29 posts categorized "JIM PARSONS"

Sep 25 2020
Who Does She Hope To Be?: Netflix's THE BOYS IN THE BAND Has Counter-Charm Comments (0)

Jim-parsons-matt-bomer-shirtless-boys-band-gay-netflix-boycultureThrough a glass, darkly (Image via Netflix)

I wonder if any play has ever been adapted to film with better intentions than Mart Crowley's The Boys in the Band (1968) was for Netflix by director Joe Mantello and über producer Ryan Murphy.

The chief creatives and the entire cast are gay and, as demonstrated in interviews since their take on the controversial classic became a Broadway smash in 2018 — as well as during a press-only Zoom Q&A two nights ago — possess clear-eyed appreciation for both the source material and its recently deceased author, with whom the men became close in the last years of his life.

And yet, while this newest Boys isn't exactly a stain on the play's legacy, it is a surprising and clear swing and miss.

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Sep 11 2020
Thiel Cozy With White Supremacists + Golding On ATTITUDE + Biden Suspends Campaigning On 9/11 + Fauci: A Year-Plus Before Broadway Resumes + MORE! — 12-PACK Comments (0)

ABOVE: All the news that fits.

BELOW: Keep reading for something you did Nazi coming about Peter Thiel, President Biden on the sacred nature of 9/11, Henry Golding and The Boys in the Band on Attitude and more ...

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Sep 02 2020
Trailer For Netflix's THE BOYS IN THE BAND Sashays Into Town Comments (0)

Boys-band-boycultureI'm a huge fan. That's “fan” with an “N.” (Image via Netflix)

I'm dying to see The Boys in the Band on Netflix September 30. The Broadway show was sensational, and I had a blast at the after-party ... here's the new trailer:

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Aug 21 2020
THE BOYS IN THE BAND Is Here + Loughlin Sentenced + Biden Rally In Florida + Leftist Primary Winner Told Girl To Kill Herself + MORE! — 12-PACK Comments (0)

ABOVE: Nothing wrong with that.

BELOW: Keep reading for the grossest Democrat in the '20 cycle, Trump's white-supremacist stronghold crumbling, Tyra Sanchez arrested and more ...

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Jun 21 2019
Gus Kenworthy Barefoot Delight + Christian Groups Gunning For LGBTQ Rights + Trump's Iran Gamble + Disabled Hottie + Madonna's Dance Battle + MORE! — 12-PACK Comments (0)

ABOVE: I post him a lot, but ... come ON.

BELOW: Keep reading for Gus Kenworthy's Barefoot delight, Trump's craven Iran gamble, Shawn Mendes cuddling, Madonna's dance battle and more ...

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Dec 07 2018
Hot Calendar For A Cause + Mister Richard E. Grannnnt! + Ausiello Memoir To Big Screen + Chris Mazdzer's Undies + Lin-Manuel & Gaga + MORE! — 12-PACK Comments (0)

ABOVE: Fully backed up.

BELOW: Hot calendar for a good cause, Trump's ambassadorial missteps, Kevin Hart's self-loving non-apology and more ...

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Sep 13 2018
Steamy Roleplay + Trump Dumps On P.R.: Deaths Never Happened! + Kavanaugh Docs Sent To FBI + Eric Trump Goes Full-On Anti-Semitic + Gay TOY STORY Nuptials + Lourdes Strikes A Pose + MORE! — 12-PACK Comments (0)

ABOVE: A li'l close-up magic.

BELOW: Keep reading for Trump's Hurricane Maria denial, hot and funny roleplaying, Henry Cavill riding the Superman controversy, remembering Nell Carter and more ...

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Jun 03 2018
Jim Parsons On Roseanne Barr: Who Is She, Who Was She, Who Does She Hope To Be? Comments (0)

Jim Parsons“How ... and why?” (Video still via CNN)

Jim Parsons comments on comedy in the age of Trump ...

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