Virginia (or What’s With Virginia? as it was initially titled) debuted with mixed-to-bad reviews at the Toronto Film Festival a few months ago, but Dustin Lance Black’s directorial debut still seems like it’ll be worth a look. It’s out on the US in May and should reach the UK later this year.
Black is, of course, best known as the out and proud screenwriter of Milk and J. Edgar, but here thing are less historical and more satirical. In the film, a sheriff (Ed Harris) sees his state senate bid slide onto the ice when his daughter begins to date the son of a charming but psychologically disturbed woman (Jennifer Connelly) with whom the sheriff has engaged in a two-decades-long affair.
Some have commented that the trailer seems deceptive, as the film they saw plays out more tragic than the comic tone of the promo, However it has been completely re-edited since its TIFF debut, due to some of the severe criticism it came in for. Hopefully Dustin will have sorted things out, as the trailer does make the movie look decent enough.
While the adoration of some gay icons, such as Barbra Streisand, is a bit of a mystery to me, I’m right there when it comes to worshipping the ground that Dolly Parton walks on. Now gay twins Gary and Larry Lane have decided to document their love of the singer with the documentary Hollywood To Dollywood.
Over the last few years, The Gaywise FESTival, more popularly known as GFEST, has becomes one of the UK’s leading LGBTQI focused arts festivals, covering various cultural and art forms from exhibitions, group and solo performances to film screenings, debates, creative workshops and parties.
Although it always seemed that T.R. Knight left Grey’s Anatomy more due to behind-the-scenes personality differences than anything else, he must have hoped his career would have remained a little more high profile than it has. His only post-Grey’s on-screen credit is a single episode of Law &Order: SVU (although he has done a lot of work on stage).
As GLAAD’s Vanguard Award is presented each year to media professionals who, through their work, have increased the visibility and understanding of the LGBT community, it normally goes to someone whose been supporting gay rights for years. However this year’s gong has gone to the youngest honoree ever, 19-year-old Hunger Games star Josh Hutcherson.
While Britain is still way ahead of the US in terms of actors feeling free to be open about their sexuality (although as a