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Milk cast and crew: Interview

By Jeff Walsh

Wrapping up the Milk coverage (the movie opens in a lot more theaters this Friday), here is the transcript of the press conference with the cast.

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Harvey Milk's friends: Interview

By Jeff Walsh

Many of the actors in Milk didn't just have to play a role, but portray people who were not only still alive but often on the shooting set.

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Diego Luna: Interview

By Jeff Walsh

I recently got the chance to attend the press junket for Milk in San Francisco, where I got to talk with people who knew Harvey personally and the people involved with the movie.

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Milk: Movie Review

By Jeff Walsh

"Milk," the new Gus Van Sant movie, tracks the modern gay rights movement from its birth responding to police raids on gay bars in the late 1960s, through the sexual revolution of the 70s, until the assassination of the first openly gay elected official, San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, in 1978.

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Were The World Mine: Movie Review

By Jeff Walsh

"Were the World Mine" is the perfect wish fulfillment movie musical for gay youth once the only openly gay student at a homophobic all-boys school finds a magic potion that makes people fall in love with the first same-sex person they see.

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Were The World Mine: Cast/Director Interview

By Jeff Walsh

I recently got the chance to sit down with actors Tanner Cohen (Timothy) and Zelda Williams (Frankie) and director Tom Gustafson from the new gay youth indie Shakespeare musical, Were The World Mine.

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Were The World Mine: Signed Poster Contest

Since I did the interview with two of the film's stars and director in person, we took the opportunity to bring you a unique contest.

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Charlie Herschel of Survivor Gabon: Interview

By Jeff Walsh

It’s no revelation on here that I’m a fan of Survivor (see past interviews with Todd, Brad, and Brandon).

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Tru Loved: Movie Review

By Jeff Walsh

"Tru Loved" is a new gay youth movie that suffers from existing in the world of obvious expectations.

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Contest: Win The L Word on DVD!

We're having a contest! With 10 lucky winners!

THE L WORD returns to DVD with THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON on October 21ST in a collectible 4-disc set.

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The more things change...

By Jeff Walsh

So, I attended a press screening of Milk tonight, the new Gus Van Sant movie about the first openly gay elected official who was assassinated in 1978 (sorry, can't say much more about that, my review is embargoed until the movie's release late next month).

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Got some free time? Help support gay marriage...

California voters have a ballot initiative next month to overturn the court's decision that legalized gay marriage.

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Breakfast With Scot: Movie Review

By Jeff Walsh

In the press materials for the new movie "Breakfast with Scot," which opens in the San Francisco Bay Area and other major cities in limited release on October 10, they keep referring to the men in the film as being a "straight" gay couple.

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Camp Out: DVD Review

By Jeff Walsh

"Camp Out" is a documentary that follows a handful of gay Christian teens attend the first summer camp exclusively designed for them.

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Bangkok Love Story: DVD Review

By Jeff Walsh

Bangkok Love Story is a fun, highly stylized gay movie from Thailand that certainly swings for the fences.

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Spring Awakening: Tour Review

By Jeff Walsh

The last time I reviewed Spring Awakening, it was a week into its Broadway run.

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Kinsey Sicks -- Sicks! Sicks! Sicks!: CD Review

By Jeff Walsh

For their sixth album, the appropriately-named "Sicks! Sicks! Sicks!," The Kinsey Sicks are in great form.

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Donna Summer: Concert Review

By Jeff Walsh

Donna Summer opened her recent show at the Paramount Theater in Oakland with "The Queen Is Back," a song off her hooky, fun album "Crayons," the disco diva's first in 17 years.

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The Houseboy: DVD Review

By Jeff Walsh

"The Houseboy" opens with three guys curled up in bed. Two are a couple, and third, younger guy is the extra they keep around to have fun with.

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Will "The Chronicles of Firma" Ever Cease to Be a 'Gay Fantasy Series'?

As we progress into a new millenium, I sometimes reflect sadly on how little has been done to "normalize" gayness in our society.

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