LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news items I thought worth your time:
• Gr8erDays: Matt Rettenmund shares his ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ experience attending the 50th anniversary reunion of the cast of the 1970s hit TV series Charlie’s Angels at PaleyFest (above) including Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd. I was a huuuuuuge fan of the show back in the day 🙂 Continue reading “50th Anniversary Reunion Of ‘Charlie’s Angels’ + More News”
It’s been 15 years since the last successful iteration of Charlie’s Angels, so Sony Pictures is thinking it’s time to call the angels back to action.
Last September, Deadline reported Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years A Slave, Black Panther) and Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga film franchise) were in preliminary talks for the film.
Sony has issued a statement saying casting is unconfirmed.
Elizabeth Banks is reportedly already signed on to direct and produce the film as well as take on the role of ‘Bosley.’ This would be the second film she’s helmed after directing Pitch Perfect 2 in 2015.
This week, PopSugar says Naomi Scott (Power Rangers), Stewart and Nyong’o are reportedly circling around the three leading roles.
The film has been slated for release June 7, 2019.
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Since the 1970s, audiences have shown an appetite for strong, gorgeous, badass women on dangerous missions.
It was in the fall of 1976 that ABC launched the original Charlie’s Angels series that eventually ran for 5 seasons. Starring Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith, the show was an instant success.
Over the course of the following seasons, actresses Cheryl Ladd, Shelley Hack and Tanya Roberts replaced to varying degrees of success as Fawcett and Jackson departed.
Drew Barrymore spearheaded a successful reboot of the franchise as two feature films in 2000 and 2003, which also starred Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu.
And in 2011, ABC revived the television series to tepid reviews, and canceled after only one season.
What do you think, readers? Is it time for a new incarnation of the iconic series?
Bonus: The website CharliesAngels.org has compiled a list of the ten gayest moments of the original series.
Some pretty stereotypical stuff – thankfully, gays have come a long way since those early years of TV ‘visibility.’
(photo credit: Gage Skidmore for Nyong’o and Stewart; Dominick D for Scott – CC license)
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Some news items you might have missed:
• Fitness model Rodiney Santiago (above) facing down Monday like a boss.
• Thanks to California’s newly signed Gender Recognition Act, folks will soon be able to identify as nonbinary, in addition to male or female, on state-issued identity documents, including driver’s licenses and birth certificates.
• Considering he has never been a friend to the LGBT community, eyebrows were raised when U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions sent an experienced hate crime lawyer to Iowa to aid in prosecuting a man accused of killing a transgender high school student.
• In pop culture news, original Charlie’s Angels star Jaclyn Smith says the ladies of the hit 1970s series are thinking about getting together for a reunion. In addition to Jaclyn (Kelly), the surviving “angels” are Cheryl Ladd (Kris), 66; Kate Jackson (Sabrina), 68; Tanya Roberts (Julie), 61; and Shelley Hack (Tiffany), 70.
• Out radio show/columnist Dan Savage has raised over $200K via his ITMFA website. Upon hitting the second $100K, he sent checks to Planned Parenthood ($33,333.33), the ACLU ($33,333.33) and the International Refugee Assistance Project ($33,333.34). The money was raised selling ITMFA (“Impeach The Mother Fucker Already”) buttons, t-shirts, tanks, hats, stickers, coffee cups, and lapel pins at www.ITMFA.org.
• Transgender hip hop artist Epiphany Mattel released her debut single, “Fix Yo Face,” which she says has an important message. “It’s about everyone going above and beyond with their appearance to stand out and be noticed at clubs today, but then they bring their scowl, a ‘resting bitch face,’ that makes them unapproachable,” explains Mattel.
“They’re so insecure with themselves, they push that negative energy on the rest of the party and make everyone else uncomfortable. It’s a party bitches… lighten the hell up,” she adds.
Watch the music video below:
I’ve never seen this, but regular readers know how much I love the camp of 70s TV.
How cool that Farrah, Jaclyn and Kate did this – not really in their wheelhouse, but good on them for being good sports.
And to this day, I can still stop in my tracks if I come across an episode of the original Charlie’s Angels.
(tipped by hubby Michael)
ABC’s new incarnation of the 70’s hit TV show “Charlie’s Angels” has been cancelled.
ABC has announced that the network will air all of the episodes shot, but will not order any more.
I personally couldn’t get through the first 30 minutes of the first episode.
Go watch the original. I loved the original. You can download the episodes on iTunes.
