13 posts categorized "MOONLIGHT"

Mar 30 2018
Actor André Holland MOONLIGHTing As A Director! Comments (0)

IMG_5244_new copy_newIan Duff with his director, André Holland (Images by Matthew Rettenmund)

I spent part of 2017 and all of 2018 raving about Call Me by Your 2018-Dutch-Masters-1Name, but in 2016 and part of 2017, it was all about Moonlight.

I took a very special person to see it, and so will forever remember how impactful it was, not only as a piece of art, but as a bonding experience.

One of the most touching performances in the film was by André Holland, that cook at the end. So effortlessly sexy and such a seamless transition by the actor from the actor playing his younger self!

Tonight, I was excited to meet Holland, who attended a VIP reception at Tuscany Steakhouse (117 W. 58th St., NYC) in honor of his upcoming directorial debut, a play called Dutch Masters ...

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Feb 26 2018
Heather Locklear Arrested + SCOTUS Slams Trump + Gay Discrimination Dealt Legal Blow + Kenworthy vs. Ivanka + Is Ricky Martin Monogamous? + Madonna Gripes About SONGWRITING CAMP + Gold-Medal Booty + MORE! — 12-PACK! Comments (0)

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Below: Keep reading for: Heather Locklear's arrest, SCOTUS smacks down Trump, Gus Kenworthy ribs Ivanka Trump and the curling butt of death ...

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May 08 2017
Why The MTV Movie & TV Awards Mattered Comments (0)

Aside from a catastrophic performance overall by otherwise endearing, adorbs host Adam Devine, the MTV Movie & TV Awards went bold this year, awarding actors instead of actors and actresses, and honoring a gay kiss, rewarding a diverse array of performers and performances.

I mean, the network's Best Kiss Award went to the young men who smooched in Moonlight — a black, gay kiss — which years ago would be about as likely as me not spending half my day on 7Sultans mobile casino app:

Some who rail against PC will find this move into the future irritating, but in particular, I've thought for a long time the arbitrary distinctions in Best Actor/Best Actress categories have felt like relics of the past. It feels like there is a Best Actor category, and then one for Actress just 'cuz, you know, the girls can't win.

But in MTV's first stab at a gender-neutral ceremony, a girl did win — Emma Watson took home the popcorn trophy for her role in Beauty and the Beast, itself a trail-blazing film for its somewhat “gay moment.”

I almost found Watson's speech ridiculous — she gave a heartfelt speech worthy of winning an Oscar, or a Nobel Peace Prize! — until I listened on and realized she was right to make a big deal about the award, and to take the time to unpack why she won it. She was right that it wasn't just for her acting, but also for what her film represents, and while we all know the MTV Movie & TV Awards are not going to be as free of politics and vote-rigging as the Oscars, I think the show's vibe and her speech really did make progress in the culture.

Sadly, though it took a move to VH1 for RuPaul to suddenly be recognized as the true icon he is — he was named an influencer by Time out of nowhere, finally! — and though he did win for Best Reality Series, he was not allowed to accept his award from the stage. Instead, host Devine dropped it at his table.

Choosing RuPaul (indeed, inviting him to a major awards show) was a big deal, but silencing him was pretty offensive, especially when there was a lot of crappy filler during the show — I mean, they could have cut the jaw-droppingly lame opening by 60 seconds to let Ru say something funny, no?

Still,  it was one false note in a show drenched in diversity — and not diversity for diversity's sake, but because diverse is what true excellence looks like.

Plus, it's always a pleasure to see Aaron Taylor-Johnson, especially when he's awarding my favorite movie of the year so far, Get Out, and seeing Maxine Waters given a hero's welcome was worth sitting through Noah Cyrus.

 

Tonight I had the pleasure of giving my buddy.. #danielkaluuya the @mtv Next Generation Award 🐯#getout

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Mar 18 2017
6-PACK — Bootylicious Life + JERSEYLICIOUS Death + A New Kind Of GLASS MENAGERIE + North Miami's LGBTQ Legacy + A Trump Voter Who Gets It + Trump, Who Does Not Get It! Comments (0)

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WIDGETManRumpsXXX: Check out “Talk Like Sex,” a François Sagat butt-a-thon (Work Unfriendly), after the jump below ...

Screen Shot 2017-03-18 at 5.40.14 PMMike Aktari died at 28, Auntie Fee at 59 (Images via Facebook)

WIDGETExtraTV: Sexy Mike Aktari of Jerseylicious and sassy Auntie Fee of YouTube cooking fame have both died.

WIDGETThe Film Experience: Is Sally Field in The Glass Menagerie sublime?

WIDGETPress Release: Artist Alan Gutierrez unveils sculpture to “celebrate the legacy of Miami-Dade County's LGBTQ champions.” It covers 1977-2017, includes Moonlight.

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WIDGETDaily Kos: White Southern male voter for Trump admits he was wrong — goes viral:

WIDGETAOL: Trump rages against FAKE NEWS, claiming his awkward meeting with Merkel — he refused to shake her hand! — went great. I say:

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Keep reading for that amazing, butt-tastic Sagat short subject ...

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Mar 02 2017
6-PACK — Kathy Griffin Crowned + Jeff Sessions RECUSED + Oscars Flub The Fault Of Totally Incompetent PwC Accountants + Dunham Does LGBTQ Detroit + Born (This) Way! Comments (0)

WIDGETSFGMC: Kathy Griffin will be honored at Crescendo, the annual San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus charity event. Also at the gala: Jinkx Monsoon, Screen Shot 2017-03-02 at 3.56.34 PMChely Wright.

WIDGETAlternet: WaPo broke Sessions story, framed it to minimize political fall-out.

Update from HuffPost: Sessions recused.

WIDGETWaPo: Six times Jeff Sessions has spoken out about perjury and special prosecutors.

WIDGETThe Wrap: The Oscars' veteran stage manager juicily describes incompetence of the PwC accountants!

WIDGETKenneth in the (212): Lena Dunham is matching donations to an LGBTQ center in Detroit. You go, Girls.

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WIDGETGay Times: BBC forced to explain why it de-gayed a cover of Lady Gaga's “Born This Way” on the TV show Let It Shine.

After the jump, watch the bowdlerized “BTW” ...

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Mar 01 2017
Oscars Flub For Kids Comments (0)
 
Feb 28 2017
6-PACK — Gary From Prison + Oscar Despoiler Was Emma Stoned + Bob Harper's Near-Death Experience + Swimmer's Mind + Mack Beggs: The Question! Comments (0)

Screen Shot 2017-02-28 at 11.47.42 AMPeace out of prison three days ago! (Video still via ABC)

WIDGETTMZ: “Gary from Chicago” spent 20 years in the slammer on petty theft charges, was kissing Meryl Streep's hand at the Oscars three days later.

WIDGETNYDN: Confirmed by PwC, partner Brian Cullinan handed his dupe Best Actress envelope to Warren Beatty. He was distracted by tweeting a pic of Emma Stone.

WIDGETExtraTV: The Biggest Loser trainer Bob Harper had a heart attack, almost died was unconscious for two days, but says he is on the mend.

Screen Shot 2017-02-28 at 11.33.28 AMBob Harper wants you to know he is okay, and still hot. (Image via Instagram)

WIDGETOutsports: Former college swimmer on being gay: “If you're really young, don't let anyone tell you that you don't understand your feelings. You do.”

WIDGETCNN: Local newscaster pipes up articulately on the unfairness in the case of Mack Beggs, trans wrestler being forced to wrestler girls (his birth gender):

WIDGETKenneth in the (212): Kenneth wants answers about what the rules should be regarding trans athletes — should a trans boy be wrestling girls?

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Feb 27 2017
It's A Warren Piece Comments (0)

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