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Documentary recounts ‘two-spirits’ life of murdered Colo. teen

Qnews  4 days ago

Source: Durango Herald, Huffington Post, Denver Post, Two Spirits website

Fred Martinez, who was murdered in June, 2001 near his remote hometown in southeastern Colorado, is honored and remembered in a documentary that premiered Saturday at the Starz Denver Film Festival.
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Carrie Prejean and Levi Johnston: Twins Separated at Birth?

Men of Color  Nov 18 09

With the news this morning that Carrie Prejean is entering into the next phase of her celebrity stardom - threatening to sue adult filmmakers Vivid if they release her "sex" tapes - it occurred to me how similar she is.
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HOLLOW REED – Martin Donovan, Joely Richardson

Alternative Film Guide  Nov 15 09

Hollow Reed (1996) Direction: Angela Pope Screenplay: Paula Milne Cast: Martin Donovan, Joely Richardson, Sam Bould, Ian Hart, Jason Flemyng, Annette Badland, Roger Lloyd-Pack   Hollow Reed, the tale of a little boy loved by his gay father and abused by his hetero stepfather, was the winner of the Audience Award at the 1996 Dinard British Film Festival.
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LGBT Helping Hands 10/16/09-The Trevor Project

Straight Not Narrow  Oct 16 09

The Trevor Project was founded by writer James Lecesne, director/producer Peggy Rajski and producer Randy Stone, creators of the 1994 Academy Award®-winning short film, Trevor, a comedy/drama about a gay 13-year-old boy who, when rejected by friends because of his sexuality, makes an attempt to take his life.
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Morning Piss: Letterman's Apology Not Good Enough

EyeGossip.com  Oct 06 09

Is there some sort of Let's Defend Douchebags moment going on in H'wood? First, a bunch of otherwise-respected filmmakers and actors disgustingly go on the line to support Roman.
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Penélope Cruz, Bernardo Bertolucci, Gael García Bernal Sign Polanski Petition

Alternative Film Guide  Sep 30 09

Actor Gael García Bernal, Academy Award-winning actress Penélope Cruz, veteran director Mario Monicelli, veteran screenwriter Lorenzo Semple Jr, and Academy Award-winning filmmakers Bernardo Bertolucci and Ethan Coen are a few of the latest additions to the list of signatories demanding freedom for filmmaker Roman Polanski, currently being held by Swiss authorities.
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Isabelle Huppert, Isabelle Adjani, Mike Nichols Sign Another “Free Polanski” Petition

Alternative Film Guide  Sep 29 09

Actors Louis Garrel, Isabelle Adjani, Elsa Zylberstein, and Isabelle Huppert; filmmakers Danièle Thompson, Steven Soderbergh, Neil Jordan, Sam Mendes, Taylor Hackford, and Mike Nichols; formerly persecuted writer Salman Rushdie; author Milan Kundera; and stylist Diane von Furstenberg are among those who have signed another petition demanding freedom for 76-year-old filmmaker Roman Polanski, currently being [.
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Why Is Pedro Almodóvar Trying to Keep Roman Polanski Free?

Queerty  Sep 29 09

After the Polish-French filmmaker was arrested on a 30-year-old warrant, some 100 entertainment industry heavies signed a letter petitioning for Roman Polanski's freedom.
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Cool Stuff: Product Placement T-Shirt

EyeGossip.com  Sep 21 09

Dutch Southern has a new t-shirt called “Product Placement”, a design created by Josh Eacret. It’s a tribute to the fake products and companies found in movies, and to the filmmakers who didn’t want to sell out or get sued by real corporations.
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Let's Hope The Camcorder Is Biodegradable

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  Sep 13 09

No Impact Man made a movie: Dana Stevens reviews it: Unlike Morgan Spurlock's similarly themed Supersize Me, No Impact Man never fully embraces the gimmickiness of its own conceit; neither the filmmakers nor their subjects completely convince us that what.
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Venice 2009: John Lasseter Photos

Alternative Film Guide  Sep 10 09

Andrew Stanton, Peter Docter, John Lasseter, George Lucas, Lee Unkrich and Brad Bird attend the Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony for the Pixar filmmakers at the Sala Grande during the 2009 Venice Film Festival on September 6.
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VOTD: Quentin Tarantino on Charlie Rose

EyeGossip.com  Aug 25 09

Quentin Tarantino recorded an hour long interview with Charlie Rose last week to promote Inglourious Basterds.
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Bruce Willis Joins Stallone and Schwarzenneger in 'Expendables': Movie News for 8/19

EyeGossip.com  Aug 19 09

Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger will form the most badass action trio ever assembled in 'The Expendables,' Paris Hilton won't have to pay $8.
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Apatow and Agnostic Comedy

Bright Lights After Dark  Aug 10 09

I recently screened Judd Apatow's Funny People (the latest in a long list of theatrical releases that the blogosphere has loved to "ehhh" about) with a group of friends, and quite notably after having had the beneficial pleasure of Joe Aisenberg's Bromance piece for Bright Lights.
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Robert Rodriguez wants Lindsay Lohan on board for "Machete"

After Ellen  Jul 31 09

Following Lindsay Lohan’s initial breakup with Samantha Ronson, there was a lot of talk about Lohan getting her career back on track.
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'Private' Parts

Kenneth in the 212  Jul 31 09

A week ago I received an incredibly upsetting e-mail from a dear childhood friend of mine who was (putting it mildly) livid that I had included her name in a blog post about an experience we'd shared in our teens.
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'Summer' in the City

Kenneth in the 212  Jul 27 09

After losing out on the remaining two seats last weekend to a pachyderm those fat chicks who tried to plow me down in front of the box office in Union Square, Michael and I finally saw "(500) Days of Summer" over the weekend.
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Did Twitter Cost Bruno Filmmakers $20 Million?

Towleroad  Jul 13 09

On Friday morning, Hollywood Daily was declaring Sacha Baron Cohen's Bruno a potentital $50 million hit: "Sacha Baron Cohen has done it again.
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I am not Bruno

Pams House blend  Jul 10 09

STATEMENT FROM INCOMING GLAAD PRESIDENT JARRETT BARRIOS ON BR?NO

New York, NY, July 10, 2009 - The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) today issued the following statement from incoming President Jarrett Barrios in response to the film "Br?no," which opens in movie theatres nationwide today.
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Hiding the Salami in Plain Sight

Bright Lights After Dark  Jul 09 09

A Royal Scandal (1945) is an Ernst Lubitsch production directed through - rather than by - Otto Preminger.
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