All Entries in the "Entertainment & Sports" Category
Deep Inside Hollywood: Guys & Dolls, Leighton Meester, Lisa Cholodenko, Ross Matthews
By: Romeo San Vicente*/Special to TRT Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are guys who need dolls A Guys and Dolls movie with Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon-Levitt? Is it Awesome Ideas Week or something? Because in a world of cringe-inducing announcements about this or that unnecessary remake, the thought of a classic musical getting an [...]
What’s the T? Explores the Lives of Trans Women
Documentary film features struggles and triumphs By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Reporter— What’s the T? — a new documentary by out filmmaker Cecilio Asuncion—follows five transgender women as they live, dream and share their truth with the world while exploring their experiences and beliefs on transgender issues including transitioning, finding work, dealing with bullies and creating a [...]
Behind the Candelabra
Director talks Liberace biopic and why he’s proud to call it his last film … for now By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to The Rainbow Times— Steven Soderbergh knows who’s significantly responsible for the major success of his male-stripper romp Magic Mike: gay men eager to ogle the barely-covered bits of Channing Tatum and his hunky posse. [...]
Ross Mathews’ Book MAN UP!: Tales of My Delusional Self-Confidence
ROSS MATHEWS HEADLINES THE WILBUR THEATRE ON MAY 11 Boston, Mass. — Gay comedic icon, Ross Mathews, is coming to The Wilbur Theatre on Saturday May 11th, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. to Man Up! Over the last 9 years, Ross Mathews has interviewed some of the biggest stars in the world and has made the nation laugh [...]
A Conversation with Christian Music Legend Amy Grant
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— A call from Amy Grant started as these promo chats usually do. Hellos were exchanged, small talk was made and questions about her first studio album of all-new material in 10 years, How Mercy Looks From Here, were answered. Then we shifted into territory the most successful Christian music artist [...]
CT Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Promises Good Screen Fun
By: Brook Rosini/Special to The Rainbow Times– The 26th Annual Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (CTGLFF) is set to light up the silver screen at Cinestudio with films of interest to LGBT audiences from May 31 – June 8, 2013. The Rainbow Times got in touch with Shane Engstrom, Director of Out Film CT, [...]
The OutField: Go! Athletes Fields an All-Star Team
By: Dan Woog*/Special to TRT– A team finds success only through teamwork. That’s as true off the playing field as on it. Jay Hayes has earned plenty of success on the volleyball court. A former football, basketball and baseball player in the Chicago suburb of Naperville, he found his favorite sport in high school: volleyball. [...]
To Cook is to Love: Springtime and Cookouts in New England
By: John Verlinden*/TRT Food Columnist– Yay! It’s finally here! What a long, hard winter. I don’t think I’ve ever been more anxious for spring than this year. Perhaps my favorite thing about the warmer weather is the outdoor living we get to enjoy here in New England. It’s hard to imagine a better place to [...]
James Duke Mason, Jessica Biel & Kaya Scodelario, Sam Mendes, Vin Diesel, Moon Men & Wanda Sykes
By: Romeo San Vicente*/Special to TRT– James Duke Mason will Disappear Here James Duke Mason’s mom was a Hollywood kid herself, hanging out underage at Los Angeles’s notorious punk rock clubs in the late 1970s before becoming lead singer of The Go-Go’s. And if having Belinda Carlisle as your mom wasn’t already a leg up, [...]
Kiss & Del: Scissor Sisters Guitarist on Band’s Hiatus & Being Beyoncé
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT– Derek Gruen, aka Del Marquis, is happy to let his fellow Scissor Sisters eclipse his nerd-cool presence on stage. Now, though, as the band takes some time off, all swoony eyes – and ears – are on Marquis and his latest solo project, Cosmos, released under the moniker Slow Knights [...]
Anderson Cooper & Kathy Griffin, The Wachowskis, Kasi Lemmons, Logo’s Puppet Show
By: Romeo San Vicente*/Special to TRT– Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin: better together? It’s official: both Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin have canceled talk shows. And while both also have other career irons in the fire – it’s reported that NBC is courting him to move into Matt Lauer’s Today spot and if stand-up tours were [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood: Sarah Gilbert, Elton John, Yves Saint Laurent, more
By: Romeo San Vicente*/Special to TRT– Sara Gilbert moonlights with Bad Teacher Success breeds success. As a child star on Roseanne, Sara Gilbert won over the coveted sullen teen demographic with her portrayal of the smartass Darlene and now she’s got daytime TV-watching moms on board for The Talk, a show she created, executive produces [...]
The OutField: Jarod Bormann Goes to the Mat for Equality
By: Dan Woog*/Special to TRT– Like most Iowa boys, Jarod Bormann grew up on a wrestling mat. That’s the unofficial state sport – the University of Iowa has won 23 national championships, with Iowa State University adding eight more – so even though Jarod had a tough time at first, he stuck with it. By [...]
To Cook is to Love: A Foodie’s Journal; Thinking About Excessive Salt Intake
By: John Verlinden*/TRT Food Columnist– Breaking news: New health study — We are eating too much salt and it’s not good for us. Duh! I was surprised by the headlines that appeared subsequent to the presentation of a new Harvard Medical School study linking excessive salt consumption to disease and premature death. While some of [...]
Belinda Carlisle: Still Go-Going & with Gay Son
Singer talks ‘sexually adventurous’ days, gay son and feelings on doing a pop album By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT– In the ’80s, Belinda’s Carlisle’s career demonstrated that, for some, heaven really is a place on earth. As the lead singer of the supremely successful girl group The Go-Go’s – they had the beat, the looks [...]
