Thursday, January 19, 2012
Message from Gregory HintonDear Friends:
I have been selected to produce and direct Dustin Lance Black's marriage equality play "8" in Colorado and Montana.
Out West is a partner in the national release of "8" to seventeen communities and counting all over the United States.
8theplay.com Out West is partnering with the
Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in Ft. Collins to present "8" on Feb 17th and the Bozeman Library Foundation in Bozeman on September 29th. I am co-directing with Leigh Selting, Director of the Festival and Executive Director of the University of Wyoming Theatre & Dance Dept..
I will also be presenting a workshop at the festival based on my Windy City Times article
Staging Oral LGBT History: Laramie, Beyond Brokeback & "8 with an impromptu reading of
Beyond Brokeback.
Beyond Brokeback deserves to be elevated to the status of Laramie and "8" and the workshop will hopefully propel that fact.
We have a very talented young director, Todd Espeland, pulling
Beyond Brokeback together for Las Vegas on February 11th.
On February 27th, for our first event at the Autry we are presenting Out West with Al Simpson.
Gonna be a busy month!
G
Gay marriage play '8' goes national during 2012NEW YORK—For anyone who missed the star-studded, one-night-only Broadway debut of the gay marriage play "8" or can't get to Los Angeles this spring to see George Clooney lead a West Coast version, there's hope: The play is coming to a theater near you.
The only bad news—no Clooney.
The pro-gay marriage American Foundation for Equal Rights and partner Broadway Impact are sponsoring dozens of productions of Dustin Lance Black's play starring local actors across the country this election year. It'll be shown in states where marriage battles loom, including Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire and North Carolina.
Adam Umhoefer, the foundation's project director, said the glitzy Broadway show and upcoming California counterpart help fund getting the play mounted elsewhere. "Those big tent-pole shows bring attention to the play so that all these other groups across the country can work on their productions," he said.
The play is mostly culled from the transcripts of the 2010 federal court battle that dealt with the legality of Proposition 8, the ballot initiative that outlawed same-sex marriage in California.
Black's play was first performed on Broadway as a one-time benefit reading in September starring Morgan Freeman, Ellen Barkin, Anthony Edwards, Bradley Whitford, John Lithgow, Cheyenne Jackson, Christine Lahti and Rob Reiner, who is developing a film based on the trial. The Broadway event raised more than $1 million and Clooney will lead his own starry version in Los Angeles on March 3.
Read more:
mercurynews.com
Las Vegas Bound: Beyond Brokeback: A Staged Reading with Music Las Vegas – Clark County Library District, Out West 2012, and the Nevada Conservatory Theatre of UNLV (NCT) are pleased to be the first in Nevada to host the acclaimed
Beyond Brokeback: A Staged Reading with Music. Inspired by the landmark film
Brokeback Mountain, the program consists of staged reading of messages, essays, poetry, and music.
The event is free and open to the public, to be held in the Main Theatre at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119 on Saturday, February 11, 2:00 P.M.
“Rarely has a film impacted so many from such varied walks-of- life,” said Brackley Frayer, Executive Director of NCT. “The Nevada Conservatory Theatre is proud to partner with Clark County Library in presenting such a remarkably moving homage to
Brokeback Mountain from its devoted fans.” NCT MFA Director Todd Espeland will direct.
Beyond Brokeback: A Staged Reading with Music was conceived and adapted for the stage by Gregory Hinton from the 2007 book
Beyond Brokeback: Impact of a Film written by Members of the Ultimate Brokeback Forum website, culled from over 500,000 posts. Excerpts of poignant and humorous messages, essays, and poetry— by writers young and old, male and female, gay and straight— will be interpreted by six reader/musicians.
"Nevada has a rich country-western gay & lesbian culture and
Beyond Brokeback is a comprehensive oral history of the rural gay west," said playwright Gregory Hinton. "
Beyond Brokeback leads us out of our isolation and into the open - to welcoming communities many crave and all deserve."
Read more:
facebook.comDiscuss the event in the
Beyond Brokeback in Las Vegas thread.
Some Like Her HotIt seemed crazy at first. Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe? Come on. We knew Williams could act—but could she make us drool? America, we have our answer. Meet the winner of GQ's (okay, yes, unofficial) award for best actress.Chris Heath – Here is what happens in this article: I meet with Michelle Williams on three days in two different cities over a bit more than a week. Much does not go as either of us expects. On the first day, we mainly talk about her youth, and I make her cry. On the second, we mainly talk about her becoming Marilyn Monroe. This is the only dry-eyed meeting. (Unless—quite possible—I was too insensitive to notice.) On the third, we mainly talk about her life with, and without, Heath Ledger. At the end of the third day, we walk around a park in the dark. At the end of the second day, we tidy up the leftovers of her daughter's birthday cupcakes. At the end of the first day, she leaves in tears, her parting words: "That was really awful."
That's about all. There's also a moment at the very end of the article that could be taken as an atmospheric, ambivalent allegory about the chasing of dreams, but is probably just a brief account of a long hike. The rest is taken up with all that kind of stuff that people sometimes say when they're asked enough questions. If any of it breaks your heart, it was probably already a little broken to begin with.
Read more:
gq.com
Anne Hathaway explains how Hedy Lamarr inspired her CatwomanWhen moviegoers flock to see the ridiculously anticipated “Dark Knight Rises” next July, they might have a hard time understanding villain Bane (Tom Hardy) through his mask. But they should have no trouble hearing Anne Hathaway’s Selina Kyle in the final Christopher Nolan Batman film.
The actress told the Los Angeles Times she modeled her character’s speech after that of Hedy Lamarr, the screen legend and inventor who inspired Batman creators Bob Kane and Bill Finger.
“I know this sounds odd, but her breathing is extraordinary,” Hathaway told the L.A. Times. “She takes these long, deep, languid breaths and exhales slowly. There’s a shot of her in [the 1933 film] ‘Ecstasy’ exhaling a cigarette and I took probably five breaths during her one exhale. So I started working on my breathing a lot.”
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washingtonpost.com
Why everyone hates Anne Hathaway as CatwomanIt seems that everyone likes to hate on Anne Hathaway as Catwoman ... but why?
Now I know what you’re thinking: “I don’t particularly care about the casting choice of Anne Hathaway in the upcoming The Dark Knight Rises movie.”
Or maybe you’re thinking: “I don’t hate that Christopher Nolan picked Anne Hathaway to play Catwoman.”
That’s enough, stop lying to me! You sound like me a few weeks ago with all that pretending not to care. You care and you also hate the idea of Anne Hathaway as Catwoman.
Some people have been able to clearly explain why they don’t like the choice of Hathaway, and others are disappointed but can’t quite describe the reason. Among the verbal angry, are these reasons:
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cliqueclack.com
‘Brokeback Mountain’ Has Nothing On James FrancoJames Franco’s new film
The Broken Tower; which he directed and stars in, is arguably the most homoerotic movie I have ever heard of (except for actual gay porn). Franco attempts to explore gay themes in a black-and-white biopic of poet Hart Crane.
Even before getting into the sex scenes that Vulture describes I have to take a moment to admire the title,
The Broken Tower. First thought- it’s a movie about circumcision? I’m sorry I had to say it! That is just a ridiculous title and if it’s not about circumcision then it must be about the serious medical condition known as “broke dick.”
The trailer does not have any expressly gay images, but Vulture made sure to tell us about a few important scenes. “In the first fifteen minutes alone, Franco objectifies his shirtless brother Dave Franco and then, in the film's most notorious moment, fellates an erect, prosthetic penis.” I’d love to hear where he learned his technique but I doubt I could get that interview.
Read more:
ology.com
NZ body calls for sheep shearing to join Olympic sportsThe Federated Farmers of New Zealand are calling for sheep shearing to become an Olympic sport, pointing to the ''shear hard work'' required.
''I can testify to the physical effort shearing takes,'' said federation spokeswoman Jeanette Maxwell.
Shearing is recognised as a sport by the New Zealand funding body SPARC.
In 2008 Sports Shear Australia, which oversees competitions in the country, also mooted the idea for the Beijing Games.
"Surely, time has come to elevate shearing's sporting status to the ultimate world stage?" said Ms Maxwell, in a statement.
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bbc.co.uk
Michelle Williams Manages to ShineMichelle Williams is one of Hollywood's gems, in my opinion.
Every time I see her or hear her speak, I can't help but smile, as opposed to roll my eye and groan, which is what a lot of other actresses make me involuntarily do. She seems sweet, genuine, smart, and she's a great actress to boot. So, needless to say, I was thrilled when she took home the award at last night's Golden Globes for Best Actress in a Film Comedy or Musical for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in
My Week With Marilyn.
But can we talk about her dress?
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cafemom.com
Chinese entrepreneur strikes gold as locals go mad for sheep-powered taxiA Chinese entrepreneur has put his own stamp on the traditional rickshaw and hired his strongest sheep to do his gruelling dirty work. It may not be the quickest ride in town, but Wen Fey has impressed locals in Tianjin, northern China, with his novel sheep-powered trailer.
Farmer Wen gave Yangyang his first shot at stardom when he noticed how strong he was compared to the other rams in the herd.
'He is incredibly powerful and can pull more than his own weight with ease but I don't let him carry anyone too heavy,' said Wen.
But don't deceived by little Yangyang's pretty headgear - he is much feistier than he looks, says Wen.
'No-one would dare try to skip the fare,' he said.
'I'd just take his harness off and he'd butt them into the middle of next week.'
Read more:
metro.co.uk
JAKE GYLLENHAAL STOCKS UP ON JUICEJake Gyllenhaal stopped by
Beverly Hills Juice today and picked up four drinks and an organic smoothie to go. He ducked into the bar almost unnoticed, wearing a baseball hat and cargo pants. On Sunday, though, Jake was decked out in his award show finest for the Golden Globe Awards. Jake presented best film nominee
My Week With Marilyn, which happens to feature his close friend and
Brokeback Mountain costar Michelle Williams.
Read more:
popsugar.com
You don't know sheep! (or do ewe?)Take this fun, fifteen question
SHEEP QUIZ to test your knowledge of sheep.
The quiz is available in flash or html format. It's pretty tough. The quiz, that is.
Feel free to discuss your sheep sense in the
Response Thread.
ANNA FARIS: I SURVIVED MY WORST NIGHTMARELets get this out of the way: I think Anna Faris is the funniest woman who doesn't have, but totally needs, her own TV show. Even the thinnest material is elevated by her performance -- which is always the result of excellent timing, a singular grasp on what tickles the funny-bone and her signature full-bodied commitment to a physicality that would scare weaker women. Or men.
Anna's latest movie,
What's Your Number, features all of those things in spades while adding a bevy of beautiful men into the mix and restricting their wardrobe allowance for good measure. I caught up with the phenomenally funny lady to deduce what was the most intimidating part of making this movie, if she's going to strap on a Proton Pack and when she might actually come to television!
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theinsider.com
Baa, baa, woof? Barking sheep thinks he’s a dogA six-month-old sheep named Jack is becoming a bit of an online celebrity. Rescued by a farmer shortly after birth, he was raised alongside a springer spaniel.
Jack tries to herd other sheep. He barks. He fetches sticks. He jumps on his hind legs. He even dons a collar and lead when going for walks with his nine-year-old canine friend Jesse and their owner at Adderley Wharf Farm in Shopshire, England.
"He makes this strange half baa, half woof noise which everyone finds hilarious," said owner Alison Sinstadt.
"Jack doesn't even recognize sheep as his own kind as he tries to herd them up when he's in a field with them."
Read more and watch a video:
news.yahoo.comFun Question of the Month | This month's question: Lambs often jump playfully with all four feet in the air at once. What is this called?
A. Prancing B. Pronging C. Sporking D. Stotting E. Jouncing F. Boinging
Let us know your answer in the Response Thread.
Last month's question and answer: A Christmas episode was the very FIRST episode (the pilot) for what long running popular television series?
Trigger Hippie was correct: "The Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" | |  | |
Post of the DayPosted by
morrobay and
fofol in
Awards Aftermath – Part 2morrobay said:SFgate, second day on Oscar missteps:
Best Picture: What Should Have Won"BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN: Six years later, the Academy's mistake more obvious than it even was at the time."
fofol added:At the local Barnes & Noble there is an 'award winners' DVD section. They started out with 6 each BBM and Crash - with one BBM left, all six Crashes are still available at $14.99...so hurry in now before they go to the $4.99 bin.
Keepin' It CowboyPosted by
huntinbuddy in
Go West! The Official "Western Images" thread! (with a related limerick by
fritzkep)
There was a young man from Madras
Who had a magnificent ass
Not rounded and pink
As you probably think
But was gray, had long ears, and ate grass
Posted by
conny in
Life Through The Lens 6Quote of the Day
“I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep;
I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.”~ Alexander the Great ~Not enough sheep for you to digest? Remember, every Monday is officially "sheep day" in
Le Bar Slash!Posted by
Lyle (Mooska) in
Photo Captioning Fun 7
Marilyn Monroe
Contributors: morrobay, fofol, conny, Lyle (Mooska), fritzkep, huntinbuddy, killersmom, BayCityJohn
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