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Death By "Torchwood": Captain Jack, Ianto Jones, And The Rise Of The Queer Superhero

27 October 2009 6:09 PM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »

Few deaths have been more shocking to gay television viewers than that of Ianto Jones in this summer’s Torchwood: Children Of Earth. His death during the fourth night of the BBC miniseries created a huge backlash, none of which surprised me more than claims that Ianto’s demise was an expression of the show’s homophobia.

Created by Russel T Davies, an openly gay writer famous for the complex and empowering Queer As Folk, and starring John Barrowman, who might just be the most boisterously “out” star in the industry, Torchwood has been a bastion of queer pride since its debut in 2006. It evokes a world where homophobia is so non-existent that labels “gay,” “straight,” and “bi” have become irrelevant.

So how does the death of one of TV’s few prominent queer characters involved in a same-sex relationship fit into the show’s socially progressive vision? To my mind, »

- LunaSkya

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The 50 Best Gay Movies (2009)

13 September 2009 5:40 PM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »

Why aren’t there more good gay movies? We hear this complaint at AfterElton.com a lot, and we’ve even made it a few times ourselves (although we think the results of this poll prove that there are more good movies than many of us think!).

There are surely many reasons why more “mainstream” movies don’t include gay or bisexual themes, but no doubt one of them is heterosexual discomfort – not just discomfort on the part of audiences and network executives, but also discomfort on the part of critics and others to champion these films.

This is where our poll of AfterElton.com readers on the 50 Greatest Gay Movies comes in. We can think of no better way to encourage the creation of more good gay movies than to praise and support the existence of past good gay movies!

How does this list compare to our previous poll? »

- Brent Hartinger

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The Hollywood Film Festival Announces Craft Honorees

8 September 2009 5:59 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

The 13th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards, presented by Starz, are pleased to announce their craft honorees for this year's Hollywood Awards. The festival and awards will mark their return on October 21 for a weeklong series of screenings, competitions and awards.

Cinematographer Roger Deakins, A.S.C., will receive the "Hollywood Cinematographer Award," Composer Alexandre Desplat, Bmi, will be given the "Hollywood Film Composer Award," editor Dana Glauberman, A.C.E., will be honored with the "Hollywood Editor Award," production designer Rick Carter, A.D.G., will receive the "Hollywood Production Designer Award" and costume designer Colleen Atwood, C.D.G., will be honored with the "Hollywood Costume Designer Award."

The Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony will take place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on October 26, 2009.

"We are honored to have these exceptionally talented artists honored for their outstanding work and creative vision at this year's festival, »

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David Garrison, the Distinctive Everyman Actor

30 August 2009 11:39 AM, PDT | TheImproper.com | See recent TheImproper.com news »

New York actor David Garrison is immediately recognizable, be it as a lawyer on “Law And Order,” or Steve Rhoades from the immensely successful “Married … with Children” TV series (1987-1990). He also appeared with actor Jason Bateman on the sitcom “It’s Your Move” (1984-1985). Though known best for his TV work, Garrison is primarily a theatre actor, essaying multiple roles in many musicals and plays. He has starred on Broadway in A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine, where he played the role of Groucho Marx. Garrison was nominated for a Tony for that role. He”s also appeared on Broadway in Titanic, Torch Song Trilogy, The Pirates of Penzance, Bells are Ringing and Off-Broadway in I Do! I Do! Garrison earned a Drama Desk Award nomination for that performance. »

- kgirard@theimproper.com (Keith Girard)

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Ask the Flying Monkey! (May 14, 2009)

13 May 2009 5:36 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.)

Q: Regarding that, um, interesting scene of Kirk (Chris Pine) in his underwear in the new Star Trek: since the movie supposedly takes place in the 22nd century, that's presumably what men will be wearing then, right? So where can I get the underwear of the future ... today? -- Steve, Philadelphia, Pa

A: Personally, the Flying Monkey is holding out hope that the not-so-distant future will see a return to the simple beauty that is a pair of tighty-whities, but I suppose I should just be thankful that the new Smokin' Hot Kirk wasn't wearing saggy, baggy boxers.

Unfortunately, the undies worn by Smokin' Hot Kirk in the movie were made of pure Romulan silk and were created by the Edoian designer Rakop in the year 2250. In other words, they don't actually exist yet. »

- dennis

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