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Deep Inside Hollywood
Online Special
by Romeo San Vicente
2007-11-07

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Stiles' and Speedman's Turn to Cry

Voyeurism can quickly turn into trouble, as the characters in the late lesbian author Patricia Highsmith's novel The Cry of the Owl find out pretty quickly. The story of a man accidentally pulled into a series of murders as an innocent bystander after some not-so-innocent moments as a Peeping Tom, the novel will see a film adaptation go before the cameras soon. Starring Julia Stiles ( Bourne Ultimatum ) and Scott Speedman ( Underworld ) , the thriller will also feature Stiles' Brit Bourne co-star Paddy Considine. A successful earlier adaptation of Highsmith's work, The Talented Mr. Ripley, bodes well for the project, based on the dark strength of the material alone. Audiences will have the chance to peek at the finished product—minus the messy potential consequences of that sort of thing—sometime in 2009.

Zooey Deschanel Says Yes to Jim Carrey

As Romeo reported earlier, gay director Peyton Reed's latest project, the comedy Yes Man starring Jim Carrey, tells the story of what happens when a man simply stops saying 'no' and allows life to lead him down whatever path an affirmative response to any proposal or question takes him. And that intriguing premise just got a little cooler now that funny, interesting Zooey Deschanel has been cast as the female lead. The star of indie oddities ( All the Real Girls ) and big hits in which she was the much-funnier-than-the-star sidekick ( Failure to Launch ) , Deschanel will no doubt bring her own brand of charm to the feature. And say what you will about the bizarre sexism that allows for Hollywood's aging leading men to star opposite a never-ending stream of much-younger female actors—at least someone who deserves a bigger career got the gig this time.

Elton Sings for the Holidays

Because few people in this world don't want to sing along with the songs from Flashdance or The Sound of Music, here's one from the 'Why Didn't They Think of This Before' department: a concert featuring popular songs from hit films, sung by some of the music industry's heavy-hitters. The holiday season special, taping at Hollywood's Kodak Theater ( home of the Academy Awards and American Idol ) for an airdate in December on CBS, will feature the seemingly everywhere-at-once Elton John alongside A-listers like Beyonce, Mary J. Blige and country superstar Carrie Underwood. But who'll sing what? For real entertainment, here's hoping that they play against type and give 'And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going' to Underwood and the theme from Smokey and the Bandit to Elton.

Prison Break Finds Its Thrill on Cherry Hill

Nothing says 'lesbian exploitation' like a fictional women's prison, which has a long history in film and television—one both wildly entertaining and somewhat repellent to queer audiences used to seeing menacing butch women descend vampire-like on innocent young inmates over and over. So it'll be interesting to watch how the jailbird action plays out on the female-oriented spin-off of Prison Break, for now called ... wait for it ... Prison Break: Cherry Hill ( yes, really ) . This doesn't necessarily mean that all will be lost in a haze of offensive lunacy, but this is Fox, a network not historically known for its sensitivity to, well, anyone. Stay tuned to find out if this flipside of L-Word chic proves ground-breaking or lurid or both.

Romeo San Vicente's favorite women's prison is the one in Linda Blair's Chained Heat. He can be reached care of this publication or at DeepInsideHollywood@qsyndicate.com .


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