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“Lesbian Attack” scheduled for "Saving Grace"

2 July 2009 8:30 AM, PDT | From AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news

If you don’t watch Saving Grace, you probably think the show already has a lesbian character.

Or two.

But, alas, Holly Hunter’s Grace is very, very straight. She loves men and she loves sex with men. And she is not shy about doing what — and whom — she loves.

Thanks to AfterEllen.com reader indie, we know that a few women-loving women are going to show up on Grace (heh) in August. A casting call for an episode entitled “Looks Like A Lesbian Attack To Me” leaked last week and among the characters are three lesbians.

For “Mara,” the call is for a 26 to 32 year-old Caucasian with dark hair to play an Oklahoma police officer and lesbian. We’re not sure at first whether she’s a suspect in the episode’s murder or not, but she is hiding an abusive relationship with her live-in girlfriend. The girlfriend, “Gillian,

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Our Favorite Summers: 1987

8 May 2009 6:03 PM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

There are no songs written about the summer of '87, but I remember well. As well as someone who is in her 30's can remember when she was 11, anyway. There were some fine movies out that summer, and when I say fine, I mean "I'm Netflixing this Asap" fine or "this was totally awesome when I was 11" fine. There were the Bangles, the Borscht Belt, big schwartzes, and much more.

5/1 -- The Allnighter: Did someone forget to tell me that there's a romcom beach bunny movie starring Susanna "Manic Monday" Hoffs and Joan Cusack with a Pam Grier cameo? I don't care if it got 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, I am adding this to my Netflix Slumber Party list right now.

5/8 -- Hot Pursuit // River's Edge: Another "I'm so lovable yet dorky" John Cusack vehicle versus Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper dancing with a blow-up doll, and a dead body?

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Jigsaw (1968)

21 April 2009 9:40 PM, PDT | From TwitchFilm.net | See recent Twitch news

“We were groping towards each other like two adding machines.”

Perhaps that line from James Goldstone’s 1968 involuntary acid trip Jigsaw hit so hilarious because—by that point—I had already had two vodka “vortinis” in the admittedly addictive Vortex Room.  Offering double-billed programs alchemically fueled from the 16mm library of Cosmic Hex, the Vortex Room’s plush leather seats, atmospheric lighting, ubiquitous Charles Bronson homage (yes, that’s him on black velvet), classic vinyl on turntables, and slightly sinful speakeasy vibe has become one of my favorite alternate screening spaces in San Francisco.  Offering a Thursday evening film cult series of hardboiled cinema, I can’t recommend The Vortex Room highly enough.  Every bad San Franciscan deserves this comeuppance.  Are you bad enough?  Upcoming entries include Pam Grier in Friday Foster (1975), the 1948 and 1989 versions of Road House, Coleman Francis’s The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961) and the “thrill pills

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Michael Guillen

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Ask AfterEllen.com (April 14, 2009)

13 April 2009 10:49 PM, PDT | From AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news

Want to know the status of a particular movie, TV show, or band? Wondering what a certain actress is up to these days? Send your entertainment-related questions to askafterellen@gmail.com — with your first name, city and country — and we'll try to answer as many as we can.

Question: Memory Mambo by Achy Obejas is such a good book.  It ends rather abruptly though, as if there is room for a sequel.  Is there a sequel coming? — LilyJadeRose, South Carolina, USA

Achy Obejas

Answer: Achy Obejas's 1996 award-winning novel Memory Mambo, about Juani Casas, a Cuban-born American lesbian, was a big hit (read our review here) and definitely begged for a follow-up. We sent your question to Brenda Knight, the associate publisher at Cleis Press, and she told us, "We do not have any plans for a sequel."

But she did point us to the recent coverage of Obejas' new piece of fiction,

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The L Word: Who Killed Jenny? Last Episode Leaves Many Fans Disappointed

9 March 2009 7:29 PM, PDT | From TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news

Last night, The L Word finished its six year run on Showtime. It was announced 12 months ago that the series was coming to an end so many viewers were expecting the series finale to be well-crafted and satisfying. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be what they got.

The L Word revolves around the loves and lives of a group of gay, bisexual, and transgender friends who live in Southern California. Over the years, the series has featured a large ensemble cast that includes Jennifer Beals, Leisha Hailey, Laurel Holloman, Mia Kirshner, Katherine Moennig, Pam Grier, Rachel Shelley, Daniela Sea, Erin Daniels, Marlee Matlin, Rose Rollins, Sarah Shahi, Dallas Roberts, Preston Cook, Lauren Lee Smith, Jon Wolfe Nelson, and Cybill Shepherd.

Debuting on January 18, 2004, L Word proved very successful for the pay-per-view channel. In 2007, Robert Greenblatt, Showtime's President of Entertainment, called it "a signature franchise for us and one of our most popular series.

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The ladies of "The L Word" come out one last time

6 March 2009 2:30 PM, PST | From AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news

Hey, is something happening this Sunday night? I feel like I keep forgetting an important event. No? Well then maybe that would be the perfect night to disassemble my television and see if I can put it back together again. You know, for kicks since nothing else is happening — oh, wait, that's right. The one and only hourlong dramatic series about lesbians is ending after six years. Sheesh. How could I forget? You'd think I bumped my head while diving into the deep end of a pool or something.

Yes, The L Word's swan song is nearly upon us. And like any good goodbye, there was a goodbye party. Earlier this week most of the cast — with a few notable exceptions — came out to commemorate six seasons of talking, laughing, loving, breathing, fighting and that rude word that rhymes with sucking.

Present and accounted for were series regulars Mia Kirshner,

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CelebStyle Giveaway: Win The L Word Look

6 March 2009 6:55 AM, PST | From Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news

With the series finale this Sunday, we're getting ready to say goodbye to the lovely ladies of The L Word. After six dynamic seasons, the characters have gone through so many ups and downs, but one thing has remained constant: their amazing clothes. Sexy, daring and always fashionable, to celebrate the ladies' amazing wardrobes we're giving away some of the actual clothes from The L Word! From now until Sunday, March 15, you can enter to win one of four dresses worn by one of you favorite actresses from The L Word. There's a gorgeous Gucci number worn by Marlee Matlin, a strapless Dolce and Gabbana dress seen on Malaya Rivera Drew, a Tory Burch sequined dress which shimmered on Pam Grier, and a Paul Smith swing dress which Leisha Hailey wore. To enter, all you have to do is log into TeamSugar (if you're not a member, register now) and

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Zack Snyder Gets In A Sucker Punch

5 March 2009 9:00 AM, PST | From FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news

From Tura Satana to Pam Grier, I'm an easy mark for women who kick out the glass ceiling of action cinema. So Sucker Punch, Zack Snyder’s big-budget female juvenile delinquent follow-up to Watchmen, had me from the get-go. Even the names of the characters, Sweet Pea, Rocket and Baby Doll, had my engine rumbling. They're so sweet they must be hiding something, probably a pair of brass knuckles or a butterfly knife procured from the local county fair. Unfortunately, along with the recent casting news, which includes Amanda Seyfried, Evan Rachel Wood and Vanessa Hudgens, comes an elaboration on the plot that somewhat tempers my enthusiasm. In Sucker Punch, Baby Doll has been placed in an institution ...

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'The L Word' Holds Red Rarpet Farewell Party

4 March 2009 1:30 AM, PST | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

In a bid to give a proper goodbye to lesbian drama "The L Word" which has spanned for 6 seasons, Showtime held a farewell party at West Hollywood's Cafe La Boheme. The March 3 event was made in the package of a movie premiere, with the stars gracing the red carpet for photo sessions before going inside the venue.

Spotted in the crowd are the show's lead actresses such as Laurel Holloman, Katherine Moennig, Daniela Sea, Rose Rollins and Mia Kirshner as well as several supporting actors such as Marlee Matlin, Kate French, Janina Gavankar, Jon Wolfe Nelson, and Eric Roberts. Creator and show runner Ilene Chaiken is also present along with other guest stars.

Missing from the event are the other main cast, Jennifer Beals, Leisha Hailey, Pam Grier and Rachel Shelley.

The show will wrap it up on Sunday, March 8 with the episode "Last Word" which preview can be seen here.

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Start Saving...'Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena' Out in April!

23 February 2009 8:52 AM, PST | From FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news

It's good to know that with the economy in the crapper and with some of us out of jobs, the game companies still dangle their tasty digital treats in front of us, teasing us to jack up our credit card bill another sixty bucks... However, the April 7th release date for The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena stings a little less when you take into account the sheer amount of content they're throwing your way.  In addition to the Dark Athena campaign (is it just me, or does Dark Athena sound like a Pam Grier character?), Starbreeze has redone its predecessor, Escape from Butcher Bay, completely in the new engine.  Toss in a fistful of beefy multiplayer options, and you've got a good way to stretch...

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Four Blaxploitation Films Off the Beaten Path

17 February 2009 8:09 AM, PST | From ifc.com | See recent IFC news

By this point, we're all familiar with "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song" and "Superfly" and "Shaft," we know all about Pam Greer and Fred Williamson and Jim Brown. But the 1970s produced dozens and dozens of blaxploitation films beyond the handful that have come to stand-in for the entire genre. Many were formulaic, some were downright terrible, but a lot were a cut above. These four uniquely superb blaxploitation films, largely forgotten to history, deserve rediscovery by new audiences and fresh eyes.

"Across 110th Street" (1972)

Directed by Barry Shear

Some 30 years before the groundbreaking crime series "The Wire," an unassuming blaxploitation picture covered similar territory with much the same complexity, albeit on a much smaller scale and with significantly fewer critical accolades. Both were shot in real locations with local actors; both draw parallels between the structure and politics of the underworld and the police force. Often in "Across 110th Street,

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Matt Singer

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Four Blaxploitation Films Off the Beaten Path

12 February 2009 6:52 AM, PST | From ifc.com | See recent IFC news

By Matt Singer

By this point, we're all familiar with "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song" and "Superfly" and "Shaft," we know all about Pam Greer and Fred Williamson and Jim Brown. But the 1970s produced dozens and dozens of blaxploitation films beyond the handful that have come to stand-in for the entire genre. Many were formulaic, some were downright terrible, but a lot were a cut above. These four uniquely superb blaxploitation films, largely forgotten to history, deserve rediscovery by new audiences and fresh eyes.

"Across 110th Street" (1972)

Directed by Barry Shear

Some 30 years before the groundbreaking crime series "The Wire," an unassuming blaxploitation picture covered similar territory with much the same complexity, albeit on a much smaller scale and with significantly fewer critical accolades. Both were shot in real locations with local actors; both draw parallels between the structure and politics of the underworld and the police force. Often in "Across 110th Street,

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Matt Singer

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