SORDID LIVES, THE SERIES

For those who have been anxiously awaiting the further adventures of the "Sordid Lives" gang, I'm here to tell you that I've seen several episodes of the upcoming LOGO series, and it's undoubtedly one of the funniest hootenannies I've ever seen on television. Director, Creator, Producer Del Shores has outdone himself. Nearly the entire movie cast is back and better and white trashier than ever. The series is a prequel to the film. That means Peggy, merely a corpse in the film, is fully fleshed out and played to the sinful, Southern Baptist hilt by golden girl treasure Rue McClanahan in this incarnation. The characters that so many have been quoting for so long, including Sissy, Brother Boy, LaVonda, Latrelle, Noleta, Bitsy Mae and Dr. Eve will have you faithfully peeing in your pants with laughter every week. Beth Grant, Ann Walker, Leslie Jordan and Bonnie Bedelia shoplift scenes with their usual panache. And as much as I loved Delta Burke as Noleta in the movie, Caroline Rhea replaces her in the series and more than owns the role. And special mention to the amazing Sarah Hunley as Juanita. My nephew (who also screened several preview episodes) put it best. After the final credits roled, he turned to Del Shores and asked, "When is Juanita getting her own series?" She's that good. And so is the show. Oh, wait a minute. It is its own series. Mark July 25th on your calendar and join in the southern-fried perfection that is "Sordid Lives." (The picture is me with Robert L. Stephenson, who plays soap stud Hunter in the series.)

WHAT ARE YOUR TOP TEN FAVORITE GLBT MOVIES?

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REVIEW: SAVAGE GRACE

Well, for all the envelope-pushing sexual content buzz in this film based on the true story of socialite Barbara Bakeland and her emotionally-stunted gay son, I was...well..kind of ...bored. If you have read any press on this film, it will be no spoiler to mention the much talked about incestuous content, but that creepy part of the story is brief an comes almost at the end of film.

Eddie Redmayne plays the sexually ambiguous, mommy-adoring, boy-loving son pretty well and Julianne Moore is perfectly cast as his overbearing and controlling mother, but the story moves along slowly and the overall tone of the film is a bit of a Sunday nap inducing homage to the über privileged social circle of the 60s and 70s.

Thankfully there is a little bit of homicidal insanity at the end of the film to leave you feeling like you didn't totally waste 97 minutes of your life.

SAVAGE GRACE

Savage Grace opens in limited release this weekend. Lots of buzz on this one. It's the decadent but true story of the very left-of-center and dysfunctional Baekeland family, heirs to a plastics-business empire. Julianne Moore stars as a woman who marries to improve her situation, has a gay son, tries to control him for her own gain and then all hell breaks loose. Incest, bedlam and all kinds of craziness ensues. Rolling Stone calls it "a twisted mesmerizer of a movie."

LOST SEASON FINALE DELIVERS

I have been pretty critical of this season of LOST, but I was pleasantly surprised by how satisfying the season finale was tonight. While showing us how the six survivors get off the island, why and how others were left behind, who is in the coffin - LOCKE!! - how Jin died, and other juicy tidbits, we are left with pretty cool cliff hangers. Where the heck did the island disappear to? Why do all six survivors have the return to the island? What terrible things occurred after the six left? Good stuff!

top ten favorite glbt movies by nutriaman

• Brokeback Mountain

• Big Eden ==>
  


• All Over the Guy


• Transamerica


• Soldier's Girl


• Philadelphia


• Loggerheads


• Longtime Companion


• An Early Frost


• Sordid Lives

DAVID ARCHULETA

I enjoyed Archie from the first time I saw him on Idol. I'm loving all the appearances he and Cook are making after the Finale show on Idol. It's obvious the two genuinely like and respect each other. Archie may not have won the contest, but he's got a big career ahead of him. Though I've been chided for supporting Archie, I think the boy is awesome. Many folks think he's too vanilla. Well, sometimes you want a Disney movie, i.e. Archie, and sometimes you want something a little edgier, i.e. Cook. Given the right producer, Archie can easily graduate from some of those so-called blander sounds. Regardless, he's got an awesome talent.