Clive Barker's Demonik New Movie
Queer horror king Clive Barker and director John Woo want to unleash demons onto both big and small screens. The two have teamed up to produce Demonik, a project that will involve a theatrical feature and a video game. Barker may write the feature script, based on a treatment that Woo's Tiger Hill Entertainment has picked up, and the video game is already in the works for a 2006 release from companies Terminal Reality and Majesco. No story line has been made public yet—fear loves mystery, after all—but what is known is that gamers will be able to play as though they were Demonik's chief villain. And if horror-movie fans take the evil bait, Barker may have a new Hellraiser on his bloody hands.
Lassie Comes Home Again
She's back. Or should we say 'He's back'? Either way, Lassie, the most famous of all canine screen stars, is having a comeback. Lassie, a new feature film starring Samantha Morton, Peter O'Toole, and Peter Dinklage ( The Station Agent ) , will revisit the plot of the 1943 film Lassie Come Home. In that movie—featuring an 11-year-old Elizabeth Taylor and an adolescent Roddy McDowall—an impoverished family is forced to sell their beloved collie to make ends meet. The dog, though, has other plans, journeying 500 miles back to the people she loves most. The real question now is, which gender will play the famous dog this time around? Historically, male dogs have played the female Lassie—making 'her' something of a drag queen. Both detail-obsessed and tradition-minded fans will have to wait until the film's 2006 release for the answer.
Hearty Boys on
Reality TV Show
Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh, the co-owners of Lakeview catering business The Hearty Boys, are on a new TV reality show—and are competing to win their own program.
Smith and McDonagh will be on The Next Food Network Star, which started June 5. Should the duo prevail, they would win their own Food Network TV show.
The Next Food Network Star airs every Sunday this month at 8 p.m. The final show, set to air June 26, will be live. During the last program, America will vote for its favorite contestant and the vote will be revealed.
The duo have owned their popular catering company in Lakeview for some 10 years. Recently, they converted their café into a BYOB restaurant named HB, located at 3404 N. Halsted.
American Idol's Verraros Judges Gay Idol
Windy City Gay Idol is proud to announce that Fox's American Idol Top 10 Finalist from the first season, Jim Verraros, will be a guest judge at this year's final competition at Circuit Nightclub. But first Gay Idol is headed into the semi-finals at The Eagle, 5015 N. Clark, on Saturday, June 11 with 20 contestants.
The finals will feature more giveaways and excitement for the audience than past years.
Doors open at 6 p.m. June 11 for the semi-finals at The Eagle and audience members are encouraged to arrive early. Finals: Saturday, June 18, Circuit, 3641 N. Halsted, 6 p.m . doors, 7 p.m. start. $5. Call ( 773 ) 871-7610 or e-mail WindyCityMedia@aol.com .
