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Fox to break off women s prison
Nothing says "lesbian exploitation" like a
fictional women's prison, which has a long his-
tory in film and television — one both wildly
entertaining and somewhat repellent to queer
audiences used to seeing menacing butch
women descend vampire-like on innocent
young inmates over and over.
So it'll be interesting to watch how the jail-
bird action plays out on the female-oriented
spin-off of "Prison Break," for now called ...
wait for it... "Prison Break: Cherry Hill" (yes,
really).
This doesn't necessarily mean that all will be
lost in a haze of offensive lunacy, but this is
Fox, a network not historically known for its
sensitivity to, well, anyone.
According to The Hollywood Reporter,
"Cherry Hill" will center on Molly, a new char-
acter to be introduced on the original "Prison
Break" later this season.
Like Michael (Wentworth Miller), Molly has
recently lossed loved ones at the hands of the
Company, and she seeks out Michael and
brother Lincoln (Dominic Purcell) in Panama
in her quest to exact vengeance, according to
The Reporter. After going to prison, Molly
learns that some of her family members may
still be alive, and she begins her plan to escape.
Stay tuned to find out if this flipside of "L-
Word" chic proves ground-breaking or lurid or
both.
It's Julia Stiles' and Scott Speedman's
turn to 'Cry'
Voyeurism can quickly turn into trouble, as
the characters in the late lesbian author Patricia
Highsmith's novel "The Cry of the Owl" find
out pretty quickly.
The story of a man accidentally pulled into a
series of murders as an innocent bystander
after some not-so-innocent moments as a
Peeping Tom, the novel will see a film adapta-
tion go before the cameras soon.
Starring Julia Stiles ("Bourne Ultimatum")
and Scott Speedman ("Underworld"), the
thriller will also feature Stiles' Brit "Bourne"
co-star Paddy Considine. A successful earlier
adaptation of Highsmith's work, "The Talented
Mr. Ripley," bodes well for the project, based
on the dark strength of the material alone.
Audiences will have the chance to peek at
the finished product — minus the messy
potential consequences of that sort of tiling —
sometime in 2009.
Zooey Deschanel says
'Yes' to Jim Carrey
Gay director Peyton Reed's latest project, the
comedy "Yes Man" starring Jim Carrey, tells the
story of what happens when a man simply
stops saying "no" and allows life to lead him
down whatever path an affirmative response to
cooler now that funny, interesting Zooey
Deschanel was the star of indie oddities
much-younger female actors — at least some-
one who deserves a bigger career got the gig
this time.
Elton, Beyonce, Blige, Underwood
to sing for the holidays
Because few people in this world don't
want to sing along with tine songs from
"Flashdance" or "The Sound of Music," here's
one from the "Why Didn't They Think of This
Before" department: a concert featuring popu-
lar songs from hit films, sung by some of the
music industry's heavy-hitters.
The holiday season special, taping at
Hollywood's Kodak Theater (home of the
Academy Awards and "American Idol") for an
airdate in December on CBS, will feature the
seemingly everywhere-at-once Elton John
alongside A-listers like Beyonce, Mary J. Blige
and country superstar Carrie Underwood.
But who'll sing what?
For real entertainment, here's hoping that
they play against type and give "And I Am
Telling You I'm Not Going" to Underwood and
the theme from "Smokey and the Bandit" to
Elton.
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By David Webb
What do you think about Dallas
Councilman Dwaine R. Caraway's sup-
port of a local rap song that equates
wearing sagging pants to being gay as
a way to discourage young black men
from dressing in that fashion?
"Two wrongs do not
make a right. You
can't degrade one
group to make anoth-
er look better. It's just
not right."
"It's derogatory
toward gay people. If
that's his intention,
it's unacceptable."
"I think it's certainly
faulty logic. If the
situation were
reversed, it would be
viewed as highly
derogatory. I can't
condone that
stereotype."
"I think it's good
that they are trying
to get their pants
back up, but that's
the wrong way to go
about it."
"As a councilman
and city leader he
needs to be more
sensitive to other
groups. If more than
one person is
offended by it,
action needs to be
taken to correct it."
Shawn Owens
Flight attendant
Jeff Wildhagen
Consultant
Sarah Mundy
Landscape designer
Chris Oates
Sales
Jimmy Koebel
Minister
Have a suggestion for a question you'd tike us to ask?
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