Image Credit: http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/100514/George-Clooney-Sean-Hayes_320.jpgIn the ever-widening brawl over Ramin Setoodeh’s Newsweek piece, in which he dismissed the ability of openly gay actors Sean Hayes and Jonathan Groff to play heterosexual roles, both Setoodeh and his many critics seem to agree on one thing: A “gay George Clooney” would be a great achievement — the salt-and-pepper-haired, head-bobbing, A-list apex of the long climb up the mountain of acceptance for gay performers in showbiz. Read More...
The Lorax hadn't been a particularly large blip on my movie radar — until I saw the first trailer today. Now, I simply can't wait to see the movie, which is based off of the Dr. Seuss book by the same name. And Universal Pictures has The Polyphonic Spree to thank. I remember the same thing happened to me last year when I saw the first trailer for the Winnie the Pooh movie (God bless you, Keane). Read More...
If it takes adversity to make a blues singer great, then Ruth Brown definitely qualifies: Married at 18, she found out her husband already had a wife. On the way to her 1948 Apollo Theatre debut, her car crashed, landing her in the hospital instead. After laying the foundation for Atlantic Records with hits like ”5-10-15 Hours (Of Your Love)” and ”Lucky Lips,” she received only minimal royalties. During the ’60s and ’70s she was forced to work as a cleaning lady to support her two sons. Read More...
