Windy City Media Group Frontpage News

THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985

home search facebook twitter join
Gay News Sponsor Windy City Times 2023-12-13
DOWNLOAD ISSUE
Donate

Sponsor
Sponsor
Sponsor

  WINDY CITY TIMES

Deep Inside Hollywood
by Romeo San Vicente
2007-01-17

This article shared 2271 times since Wed Jan 17, 2007
facebook twitter pin it google +1 reddit email


Johnny Depp.

___________

Depp May Rock You

Johnny Depp's performance as a fey swashbuckler in Pirates of the Caribbean was apparently modeled after the Rolling Stones' Keith Richards, so don't be surprised if the Oscar nominee goes one step further and plays an actual rocker. And indeed, word has it that Depp is the leading contender to play Freddie Mercury in a new biopic of the gay Queen frontman, who died in 1991 from AIDS-related complications. Robert De Niro's Tribeca Productions is said to be behind the film, which makes sense since De Niro was a major backer of We Will Rock You, the stage musical featuring Queen songs that was a hit in London and Las Vegas. It will be interesting to see if Depp can handle the vocals on "Bohemian Rhapsody," but at least we already know he looks awesome in eyeliner.

Bryan Singer to Americanize Footballers' Wives

American networks have had a mixed record trying to remake shows from Britain. Sure, you love The Office, but does anyone remember Coupling or Men Behaving Badly? ABC has reached across the pond for the hit BBC soap Footballers' Wives - which attracted a gay following on BBC America - and it looks like gay filmmaker Bryan Singer will take a breather from Superman movies to direct the new pilot. The original Footballers' Wives featured the usual mix of greed, deception, skullduggery, and slutty, sequined dresses, with some hot gay jock-on-jock action thrown in for good measure. No word yet as to how queer the U.S. version will be, but we know of one definite change - the title will switch to Football Wives and revolve around NFL spouses and not soccer.

Bret Easton Ellis Explores Canyons

Bret Easton Ellis' novels ( including Less Than Zero and American Psycho ) have featured gay and bisexual characters, but the novelist himself didn't come out until after the publication of 2005's Lunar Park. So what better place than Showtime - the network that gave us Queer as Folk and The L Word - for Ellis to make his debut as a TV series creator? The cable network has ordered a script for The Canyons, a horror-flavored soap opera created by Ellis, about a party-boy magazine editor who leaves his Manhattan lifestyle behind when he moves cross-country to Los Angeles with his best friend, only to find himself abandoned in a new city when the friend dies. No word yet as to whether or not The Canyons will live or die in L.A.

Angelina and Rupert Are Feeling Animated

With the success of Cars and Happy Feet, it looks like the phenomenon of computer-animated feature films with a slew of celebrity voices isn't going anywhere anytime soon. But there are definitely some performances Romeo can't wait to check out in the next year or two. Amy Sedaris, best known as Strangers with Candy's bisexual ex-junkie whore, joins a returning Rupert Everett in Shrek 3, while Sexiest Bisexual on Earth Angelina Jolie lends her pipes to Kung Fu Panda, where she'll play - and how perfect is this? - a tigress. Those Talladega Nights gay lovers, Sacha Baron Cohen and Andy Richter, reunite for Madagascar 2, while Will & Grace's Megan Mullally and lesbian icon Kathy Bates will help to create buzz for Jerry Seinfeld's Bee Movie. And you thought Disney's vintage evil queens were the last word in queer cartooning.

Romeo San Vicente only sees animated movies late at night—the better to avoid sharing a theater with children. He can be reached care of this publication or at DeepInsideHollywood@qsyndicate.com .


This article shared 2271 times since Wed Jan 17, 2007
facebook twitter pin it google +1 reddit email

Out and Aging
Presented By

  ARTICLES YOU MIGHT LIKE

Gay News

Dorian Film Awards: 'All of Us Strangers' takes top prizes 2024-02-27
- February 26, 2024 - Los Angeles, Ca. - For its 15th Dorian Film Awards, GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics fully embraced All of Us Strangers, writer-director Andrew Haigh's fantastical and tear-inducing tale of two ...


Gay News

GALECA announces nominees for the Dorian Film Awards 2024-02-07
--From a press release - Feb. 5, 2024 - GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, consisting of over 500 entertainment critics, journalists and media icons, today announced the group's democratically chosen nominees for its 15th Dorian Film Awards. All of ...


Gay News

Brittney Griner strikes deal with ESPN, Disney 2023-12-07
- Two-time Olympic gold medalist and nine-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner will partner exclusively with ESPN and Disney Entertainment Television to share her story through various projects on their platforms, according to a press release. A documentary ...


Gay News

Disney exhibition chronicles a century of entertainment history 2023-11-21
- Disney100, a large-scale traveling exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of the Walt Disney Company, has opened at the Exhibition Hub Art Center, 2367 W. Logan Blvd., in Bucktown. Hundreds of props and artifacts from the company's ...


Gay News

SHOWBIZ Holiday TV movies, GLAAD concert, Janet Jackson, muscle-fem singer 2023-10-13
- Hallmark has revealed its full slate of holiday movies—and there are more than 40 films, Entertainment Weekly noted. Among the movie's stars are Lacey Chabert, Jonathan Bennett, Luke Macfarlane, Phylicia Rashad, Nikki DeLoach, Andrew Walker and ...


Gay News

Cirque du Soleil holiday show to run in NYC and Chicago 2023-08-07
- Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSG Entertainment) announced that the family holiday event "'Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil" is returning to both The Theater at Madison Square Garden and The Chicago Theatre this ...


Gay News

Baton's Jim Flint celebrates 82nd birthday 2023-07-27
- Jim Flint, owner of the Baton Show Lounge, and the founder of the Miss Continental pageantry system, celebrated his 82nd birthday at the Baton on July 25. The special occasion featured cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and entertainment ...


Gay News

Pitchfork Music Festival strikes up the band again 2023-07-27
- Pitchfork Music Festival took place in Union Park July 21-23, with three days of music and entertainment on the Near West Side of Chicago. Since 2006, this independent music extravaganza has successfully ran with the weather ...


Gay News

'Succession,' 'Abbott Elementary,' 'The Other Two' score big in GALECA Dorian TV Awards 2023-06-28
--From a press release - Hollywood—GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics named the winners of its 15th Dorian TV Awards, with high-profile hits and under-the-radar gems evenly represented. HBO's final season of Succession, showrunner ...


Gay News

Pride in the Park kicks off weekend with music, drag and food 2023-06-27
- Chicagoans and visitors flocked to Pride in the Park, the downtown annual celebration in support of the LGBTQ+ community, on June 23-24. For the fourth year, entertainment company Dreambrite Presents created the festivities, which took place ...


Gay News

Cubs' Pride Night on June 13 2023-06-06
- The Chicago Cubs will celebrate Pride Night on Tuesday, June 13. According to a release, there will be "a party at the ballpark, special entertainment, festive fan activities and other Pride recognitions." There will also be ...


Gay News

GALECA reveals winners of inaugural Dorian Theater Awards 2023-06-02
--From a press release - Thursday June 1, 2023 - The 35 members of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics' theater wing announced the winners and finalists of its inaugural Dorian Theater Awards, honoring the best in Broadway and Off-Broadway ...


Gay News

SHOWBIZ Nathan Lane, Marvel, 'Guardians,' Deborah Cox, Provincetown film fest 2023-05-12
Wanda Sykes' 'I'm an Entertainer' trailer below - GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics named Nathan Lane its Timeless Star for 2022-23, per a press release. "Nathan Lane is an icon of stage and screen, a master of both drama and comedy, and ...


Gay News

PASSAGES Former Gay Chicago Magazine entertainment editor Jeff Rossen 2023-04-30
- Former Gay Chicago Magazine entertainment editor Jeff Rossen died of complications from COPD on April 19. He was 67. Rossen was born Dec. 10, 1955, in Oak Lawn. He spent his childhood and teen years in ...


Gay News

GALECA to also honor achievements in theater 2023-04-26
- GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics announced it is expanding its mission to honor Broadway and off-Broadway productions, across various inaugural categories, beginning with the current 2022-23 theater season. ...


 


Copyright © 2024 Windy City Media Group. All rights reserved.
Reprint by permission only. PDFs for back issues are downloadable from
our online archives.

Return postage must accompany all manuscripts, drawings, and
photographs submitted if they are to be returned, and no
responsibility may be assumed for unsolicited materials.

All rights to letters, art and photos sent to Nightspots
(Chicago GLBT Nightlife News) and Windy City Times (a Chicago
Gay and Lesbian News and Feature Publication) will be treated
as unconditionally assigned for publication purposes and as such,
subject to editing and comment. The opinions expressed by the
columnists, cartoonists, letter writers, and commentators are
their own and do not necessarily reflect the position of Nightspots
(Chicago GLBT Nightlife News) and Windy City Times (a Chicago Gay,
Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender News and Feature Publication).

The appearance of a name, image or photo of a person or group in
Nightspots (Chicago GLBT Nightlife News) and Windy City Times
(a Chicago Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender News and Feature
Publication) does not indicate the sexual orientation of such
individuals or groups. While we encourage readers to support the
advertisers who make this newspaper possible, Nightspots (Chicago
GLBT Nightlife News) and Windy City Times (a Chicago Gay, Lesbian
News and Feature Publication) cannot accept responsibility for
any advertising claims or promotions.

 
 

TRENDINGBREAKINGPHOTOS







Sponsor


 



Donate


About WCMG      Contact Us      Online Front  Page      Windy City  Times      Nightspots
Identity      BLACKlines      En La Vida      Archives      Advanced Search     
Windy City Queercast      Queercast Archives     
Press  Releases      Join WCMG  Email List      Email Blast      Blogs     
Upcoming Events      Todays Events      Ongoing Events      Bar Guide      Community Groups      In Memoriam     
Privacy Policy     

Windy City Media Group publishes Windy City Times,
The Bi-Weekly Voice of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans Community.
5315 N. Clark St. #192, Chicago, IL 60640-2113 • PH (773) 871-7610 • FAX (773) 871-7609.