The Television and Movie Recommendation/Discussion Thread!

[Cicca]

Ohhhh...

Why do I love tough-ass women so much? Wow... Jessica Biel!

Is there a hyphen in anal-retentive?

[TaraBaby77]

Pardon me as I over Jessica Biel. =)

Aaron

'TaraBaby77'

[concrete]

I saw the movie “Calendar Girls” last night. May I be so bold as to recommend this movie to just about everyone? Then I shall do so: I hereby recommend this movie to everyone. I haven’t laughed out so loud during a movie since I don’t know when; it was so hilarious. And moving at times as well without being mushy. All the right ingredients for a perfect feel-really-good-movie and the actresses are all superb and superbly cast; they really had the cream of the crop of British actresses there. And any movie with Hellen Mirren (oh, her poor on-screen son..... ) is a potential winner in my books! An absolute must-see.

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious. ...

[Gatito Grande]

I live in the boonies. Has anyone in Cosmopolitanville seen Monster---for which Charlize Theron won the Golden Globe tonight?



I mean, on the Downside: she's playing a lesbian serial killer, Aileen Wuornos. On the Brightside, Charlize and Christina Ricci as lovers: nothin' wrong w/ that!



GG Thinkin' that Harmony is not the only straight girl (or vamp) who makes an "exception" for Charlize! Out

[J uk]

Don't think this has been posted yet. Here's a list of new shows in development:

www.darkhorizons.com/news04/040126c.php

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"Nikki & Nora" - About two female private eyes. (OR) About two lesbian private detectives based in New Orleans. Written by Leonard Dick ("Hack," "Fastlane").

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[xita]

Interesting... I'd watch it. This fastlane guys apparently likes lesbians

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"Hard work often pays off after time but laziness always pays off now!"

[Cicca]

I hope they're at least a little bit like Nick and Nora Charles!

Swanky, snappy dressers, quick-witted, fond of martinis, and toting around a cool dog.

Ok, so they don't have to be fond of martinis, but oh that would be cool.

Is there a hyphen in anal-retentive?

[JJtheCool]

I saw the article at the site itself and on the pg they have an ad for the movie "Eurotrip", the one Michelle Trachtenburg is going to be in (was originally titled "Ugly Americans"). Her face is rather prominent.......along w/ her cleavage.



Looks like Dawn's really grown up.

JJtheCool

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[Warduke]

Well all I can say is it's about damn time!

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"Star Wars" Finally DVD Bound



by Josh Grossberg



The Force is going to be with all of us pretty soon.



After years of fan begging, Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox have finally announced plans to rollout the original Star Wars trilogy as a four-disc DVD box set on Sept. 21.



"We know how long fans have waited for this release and how much they have been looking forward to it, so everyone has been working overtime to make sure that the Star Wars trilogy on DVD is an awesome experience," says Jim Ward, Lucasfilm's vice president of marketing and distribution who's also an executive producer of the DVD.



George Lucas' original Star Wars saga--that is 1977's Star Wars (aka Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope), 1980's The Empire Strikes Back and 1983's The Return of the Jedi--had been the last of Hollywood's megafranchises to make the jump to DVD, and definitely the most requested. The three films rank 1-2-3 on Amazon.com's most-requested DVD list and top the most-wanted polls at several DVD-centric Websites.



No word yet how much the set will retail for, but expect sales to hit hyperspace and easily surpass the $50 million-plus Lucasfilm earned from its other huge DVD set, The Adventures of Indiana Jones, which currently ranks as the title of top-selling box set of all time.



The DVD debut is being timed to revive interest in the blockbuster space opera in the months before May 2005 opening of the final prequel, Star Wars: Episode III. Both 20th Century Fox and Lucasfilm also hope the September release date will make the Star Wars box the perfect stocking stuffer. (The first two prequels, Star Wars: Episode I--The Phantom Menace and Star Wars: Episode II--The Attack of the Clones, are already available.)



The collection will include only the 1997 special-edition versions of the three films. According to Ward, the box set will feature commentary from Lucas and new interviews with cast members for all three films. The fourth disc will include some never-before-seen footage and a new two-hour documentary, as well as featurettes on storyboarding, production design, costumes and special effects. Each of the flicks has been digitally restored and remastered by THX for superior sound and image quality.



"We want watching this DVD collection to be as memorable as seeing the movies for the first time," says Ward.



Since debuting in 1977, Star Wars has become the biggest movie franchise in Tinseltown history. Fox has sold more than 115 million copies of the films worldwide on VHS and laserdisc.



But while the Star Wars DVDs are bound to do Jabba-like sales, some Force freaks were disturbed by Tuesday's announcement. The diehards believe Lucas has gone over the dark side by only including the special-edition versions of the films, which feature some additional scenes and spiffed-up special effects, and not the original theatrical releases.



According to Peter Bracke, editor of DVDfile.com, some fanatics are griping because Lucas didn't heed some Internet-based petitions to release both versions of the trilogy on DVD, something akin to what Fox did by issuing multiple cuts of Alien on the recent Alien Quadrilogy box set.



"It's actually pretty disappointing. Star Wars is the holy grail of DVD and the most requested title ever, and I think fans were expecting more like the Alien Quadrilogy," says Bracke.



"One extra disc and a couple of hours of supplementary material isn't going to cut it. Hundreds of millions of people saw these movies in the '70s and not to make it available...it's as though history has disappeared."



Of particular ire to original trilogy fans is the cantina confrontation between Han Solo and the bounty hunter Greedo. In the 1977 version of Star Wars, the proactive Han simply outdraws Greedo. In the newer version, Greedo infamously fires his laser first and misses, leading Han to shoot in self-defense. Star Wars hardies say Han would never have let Greedo shoot first. (There's even a site dedicated to Greedo Conspiracy Theory.)



Bracke also compares the Star Wars set unfavorably to Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings special-edition discs.



"Extras-wise, every Lord of the Rings film gets a six-hour documentary," says Bracke. "Star Wars deserves more than."



According to Ward, however, it's quality, not quantity that matters.



"The challenge we have is how do you make it fresh and interesting for the hardcore fans and come at it from a different angle," explains Ward. "We can't just pile the world on this."



Ward also says that as much as Lucas appreciates his fans' input, his creative mojo is what matters in the end.



"When George originally created the movies back in '77 he could only take them so far because of the technology, so those [special editions] are the official versions of the films," says Ward. "It's the artist's right to represent his work the way he'd like to, and in George's mind, that's the vision for him."

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[BytrSuite]

This is one of those VH1 shows, first airdate is Wednesday March 10th, 11/10c PM on VH1.

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Bigger, harder, sassier and sexier than ever, Totally Gayer is the colorful follow-up to the highly successful and hugely popular Totally Gay! An intoxicating cocktail of reality, pop documentary and provocative content Totally Gayer flaunts USDA choice beefcake, mixing mezmerizing music, delivering anecdotes and observations from out and out-friendly stars, queer icons, the behind the scenes stylemakers and commentators from around the world.

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Amber was on the last one, but it doesn't look like she's featured on this follow up. Should be entertaining to watch anyway. (Or annoying as all hell, but hey, I'll pretend to be optimistic )



www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/tot...cial.jhtml

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"...the sharks got smarter."

[Warduke]

Gillian Anderson will be on The Ellen DeGeneres Show tomorrow.

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[mollyig]

I read somewhere that Christina Cox (who played Kim in "Better than chocolate") will be in this.

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"Love is just like breathing when it's true" Indigo Girls

[dekalog]

so no one happened to tape this did they????????



i don't have cable so i won't get to see the delectable Ms. Anderson

[sam7777]

Nikki and Nora sounds intrguing to me if UPN can actually get it on the air. it's be great to have a show about lesbians on a non pay channel that I can watch.

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[dekalog]

I missed it with Christina Cox - just went to TV Tome to look it up, and yep there she is.........



I sat through every episode of FX for her - it would be great to see her on tv again, and can I just say that both of the proposed leads to this are very nice on the eyes



and sam - I'm there with you - I don't have cable either, and would love to see something on tv that I wanted to watch.

Edited by: dekalog at: 3/9/04 4:43 am

[kajo 2000]

dekalog: There are screencaps, video clips and a transcript of Gillian Anderson's appearance on The Ellen Degeneres Show at The Official Gillian Anderson Website.





Edited to add: You're very welcome, dekalog.

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"I want to be Byron... because I want to date young boys." Amber Benson

Edited by: kajo 2000 at: 3/10/04 11:40 am

[dekalog]

Kajo







YIPPPEEE



Thanks so much

[Gatito Grande]

Nifty lil' overview of the State of the Gayness in pop culture '04, narrated by the one, the only Lucy Lawless.



GG I'm watching it right now, and VH1 is sure to run it again and again Out

[Jennpurr]

For those of you who missed her and wanted to see her on Ellen, Gillian is on tonight!!



*sigh*



Jen

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[cattwoman98111]

thanks for the link Kajo.

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

[Gatito Grande]

Get out your drool rags : tonight (Tues.), as part of their "Sexiest Moments" specials, Bravo has their (grouped, not ranked) listing of sexiest actresses (guys were on last night) : The Seductresses 8PM EST.



GG I'm gonna go out on a limb and predict Angelina Jolie shows up early and often! Out



Twenty Sexiest Scenes is tomorrow (please let at least one be f/f! )

[Kieli]

Did anyone happen to check out this Celeste in the City show that stars Xander as a gay man helping his best friend find love? Xander in the City I'm wondering what ABC Family is thinking. You can only show a queer on their channel if they're hopelessly stereotypical? Apparently it got panned all to hell anyway Swan Dive: Celeste in the City

Time flies by when the Devil drives.
It's not the pace of life that concerns me, it's the sudden stop at the end.

Edited by: Kieli  at: 3/29/04 10:11 am

[Jennpurr]

Hee... I taped the movie. It's pretty good actually. Nick did a good job. He looks a little different now. You can tell he's been taking better care of himself. He was a very convincing gay man.



Jen

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[xita]

Oh this movie was terrible. I've enjoyed the other former people of a certain shows in their perspective movies on this channel. Emma's movie was great and she was great in it. Charisma's movie was fun.



I hated Majandra in this movie, she was the lead. She sucked ass and I didn't want her getting any man. Nick made a terrible gay man. He looked like xander doing gay. It was bad, not buying it at all.

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"Trust is a risk masquerading as a promise."

[mollyig]

Just saw a report on an Irish news site saying Pink is set to play Janis Joplin in a new film which is provisionally titled 'The Gospel According to Janis'. Penelope Spheeris ('Wayne's World') is directing.



I had heard that Renée Zellweger was to appear in a biopic of Janis too. Hmm, I'd have to say I'd prefer Pink to Renée.

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"Love is just like breathing when it's true" Indigo Girls

[xita]

Didn't they already film a janis bio starring lily taylor? I remember hearing that a long time ago and Melissa Ethridge being really upset cause she wanted to do it. I'd stomach almost everyone in this but pink? I mean I like pink but this is Janis.. this is my girl.

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"Trust is a risk masquerading as a promise."

[mollyig]

Yeah, I can't quite see Pink as Janis. But I know I definitely can't see Renée. Of course it's probably just bias on my part, I'm not a big fan of hers.

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[Jennpurr]

Melissa should play her. That's just my own personal opinion though.



Jen

||My Fan Fiction and More!|| ||My Yahoo Group||
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"You make me beautiful, You make me stand in awe; You stepped inside my heart, And I am amazed; I love to hear you say, Who I am is quite enough; You make me worthy of love and beautiful." ~ Bethany Dillon, "Beautiful."

[sam7777]

Wow this is an odd combo: Oxygen Media Inks Deal With Stone Stanley:

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Oxygen Media signed "Man Show" creator Stone Stanley Entertainment to a development deal. Stone Stanley, which also produces "The Joe Schmo Show" and "Celebrity Mole" is developing a reality series for the Oxygen Network. "Stone Stanley has a proven track record with edgy, fun reality shows and their brand of television fits right in with other Oxygen programming," said Debby Beece, Oxygen programming president. "Their shows have a lot of personality and a very distinct feel and we are really eager to see what they come up with."

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Wow the creator of "The Man Show" doing show for a women's channel. Surreal.

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[mollyig]

For UK/Irish tv viewers who haven't yet seen Queer eye for the straight guy, Channel 4 has picked it up and will start broadcasting in June. We've seen quite a few of episodes; often go visiting my mother's house on a Saturday night to coincide with Living TV's showing of it!

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"Love is just like breathing when it's true" Indigo Girls