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Wishful Linking

27 October 2009 4:14 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

That Little Round Headed Boy has a fun insightful piece on Amelia and "serious" acting

Gold Derby Ricky Gervais to host the Golden Globes this year

ticklepickleme & elliptical edits thrill to the sight of Julianne Moore in A Single Man and in person. I am officially jealous

The Critical Condition has a change of heart about Where the Wild Things Are. Good read

A Blog Next Door appreciates Dollhouse when its icky ethically. As do I

I Need My Fix Emily Blunt & Matt Damon on the set of The Adjustment Bureau

Gawker Paul Haggis (Crash) resigns publicly from Scientology over gay rights. Quelle Scandale!

Gallery of the Absurd twists Mel Gibson's upcoming Beaver picture

wowOwow great and lengthy piece on Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone Penn Ritchie by the one and only Liz Smith

Boy Culture speaking of the big M, did you hear about her gift to Glee?

Towleroad »

- NATHANIEL R

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The Pull List Comic Reviews: ‘Deadpool’, ‘Secret Six’, ‘Walking Dead’ and More

15 October 2009 1:15 PM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

Welcome to The Pull List Comic Reviews! Get comfy as a few titles elected to go with short stories this week, meaning we’ve got a lot to cover. As always, Warning: Spoilers Ahead.

Pull Of The Week:

Deadpool #900 – Marvel Comics – $4.99 Us

Writers: Jason Aaron, Fred Van Lente, Mike Benson, Joe Kelly, Duane Swierczynski, Victor Gischler, Charlie Huston Artists: Chris Staggs, Dalibor Talajic, Damion Scott, Rob Liefeld, Shawn Crystal, Sanford Greene, Kyle Baker

Score: 9.0

Has there been a hotter commodity in recent times than Deadpool? Hard to argue, but looking back you’ll find that the first issue of this title was launched last year amid much fanfare. Fast-forward twelve months and the character has starred in a one-shot (Deadpool: Games of Death), a mini-series (Deadpool: Suicide Kings), a second ongoing series (Deadpool: Merc With a Mouth) and an upcoming third ongoing (Deadpool Team-Up). What better way to hammer home »

- Sal Loria

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Ask the Flying Monkey! (September 16, 2009)

15 September 2009 5:57 PM, PDT | 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: Does Lucy Lawless regret that they killed Xena? – Craig, Norfolk, Va

A: In fact, she does. In “A Friend in Need,” the two-part Xena: Warrior Princess series finale back in 2001, Xena allows herself to be killed, so she can become a ghost and fight a spiritual being. Later, after Gabrielle finds a way to bring Xena back to life, the Warrior-Princess heroically chooses to stay dead in order to make amends for past sins. The series ends with Gabrielle, a full-fledged warrior at last, carrying on Xena’s legacy.

Gabrielle bids farewell to Xena

But as I’m sure you know, Craig, fans were livid – both at the death itself and over the way she died, which included, um, decapitation.

“At the time, we thought that was a really strong choice, »

- Brent Hartinger

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Ask the Flying Monkey! (July 29, 2009)

28 July 2009 9:48 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: Is the opossum couple Crash and Eddie in the Ice Age movies The Meltdown and Dawn of the Dinosaurs gay? I swear they have very, very good chemistry together! – Warren, Toronto, Ontario

A: Well, Crash and Eddie are fraternal twin brothers, which explains their chemistry. So while one or both might be gay, they’re almost certainly not a couple.

That said, they’re voiced by Seann William Scott and Josh Peck, so I’m sure many readers wish they were a couple!

Josh Peck (left) and Seann William Scott (right) voice Crash & Eddie

Q: I recently heard rumors that NBC is getting ready to debut a spin-off to Will & Grace called Karen & Jack, set to star Megan Mullally and Sean Hayes, in the fall of this year.  Is there any truth to this rumor? »

- Brent Hartinger

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Movies We Love: Xanadu

15 July 2009 6:00 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

Xanadu (1980) A million lights are dancing and there you are: A shooting star! Synopsis Frustrated artist Sonny Malone (Michael Beck) is stuck in a soul-sucking corporate job. He meets Kira (Olivia Newton-John), a Greek muse sent to Earth to encourage him to chase his dream to build a really awesome roller disco. She introduces him to retired big-band leader Danny Macguire (Gene Kelly), who's got the moves and the money to make it all happen. But the plan goes awry when mortal Sonny and divine Kira fall in love. Why We Love It For the better part of two decades, admitting you loved Xanadu was a sure-fire way to get a surprise kick-in-the-nuts from the nearest film snob. At least, that was true for guys. If you were a girl, said film snobs settled for a stiff right jab to your ovaries. Why the hostility? Well, pretty much since its release, Xanadu »

- J.L. Sosa

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Scenes We Love: Xanadu

8 April 2009 6:45 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

I think we can all agree that the 1980 roller-disco romance Xanadu isn't exactly what most people would call the height of film making achievement. But as a 5-year-old girl (yeah, I watched movies at a really young age -- strange, I know), it was possibly the best thing I had ever seen. The story of a young artist named Sonny (played by Michael Beck) slaving away recreating album covers (is that even a job?) and the muse who inspires him to pack it in to start the roller disco of his dreams may have been a huge success on the Billboard charts, but the film barely broke even at the box-office -- my god, the spandex budget alone would have bankrupted the production. Of course, none of that mattered to me as I watched Olivia Newton-John glide across the floor to the tunes of E.L.O.

So in a »

- Jessica Barnes

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Elizabeth Stanley Lifts ‘Xanadu’ to Place Where Nobody Dared to Go

31 January 2009 4:34 PM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – If classics such as “A Chorus Line” and “Les Miserables” willfully suggest the existence of a secured, calculated recipe for a Broadway hit, Christopher Ashley’s “Xanadu” is a concoction that has once again gleefully tipped over this admittedly elusive boiling pot.

Play Rating: 4.0/5.0 Based on the outlandishly heinous 1980 film of the same name, the stage version of “Xanadu” shyly and skillfully stormed the quaint Helen Hayes Theatre on Broadway in 2007, knocking down every upturned nose and preconceived theatah notion in its wake. Heck, many people had even entered betting pools to monitor how quickly this turkey would cook.

But the narrative that consumptively sunk Olivia Newton-John’s career into 1980’s oblivion has fashioned an outrageously sharp musical production. Now, thanks to Kyle DeSantis and his folks at the Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place, Chicagoans can bask in the same comedic splendor made complete with those nostalgic legwarmers »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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2009 | 2007

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