(NY Times)
Finally! David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, the team behind Will & Grace, have a new TV show that has been in the works for a while. It’s called “Partners” and is based on their relationship — a gay man and a straight man who are close friends and business partners.
Back in 2008, I attended a taping of the pilot when Josh Cooke, Alan Tudyk, Sarah Lafleur and Ty Burrell had the lead roles. (A year prior, Jay Mohr, Brian Austin Green, Jessica Capshaw, and Vanessa Lengies were attached.) It now features Sophia Bush, Brandon Routh, David Krumholtz and Michael Urie. I don’t care who’s in it, I’m just glad it is officially going on the air this fall. Thanks, CBS!
So ridic excited for Ryan Murphy’s newest: “The New Normal” THIS FALL! Co-created with lesbian writer Ali Adler, it features an awesome single mom and a gay couple looking to become parents.
“We, the undersigned, encourage an industry-wide discussion about this issue, and call on the leaders throughout the industry to participate in and contribute to a dialogue about how we can, to quote Mr. Fremaux, ‘create a greater space for women within cinema.’”
a new petition sparked by the revelation that ZERO women directors will be in the main competition at Cannes this year
“It’s unsettling to recall that these are not merely pretty women; they are unknown actresses who must strip, front and back, then mimic graphic sex and sexual torture, a skill increasingly key to attaining employment on cable dramas. During the filming of the second season, an Irish actress walked off the set when her scene shifted to what she termed “soft porn.” Of course, not everyone strips: there are no truly explicit scenes of gay male sex, fewer lingering shots of male bodies, and the leading actresses stay mostly buttoned up. Artistically, “Game of Thrones” is in a different class from “House of Lies,” “Californication,” and “Entourage.” But it’s still part of another colorful patriarchal subculture, the one called Los Angeles.”
Emily Nussbaum reviewing HBO’s Game of Thrones for The New Yorker
(Media Decoder, NYT)
Great piece from the NY Times about TV as a cultural battlefield for LGBT issues, and how far we’ve come in the past 15 years.
“I want to say a little something that’s long overdue / The disrespect to women has to got to be through / To all the mothers and sisters and the wives and friends / I want to offer my love and respect till the end”
Beastie Boys’ MCA. More about the band’s feminist legacy here.
(Co.Create)
(Washington Times)
Did you know Nick Offerman (aka Ron Swanson on Parks & Rec) and Megan Mullally are married? Did you also know they just made a great PSA supporting marriage equality? Check it out.
(BBC News)
ABC is being sued for discrimination in its casting of the popular reality dating show The Bachelor. Read more about it via Courthouse News.
This actress-authored article is making the rounds, and it’s definitely worth a read. Includes a great reminder: “Patriarchy is not men. Patriarchy is a system in which both women and men participate.”
