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New York Is Dead: Episode 1 – Gayby’s Matthew Wilkas & Jenn Harris reunite, with Randy Harrison directing

April 27, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

For the past year or so, Matthew Wilkas has mainly been seen being obscenely cute (and hot) alongside his fiance, Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy. Now he’s reunited with his Gaybe co-star and real-life bestie, Jenn Harris, for the new web series New York Is Dead.

They’ve also got a bit of famous help behind the camera, as Queer As Folk US’s Randy Harrison directs, and also pops up for a cameo. There’s also time for an appearance from Bebe Neuwirth.

The show itself is, ‘a new comedy web series about Felix and Cathy (Wilkas and Harris), two down on their luck New York City Artists, who become hired killers to make ends meet’.

New York is Dead – which is planning six episodes for its first season – premiered last week at the Tribeca Film Festival. You can watch the pilot episode below. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Jenn Harris, Matthew Wilkas, Randy Harrison

Such Good People (US DVD Review)

April 19, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Randy Harrison, Michael Urie, Scott Wolf, Ana Ortiz, Carrie Wiita
Director: Stewart Wade
Running Time: 97 mins
Certificate: NR
Release Date: March 14th 2015 (US)

One of the ‘barriers’ to having gay people in films is that a lot of the time filmmakers and producers feel there has to be a reason for a character to be gay (and to be honest, a lot of audience members aren’t much better). Unless they’re a very minor character or we’re supposed to be laughing at their campery, an LGBT character’s sexuality has to be intrinsic to the plot or they don’t exist – something that’s not demanded of straight characters.

It’s always good then when a film comes along where with a few nips and tucks the two main characters could have been straight, but they’re not, and the movie doesn’t try to de-gay them by essentially treating them as friends who say they’re in a relationship but show no signs of it. [Read more…]

Such Good People Exclusive Clip – Randy Harrison & Michael Urie have amber alert issues in the gay-themed movie

April 13, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

It feels like we’ve been waiting eons for Such Good People. We first reported on it back in October 2012 when the film was looking for crowdfunding. We’ve had the trailer since then, and now the film is getting is US release, and to celebrate we’ve got a great exclusive clip.

In it Randy Harrison and Michael Urie have a bit of a police problem when their missing dogs are mistaken for being something else.

Breaking Glass Pictures is releasing Such Good People in the US on DVD and VOD on April 14th, 2015. Such Good People is a gay screwball comedy starring Michael Urie (Ugly Betty), Randy Harrison (Queer as Folk), Scott Wolf (Party of Five), Ana Ortiz (Ugly Betty, Devious Maids) and Lance Bass (N’Sync).

Such Good People centers on a young gay couple who discover a secret room filled with cash while house-sitting for rich friends who die while out of the country. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Michael Urie, Randy Harrison, Anna Ortiz FILMS: Such Good People

Such Good People Trailer – Michael Urie & Randy Harrison are a gay couple with an unusual problem

June 29, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Back in late 2012 we covered the Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for the gay-themed rom-com, Such Good People. It’s taken a while but the film is now in the can and we’ve got a trailer, which you can see below.

Michael Urie (Ugly Betty, Partners) and Randy Harrison (Queer As Folk USA) take the lead roles as ‘A young, gay couple who discover a secret room filled with cash while house-sitting for wealthy friends… who die while out of the country’. So what are they going to do about it?

The great cast also includes the likes of Scott Wolf, Ana Ortiz, James Urbaniak, Drew Droege, Tom Lenk, Lance Bass and Alec Mapa.

The film premiered recently as the Miami Gay And Lesbian Film Festival and is now work its way out across the festival circuit. Hopefully we’ll all be able to see it soon. You can find out more over at the film’s website. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Michael Urie, Randy Harrison, Lance Bass, Scott Wolf, Drew Droege, Tom Lenk FILMS: Such Good People

Help Screwball Gay Comedy Such Good People, Starring Michael Urie & Randy Harrison, Get Made

October 25, 2012 By Tim Isaac 1 Comment

Whether crowd-funding movies will work in the long run still isn’t clear, but at the moment it’s a great way for films that would find difficulty getting cash through traditional sources to get made. One such film currently looking for backers is the gay-themed Such Good People, and unlike many others, it already has a cast attached of fairly well-known names attached, representing the good and the gay of US entertainment.

Michael Urie (Ugly Betty, Partners), Randy Harrison (Queer As Folk USA), Lance Bass (N*Sync), Bree Turner (Grimm, The Ugly Truth), Jon Polito (American Gangster, Gangster Squad), Alec Mapa (Marley & Me), Drew Droege (Eating Out: Drama Camp), Mitch Silpa (Bridesmaids, Along Came Polly) and Broadway legend Sandra Bernhard are all set to star. The film is about ‘A young, gay couple discover a secret room filled with cash while house-sitting for wealthy friends… who die while out of the country.’

The makers are looking for $50,000, which is the bare bones of what’s needed to cover production costs, although the more cash they get, the more they’ll have to spend on locations and more time to shoot the film. Stewart Wade (Tru Loved, Coffee Date) is set to direct from a script by David Michael Barrett.

The makers says, ‘Our risks and challenges will be enormous. Even though that is true of every film production, at every budget, the smaller the budget the greater the challenges… We have something else, too: We have passion! And we believe that passion plus experience will equal a great little movie that will, with your help, come together to truly be something special.’

If you’d like to know more or give some cash, head over to Kickstarter.