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Rock Hudson's Ex-Lover Dead
8 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By the Los Angeles Times
Marc Christian MacGinnis, who won a multimillion-dollar settlement in 1991 from the estate of his ex-lover, actor Rock Hudson, after convincing a jury Hudson had knowingly exposed him to AIDS, has died. He was 56.
Known as Marc Christian, he died of pulmonary problems June 2 at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. The details were confirmed Friday by his sister, Susan Dahl, who said she did not publicly announce his death earlier because of her brother's wish for privacy.
Read more at the Los Angeles Times. »
- Lew Harris
Nicolas Cage: The Hollywood Interview
19 November 2009 11:43 PM, PST | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
Nicolas Cage: Bad To The Bone
By
It’s an inevitable event in every accomplished artist’s life: if you go back on the timeline of their existence and stop in adolescence, almost all of our greatest actors, writers, filmmakers, musicians and painters went through tumultuous, tortured teenage years, often scorned, almost universally ridiculed by their peers and elders alike for the cardinal sin of being “weird.” Most people run from their inner nerd as they grow into adulthood, masking it behind toned muscle, fine clothing and the right haircut, struggling to be that cool guy or gal whom we knew had all the answers and the clearest skin back when such things started to be de rigeur in our lives (and if you live in Southern California, continue to be).
Nicolas Cage is that rare movie star who not only never seemed to care if he was cool, »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Birthday Suits: Giant Sized Edition
17 November 2009 11:05 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
11/17 ~ Todays special boys and girls. Are you one of them?
Mischa, Marty and Rachel
1897 Frank Fay, aka Mr. Barbara Stanwyck. The theory goes that their troubled marriage was the basis of A Star is Born. That story is so big it's practically it's own franchise. I can't stop thinking about it today: Stanwyck through the lens of Gaynor, Garland, Streisand. Yummy!) Even if it's only an urban La legend, I love to think about it. Fay, a popular comedic actor, was also the originator of the Harvey role (on stage) before Jimmy Stewart got to it.
1901 Lee Strasberg, the hugely influential acting teacher that helped popularize "The Method" Students included... well, basically a whose who of late 40s / early 50s giants of the silver screen.
1905 Mischa Auer, very tall actor of oversized comic turns. You'll remember him from the blissfully funny My Man Godfrey and best picture winner You Can't Take It With You »
- NATHANIEL R
That James Franco Appearance On 'General Hospital' Really Is Performance Art
13 November 2009 9:00 AM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Depending on your age, James Franco is either "the stoner from 'Freaks & Geeks'" or "the stoner from 'Pineapple Express.'" Or Harry Osborn I suppose, if you've seen the little-known comic book adaptation of "Spider-Man."
What you might not realize is that Franco has also dipped his toes into the world of avant-garde filmmaking. He's allied himself with one artist in particular: John Carter, who operates under the professional name Carter. The two collaborated on a 2008 film, "Erased James Franco," an hour-long piece in which Franco re-creates past performances -- his own and others, particularly Rock Hudson and Julianne Moore -- without providing any context. It seems that this Franco/Carter partnership is also what led to the actor taking his soon-to-begin guest gig on TV soap opera "General Hospital."
The revelation came from a recent interview Carter gave to Movieline. "It was an idea that I posed to him, »
- Adam Rosenberg
Nine Men We Still Miss: AIDS Robs the World of Some of the Brightest Lights
12 November 2009 2:29 PM, PST | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
The original reality show broke ground with Pedro.
On November 11, 1994, the day after the final episode of The Real World: San Francisco aired, Pedro Zamora succumbed to complications from AIDS. Most of the world had only known him since June of that year, but the 22-year-old had made the most of the short time he’d spent on earth.
Born in Cuba, raised in Miami, Pedro was diagnosed as HIV+ while still in high school, and had dedicated his life to being an educator on the disease. Prior to appearing on the groundbreaking MTV reality show, he had already spoken about the disease with Oprah Winfrey, Phil Donahue, and before a session of Congress.
But it was by appearing on The Real World: San Francisco that he managed to have a global impact. For many young people, Pedro was the first real, out gay man they ever saw »
- lostinmiami
Exclusive: The Real Story (and the Mastermind) Behind James Franco's Soap Opera Career Move
12 November 2009 7:20 AM, PST | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »
When General Hospital announced that James Franco would be joining the soap opera for a lengthy story arc, pop culture pundits couldn't fathom the movie star's motivation. Over here at Movieline, though, we sensed the guiding hand of Carter, Franco's frequent artistic collaborator. The two men have embarked on a wide variety of art projects that play with and deconstruct Franco's image, including a VMan photo shoot that handed the actor a flamethrower and covered his face in shaving cream, and Erased James Franco, a 63-minute film (playing November 15 at the Castro Theater in San Francisco) that finds Franco idiosyncratically recreating Rock Hudson from Seconds and Julianne Moore from Safe, as well as some of his own lesser roles.
Yesterday I spoke to Carter, who revealed that he was the mastermind who convinced Franco to appear on General Hospital -- the beginning of their most ambitious collaboration yet. »
Tab Hunter to Reveal Dark Side of Hollywood in New Documentary
12 October 2009 1:18 PM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
Actor Tab Hunter is set to appear in the documentary "Tab Hunter Confidential" about what it was like to live a lie in Hollywood. Titled after Hunter's 2005 autobiography, the documentary will be directed by Jeffrey Schwartz (""Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon," and "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story").
The documentary will profile Hunter as a closeted gay actor at a time when Hollywood forced their homosexual stars to hide so they could market them as heterosexuals. Allan Glaser, Hunter's longtime partner, and Neil Koenigsberg are set to produce.
A little bio about Hunter from Wikipedia:
Arthur Gelien was signed to a contract at Warner Bros. and christened "Tab Hunter" by his first agent, Henry Willson.[2] His good looks got him pegged as a screen idol. He landed a role in the film Island of Desire opposite Linda Darnell. However, it was his co-starring role as young Marine Danny in 1955's »
- Manny
Ask the Flying Monkey! (October 12, 2009)
11 October 2009 8:19 PM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
Have a question about gay male entertainment? Send it to aftereltonflyingmonkey@yahoo.com! (Please include your city and state and/or country.)
Q: Can you please help us get more details on Luke Macfarlane's involvement in a Canadian movie Iron Road? He plays a straight guy who falls in love with a woman who was disguised as a boy and has a total nude scene which is gorgeous and sexy. -- Bclee
A: Who is this, the publicist for Iron Road? You’re a smart one. By getting me to publish your email on AfterElton.com, you should sell at least a few thousand extra copies of the movie.
Charlotte Sullivan and Luke Macfarlane in Iron Road
Iron Road, a $10 million Canada/Chinese production, tells the sad story of the building of the Canadian Pacific Railroad, and of the many Chinese workers who were tricked into slavery and lost »
- Brent Hartinger
Movie Alert! The Three Stooges In "The Outlaws Is Coming!" Tomorrow On TCM; Western Film Festival On Fox Movie Channel
18 September 2009 10:29 AM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »
Turner Classic Movies (North America) will have a rare showing of The Three Stooges' last feature film, The Outlaws is Coming! tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 7:30 Am (Est). The 1965 film co-stars Adam West, who would soon become a major star due to his role as Batman. If that isn't enough to keep you indoors, at 6:00 tomorrow morning, Fox Movie Channel launches a back-to-back lineup of top-notch westerns beginning with John Wayne's North to Alaska and continuing with Rio Conchos starring Richard Boone, The Undefeated starring Wayne and Rock Hudson, Bandolero! with James Stewart, Dean Martin and Raquel Welch and, finally, Take a Hard Ride starring Jim Brown and Lee Van Cleef. »
- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
Veteran “Daily Variety” Columnist Army Archerd Dies
9 September 2009 1:24 PM, PDT | Studio Briefing - TV News | See recent Studio Briefing - TV News news »
Army Archerd, who wrote Daily Variety's principal gossip column for 52 years and was the red-carpet interviewer at the Oscars for 47 years died Tuesday in Los Angeles at 87. His death was attributed to mesothelioma, a condition that is nearly always associated with exposure to asbestos. In its obituary, Variety suggested that Archerd's proudest achievement was drawing attention to AIDS in 1985 by revealing that Rock Hudson had become a victim of the disease. "Though the disease was not new, it was the first time anyone had linked the disease to such a well-known person," Variety observed.
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Veteran Showbiz Columnist Archerd Dies
9 September 2009 1:01 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Famed Hollywood gossip columnist Army Archerd has died, aged 87.
The writer lost his battle against a rare cancer, believed to have stemmed from asbestos exposure during World War II when he served in the U.S. navy. He passed away at a Los Angeles hospital on Tuesday.
A stalwart showbiz reporter for industry publication Daily Variety - Archerd worked on the paper for more than 50 years - one of his biggest scoops was breaking the story that Rock Hudson had AIDS in 1985.
He later admitted it was one of the hardest stories he had to write.
Archerd kickstarted his journalism career at the Associated Press, before becoming resident columnist at Variety, where his Just For Variety column was a must-read in Hollywood circles.
He is survived by his wife, Selma, a son and two stepsons. »
Walter Hill: The Hollywood Interview
9 September 2009 12:07 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
Director Walter Hill.
Kicking Ass with Walter Hill
by Jon Zelazny
Action flicks. Two-fisted tales. Guy movies. Whatever you want to call them, writer, producer, and director Walter Hill is one of the living masters, with a resume full of classics from The Getaway (1972), to the Alien series, and the definitive eighties action-comedy blockbuster, 48 Hrs. (1982).
2009 marks the 30th anniversary of The Warriors (1979), Hill’s surreal “street gang on the run” cult classic, and his breakout success as a director.
Jon: A couple years ago, you did an audio commentary and on-camera intro for a new DVD edition of The Warriors. It was the first time I’d ever seen you; is it my imagination, or have you kept a low profile over the years?
Walter Hill: I’d never done a commentary before on one of my films. I don’t like the idea of explaining a movie; I »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Variety Legend Army Archerd, 1922-2009
8 September 2009 8:30 PM, PDT | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »
Stalwart Variety columnist, industry insider, gossip and long-time Academy Awards greeter Army Archerd died today after an extended battle with cancer. He was 87. Known both inside and outside Hollywood by the "Good Morning" greeting that preceded his daily column -- particularly those containing groundbreaking scoops like Rock Hudson's 1985 AIDS treatment -- Archerd covered the film business for 60 years after seeing combat in World War II. His influence was such that he was tagged "Hollywood's Original Blogger" upon moving online in 2005. His final blog post appeared July 27. »
Showbiz Scribe Army Archerd Dead at 87
8 September 2009 7:34 PM, PDT | newser.com | See recent newser news »
Army Archerd, who chronicled Hollywood for 52 years as a columnist for Variety , died today of mesothelioma, the showbiz publication reports. He was 87; the cancer was thought to be related to exposure to asbestos during World War II. He was known for injecting a social consciousness into his reporting, which first appeared Oct. 18, 1945; his last blog post was July 27. Archerd was among the earliest to publicize the AIDS diagnosis given actor Rock Hudson, the first major celebrity linked to the disease. Though he often struck a lighter, more quotidian note in his columns, he was known... »
Where My Heart Lies: My Favorite Actors. And Yours?
29 August 2009 10:05 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
instead of a tues top 10, a 25.
I did this once for the actresses but I'm always giving the ladies their due. So, here's to the silver screen men that have enriched my movie-life. I admit up front that I haven't investigated Classic Hollywood actors to the extent I've investigated their leading ladies, so this list is highly subject to change the more old movies I see in my life.
Nathaniel's 25 all time favorite leading men
In no particular order and extremely subject to change
Gene Kelly | Tony Leung Chiu-Wai |
Montgomery Clift | Jeff Bridges | Paul Newman
Jude Law | James Dean | William Holden | Gene Hackman | Rock Hudson
Jack Lemmon | Gael García Bernal | Ewan McGregor | James Stewart | Gregory Peck
Steve Martin | Marlon Brando | Jack Nicholson | Burt Lancaster | Richard Burton
Brad Pitt | Johnny Depp | Cary Grant | Warren Beatty | William Hurt
Because sometimes you just want to name names
The list is not comprehensive, not set in stone, »
- NATHANIEL R
The TV Watcher’s Guide to Mad Men
14 August 2009 10:59 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Mad Men, created by Matthew Weiner, a former Sopranos writer, enters its third season this Sunday night on AMC. The show, which was recently nominated for 16 Emmys for its second season that aired in summer/fall of 2008, follows New York City ad-man Don Draper (Jon Hamm) through his trials and tribulations both professionally and socially. Join us below as we look ahead to what season three might have in store for all of your favorite Mad Men (and dames)... The Characters: Don Draper: Born as Dick Whitman, Don found a new life for himself by stealing someone else's during the Korean War. As Draper, he rose quickly through the ranks at Sterling Cooper Ad Agency and is now the Creative Director and Junior Partner for the organization. He's got a wife and two kids (with a third on the way), but that doesn't stop Don from having many, Many extra-marital affairs. Betty »
- Josh Radde
Monkey Uncaged: The Ten Most “Important” Gay-Related Movies
11 August 2009 5:45 PM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
Have a question about gay male entertainment? Ask the Monkey! (Please include your city and state and/or country.)
A Note from the Flying Monkey: Of the many emails I receive every week for my column, some are so good that they simply can’t be answered in just a few words. So from time to time, the editors have decided to let me out of the “cage” of that regular column, in a feature we’re calling Monkey Uncaged! (What I didn’t tell the editors, of course, is that now they’ve let me out of my cage, do they really think I’m ever going back inside again?! Editor’s Note: Monkey no listen to his editor, Monkey no get fed.)
Q: I just watched a movie that had several references to old movies that are very popular in gay culture, and that made me think of »
- Brent Hartinger
Liev Schreiber plays butchest drag queen ever.
5 August 2009 11:30 AM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
The Village Voice's Michael Musto had a chance to talk with Elliot Tiber, about getting the gayer aspects of his memoir Taking Woodstock to the screen.
Turns out before Ang Lee took on the film project, Tiber had passed on working with two film studios that wanted to completely de-gay his story.
And even with Ang Lee at the helm, Taking Woodstock is not exactly Brokeback. Tiber points out that his original memoir contains anecdotes about Robert Mapplethorpe, Tennessee Williams, and Rock Hudson, and none of those made it into the final film.
Musto also spoke with Demetri Martin, who plays Tiber in the film. Martin says that a scene involving his character at NY's Eagle leather bar wound up on the cutting room floor. "I wore a leather vest and tight, dark jeans. But the regulars really did it up!"
Probably the gayest thing that remains in the film »
- dennis
Emmy-Winning Producer Frand Dies
31 July 2009 9:16 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Battlestar Galactica producer Harvey Frand has died at the age of 68.
The star passed away on 23 July after he was hospitalised in Los Angeles with respiratory problems.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Frand began his TV career in the 1970s at NBC News but landed his first job as producer in 1982, working on Rock Hudson's series The Devlin Connection.
He went on to produce a variety of shows in the 1980s and '90s, including The Twilight Zone, The Lazarus Man, Strange World, and The Young Riders.
But he was most recognised for his work on the sci-fi hit Battlestar Galactica after signing on to the project in 2003. His work behind the scenes garnered him a slew of honours - he won a Peabody Award in 2005, an AFI Award in 2006 and an Emmy Award last year.
He picked up his second nomination for the prestigious ceremony earlier this month when the shortlist for the Primetime Emmy Awards were announced.
Paying tribute to Frand, studio executive Todd Sharp for NBC Universal says, "Harvey was the Wizard of Oz, the man behind the curtain, the train engineer, the orchestra conductor, the school guidance counsellor. He was adored by executive producers and production assistants, studio and network, cast and crew."
Frand is survived by his partner of 32 years, Bill Bowersock, according to the Hollywood Reporter. »
A Brief History of Coming Out, Hollywood-Style
20 July 2009 3:58 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By Amy Kaufman
During the 1960s and '70s, buff male actor Rock Hudson struggled to keep his personal life and sexuality out of the media as publications threatened to damage his reputation as America's wholesome, hunky hearthhrob by publishing exposes about his homosexuality. It wasn't until his death from AIDS in 1985 that his friends divulged Hudson's efforts to keep his homosexuality a secret.
Since, public gay declarations are becoming noticeably more common ... »
- admin
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