fear, pain and faith.

On the heels of the news about Sharon Gless appearing on Nip/Tuck this season, it has been announced that Robert Gant will also be joining the impressive list of guest stars on the upcoming 5th season of Nip/Tuck which premieres on October 30. He will portray a character named Jeff Morris in an episode titled "Jeff and Magda."

From The Toronto Sun: The Armstrong Acting Studio, founded by Dean Armstrong ("Blake" on QAF), has launched a number of careers including many of the kids on Degrassi High, and Miley Cryus, Billy Ray Cyrus' daughter who plays Miley Stewart on the Disney channel's "Hannah Montana" show. "I will tell you the guy did a great job in instructing her," Billy Ray Cyrus told Joe Warmington of the Toronto Sun. "He got her ready at the age of 12 years old to be able to go in and audition for such a big role as Hannah Montana." Each student has his or her strengths, says The Dean. But with Miley, he did see something special. "There is no question about it. You could tell she had made the decision she wanted to do this and I knew there would be no stopping her," said Dean, over the line from New York. "I knew it would just be a matter of time because she had confidence, talent and work ethic." Armstrong met the Cyrus family while Billy Ray was in Toronto filming the television show Doc from 1999-2004 and even appeared in an episode dedicated to late NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt.

Check out some photos of Thea Gill, Scott Lowell, and Peter Paige at the recent Outfest Legacy Awards at the Outfest blog and at wireimage.com. The three former castmates were there in support of Outfest and Showtime's Robert Greenblatt who was being honored.

Peter Paige has posted a new message to fans on his website, and there is LOTS of news! Peter's first film, "Say Uncle," is opening the Madrid Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in Spain, October 31 to November 11. Peter won't be able to make the opening, however, because he will be performing in The History Boys at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. Peter will be playing Erwin, which he says is one of the most difficult roles he's ever been given. He is very fond of the director, Paul Miller. Previews begin November 7, and the show runs from November 14 to December 9. Tickets are available at Center Theatre Group. Peter had high praise for Michelle Clunie's performance in his second directorial project, Leaving Barstow; he says it's one of her best performances in years, with a perfect marriage of actor and role. The film will hit the festival circuit early in 2008. Peter and his writing partner Brad Bredeweg have sold a pilot to E! with the working title "The Katie May Show". And finally, Peter will be co-hosting the Matthew Shephard Foundation Honors event with Alison Sweeney at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles on October 27. For tickets, go to matthewshepard.org/honors.

October 5, 2007

From the Star Phoenix: The artistic director for Dare to Dance has chosen some of the finest dancers from across the province to appear in this year's show, themed Instincts, on Saturday, October 6 at TCU Place (Saskatoon's Arts & Convention Centre). The guest artist this year is Kyle Golemba, originally from Regina. He has danced with companies coast to coast, but most recently has been seen as Jason on Queer As Folk on Showtime; as a dancer on Canada's Walk of Fame; and this past summer in the hit movie Hairspray as a record hop dancer. Kyle will soon be travelling to New York to rehearse White Christmas, which will be performed in Toronto at the Hummingbird Centre.

According to Trading Markets, Morningstar Entertainment has acquired exclusive Canadian DVD distribution rights to the first season of "Little Mosque on the Prairie," the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's groundbreaking series. Nearly four million prime time network viewers tuned into Little Mosque's debut week in January 2007, one of the largest openings for a Canadian series. The series has become one of the CBC's hit comedies and boasts an outstanding cast including renowned actors Sheila McCarthy (Road To Avonlea, Being Julia, I've Heard the Mermaids Singing) and Carlo Rota (24, Queer As Folk, At the Hotel).

The story revolves around a small Muslim community in the prairie town of Mercy and takes a gently funny look at the congregation of this rural mosque and their attempt to live in harmony with often skeptical, even down right suspicious, residents of their prairie town. The sit-com reveals that, although different, we are all surprisingly similar when it comes to family, love, the generation gap and our attempts to balance our secular and religious lives. The series has been sold internationally to great acclaim and interest, being broadcast in both Gaza and Israel among other territories. Little Mosque's DVD release date is in mid-November and Morningstar has already received strong indication of pre-orders from its buyers.

Hal Sparks will be appearing at the Billy DeFrank LGBT community center's 26th Anniversary Gala, titled 'Bringing the Pieces Together' and will be held in San Jose, California this Saturday, October 6.

Scott Walker: 30 Century Man continues to make the rounds at international film festivals. Next up is Viennale 2007 (Vienna), October 19 to 31, and then the In-Edit Beefeater International Festival of Music Documentaries, Barcelona, the only festival in Spain (and one of the only few worldwide), which is dedicated to the screening of music documentaries. The fest runs October 25 to November 1. Good news: SW30 just placed at #13 in Time Out London’s "50 Greatest Music Films Ever"!

October 2, 2007

Heads up: For those who enjoy visiting ScottLowell.com, or were a fan of "Ted" on QAF, his official website will have a new layout on October 15th. Some of the sections are being removed this weekend (Fanlisting, Downloads, and Journal Archive) as well as most of the QAF photos (cast candids and "behind the scenes" snapshots) and Scott's personal photos in the Photo Gallery, so if you want to save anything, now is the time to grab it! Look for the new layout to go live on Monday, October 15.

Unfortunately, Robert Gant will be unable to host the 12th Annual SAGE Awards at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City tomorrow (October 3rd) as originally planned.

According to Michael Ausiello of TVGuide.com, Sharon Gless ("Debbie" on QAF) will appear in a four-episode arc on Nip/Tuck as Colleen Rose, a talent agent who wants to represent Sean. The new season launches October 30th.

Attention Canadians on the West Coast: Falling for Grace will begin screening at the Cinemark Tinseltown Theater, 88 West Pender, Vancouver, B.C. on November 9th.

From TV Shows on DVD: Here! TV and Genius Products have announced that they will release a new 5-DVD package of Dante's Cove, featuring Thea Gill ("Lindsay" on QAF) on December 4th. The package includes Seasons 1 and 2 together, as well as the never-before-seen original pilot, which had an almost entirely different cast. The third season debuts this month.

Aaron Woodley, who directed Rhinoceros Eyes featuring Gale Harold, has a new feature film called Tennessee produced by Lee Daniels ("Monsters Ball") and starring Mariah Carey, wrapping up post-production this fall. His next feature film, Drone, about a young couple that adopts a child with an unsettling obsession with bees, will enter pre-production soon. Aaron will also be one of four filmmakers directing a segment for a new feature film tentatively titled Toronto Stories. This film will follow the intersecting lives of its various characters over the course of one day in Canada's largest and most culturally diverse city, where Queer As Folk was filmed. The other directors are Sook Yin Lee, Sudz Sutherland and David Weaver, and the film will shoot this fall. Woodley's psycho-thriller screenplay, "The Saviour" has been optioned and is in development with a Vancouver based company. His new children's adventure script, "League of Monster Slayers" about a possessed house and the nanny who comes to cleanse it, is in the early stages of financing. Also in the works is the dark fairy tale, "Pig Tale" based on the novel of the same name.

September 24, 2007

The film The Tracey Fragments (Bruce McDonald, director on QAF) took home Best Canadian Feature and Best Actress (Ellen Page) at The Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia this past weekend. Scott Walker: 30 Century Man also screened at the festival.

Elizabeth Sung, who played Grace Tang's mother (Ma) in "Falling for Grace" also played Christopher 'C-Dub' Wang's mother in "Ping Pong Playa" starring Peter Paige and Scott Lowell.

Speaking of Peter's performance in Ping Pong Playa (try saying that three times fast!), a recent interview with filmmaker Jessica Yu, posted at Cinematical.com, revealed the following: "We decided that we had to be absolutely authentic. So this was cool -- we actually had this fantastic husband and wife team, Diego and Wei. Diego's been a consultant on Balls of Fury -- everything from Forrest Gump to Balls of Fury. And his wife, she was the Chinese Olympic champion. They were the nicest people on earth. We were scoping out the different ping pong places, and everyone said: 'You guys have got to talk to Diego and Wei.' So, that's how Jimmy learned. Diego was also in the film, in a bit part, to help Peter Paige, who plays the nemesis. He didn't play, but he would learn a few strokes to try to look convincing."

Read an amusing excerpt from the book "Cagney & Lacey...and Me" by Barney Rosenzweig at the Cagney & Lacey website, in which he and Sharon Gless (Debbie on QAF) have a confrontation. You can also reserve a copy of the book online.

Harris Allen (Hunter on QAF) continues to promote his band, Square9, on MySpace. You can order a copy of their 5-track EP, and support the band in making a full-length CD.

Celebrating its 20th anniversary, The Canadian Stage Company launches its main stage season with Bernard Pomerance’s masterful, biographical drama The Elephant Man. Jack Wetherall (Vic Grassi on QAF), who starred in the original Broadway production, joins many other veteran actors in this production. The play runs October 8 to November 3, 2007, at the Canadian Stage – Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front Street East, Toronto. Tickets begin at $20. For tickets and information, contact 416.368.3110 or visit canstage.com . Every Tuesday evening and Wednesday matinee following the performance, there will be an informal Q&A where visitors can meet with the artists. Read more at theatermania.com and Playbill.com.

September 19, 2007

From Canada.com: Nathane Jackson isn't your average Yonge and Davisville denizen. The fitness model and martial arts instructor did a turn as the "gorgeous cyclist" on Queer as Folk and now graces close to 30 Harlequin romance novel covers, including the one for Texas Gun Smoke where he poses as "Bart Collingsworth" and touts a shotgun. Jackson, who once held aspirations to join the RCMP, now works as a personal trainer at Revolution Fitness, a 20,000-square foot facility in the financial district. He spoke with Zosia Bielski, and had this to say about the "Liberty Ride": "I was 'gorgeous cyclist,' that was my name. It was a bit part shot over two days northeast of the city. They were doing a bike race. I did [get recognized] when we first filmed back in 2002. Surprisingly enough, it was a lot of women [recognizing me]. It wasn't a huge thing, but it was kind of neat."

From The Eye Opener: The judge of this years Toronto Urban Film Festival (TUFF) is Jeremy Podeswa, a Ryerson graduate of the film program in 1984, whose new film Fugitive Pieces opened TIFF this year. He's directed films like The Five Senses, as well as shows like Nip/Tuck, Queer as Folk and Six Feet Under. "It's always inspiring to see what people can do, especially with such limited means," he said of the TUFF entries he has seen so far, "It's great because TUFF is not only for established artists, so exciting new things could come from anywhere." The minute long, silent films which were showcased on Toronto subways, buses and GO-trains, competed for prizes such as trips and dinners with notable filmmakers. A team of jurors chose a few finalists and the winners' films will be shown at a free party at the Drake Hotel on September 22.

From gaywired.com: Academy Award winning documentary filmmaker Jessica Yu is taking a step into comedy with her first narrative feature and she is bringing Queer as Folk stars Peter Paige and Scott Lowell with her. The duo will be paired up once again as ping-pong partners in a new sports comedy. Yu, who won the Oscar for Best Documentary, Short Subjects in 1997 for Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien his since gone on to direct for top shows like Grey's Anatomy, the West Wing and ER. This new film called Ping Pong Playa takes a step away from her more serious side and tells the story of a young Asian American hipster who has dreams of making it big on the basketball court. When misfortune strikes his family C-Dub, as he is called, played by newcomer Jimmy Tsai, must defend his family's athletic honor and takes over teaching his mother's table tennis class. Paige and Lowell who played friends/lovers/friends on the hit Showtime show Queer as Folk are portraying table tennis enthusiasts in the film. Joining them for this zany story about over coming odds are, openly gay actor/producer Jason Stuart who created the film 10 Attitudes, and the very funny Khary Payton. The film should be a hysterical look into the competitive world of ping-pong and is due out later this year.

September 18, 2007

the Arts Bureau (tAB), co-founded by Randy Harrison (Justin on QAF), is currently in pre-production on an original short film by tAB's cofounder, Marci Adilman, entitled "thinking..." It will be shot in late December. According to the site, the Bureau is currently halfway to their fundraising goal and will continue their efforts throughout the fall. If you would like to make a donation, visit the support page at the website.

September 14, 2007

Deep Discount has the Queer As Folk: Complete Series DVD set available for $152.50, with free shipping.

On October 14, Robert Gant will attend the 6th Annual GLEH (Gay & Lesbian Elder Housing) Garden Party. The party will be held at the beautiful Hancock Park estate of Mike Mueller & Nick Bode in Los Angeles, California. For more information or to purchase tickets visit the GLEH website.

This week here! TV released their promo for the upcoming third season of Dante's Cove, which premieres October 19. In Season 2, Thea Gill (Queer as Folk) and Michelle Wolff (Mango Kiss) joined the cast, and in the upcoming third season, even more ladies will enjoy some fun in the sun.

Rita M. Gerona-Adkins (New America Media) talks to Stephanie Wang, producer, and star Fay Ann Lee, giving us a closer look at the minds behind the making and marketing of 'Falling for Grace.' In the movie, the lead character, Grace, develops a romance with a lawyer (Gale Harold) from a high-placed family. Bored by a predictable comfortable lifestyle, Andrew tries to find meaning in exposing unfair labor practice in the garment industry. [full article]

Robert Gant is the subject of several "Gantastic" websites, based in various countries. The site owners have created these pages (endorsed by Robert) so that fans all over the word can read articles, interviews, and information about appearances and events in their own language. The site formerly known as "Focusing on Something Positive" is now Gantastic-America.

A coalition of gay and straight individuals is coordinating an effort to establish a national memorial for members of the LGBT community who have been killed because of gender identity or sexual orientation. Robert Gant and his partner in Mythgarden, Chad Allen, are both honorary board members of The Gay American Heroes Foundation. The group hopes to engage and inform the public about hate crimes against LGBT persons, and to inspire compassion and greater appreciation and acceptance of diversity.

Speaking of Mythgarden, their movie "Save Me" is set to premiere in the U.S. this October, but no official date has been announced. The distributor, Roadside Attractions, has announced a new theatrical distribution deal with Lionsgate, the same company releasing Scott Lowell's movie "Trapped Ashes."

From the National Ledger: Sharon Gless is moving forward with a decidedly daring project that might have her baring it all onstage! It's the theatrical adaptation of Jane Juska's "A Round-heeled Woman: My Late-Life Adventures in Sex and Romance," about her experience as a semi-retired Berkeley teacher who took out an ad in the New York Review of Books attempting to attract someone of her intellect. She said, "Before I turn 67 — next March — I would like to have a lot of sex with a man I like. If you want to talk first, Trollope works for me." British producer Brian Eastman is godfathering the project, and Gless has a brand new script by Jane Prowse (Stephen King's "Misery"). Eastman suggested that "the piece is so American, it would be nice to open it in America first" and then bring it into London's West End. After going over a number of possibilities, they've decided on a trial run in San Francisco — date and place are still being determined. Subsequently, there's been fresh interest in a film version, Gless says. "But we have to take it one step at a time. I'm excited and nervous. The British are so much more advanced than we are in this area. It's the kind of piece you'd expect to find Judi Dench or Maggie Smith doing."

September 7, 2007

After a solid run in San Francisco, Falling for Grace (starring Gale Harold and Fay Ann Lee) is screening at two more California theatres this weekend: Nevada City's "Nevada Theatre" and Sausalito's "Cinearts at Marin." Check the official website for dates and times.

Attention Canadians: Stephen Kijak has just announced that Scott Walker: 30 Century Man will screen at The Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Friday, September 21 at 11:30 PM at Empire 8 Park Lane (click here for details), and then at the Vancouver International Film Festival on September 30 & October 2 (the online film guide will be available on September 8th). The film will also screen at the Helsinki Film Festival, "LOVE & ANARCHY," on September 23 and 26 (click on "English" in the upper right-hand corner to switch the language), and following the Viennale, the film will make an appearance at the In-Edit Festival of Music Documentaries in Barcelona in late October. (The film has been picked up by a Spanish distributor, Avalon, who will release the film on DVD in Spain later in 2008.)

Sean Elliott from AfterElton.com interviewed John Barrowman, star of Dr. Who and Torchwood (which is going into its second season in the UK), both created by Russell Davies, the creative genius behind Queer As Folk. One of the questions in the interview referred to Queer as Folk, and another had to do with the scenes between John and James Marsters (who played "Spike" on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel):
AE: One of the biggest “mainstream” gay TV programs out there was Queer as Folk, but that was sexually explicit and was on Showtime late at night. So something like Torchwood being a little more primetime is nice to see.
JB: Well, to be honest, QAF should've been on late at night. In the UK after nine o'clock when most children should be in bed, that's when they start showing more adult-themed programming. That's what they should do over here. The thing with all of these groups that come on and protest saying programs shouldn't be on because of this, that, and the other; they can just turn their f**king televisions off.
On the subject of season two:
AE: So how hot are the scenes for this season with James Marsters and you?
JB: I know his quote about it and yes — you will have to finish yourselves off after you watch it. Let's put it this way: It took us twelve hours to film.

September 3, 2007

The design of the "Complete Series" packaging for the Queer As Folk DVDs has been revealed (see it here). While the artwork resembles that of the season two set, the images are from season four of the series, with a strip of black and white cast portraits bordered by rainbow/pride stripes, on a white background. Perfect for collecting autographs -- except that there are no official DVD signings planned this time around. :(

Charles Kondek of The Independent Online (Indenews.com) calls Mrs. Warren's Profession "a stylish, moving production of a Shaw classic." He praises the work of the main actors, and says, "Others in the company, Mark Nelson, Walter Hudson, Randy Harrison and Stephen Temperley, are well suited to their roles and each delivers a totally credible performance, each trying to out-flummox the other in typical English-harrumphing way."

Gay.com announces that, with close to 10,000 votes cast, "Queer as Folk" actor Robert Gant and "Celebrity Fit Club" host/comic ANT (who hosted the recent QAF reunion luncheon) were two of the big winners of the recent poll the site held regarding the casting of the new gay male couple on Desperate Housewives. According to TV Guide Online, actors Tuc Watkins and Kevin Rahm have signed on for recurring roles on Wisteria Lane.

Michael Rowe, who interviewed Gale Harold and Peter Paige for The Advocate has published a book called "Other Men's Sons" which is a series of essays that have thoughtfully been divided into three interlacing entities: Mosaics, Portraits and Portfolios. "Portraits", the second category, is a collection of profiles. Clive Barker, Phillip Ing, Peter Paige, Gale Harold, Drew Harris and Angie Moneva are all featured. Here's a write-up from the publisher:
  
Looking for Brothers, Michael Rowe's first essay collection (1999), won international critical acclaim, heralding the arrival of one of the most perceptive and insightful journalist-essayists writing on popular culture and gay themes today. Other Men's Sons contains the best of his creative non-fiction written between 2000 and 2005. The journalism includes profiles of the coming-out story of Playgirl magazine's 30th anniversary centerfold, Scott Merritt; Philip Ing, creative director of the legendary MAC Cosmetics AIDS fundraiser, Fashion Cares; and exclusive interviews with diverse trailblazers, from openly gay horror superstar Clive Barker, to firebrand minister and gay rights activist The Reverend Brent Hawkes. The personal essays cover a range of subjects including the power of erotica, the beauty of men, the real reason for gay marriage, and the importance of the chosen family; these will resonate with many readers, gay and straight alike. The collection ends with a powerful autobiographical essay, "My Life As a Girl," which is a meditation on the author's unique childhood.


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