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Rosie s new show expected to be Big Gay' hit
What with a cruise line, a feud with Donald
Trump, and keeping the ladies of "The View"
on their toes, you'd think Rosie O'Donnell
wouldn't be able to fit anything else into her
schedule. But she's found room to executive
produce "The Big Gay Sketch Show," a self-
described comedy series set to debut on Logo
on April 24. O'Donnell isn't the only established
queer talent behind this eagerly-awaited show
— lesbian "Married...with Children" star
Amanda Bearse will direct, and filmmakers
Craig Chester ("Adam & Steve") and Q. Allan
Brocka ("Eating Out", "Boy Culture") are
among those to cook up sketches in the writers'
room. With producers from "Kids in the Hall'1
and "Mad TV" behind the scenes, there's every
reason to expect this to be a "Big Gay" hit.
Angela Robinson "Pledged" to Sorority
Perhaps the most
angst-free lesbian
filmmaker in histo-
ry, Angela
Robinson has
already developed a
following from her
hilarious and
romantic girl-loves-
girl spy thriller
"D.E.B.S." and her
witty spin on
Disney's established "Love Bug" series with
"Herbie: Fully Loaded." Now she's casting her
eye on the exclusive and well-guarded secrets
of sorority life with "Pledged," based on
Alexandra Robbins' book about a 20-something
investigative journalist going undercover
through sorority rush. Jill Soloway, one of "Six
Feet Undef's best writers (and sister to lesbian
comedian-singer Faith Soloway), is attached
to adapt. Meanwhile, Robinson has two other
projects in development — the warlock
love story "Witches" and the cyborg
adventure "Jenbot" — so prepare to see i
lots more from this talented director
who clearly isn't afraid to indulge
her sweet tooth.
Bryan Singer may make
merry with Crowe
We know that gay director
Bryan Singer has really
arrived in Hollywood,
because every time a
big-budget project gets
announced, his name
almost always seems
to be attached. Take
the recent news
about "Nottingham,"
which casts the Sheriff
of Nottingham (to be
played by Russell Crowe)
as a hero, and Robin Hood as
a dirty, low-down thief. With Crowe's
"Beautiful Mind" producer Brian Grazer
attached and even the writers scoring a seven-
figure deal, "Nottingham" is officially a Very
Big Deal in Hollywood. And Singer may wind
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Bryan Singer
up directing it.
Unless Ridley Scott
does. Or Sam
Raimi. That part's
still up in the air.
'Nottingham" starts
shooting at the end
of the year or in
early 2008, so
Singer should know
soon if he needs to
put it on his calen-
dar.
Parker Posey and Kristin Chenoweth
head for "Asphalt Beach"
Gay fans of indie film queen
Parker Posey will follow her
anywhere, from Hal
Hartley's quirky
dramedies to the
larger-than-life
"Superman
Returns." Now
Posey is head-
ed for
"Asphalt
Beach," a new
musical about
a clash
between two
boarding-
school girls
from
opposite
sides
of the
tracks. Starring
opposite Posey will
be another gay fave,
Broadway star
Kristin Chenoweth
("Wicked"), who
recently played a
closeted lesbian
housewife in the lit-
tle-seen "Running
with Scissors."
Directing and co-
writing "Asphalt" is
Peter Spears, who
caused quite a stir at
queer film fests a
few years back with
his darkly
hilarious
'Ernest and Bertram,"
which recast a certain
ambiguously gay duo
from children's TV as
the protagonists of
"The Children's
Hour." He sounds
like the perfect direc-
tor for these actress-
es, and vice versa.
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Rosie
O'Donnell
?
By David Webb
What did you think of the controversial
Snicker's commercial featuring two
men eating a candy bar at once that
was shown at half-time during the
Super Bowl?
"I think they probably
did it for shock
value. It worked.
People are talking
about it."
'I thought it was
awesome. It made
me laugh."
"There were no nip-
ples at half time so
they might as well
have quasi-homosex-
uality on the com-
mercials."
Gary Hackney
Creative director
"It was interesting,
and it was hot. I
don't understand why
people are so offend-
ed."
David Gates
Health professional
"I didn't think any-
thing of it. I was sur-
prised by the reac-
tion."
David Lubeski
Civil engineer
Sheri Crandall
Supervisor
Matt Hursh
Bartender
Have a suggestion for a question you'd like us to ask?
E-mail staff writer David Webb at webb@dallasvoice.com.
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