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It seems Amanda Holden is ignoring the backlash that has followed her tribute to the late Paul O'Grady.

Manuel Betancourt Even if you didn’t know Todd Flaherty had produced, written, directed, and edited “Chrissy Judy” himself, you could tell from his performance that this is quite a self-driven endeavor. More passion than vanity project (Flaherty has written himself a capital-M “messy” protagonist, after all), Flaherty has clearly bet on himself here. And it mostly pays off in what is an unassuming story about the falling out between a pair of “good Judys” — that’s short for best gay friends — that brims with the kind of belabored authenticity that belies a desire to showcase Flaherty’s ambitions as an actor, yes, but also as a budding multi-hyphenate. The title for Flaherty’s film refers to the twinned friends at the heart of this tale: but where James aka Judy (Flaherty) has a knack for self-delusion he hopes will fuel him into a version of his life where he’ll find stardom as one half of a drag duo, Chrissy (Wyatt Fenner) is, alas, already considering alternative visions for a future that finally puts such a dream to rest. In quite simple terms: Chrissy is fed up. He’s sick of trying to merely get by. He’s eager, it sounds, to let those big-city dreams go and relocate to suburban Philadelphia (imagine the horror!) with his new boyfriend. Instead of finding a supportive ear in his longtime bff, Chrissy comes face to face with a raging narcissist who cannot fathom why anyone would ever let New York (or himself) go for, let’s face it, such a basic life.

Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard is coming!

Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard is Bravo’s new reality series, a spinoff of Summer House, that is set to premiere Sunday, May 7 at 9 p.m. ET.

died on Tuesday (March 28) at the age of 67.After his death was announced, Holden and Jamie Theakston reacted to the news during their Heart Radio show on Wednesday (March 29).“I have to say I’m completely shocked,” Holden said. “Do you know what I loved about him? He was not woke in any way.

Sophia Scorziello editor The Award-winning PBS documentary series “Independent Lens” has released its spring slate of documentary films, which will begin debuting on April 24. This season’s films will highlight a myriad of marginalized communities and current affairs by documenting both personal and important stories from around the world.   First to debut is documentary film “Free Chol Soo Lee” from filmmakers Julie Ha and Eugene Yi. The Sundance favorite uses archival material to travel back to 1970’s San Francisco and tell the story of Chol Soo Lee, a Korean immigrant who was wrongfully convicted of murder, and the Asian American activist movement that sought to free him.  

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the Season 7 premiere of The CW’s Riverdale.

The couple that almost was. Selena Gomez could have had a groundbreaking relationship on Wizards of Waverly Place.

Alex Russo was hiding a lot more than being a wizard.

FX has ordered The Secrets of Hillsong, an investigative docuseries based on Vanity Fair‘s exposé of the controversial megachurch, which counted celebritries such as Justin Bieber, Kevin Durant, and Selena Gomez among its worshippers.

Fans were not wrong to pick up on queer undercurrents in “The Wizards of Waverly Place”.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Sundance Institute, which hosts the annual film festival in Park City, Utah, has announced the six people who were selected for its Trans Possibilities Intensive. The fellows for 2023 are Seyi Adebanjo, Rajvi Desai, Malik Ever, Nick Janaye, Jamie John and Tee Park Jaehyung. The second edition of the Trans Possibilities Intensive, which is a three-day event to aid project and professional development for transgender storytellers of color, is taking place from March 27-29. Moi Santos, who founded the program, is leading the initiative with guidance from creative advisers and Sundance Institute’s Equity, Impact and Belonging Program. This year’s creative advisers include Sydney Freeland (“Drunktown’s Finest”), Aitch Alberto (“Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe”), Félix Endara (“Unseen”) and Chase Joynt (“Framing Agnes”). 

Olivia Culpo is done with keeping things to herself. She talked about what gatekeeping means at South by Southwest (SXSW) 2023 during an Allē-sponsored SHE-Media panel on Sunday, March 12, about authenticity and what it means in an age of social media.

The Sundance Institute has named the six transgender storytellers of color set for the second edition of their project and professional development program, the Trans Possibilities Intensive. 2023’s cohort will include Seyi Adebanjo (Afromystic), Rajvi Desai (Mother Wit), Malik Ever (GutBucket), Nick Janaye (Dead Ringer), Jamie John (2Spirit Water Carrier) and Tee Park Jaehyung (Destiny in Sedona).

There is ‘heartbreak’ in the Village after a gay adult store was attacked a few days ago — but the victims have hit back saying the ‘community cannot be broken’.

Without Richard Wayne Penniman, aka Little Richard, rock ‘n roll as we know it wouldn’t exist today. Don’t believe that claim? Well, Lisa Cortés‘ documentary “Little Richard: I Am Everything” is ready to shed some light on the subject and unveil the black queer roots of the musical genre.

Katcy Stephan SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers for all 10 episodes of “Daisy Jones & the Six,” now streaming on Prime Video. “How did we get here? How do we get out?” As Riley Keough’s Daisy belts these words in her band’s last performance, the lyrics from “Look at Us Now (Honeycomb)” take on a whole new meaning in “Daisy Jones & the Six.” A lot has changed since we first met the members of the Six: Billy’s become a father and gotten sober, Karen and Graham have fallen in love and been confronted with an unexpected pregnancy, while Daisy’s just suffered a frightening overdose.

If you want to understand diversity, try programming a mini-film festival with five features and a package of shorts that makes everyone in the LGBTQIA+ community feel represented. (Or try living in Florida, where diversity means that anyone who is not straight, white and Christian breaks the law if they demand equality.)

Maren Morris isn’t backing down.

After years of white and neutral spaces dominating Pinterest and home design magazines, we’re all ready for a bit of color. This spring, we are adding earthy tones to our palette straight out of the 70s. Taking inspiration from the slower-paced life of the time period, stylists are also accenting homes with items that offer a nostalgic appeal for a trendy, and sophisticated modern-day approach. We rounded up our favorite vintage and retro-inspired pieces to add to your space this spring, all exclusively sold at Walmart.

Lise Pedersen Los Angeles non-profit The Film Collaborative has boarded Swedish director Tove Pils’ debut feature “Labor,” which is competing in the Nordic:Dox section at the Copenhagen Intl. Documentary Film Festival, CPH:DOX. The film follows Hanna, who leaves her family and girlfriend behind in her small Swedish hometown and travels to San Francisco to explore her sexuality in the city’s vibrant queer scene. She soon meets Chloe, a professional dominatrix, and Cyd, a trans man who works as an escort for gay men. Together with her new friends, she embarks on a journey that takes her further and further away from her life in Sweden. “Labor” was shot over more than a decade, and one of the reasons it took them so long to put the film together was their concern for the protagonists’ anonymity and the effect it might have on their lives, Pils explains to Variety.