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That rumbling noise you hear coming from the west coast is the sound of millions of fanboys and girls descending upon the San Diego Convention Center for the 2008 Comic-Con. And, as the official schedule attests, there will be plenty of movie and television related events, as Hollywood has caught on...

Talk about your pleasant surprises: New Line Cinema wants John Waters to write a sequel to Hairspray, the hit movie musical based on the stage version of his original film (did you follow that?). All the original creative team will be onboard as well, including director/choreographer Adam Shankman,...

In a MySpace bulletin posted by film director/ screenwriter Chuck Griffith this morning, he states that the production of his Shifting the Canvas that we reported on previously has been halted due to financing problems. He writes, in a post titled "We Are Dead": "So, with the economy the way it is,...

2008's Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival came to a close last night. Best Feature winners were the sexy drama Ciao (watch the trailer here) and Stewart Wade's dramedy Tru Loved (Jury and Audience Awards, respectively). Other winners including the fest's closing night...

Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello is reporting that Elizabeth Berkley (of Showgirls legend) will be joining The L Word for five episodes during its upcoming final season (starting in January on Showtime). The former Nomi Malone will play "the straight girl that got away from Jennifer Beals'...

Charles Van Doren, the man at the center of the "quiz show scandal" that was the basis of the Oscar nominated movie Quiz Show, is finally speaking out on the events that lead to his infamy. Van Doren, who was played by Ralph Fiennes in the Robert Redford directed film, will tell "pretty much all" in...

Illustration by Glen Hanson In honor of to the late great Estelle Getty, Lifetime (Television for Women and Gay Men™) will air a special marathon of Sophia-centric episodes of its signature series The Golden Girls this Friday. Ten episodes will be broadcast starting at 12 noon EST, and...

In the revered tradition of Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! comes Bitch Slap. The flick is breathlessly described as "a modern throwback to the B-Movie/exploitation films of the 1950's-70's, mixing hot girls, fast cars, big guns, nasty tongues, outrageous action and jaw-dropping eye candy with a...

Bailey Hanks, the winner of the recent MTV talent/ reality show Legally Blonde The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods, makes her Broadway debut tonight as that fabulous fashionista-turned-legal eagle Elle Woods in the hit musical version of Legally Blonde. In a nice show of support for new talent,...

Congratulations to Stewart Wade and the cast of crew of Tru Loved: the recent Outfest fave has been picked up for distribution by here! Films/Regent Releasing for theatrical release this fall. The comedy/drama, about a high school girl setting up her school's first Gay-Straight Alliance, stars...