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Ask the Flying Monkey! (November 16, 2009)
15 November 2009 9:20 PM, PST | 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: I'm curious about Project Runway's Christopher Straub. The ring he wears suggests he has a husband / partner / significant other. What details might you know on this? Every time Heidi had him in tears, I found myself strongly torn between wanting to give him a hug and going all Cher on him. – LgH, Houston, TX, Usw, Earth
A: “I am married!” Straub tells the Flying Monkey. “Well, not legally, but Ronnie and I had a commitment ceremony two-and-a-half years ago. We've been together for over five years. He's a little scientist, and we really don't understand what each other does for a living.”
I asked what the two of them do for fun. “We like to travel, watch TV – I like reality shows and he »
- Brent Hartinger
This Week on Stage: Consult EW's handy guide
14 November 2009 5:00 AM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Although nothing much opened on the Great White Way this week, never fear, stage fans! Next week, we'll be posting new reviews of Broadway's musical revival Ragtime (at left) and the comedy In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play as well as the Alan Ayckbourn play My Wonderful Day Off Broadway and the Los Angeles productions of Mary Poppins and the drama Equivocation. If you are looking for something fresh from EW this week, though, read up on Broadway's new Spider-Man, Reeve Carney. But in the meantime, you can enjoy all the other great Stage coverage. Check out the EW. »
- Thom Geier
This Week on Stage: 'The Understudy,' 'Idiot Savant,' and 'Nightingale'
7 November 2009 5:00 AM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
This week saw the too-rapid close of the Neil Simon revival Brighton Beach Memoirs on Broadway, as well as the opening of three Off Broadway productions: The Understudy, starring Justin Kirk, Julie White, and Mark-Paul Gosselaar (above); Idiot Savant with Willem Dafoe; and Nightingale with Lynn Redgrave. Melissa Bernardo gave a B+ to The Understudy but dinged it for the cast's somewhat mixed on-stage chemistry. Thom Geier calls Idiot Savant "one strange, head-scratching evening" and gives it a C+. As for Lynn Redgrave's one-woman show, Nightingale, I gave it a C and took issue with the production because "the »
- Tanner Stransky
Billy Elliot's Proud Papa: An Interview With Gregory Jbara
6 November 2009 2:51 PM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
The boys in tights may get all the press (and deservedly so) in Stephen Daldry's Tony Award-winning musical adaptation of Billy Elliot, but anyone who has seen the show knows veteran character actor Gregory Jbara subtly steals the show as the boy's proud (eventually anyway) papa. Jbara, who took home the Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for the role, has been waiting his whole life for a role that he could really show off his skills and shine in. He found it with "Elliot," and don't think for a second he doesn't know and appreciate that. "This role was a complete roast beef dinner," he said. "It's my coming of age thing...no more goofy or silly roles." Jbara has chewed up scenes on Broadway in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Chicago (as Billy Flynn), and made appearances... »
- Jon Chattman
Thinking Outside the Box
2 November 2009 7:51 AM, PST | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »
A week loaded with oh-so-worthy awards season contenders is offset with the comic relief of Jim Carrey's performance captured flailing, George Clooney's self-deluded staring, and the teasing promise of an affordable(!) trip to the ballet.
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You could make the argument that if Richard Kelly could only get the whole world to come over to his house and listen to his record collection, he might not feel the need to make films at all. That said, his fall from grace following the flop of "Southland Tales" was so total that he went from the director anointed as the hipster's David Lynch to the arthouse M. Night Shyamalan overnight. With much riding on this comeback, Kelly has turned to Richard Matheson's short story "Button, Button," previously immortalized as an episode of "The Twilight Zone, »
- Neil Pedley
This week on stage: 'Brighton Beach Memoirs' and 'Finian's Rainbow'
30 October 2009 11:00 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
This week saw the opening of two new Broadway productions, both revivals: The Neil Simon Plays: Brighton Beach Memoirs, a comedy-drama starring former Roseanne star Laurie Metcalf (left), which I described as "a fine revival, easily the best show of a young Broadway season," and the musical Finian's Rainbow, which Tanner Stransky called "an odd, farcical muscial" that is "well cast and smartly performed." Still hunting for something to see on stage? Check out the EW.com Stage hub for up-to-date news and reviews; or consult this handy guide below, which includes links to all of our stage reviews of current shows. »
- Thom Geier
This Week on Stage: 'Memphis,' 'After Miss Julie,' and EW's complete theater guide
23 October 2009 2:00 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
This week saw the opening of two new Broadway productions: Memphis, an original musical from the creators of The Toxic Avenger Musical, and After Miss Julie, an adaptation of August Strindberg's Miss Julie starring Jonny Lee Miller and Sienna Miller (left). EW's Clark Collis calls Memphis "a mixed bag" and gives it a C+, while Jeff Labrecque gives After Miss Julie a C and remarks that "the actors' chemistry is surprisingly stagnant." Still hunting for something to see on stage? Check out the EW.com Stage hub for up-to-date news and reviews; or consult this handy guide below, which »
- Thom Geier
Review: "Where the Wild Things Are" (Sadly) Isn't Worth Visiting
15 October 2009 12:11 PM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
According to Rottentomatoes.com, Where the Wild Things Are, which opens on Friday, is getting mixed-to-decent reviews. I'm trying hard to wrap my mind around this, because I saw the film on Monday, and it simply doesn't work.
Because of all the buzz, I suspect the movie will open strong, but I'll be shocked if the box office doesn't collapse as word-of-mouth gets out about how muddled and frequently outright boring it is.
But I'll grant you that it's not terrible in the way that earlier "bad" movies this year have been — movies such as G-Force (which was soul-less and completely by-the-numbers) or Year One (which was a meandering, painfully unfunny mess).
Director Spike Jonze at least tried to make something truly different. Much has been made of the fact that he was trying to create the sense of being a nine-year-old boy — the sense of confusion, the feeling that »
- Brent Hartinger
Bww TV: So V Featured Performer Day 7: Gregory Jbara
11 October 2009 1:05 PM, PDT | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »
Jbara originated the roles of 'Jackie Elliot' ('Dad') for the Broadway production of Billy Elliot, for which he won the Tony®, Outer Critics Circle, and Drama Desk Awards for Best/Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, 'André Thibault' in the Broadway musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Drama Desk nomination), 'Squash Bernstein' in Victor/Victoria, starring Julie Andrews and the role of the dimwitted catcher,'Sohovik' in the Broadway revival of Damn Yankees! starring Bebe Neuwirth, Victor Garber and Jerry Lewis. Jbara was the second actor to star on Broadway as 'Billy Flynn' in the Tony Award winning revival of Chicago. Off-Broadway credits include 'Chick Clark' in Wonderful Town for City Center Encores!, the Broadway revival of Born Yesterday with Ed Asner and Madeline Kahn, Serious Money with Alec Baldwin and Kate Nelligan, Privates On Parade with Jim Dale and Simon Jones, Forever Plaid, Das Barbecu and Have I Got A Girl For You! »
Bww TV: So V Featured Performer Day 7: Gregory Jbara
11 October 2009 5:05 AM, PDT | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »
Jbara originated the roles of 'Jackie Elliot' ('Dad') for the Broadway production of Billy Elliot, for which he won the Tony®, Outer Critics Circle, and Drama Desk Awards for Best/Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, 'André Thibault' in the Broadway musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Drama Desk nomination), 'Squash Bernstein' in Victor/Victoria, starring Julie Andrews and the role of the dimwitted catcher,'Sohovik' in the Broadway revival of Damn Yankees! starring Bebe Neuwirth, Victor Garber and Jerry Lewis. Jbara was the second actor to star on Broadway as 'Billy Flynn' in the Tony Award winning revival of Chicago. Off-Broadway credits include 'Chick Clark' in Wonderful Town for City Center Encores!, the Broadway revival of Born Yesterday with Ed Asner and Madeline Kahn, Serious Money with Alec Baldwin and Kate Nelligan, Privates On Parade with Jim Dale and Simon Jones, Forever Plaid, Das Barbecu and Have I Got A Girl For You! »
Bring It On brings it to the stage
25 September 2009 6:26 AM, PDT | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »
Give me a B, give me an R, give me a…nope it’s too long. The world of cheerleading is making a comeback in the stage adaptation of the 2000 hit movie Bring It On. Cleverly titled Bring It On: The Musical, it’s due to hit the stage in 2011 with a small regional run, hopefully followed by a national tour. Created by a team of Broadway specialists like Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights) and Tom Kitt (Next to Normal) composing the music, Amanda Green (High Fidelity) in charge of lyrics and Jeff Whitty (Avenue Q) writing the book. Directed and choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler (also of In the Heights), it looks set to be a huge success.
The original movie followed two cheerleading teams competing to win the championships when a member of the Toro’s (Kirsten Dunst) finds out their routine was stolen from their rival squad, »
2009 Gotham Awards Announce Career Tributes
23 September 2009 11:40 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
The Independent Filmmaker Project (Ifp), the nation's oldest and largest organization of independent filmmakers, announced today that director Kathryn Bigelow, actors Natalie Portman and Stanley Tucci, and producers Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, will each be presented with a career Tribute at the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards on Monday November 30th in New York. Ifp also announced it has moved the gala awards ceremony to Monday, November 30 at Cipriani Wall Street, from the previously announced date of Tuesday, December 1st.
Signaling the official kick-off to the film awards season, the Gotham Independent Film Awards is one of the leading awards for independent film. Anchoring the evening's six competitive awards for Best Feature, Best Documentary, Breakthrough Director, Breakthrough Actor, Best Ensemble Performance and Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You, are four Tributes to film community icons.
This year's Tribute selection represents a range of individuals - »
Goodbye Toronto: Fish Tank and Le Refuge
21 September 2009 9:56 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
MattCanada reporting from the Toronto International Film Festival
The festival has ended and Lee Daniels' Precious has won the jury prize. Congratulations to it, and the scores of awards it is now assured to collect. Before I say goodbye, notes on the last two films I saw at Tiff: Le Refuge and the much talked about Fish Tank.
I was very excited for Le Refuge because François Ozon is one of those world cinema directors I always enjoy. However, despite great performances and beautiful cinematography, it left me cold. The story of a pregnant drug addict (Isabelle Carré) forming a relationship with the dead baby-daddy's gay brother (Louis-Ronan Choisy) seemed too oblique to me. Maybe it's just that I like a few more histrionics, but to be perfectly honest, by the time the film ended I felt very little. Le Refuge is technically accomplished but I just couldn't connect with the film, »
- CanadaMatt
Updates: Top 50 Hottest Young Actors- Jamie Bell still going strong!
15 September 2009 10:47 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Currently ranked #3 at the Top 50 Hitlist, Jamie Bell is one of the most consistent young actors today - his role in Defiance may not be as meaty as Daniel Craig's but he was able to pull it off and put his level of acting at par with his more illustrious co-stars. He also made waves in Hallam Foe, from Scottish filmmaker David McKenzie - this film, I believe, is Bell's best movie to date.
- - -
- - - Tintin the movie is going to be Jamie Bell's next big project - perhaps as big as Billy Elliot or maybe not:
As Tintin, Jamie Bell has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Working with Spielberg with a huge budget and an internationally famous character could springboard Bell into Hollywood’s A-List. Becoming an action film hero and a sex symbol along the lines of Harrison Ford and Matt Damon is entirely possible. »
Updates: Top 50 Hottest Young Actors- Jamie Bell still going strong!
15 September 2009 10:47 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Currently ranked #3 at the Top 50 Hitlist, Jamie Bell is one of the most consistent young actors today - his role in Defiance may not be as meaty as Daniel Craig's but he was able to pull it off and put his level of acting at par with his more illustrious co-stars. He also made waves in Hallam Foe, from Scottish filmmaker David McKenzie - this film, I believe, is Bell's best movie to date.
- - -
- - - Tintin the movie is going to be Jamie Bell's next big project - perhaps as big as Billy Elliot or maybe not:
As Tintin, Jamie Bell has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Working with Spielberg with a huge budget and an internationally famous character could springboard Bell into Hollywood’s A-List. Becoming an action film hero and a sex symbol along the lines of Harrison Ford and Matt Damon is entirely possible. »
Updates: Top 50 Hottest Young Actors- Jamie Bell still going strong!
15 September 2009 10:47 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Currently ranked #3 at the Top 50 Hitlist, Jamie Bell is one of the most consistent young actors today - his role in Defiance may not be as meaty as Daniel Craig's but he was able to pull it off and put his level of acting at par with his more illustrious co-stars. He also made waves in Hallam Foe, from Scottish filmmaker David McKenzie - this film, I believe, is Bell's best movie to date.
- - -
- - - Tintin the movie is going to be Jamie Bell's next big project - perhaps as big as Billy Elliot or maybe not:
As Tintin, Jamie Bell has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Working with Spielberg with a huge budget and an internationally famous character could springboard Bell into Hollywood’s A-List. Becoming an action film hero and a sex symbol along the lines of Harrison Ford and Matt Damon is entirely possible. »
Updates: Top 50 Hottest Young Actors- Jamie Bell still going strong!
15 September 2009 10:47 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Currently ranked #3 at the Top 50 Hitlist, Jamie Bell is one of the most consistent young actors today - his role in Defiance may not be as meaty as Daniel Craig's but he was able to pull it off and put his level of acting at par with his more illustrious co-stars. He also made waves in Hallam Foe, from Scottish filmmaker David McKenzie - this film, I believe, is Bell's best movie to date.
- - -
- - - Tintin the movie is going to be Jamie Bell's next big project - perhaps as big as Billy Elliot or maybe not:
As Tintin, Jamie Bell has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Working with Spielberg with a huge budget and an internationally famous character could springboard Bell into Hollywood’s A-List. Becoming an action film hero and a sex symbol along the lines of Harrison Ford and Matt Damon is entirely possible. »
Updates: Top 50 Hottest Young Actors- Jamie Bell still going strong!
15 September 2009 10:47 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Currently ranked #3 at the Top 50 Hitlist, Jamie Bell is one of the most consistent young actors today - his role in Defiance may not be as meaty as Daniel Craig's but he was able to pull it off and put his level of acting at par with his more illustrious co-stars. He also made waves in Hallam Foe, from Scottish filmmaker David McKenzie - this film, I believe, is Bell's best movie to date.
- - -
- - - Tintin the movie is going to be Jamie Bell's next big project - perhaps as big as Billy Elliot or maybe not:
As Tintin, Jamie Bell has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Working with Spielberg with a huge budget and an internationally famous character could springboard Bell into Hollywood’s A-List. Becoming an action film hero and a sex symbol along the lines of Harrison Ford and Matt Damon is entirely possible. »
Hensley, Gets, Zambello, Brescia, Hatch Set To Appear In The Sky Is Not Falling Benefit Concert 10/5 At St. Luke's Theatre
15 September 2009 10:08 AM, PDT | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »
Tony-winner Shuler Hensley (Young Frankenstein, Oklahoma), Broadway, television and film star Malcolm Gets (The Story of My Life, Amour), acclaimed director Francesca Zambello (The Little Mermaid, Little House on the Prairie) Lisa Brescia (Wicked, Aida) The Lion King's Nathaniel Stampley, and Billy Elliot's Joel Hatch are all scheduled to appear in The Sky Is Not Falli¬Ng a benefit concert for the Skylight Opera Theatre at 8:00 p.m. Monday, October 5th, 2009 at St. Luke's Theatre at 308 W. 46th Street (off 8th Avenue). »
Fish Tank: Andrea Arnold’s Mesmorising Second Film…
14 September 2009 8:28 AM, PDT | t5m.com | See recent t5m.com news »
Stepping up to make the first film in Lars Von Trier's proposed Advanced Party trilogy, Andrea Arnold delivered a powerhouse of a debut feature film in Red Road, one which the Von had to admit in his gruff monotone, "...had massive balls". Though the other films (all to be set in Scotland, feature the same cast and to be written and directed by first time directors) are yet to be made, Arnold has set up a film to beat and in Fish Tank has once again produced a very real, darkly funny and ultimately hopeful portrait of small time England. Like her Oscar winning short Wasp, Arnold's second feature proper, is part Ken Loach social-realism, part Lynne Ramsey dreamer tale but with a voice all of its own. Shot with a serene grit in a 1:1 square format by Arnold regular Robbie Ryan. Every nuance of harsh beauty is »
- Neil Innes
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