Chicago – Ten years ago, an Independent film was released in Chicago, co-written and co-directed by Richard Knight Jr., an entertainment fixture in the Windy City. “Scrooge & Marley” offered a bit more than the previous versions of the familiar “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, it was the first to filter the story through same sex coupling and LGBTQ+ themes. A new staged version of the film, complete with the featured songs, will be presented at Chicago’s Center on Halsted on December 12th, 2022, at 7pm. It’s a Free event, register for tickets by clicking Scrooge & Marley.
The 10th Anniversary DVD edition of “Scrooge & Marley” has also been released by Dark Star Pictures, with special features and cast interviews, as well as a new digital download available. Click here for The Trailer.
Scrooge & Marley
Photo credit: Dark Star Pictures
Ben Scrooge (David Pevsner) – he doesn’t like his given name...
The 10th Anniversary DVD edition of “Scrooge & Marley” has also been released by Dark Star Pictures, with special features and cast interviews, as well as a new digital download available. Click here for The Trailer.
Scrooge & Marley
Photo credit: Dark Star Pictures
Ben Scrooge (David Pevsner) – he doesn’t like his given name...
- 12/11/2022
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Stars: Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Benedict Wong, Clive Owen, Douglas Hodge, Ralph Brown, Linda Emond, Ilia Volok, E.J. Bonilla, Victor Hugo, David Shae | Written by David Benioff, Billy Ray, Darren Lemke | Directed by Ang Lee
Apparently a script that has been floating around Hollywood since 1997 and only now, I’m guessing with the availability of CGI technology, coming to the screen, Gemini Man tells the story of top-notch assassin Henry Brogan. One of the worlds, if not The, premier assassin. Only Henry wants to retire and we all know that government agencies can;’t just let great assets like Henry retire. Ever. Well they can if their dead… And that what Clive Owen’s Clay Verris wants to do. Kill Henry. Only to kill an assassin as good as Brogan you need an equally good assassin. And what better than a clone?
From the get-go you can’t help...
Apparently a script that has been floating around Hollywood since 1997 and only now, I’m guessing with the availability of CGI technology, coming to the screen, Gemini Man tells the story of top-notch assassin Henry Brogan. One of the worlds, if not The, premier assassin. Only Henry wants to retire and we all know that government agencies can;’t just let great assets like Henry retire. Ever. Well they can if their dead… And that what Clive Owen’s Clay Verris wants to do. Kill Henry. Only to kill an assassin as good as Brogan you need an equally good assassin. And what better than a clone?
From the get-go you can’t help...
- 12/9/2019
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Now that Thanksgiving has passed, it's time to start looking ahead to Christmas. ABC Family is kicking things off with "Desperately Seeking Santa," which star Laura Vandervoort tells Zap2it is not your typical Christmas movie.
"I play Jennifer Walker. She's a girl very driven to succeed, make it up the corporate ladder at a mall in Boston," says Laura. "She comes up with this idea to have sexy Santa or hunky Santa instead of the regular Santa. She holds auditions with local men to be the new hunky Santa. It's a fun Christmas comedy, but it's also a romance. I'm a romantic at heart and I really related to the script."
Naturally, Jennifer finds her hunky Santa, in David Moretti (Nick Zano) and then the romantic sparks fly. But he also teaches Jennifer that there's more to life than work.
"In the end, she realizes she has no family,...
"I play Jennifer Walker. She's a girl very driven to succeed, make it up the corporate ladder at a mall in Boston," says Laura. "She comes up with this idea to have sexy Santa or hunky Santa instead of the regular Santa. She holds auditions with local men to be the new hunky Santa. It's a fun Christmas comedy, but it's also a romance. I'm a romantic at heart and I really related to the script."
Naturally, Jennifer finds her hunky Santa, in David Moretti (Nick Zano) and then the romantic sparks fly. But he also teaches Jennifer that there's more to life than work.
"In the end, she realizes she has no family,...
- 11/27/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
HollywoodNews.com: Have not seen the film yet but there are three reasons why I’m confident it will be quite good: Matthew Montgomery, David Moretti and Rebekah Kochan.
On Monday, Aug. 29 (is August really almost over? That was fast!), there will be a DVD release party for the new film Finding Mr. Right at Here Lounge from 8 p.m. to 2 p.m. Matthew wants me to point out this very important fact: Open bar from 8pm-9pm!
Go to the Facebook page for more info on the party.
About the film: Matthew stars as Clark Townsend, an ambitious, serious-minded talent manager who is forced to attend a wilderness therapy retreat weekend to save his disastrous, Hollywood-starlet (Kochan) client’s career, who has no clue he is about to fall unexpectedly head over heels for her new, awkward, fun-loving life-coach, Pearce Wright (Moretti).
Here’s the trailer:
Photo by PRPhotos...
On Monday, Aug. 29 (is August really almost over? That was fast!), there will be a DVD release party for the new film Finding Mr. Right at Here Lounge from 8 p.m. to 2 p.m. Matthew wants me to point out this very important fact: Open bar from 8pm-9pm!
Go to the Facebook page for more info on the party.
About the film: Matthew stars as Clark Townsend, an ambitious, serious-minded talent manager who is forced to attend a wilderness therapy retreat weekend to save his disastrous, Hollywood-starlet (Kochan) client’s career, who has no clue he is about to fall unexpectedly head over heels for her new, awkward, fun-loving life-coach, Pearce Wright (Moretti).
Here’s the trailer:
Photo by PRPhotos...
- 8/24/2011
- by Greg Hernandez
- Hollywoodnews.com
David Moretti, who you may remember as the star of Here!TV's gay vampire soap opera, "The Lair," performs in his final night in the off-Broadway musical, "My Big Gay Italian Wedding," Saturday (Jan. 8). It was the TV and film actor's first time on stage and he almost turned it down from stage fright, but now he walks away feeling enriched by the experience.
"I feel like I can go back to L.A.," Moretti tells Zap2it. "And be a much more well-rounded actor and bring much more to the table. When you get on stage and you know you can't mess up, there's really nothing you can't do in film or TV."
Moretti will be ending his run as Andrew, who is Polish (though the actor is actually full Italian) and will do anything he can to prove his love for his Italian boyfriend among the crazy challenges of his beau's family.
"I feel like I can go back to L.A.," Moretti tells Zap2it. "And be a much more well-rounded actor and bring much more to the table. When you get on stage and you know you can't mess up, there's really nothing you can't do in film or TV."
Moretti will be ending his run as Andrew, who is Polish (though the actor is actually full Italian) and will do anything he can to prove his love for his Italian boyfriend among the crazy challenges of his beau's family.
- 1/8/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Good news, I think. A new study has people in their 30s coming out at an average age of 21. People in their 60s coming out at 37. And folks in the 18-24-year-old bracket coming out at 17. Brave kids.
In an interview for his new role in My Big Gay Italian Wedding, David Moretti says of being outed “When someone outs you, it's not really to be vindictive. It's just to get more people on the team. But it sucks when you're going through it.”
You should really take a look at this interview with out young photographer Josh McNey. The pictures are beautiful, and his youth perspective was somewhat refreshing.
Basically, once you enter an airport with an intent to fly out, the Tsa owns you, thanks to a court ruling in the Ninth Circuit. So if you don’t want the new body scan technology (though I still don...
In an interview for his new role in My Big Gay Italian Wedding, David Moretti says of being outed “When someone outs you, it's not really to be vindictive. It's just to get more people on the team. But it sucks when you're going through it.”
You should really take a look at this interview with out young photographer Josh McNey. The pictures are beautiful, and his youth perspective was somewhat refreshing.
Basically, once you enter an airport with an intent to fly out, the Tsa owns you, thanks to a court ruling in the Ninth Circuit. So if you don’t want the new body scan technology (though I still don...
- 11/16/2010
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
First things first: It is Election Day in the United States, so make sure you vote, because my rights depend on it. And I’m selfish like that.
The Dallas Morning News has nominated out Ft. Worth Councilman Joel Burns to be their Texan of the Year. Councilman Burns has made national news since his inspiring It Gets Better speech during the council meeting.
18-year old Disney star Demi Lavato has dropped out of her international tour to check into a treatment center for “emotional and physical issues” according to a statement from her management.
I have to admit, Are They Doing It? is the most addictive time waster I’ve come across in a long, long time. Also, I’m a sick, sick person.
I’ve always had a soft spot for Rick Schroder since Silver Spoons. But I’m not sure him showing up on No Ordinary Family...
The Dallas Morning News has nominated out Ft. Worth Councilman Joel Burns to be their Texan of the Year. Councilman Burns has made national news since his inspiring It Gets Better speech during the council meeting.
18-year old Disney star Demi Lavato has dropped out of her international tour to check into a treatment center for “emotional and physical issues” according to a statement from her management.
I have to admit, Are They Doing It? is the most addictive time waster I’ve come across in a long, long time. Also, I’m a sick, sick person.
I’ve always had a soft spot for Rick Schroder since Silver Spoons. But I’m not sure him showing up on No Ordinary Family...
- 11/2/2010
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
What can I say about Sybil Danning that would be a surprise to anyone? Gorgeous, talented, fun to watch. In whatever project she appears, Danning is always completely committed. Watching her as I have over the years, I see not only chops, but a healthy sense of humor as well. I feel like she “gets it,” if that makes any sense. (And after this interview, I’m even more of a fan.) Courtesy of friend Fred Olen Ray, Danning joins all the vampire fun on The Lair in this third season.
Sean Abley: We’ve actually met very briefly—I moderated the Lair panel for the Fangoria Weekend of Horrors in La months ago. I was incredibly intimidated by meeting you. You’re Sybil Danning! But you turned out to be very sweet, and even asked me if it went Ok afterwards. You’ve now worked with my friend Dylan Vox twice,...
Sean Abley: We’ve actually met very briefly—I moderated the Lair panel for the Fangoria Weekend of Horrors in La months ago. I was incredibly intimidated by meeting you. You’re Sybil Danning! But you turned out to be very sweet, and even asked me if it went Ok afterwards. You’ve now worked with my friend Dylan Vox twice,...
- 11/19/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Sean Abley)
- Fangoria
The Guilty Pleasure Fairy visited me in my sleep recently and left The Lair: Season Three under my pillow. Woo-hoo! The Fred Olen Ray vampire-sex-club soap opera is back—now with 100 percent more Sybil Danning! Courtesy of the friendly folks at here! TV (I really wish they’d just break down and capitalize “Here”—seriously), which is currently airing the series on-demand, I had a chance to chat briefly with a few of the stars of this new season.
First up is Frankie Valenti, or, as he’s more widely known, adult-film star Johnny Hazzard. His bad-boy image has served him well in the adult world since 2003, and he has won several “Grabby” and GayVN Awards for his performances in videos like Detention and Wrong Side Of The Tracks. Season two of The Lair was his first straight acting gig, and he returns in the third as Tim, having...
First up is Frankie Valenti, or, as he’s more widely known, adult-film star Johnny Hazzard. His bad-boy image has served him well in the adult world since 2003, and he has won several “Grabby” and GayVN Awards for his performances in videos like Detention and Wrong Side Of The Tracks. Season two of The Lair was his first straight acting gig, and he returns in the third as Tim, having...
- 11/17/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Sean Abley)
- Fangoria
Let me say up front that I’ve always found the here! TV soap opera Dante’s Cove to be pretty much unwatchable. If the point is to see undressed pretty people enacting out incomprehensible plots, why not just go direct to adult movies?
Let me also say upfront I’m also very tired of vampires, which I thought became overdone around the time of Lost Boys in 1987.
But I’ve always had a soft spot for at least the idea of The Lair, here! TV’s show about a coven of gay vampires, their gay vampire sex club, and the mortal reporter who investigates all of this.
I think the central concept is flat-out brilliant. Anne Rice (and many others) have been writing about vampires as some kind of coded “metaphor” for gay people for decades. So why the hell not just come out and make the damn vampires gay?...
Let me also say upfront I’m also very tired of vampires, which I thought became overdone around the time of Lost Boys in 1987.
But I’ve always had a soft spot for at least the idea of The Lair, here! TV’s show about a coven of gay vampires, their gay vampire sex club, and the mortal reporter who investigates all of this.
I think the central concept is flat-out brilliant. Anne Rice (and many others) have been writing about vampires as some kind of coded “metaphor” for gay people for decades. So why the hell not just come out and make the damn vampires gay?...
- 9/4/2009
- by dennis
- The Backlot
Have a question about gay male entertainment? Ask the Monkey! (Please include your city and state and/or country.)
Q: One of my friends has recently turned me on to country music (I am not sure whether to thank him yet or not). Are there any who are out, or who are known to have a positive relationship with the Lgbt community? -- Megan, Canton, Ohio
A: No out mainstream acts, but some country acts have been open, vocal supporters of us – most notably, Dolly Parton, The Dixie Chicks, Faith Hill and her husband Tim McGraw, and even Marie Osmond (who, as we all know, is both “a little bit country” and the mother of a lesbian). And, of course, most of the cool alt-country acts that I personally adore are on record as supporting us: Jimmy Dale Gilmore, Roseanne Cash, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Emmylou Harris, etc.
But can I just say?...
Q: One of my friends has recently turned me on to country music (I am not sure whether to thank him yet or not). Are there any who are out, or who are known to have a positive relationship with the Lgbt community? -- Megan, Canton, Ohio
A: No out mainstream acts, but some country acts have been open, vocal supporters of us – most notably, Dolly Parton, The Dixie Chicks, Faith Hill and her husband Tim McGraw, and even Marie Osmond (who, as we all know, is both “a little bit country” and the mother of a lesbian). And, of course, most of the cool alt-country acts that I personally adore are on record as supporting us: Jimmy Dale Gilmore, Roseanne Cash, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Emmylou Harris, etc.
But can I just say?...
- 8/31/2009
- by Brent Hartinger
- The Backlot
I always love how screeners find their way to my doorstep. I'm headed out to get coffee and there's a screener pack, ready and waiting. Coming back from the grocery store? Screener. Trash run? Screeeeneer. It's like space aliens visit when I'm not looking. Or vampires...
Which brings me to my latest viewing: Season 3 of The Lair, Here! TV's supernatural soap about vampires running a sex club -- and eating the members. Last season, a power struggle resulted in the death of Colin (Dylan Vox), the bad-boy vamp, at the hands of Damian (Peter Stickles), the other bad, but suave, vamp and his long suffering, though endessly hot, mortal boyfriend Thom, played by David Moretti.
Talk about dysfunctional.
There was also a business with werewolf that didn't end well for the town sheriff, Trout, played by porn star Colton Ford, nor for Tim (Frankie Valenti), who lost his love to...
Which brings me to my latest viewing: Season 3 of The Lair, Here! TV's supernatural soap about vampires running a sex club -- and eating the members. Last season, a power struggle resulted in the death of Colin (Dylan Vox), the bad-boy vamp, at the hands of Damian (Peter Stickles), the other bad, but suave, vamp and his long suffering, though endessly hot, mortal boyfriend Thom, played by David Moretti.
Talk about dysfunctional.
There was also a business with werewolf that didn't end well for the town sheriff, Trout, played by porn star Colton Ford, nor for Tim (Frankie Valenti), who lost his love to...
- 8/21/2009
- doorQ.com
Are you a fan of The Twilight Saga (New Moon and all the rest?) What about The Hunger? Even the classic Dracula? Then Vampire-Con, a new convention deadicated to all these dark, suave bloodsuckers underway here in Los Angeles, is totally for you.
Friday night and Saturday night are devoted to movie appreciation. With old classics like The Lost Boys and new ones like Midnight Sun, fans looking to get their groove on with some crimson cinema need go no farther than The New Beverly Theater.
On Sunday, things move to The Magic Box for a more in-depth and insightful exploration of these themes. The current panel schedule covers everything from True Blood to those gay vampires of The Lair.
Here's the schedule:
Sunday the 16th:
11:00 Am to 12:00 Pm – "Why We Love Vampires: A Brief History of the Undead" Moderator: Steve Biodrowski, Editor of Hollywood Gothique
Panel Guests: Leslie S.
Friday night and Saturday night are devoted to movie appreciation. With old classics like The Lost Boys and new ones like Midnight Sun, fans looking to get their groove on with some crimson cinema need go no farther than The New Beverly Theater.
On Sunday, things move to The Magic Box for a more in-depth and insightful exploration of these themes. The current panel schedule covers everything from True Blood to those gay vampires of The Lair.
Here's the schedule:
Sunday the 16th:
11:00 Am to 12:00 Pm – "Why We Love Vampires: A Brief History of the Undead" Moderator: Steve Biodrowski, Editor of Hollywood Gothique
Panel Guests: Leslie S.
- 8/15/2009
- doorQ.com
Above you can see "Tight Squeeze", one of the promos for the upcoming Vampire-Con taking place in Hollywood from August 14-16th. As you can tell from the the video, this convention is unlike most fantasy and sci-fi conventions, as they're openly courting the gay audience.
Scheduled highlights include tributes to Vampirella, a panel discussion titled "Why we love vampires: A brief history of the undead", and a panel discussion titled "Hot-blooded: Vampires & Sexuality" featuring The Lair stars Brian Nolan, David Moretti, Peter Stickles, and Dylan Vox.
What do you think? Intrigued enough to give it a try? I think it sounds like fun ... but if they were to throw in some Jason Stackhouse bare buns, I would so be there!
Scheduled highlights include tributes to Vampirella, a panel discussion titled "Why we love vampires: A brief history of the undead", and a panel discussion titled "Hot-blooded: Vampires & Sexuality" featuring The Lair stars Brian Nolan, David Moretti, Peter Stickles, and Dylan Vox.
What do you think? Intrigued enough to give it a try? I think it sounds like fun ... but if they were to throw in some Jason Stackhouse bare buns, I would so be there!
- 6/24/2009
- by snicks
- The Backlot
Vampire-con 2009 is coming to L.A. this August (see announcement here) and today the organizers got in touch with Fango to reveal the lineup of Panels for the first-ever event.
Why We Love Vampires: A Brief History Of The Undead and Hot Blooded: Vampires & Sexuality. Would you like to know more?
Expert and Celebrity Panelists Round Out the Vam-Pop Culture Weekend of Movies, TV Shows, Comics & Sub-Culture With A Dialogue About Why We’re Obsessed.
Vampire-Con 2009, the world’s first convention devoted to everything vampire has announced its lineup of panel discussions and guests for Sunday, August 16th. The convention swoops into Hollywood, CA for a weekend-long event beginning Friday, August 14th.
Why We Love Vampires: A Brief History of the Undead is a discussion about our recurring cultural obsession with vampires between moderator Steve Biodrowski, editor of Hollywood Gothique and a panel featuring Leslie S. Klinger, editor of The...
Why We Love Vampires: A Brief History Of The Undead and Hot Blooded: Vampires & Sexuality. Would you like to know more?
Expert and Celebrity Panelists Round Out the Vam-Pop Culture Weekend of Movies, TV Shows, Comics & Sub-Culture With A Dialogue About Why We’re Obsessed.
Vampire-Con 2009, the world’s first convention devoted to everything vampire has announced its lineup of panel discussions and guests for Sunday, August 16th. The convention swoops into Hollywood, CA for a weekend-long event beginning Friday, August 14th.
Why We Love Vampires: A Brief History of the Undead is a discussion about our recurring cultural obsession with vampires between moderator Steve Biodrowski, editor of Hollywood Gothique and a panel featuring Leslie S. Klinger, editor of The...
- 6/17/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)
- Fangoria
As a sidebar before we jump into today’s topic, I want to keep my promise that this blog won’t just be about politics, or even gay horror. Sometimes it will just be about hot guys. Case in point: Todd Farmer, screenwriter of Jason X (with my favorite in the series after the original) and My Bloody Valentine 3D (with Zane Smith), which I saw on opening weekend and absolutely loved.
I (briefly) interviewed Farmer for a project called “Expanded Books” (formerly “Book Look”) when my friend Peter Bracke’s Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History Of Friday The 13th had its release party. At the time I thought, “Uh…he cute.”
Cut To: My Bloody Valentine 3D. I go see the flick with a gaggle of homos and what are we treated to? Naked Todd Farmer! Ok, more like naked Todd Farmer’s ass, but still! As much...
I (briefly) interviewed Farmer for a project called “Expanded Books” (formerly “Book Look”) when my friend Peter Bracke’s Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History Of Friday The 13th had its release party. At the time I thought, “Uh…he cute.”
Cut To: My Bloody Valentine 3D. I go see the flick with a gaggle of homos and what are we treated to? Naked Todd Farmer! Ok, more like naked Todd Farmer’s ass, but still! As much...
- 2/4/2009
- Fangoria
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