LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news items you might have missed: • New York Times: What to watch? Don’t miss the new 2-part documentary delving into the life and career of Paul Reubens,”Pee-wee As Himself,” now on HBO. Continue reading “HBO Doc-Film ‘Pee-Wee As Himself’ + U.S. LGBTQs Consider Canada + More News”
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: In a new documentary, the late Pee-Wee Herman star Paul Reubens comes out (18 months after his passing) after keeping his sexual orientation private for his entire career. Continue reading “PeeWee Herman Posthumously Comes Out + More News”
Premiering March 18th on Netflix, Paul Reubens brings “Pee-Wee Herman” back to celluloid life to remind us that it’s just fine to be different in Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday.
Bonus points here as Randy Report favorite Joe Manganiello co-stars as a mysterious, chocolate shake-drinking stranger who encourages Pee-Wee to get out and LIVE a bit.
For those of you who wonder how “Pee-Wee” seems to stay eternally youthful, Reubens told Business Insider recently that Netflix spent about $2 million on digital retouching.
Said Reubens, “Pee-wee doesn’t work, to me, with age mixed into it.”
Watch the trailer below:
My favorite announcement of the week!
From Pee-Wee’s blog:
Finally! I can announce the secret I’ve been carrying around with me for weeks: the coolest actor on the planet, my friend Joe Manganiello, is joining the cast of my new movie, ‘Pee-wee’s Big Holiday’. Who does he play? I didn’t say…
Joe’s already my friend in real life– and he’s tremendously talented and a terrific person! I am so glad we are FINALLY going to get to work together! This totally makes up for being cut out of ‘Magic Mike’ and ‘Magic Mike 2’!”
Manganiello remarked, “Paul Reubens is one of the great comic geniuses of our time. Growing up, my Saturday mornings were all about Pee-wee Herman. I saw everything he did. I can’t believe that I’m going to get to share scenes with one of the iconic figures of my childhood.”
I’m a HUGE Pee-Wee Herman fan. (And of course Joe, but that goes without saying…)
