http://www.gaypopculture.com/ Gay and transgender people and homophobia in popular culture Copyright 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:17:45 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.2-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss here! Films, the theatrical distribution and worldwide sales division of here! Networks, has acquired North American distribution rights to “The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela,” a new film from Icelandic filmmaker Olaf de Fleur. Regent Releasing will distribute the film... http://www.gaypopculture.com/archives/here/the_amazing_truth_about_q.php http://www.gaypopculture.com/archives/here/the_amazing_truth_about_q.php here! Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:17:45 -0500 Stephen P. Jarchow and Paul Colichman, Chairman and President of Regent Media, announced their company has completed the acquisition of PlanetOut’s publishing properties. The properties include PlanetOut’s two flagship brands: The Advocate, the world’s leading LGBT news source, and Out,... http://www.gaypopculture.com/archives/gay_mass_media/alyson_books_the_advocate.php http://www.gaypopculture.com/archives/gay_mass_media/alyson_books_the_advocate.php Gay mass media Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:56:59 -0500 America’s premium gay television network, is set to premiere Naked Boys Singing!. Based on the popular off-Broadway musical, the film featuring very talented and very unclad hunks will make its network debut on Friday, September 26th. Naked Boys Singing! is... http://www.gaypopculture.com/archives/here/naked_boys_singing.php http://www.gaypopculture.com/archives/here/naked_boys_singing.php here! Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:16:31 -0500 DeCoteau’ guys-in-underwear-rub-their-chests pseueo-porn has always struck me as poor value for the money compared to his earlier bare-breasted-girls-take-unnecessary-shower movies. But what do I know? DeCoteau has plenty of work paid for in advance. From a press release: Regent Studios LLC,... http://www.gaypopculture.com/archives/gay_films/david_decoteaus_deal.php http://www.gaypopculture.com/archives/gay_films/david_decoteaus_deal.php Gay films Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:42:26 -0500 Regent Releasing is pleased to announce the U.S. theatrical debut of No Regret, an award-winning romantic drama focusing on class conflict and contemporary gay life in Korea. No Regret was recently acquired by here! Films, Regent Releasing’s sister company, and... http://www.gaypopculture.com/archives/gay_films/korean_gay_male_romantic_.php http://www.gaypopculture.com/archives/gay_films/korean_gay_male_romantic_.php Gay films Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:20:42 -0500 KABLUEY, a unique heartfelt indie comedy will be released in select theatres this summer. KABLUEY stars an ensemble cast led by Lisa Kudrow (“Friends”), Teri Garr (Tootsie), Christine Taylor (Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story), Conchata Ferrell (“Two and a Half... http://www.gaypopculture.com/archives/here/kabluey.php http://www.gaypopculture.com/archives/here/kabluey.php here! Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:23:54 -0500 here! Films is pleased to announce the acquisition of Cthulhu, a contemporary adaptation of the H.P. Lovecraft mythos focusing on a young gay man who discovers frightening aspects of his father’s New Age cult. “Cthulhu is a superbly realized... http://www.gaypopculture.com/archives/here/gay_mythos_movie.php http://www.gaypopculture.com/archives/here/gay_mythos_movie.php here! Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:18:19 -0500 Hollywood homophobia slowly diminishes: … Leslie Jordan, 53, of the former NBC program Will & Grace and author of the recently released book My Trip Down the Pink Carpet, who faced steep adversity when he stepped off the bus in... http://www.gaypopculture.com/archives/gay_films/pink_carpets_glass_closet.php http://www.gaypopculture.com/archives/gay_films/pink_carpets_glass_closet.php Gay films Sat, 07 Jun 2008 11:42:58 -0500 From a review of Polaroids: Mapplethorpe exhibition at the Whitney: They represent a kind of “coming out,” artistically speaking. The mature themes of this intensely neoclassical photographer’s art are all there: still lives and self-portraiture, pictures of the demimonde and... http://www.gaypopculture.com/archives/melange/polaroids_mapplethorpe.php http://www.gaypopculture.com/archives/melange/polaroids_mapplethorpe.php Mélange Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:17:45 -0500 here! Films is pleased to announce the U.S. theatrical debut of “Holding Trevor,” a unique dramedy focusing on the lives and loves of attractive twenty-somethings. Holding Trevor will be distributed by Regent Releasing, here! Films’ sister company, and will premiere... http://www.gaypopculture.com/archives/gay_films/brent_gorski_holding_trev.php http://www.gaypopculture.com/archives/gay_films/brent_gorski_holding_trev.php Gay films Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:12:47 -0500 here!, America’s premium gay and lesbian television network, is pleased to present the network premiere of Kiss the Bride. The romantic comedy directed by C. Jay Cox (Latter Days) and starring Tori Spelling will make its network debut on Friday,... http://www.gaypopculture.com/archives/here/kiss_the_bride.php http://www.gaypopculture.com/archives/here/kiss_the_bride.php here! Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:54:14 -0500 here!, America’s premium gay television network, is pleased to announce the network debut of two thrilling original productions. Disaster-adventure films Polar Opposites and Solar Flare will both be making their network debuts this month on Friday, June 20th and Friday,... http://www.gaypopculture.com/archives/here/solar_flare_polar_opposit.php http://www.gaypopculture.com/archives/here/solar_flare_polar_opposit.php here! Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:43:17 -0500 Playboys homoerotic TV offerings sound too tame: Each program in the package “may depict erect genitalia, male-on-male fellatio and simulated or implied sexual intercourse.” But, according to the memo, content “shall not depict actual anal penetration, licking or anal sexual... http://www.gaypopculture.com/archives/marketing_to_gays/playboy_wants_gay_mens_mo.php http://www.gaypopculture.com/archives/marketing_to_gays/playboy_wants_gay_mens_mo.php Marketing to gays Sat, 17 May 2008 07:28:30 -0500 From a highly entertaining essay on Philippine gay slang: The 1970s gay icon, Lindsay Wagner as the Bionic Woman, also gets a place of honor in Philippine gay lingo. Miss Wagner mesmerized Filipino gay men with her slow-motion way of... http://www.gaypopculture.com/archives/melange/philippine_gay_slang.php http://www.gaypopculture.com/archives/melange/philippine_gay_slang.php Mélange Tue, 06 May 2008 10:32:07 -0500 May 1, 2008 – here!, America’s premium gay television network, is pleased to announce that it will premiere the David Decoteau film, House of Usher, on Friday, May 9th. The movie is loosely based on the Edgar Allan Poe classic... http://www.gaypopculture.com/archives/here/david_decoteaus_house_of_.php http://www.gaypopculture.com/archives/here/david_decoteaus_house_of_.php here! Thu, 01 May 2008 13:16:46 -0500