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Waters working on 'Hairspray' sequel

louislestat — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:01:11 GMT

Baltimore's scribe of the salacious, John Waters, confirmed yesterday that he has been asked to start work on a sequel to Hairspray, his story of big hair and integrated dance halls that became the surprise movie musical hit of 2007.

"I am just beginning to think about it," said Waters, adding he signed the deal with New Line Cinema, a Warner Bros. subsidiary, within the past two weeks. "I'm just figuring out what it is."

Waters, who doesn't like to talk about any of his projects in advance, suspects most of the characters from the original Hairspray will return. "In all sequels, you try to get as many of them back as possible," he said.

A Hairspray sequel, with most of the creative team from the first movie returning, would also give the filmmakers a second chance to do right by Baltimore, which was passed over in favor of Toronto when the musical was filmed in the summer and fall of 2006. At the time, producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan said Baltimore lacked the huge soundstages necessary for such a lavish production.

Although no such facilities have been built in Baltimore in the past two years, existing buildings could probably meet the filmmakers' needs, said Hannah Lee Byron, the state's assistant secretary for tourism, film and the arts.

"This would give us another opportunity to go after it," Byron said. "I would hope that we would have an opportunity to show them other venues that would possibly work. ... We never got to that stage before."

The Hairspray sequel is scheduled to open in July 2010, according to Variety, which first reported the story of Waters' involvement. Just weeks after seeing a Broadway musical adaptation of his 1990 film Cry-Baby close last month after 68 performances, he signed to write a treatment, or outline, detailing the characters and storyline for the new film.

The story of Hairspray, which Waters wrote and made into a film in 1988, revolves around the character of Tracy Turnblad. She's a big girl (some would say overweight, but true fans realize that term is way too judgmental) in early-'60s Baltimore who dreams of becoming a dancer on the local Corny Collins Show while also helping to integrate it. The film starred Ricki Lake as Tracy and Divine as her mom, Edna.

Waters' film was adapted into a Broadway musical that opened in 2002 and went on to win eight Tonys, including a best actress award for Marissa Jaret Winokur, who succeeded Lake as Tracy. Broadway veteran Harvey Fierstein played Edna and earned a best actor Tony for his effort.

The movie version of the Broadway musical - which brought stars Nikki Blonsky (a first-timer tapped to play Tracy), Zac Efron, Amanda Bynes and James Marsden to its Baltimore premiere in July 2007 - went on to earn more than $200 million in worldwide box-office receipts. Keeping in Hairspray's cross-dressing tradition, John Travolta played Edna.

Waters' initial story found its inspiration in The Buddy Deane Show, a local TV staple in the early '60s, the years between the rise of Elvis and the Beatles. While he refused to speculate on what direction the sequel might take, Waters acknowledged that he will have to embellish the story well beyond the fate of its source material.

"What happened in real life was that the show was canceled, and that's kind of the end of the story," Waters said. "And then the '60s happened."

Kookies And Whipped Cream

KookieDuMarch� — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:10:37 GMT

"Kookies And Whipped Cream"

[Excerpt From My Soon To Be Blue Movie: Kookies and Whipped Cream, Inspired by Cook with Gaycork.com]

The following interview may contain sexy language, graphic thoughts, and ejaculation:

Rep: Thank you for taking the call the other night, may i say you look fab!
Kooks: Aw thanks, I just couldn't help but notice your *reasts too!
Rep: Ah yes [Casually buttons up shirt[:'']] so how did you get your un-usual name?!
Kooks: Well...its kind of long, and difficult to take some of the time, but the story is always good for a laugh. It kind of well, slipped out one day while me and some of my boys were looking through mags. My girl-friend at the time had got into a baking cakes mode, you know, trying out which type of weed went best, and stumbled upon a reciepe for a space age cake ".....Wha?".
Rep: Pardon?
Kooks: No that was the name of the cake ".....wha?" some dude in California came up with it after he binged on a load of Lsd.
[Rep looks slightly un-comfortable]
Kooks: So anyway, much to everyones popular belief that my name was taken from Maryland, my girl called me down stairs to ask for her opinion, as she didn't have lsd to make the cake and asked what could be used instead.
Rep: I see...
Kooks: So well I suggested Lemon as I like the tatse of lemon and a bit of bananna wouldn't go bad either, you know ,something different, but she didn't like it as it was a bit gay, really didn't understand it but we went with the lemon, and after much debate some melon.
Rep: Sounds nice!
Kooks: Oh it was! An hour later the boys found us ontop of the table, and decided to whip some cream of their own, anyway, be-tween the spoons and the boys new found love of "cooking" the table was covered in whipped cream the boys made and lemon juice from my girl. So she got out some flour and stared to make the cake on the table and what not.
Rep: ...a-and, you baked, the erm, cake?
Kooks: Sure did, it was as sweet as a Maryland, but better!
Rep: Rrrright...well how did that attribute to the name?
Kooks: Ah well see we decided to call the new cake something, and seeming as it tasted so good and so much effort was made in making it we called it Nookie Kookie, cause some nuts got in as well.
Rep: ....Well that makes for good read.
Kooks: Yup!
Rep: So how long have you been living in Cork?
Kooks: Ah well everyone knows I was left on a doorstop in a church in Knocknaheeny, and soon was adopted by a lesbian transvestite hermaphrodite French couple in The South Side Of The City, the Du March�s, mind it wasn't Kookie back then it was Maurice...after there doctor in Thailand.
Rep: I couldn't help but notice, "on" a doorstop?
Kooks: Oh, well it was more a burnt out car stuck in-between the church door.
Rep: Ok....and you often get stuck in burnt out cars?
Kooks: Well obviously, no.
Rep: Any comments on your more recent stint in the Mallow to Dublin cross-country robbery? �10.000 worth of diamonds stolen from a local Mallow Jeweller?
Kooks: Ah...no.
Rep: Those are real diamonds your wearing, yes?
Kooks: They were a gift...from a friend...who erm, loves me very much.
Rep: I see, you've gone all red Ms Du March�?
Kooks: My Dispepsia I'm afraid.
Rep: Any comments on the Illegal brothel which was linked with your name in West Cork last tuesday?

The Blue Movie won't obviously be released on bebo or the net in general, parts may be, such as shots of a bowl and the cooker that sort of thing, but its freely avaliable in a porn or cookery store near you or directly from the Madame herself, and remember, happy cooking!

WICKED the movie news at last!

louislestat — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:13:06 GMT

Producer Marc Platt has extended his contract with Universal Pictures for five years, according to Variety.

Marc Platt Productions currently has several projects of interest to theatre plans in the works, including a film version of the international hit Wicked, a remake of Andrew Lloyd Webbers "Jesus Christ Superstar" and a new motion picture about the life of the late composer George Gershwin.

Universal Pictures production president Donna Langley told the industry paper, "Our goal now is absolutely to make the Wicked film, but much like Judy Craymer wouldn't give up screen rights to Mamma Mia! until the stage show had reached its pinnacle, Marc and Stephen Schwartz are very mindful of the right timing. But we're dying to do it."

Platt told Variety that he and Wicked co-producer David Stone are currently in "early movie talks" with the studio. Winnie Holzman, who penned the Tony-nominated book for Wicked, will write the film's screenplay. No casting has been mentioned.

Platt is also currently in discussions with several filmmakers for a remake of "Jesus Christ Superstar," the film based on the Lloyd Webber-Rice musical of the same name.

Also on Platt's plate: the Rob Marshall-directed "Nine" for the Weinstein Company and the aforementioned biographical film "Gershwin" penned by Doug Wright. The latter, which Platt will create with Michael Feinstein, revolves around "Gershwin's life during the formative stages of Porgy and Bess," according to Variety.

Platt will be represented on Broadway next season with the revival of Pal Joey at Studio 54 co-starring Christian Hoff, Stockard Channing and Martha Plimpton.

"Desparate Housewives" kids grow up and get recast

louislestat — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:57:27 GMT

"Housewives" kids grow up and get recast
With "Desperate Housewives" jumping ahead five years for its upcoming fifth season, four newcomers have stepped in to play the kids of Lynette and Tom Scavo (Felicity Huffman and Doug Savant).

Joshua Moore is set to play Parker, the oldest son. Charles and Max Carver will play trouble-making twins Porter and Preston, respectively, and Kendall Applegate has signed on as Penny, the youngest child and only daughter.

In last season's finale, the ABC soap surprised viewers when it jumped ahead five years. The three sons will now be teenagers, while the daughter is around 8 or 9 years old. The kids previously were played by Zane Huett (Parker), Shane and Brent Kinsman (Porter and Preston) and Darien and Kerstin Pinkerton (Penny).

Pamela confirms Tommy Lee romance

louislestat — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:25:17 GMT

Pamela Anderson has confirmed she and ex-husband Tommy Lee are back together, insisting they make a "great package".

Anderson was married to the Motley Crue rocker for three years until they split in 1998. But they have spent more and more time together recently, and Lee recently claimed his ex and their two sons Dylan, 10 and Brandon, 12, had moved back in with him - and were trying to be a happy family.

And now the former Baywatch star has revealed the on-off couple has no plans to break ties, because Lee is such an important part of her family.

She says: "We are great friends, we are a package deal that's for sure. I am spending a lot of time with him this summer... We enjoy spending time together... It's just one of those things. He is the father of your kids and you can't get rid of them."

Anderson adds: "My family, kids and Tommy are my priority, and they are my focus."

Since her marriage to Lee, Anderson has wed and divorced rock/rapper Kid Rock, and her brief marriage to film producer Rick Salomon was annulled earlier this year.

Yorkshire Ripper Film Trilogy

louislestat — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:43:19 GMT

Channel 4 and Revolution Films are readying a $10 million trilogy of films revolving around the hunt for the notorious Yorkshire Ripper serial killer says Variety.

Based on three of the four books in British novelist David Peace's "Red Riding Quartet," the storylines cover police corruption and perversion of justice in the hunt for the Ripper from 1975 until his detection in 1981.

Peter Sutcliffe was eventually convicted of murdering thirteen women and is currently serving multiple life sentences. Plot elements from the fourth book '1977' will be integrated into the three films.

Julian Jarrold ("Becoming Jane"), James Marsh ("Man on Wire") and Anand Tucker ("And When Did You Last See Your Father?") will helm the three projects from screenplays by Tony Grisoni ("Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas").

Though being produced as a TV series, both a UK and international theatrical release are initially planned with casting presently under way.

Euro Vote '09

spiller — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:58:18 GMT

I found this via a group on facebook that I have gotten involved in. The group is "Voter Registration Campaign for European Elections 2009" and I obviously being of a political disposition and Pro-EU in my own way support it.

The group was created by Michael Bourguignon a dutch writer on www.eurosduvillage.com.

He has suggested three ways of engaging Europeans with the elections that will take place in 2009 in an article on that website entitled "The Individual�s Responsibility for Change".

I would recommend reading the full article, but I have reproduced the 3 ways below!

The three ways are

Quote:

Firstly, the turn-out numbers for this election have always been low. The facts and figures point to a decreasing rate of participation in an already low voter turn-out. This was represented in statements from the then out-going Parliamentary President in 2004, Pat Cox, that stated that "Regrettably, Europe is too absent from European elections in both East and West." Many analysts saw the elections as presenting the bill for national governments and not taking European issues into hand.

What we need today is a consensus from European parties to engage in their powers of electing Commissioners and other areas where their competence can change Europe. With Lisbon hopefully coming into effect, the powers of the Parliament will be strengthened and parties can have a larger say in choosing the European Commission and European Parliament Presidents. Thus political parties would be able to create platforms that engage in choosing these newly created presidential posts to which citizens can then relate to � personal figures rather than abstract policies.

Secondly, another key component to incorporating citizens into Europe can be taken from the current US elections: creating grassroots campaigns. Europe needs to create a grassroots program where the most unlikely actor can play a crucial role: The Committee of the Regions.

Voting rights are the rights held by individuals and no-where can the subsidarity principle be applied more perfectly than in this area. In order to try to generate a grassroots program the Committee of the Regions must entrust to the local political parties their sense of being able to generate ground action in their areas and call for citizens to get involved. This will bring down the barriers to language and communication and render politics on a local framework to promote a more perfect union.

Finally, what Europe needs to do is to create a European-wide campaign for voter-registration. This will undoubtedly give the campaign back to the citizen and make him part of a larger picture, and finally hope to engage citizens in Europe. Depending on the national voting requirements of each Member State, registering voters, or making them aware how important voting actually is in the overall picture of the EU , will give them a feeling of responsibility for political action and make them feel part European integration. It is a simple formula for imformative action that depends ultimately on individiual responsability to counter the dissatisfaction and alienatation that most Europeans have on when tackling European issues.

So join the facebook group and if you are an EU resident in Ireland ensure you are registered to vote in the Euro's (and locals) next year by logging on to www.checktheregister.ie

Its Your Europe, Get Involved!

New King Lear to shoot in Ireland???

louislestat — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:40:42 GMT

It has been reported that the new all-star film version of 'King Lear' could be shot in Ireland next year.

The Guardian reports that Britain is also being considered as a location for the film, due to begin shooting early in 2009.

'King Lear' will star Anthony Hopkins in the titular role with Keira Knightley, Gwyneth Paltrow and Naomi Watts playing his daughters.

Director Michael Stern told the newspaper that more stars would be announced for the film shortly.

O'Toole and Lange for Film Fleadh

louislestat — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:24:34 GMT

Hollywood veteran Peter O'Toole will be honoured at 20th Galway Film Fleadh next month, it has emerged.
The Fleadh will screen some of the actor's most famous films including Goodbye Mr Chips and he will later speak about his 50-year career in a public interview. O'Toole has been nominated eight times for an Oscar and was finally given an honorary Academy Award in 2003.

The Fleadh will also pay tribute to two-time Oscar winner Jessica Lange and screen several of her films including All That Jazz. Irish documentaries in the line-up include Stories from Home by Hollywood actor Gabriel Byrne.

LGBT Noise Protest Rally - Civil Partnership? WE DON'T WANT IT! Civil Marriage Now!

admin — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:13:45 GMT

Cork: Daunt Sq, gathering from 2pm!

A full three months late, the Fianna-F�il-lead government has put before us a shoddy, half-baked plan for a registration scheme - dog license, anyone? - that doesn't come close to realising a basic right of ALL the people of Ireland: EQUALITY before the law.

Read more / Discuss here

Lisbon: Plan B

spiller — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:15:59 GMT

So over on EurActiv Daniel Gros & Sebastian Kurpas of the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) have come up with a suggestions for the future of the Lisbon treaty

Member states would "ratify the consolidated treaties as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon". This consolidated text would contain "exactly the same substance" as the Lisbon Treaty. Once all 26 member states have ratified it, it would be submitted to Ireland, which could be presented with protocols or opt-outs on sensitive issues such as tax policy, neutrality and abortion, the authors explain.

The paper concludes that a second Irish referendum could ask the question: "Does Ireland wish to join the EU 26 with the Lisbon Treaty in force?". This would effectively confront the Irish with two alternatives: 'in' or 'out'.

An interesting proposal that might ensure a Yes vote. Ireland cannot survive outside the EU.

What next? How to save the Treaty of Lisbon (Pdf)

The other scenarios are:
* Give up the Lisbon Treaty and continue with the Treaty of Nice: Seen as an "easy way out", this solution "would be highly problematic for the credibility of the EU" and strenghthen the notion that it is unable to reform its institutions, believe the authors.
* Reopen negotiations on a new Treaty: This is "the least likely of all options," they claim, as doing so would necessitate dealing with "additional demands" made by member states.
* 'Flexible integration': Both a "core Europe" consisting of particular countries or a "Europe � la carte" composed of country groupings on specific issues would be unable to achieve key institutional reforms, believe the authors. It would make the system more complex and incoherent and lead to a "lack of transparency", they say, suggesting that "common standards would be replaced by first class and second class members" thus impacting on democratic values.
* Continue the ratification process and hold a second referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon in Ireland: The authors argue that this is the most realistic option as "a second referendum would have a higher chance of succeeding once all 26 have ratified". But they admit that holding another vote on the same issues would be a "high-risk strategy" as a second Irish rejection would leave the bloc in the same "legal impasse" if not worse. "The Treaty of Lisbon would effectively be dead, unless some other method is found that would allow the Union to proceed even without Ireland."

All of which I would oppose. As for the Plan B, i would find it hard to vote no, if the Government did the secure the Opt-outs and protocols that we want as a nation.

Thoughts on the head's of the Bill

spiller — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:51:54 GMT

this is just random things that i find in the heads of the bill.

A new thing to be asked on forms after marital status! Civil Partnership status! Head 8 section 7 (P13)

Head 2 Section 2(d) limits Partnerships to the gays

You need 2 witnesses, no crowds then!

You can have spoken vows! [:-D] Head 11 section 6 (B) (P18)

You got alove legal speak, try this one from head 13

Quote:

�(1) A person may at any time before the registration of a civil partnership lodge an objection in writing with any registrar and the objection shall state the reasons for the objection.

(2) Where the registrar who receives an objection under subsection (1) is not employed by the authority by which is employed the registrar to whom was given the notification in relation to the civil partnership referred to in Head 8 �

(a) the first-mentioned registrar shall refer the objection to the Superintendent Registrar of the authority by which the second-mentioned registrar is employed, and

(b) the Superintendent Registrar shall direct a registrar employed by the last-mentioned authority to perform the function conferred by this section on the first-mentioned registrar,

(c) the registrar who receives the direction shall comply with it, and

(d) references in subsections (3) and (4) and (6) to (8) to the registrar who receives an objection shall be construed as references to the registrar who receives the direction aforesaid, and this section shall apply and have effect accordingly.

Confused??? [:-?]

Head 21 adds a new section for forms "decrees of dissolution" ie Divorce for gays!

These are good to know...

Quote:

A man may not enter a civil partnership with his:
Grandfather
Grandfather�s brother
Father
Father�s brother
Mother�s brother
Brother
Nephew
Son
Grandson
Grandnephew

A woman may not enter a civil partnership with her:
Grandmother
Grandmother�s sister
Mother
Mother�s sister
Father�s sister
Sister
Niece
Daughter
Granddaughter
Grandniece

Can i just say ewww!

Head 24 is interesting

Quote:

Provide that for the purposes of determining matters concerning ethics and conflict of interest, registered civil partners shall be treated in a manner equivalent to spouses, and that where a declaration of interest would need to be made in relation to a spouse, such a declaration must also be made in relation to a registered civil partner.

Provide that references in relation to a person to a �connected person� or �connected relative� shall, after the commencement of this Act, be construed as including that person�s registered civil partner, or a child of that person�s civil partner to whom the person is or has been in loco parentis, or who is ordinarily resident with that person and the registered civil partner.

Head 26 pensions sorted! [:-D]

Head 29 Inheritance, always important!

Head 31 covers Domestic Violence, very forward looking of the Government

Heads 33-48 deal with shared homes

Head 52 allows Ireland to recognise foreign relationships.

Heads 56-82 deal with Dissolution (read divorce). Head 76 applies only to Civil Partnerships entered by members of the Defence Force!

Head 86 deals with power of attorney

Head 92 privdes that all cases involving Civil Partnerships will be in camera ie not in public!

Head 125 starts the cohabitants section

and thats it! post the parts you like or the ones you dont like!

Heads of Civil Partnership Bill published

spiller — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:07:12 GMT

For the first time in my life I am attempting to read the heads of a bill and its as confusing as hell! The bill in question is the Civil Partnership Bill hence the title!

Its 172 pages long and is alot harder to read compared to legislation as there is references to heads!

There is a consulstation and interested parties may submit comments or observations on the draft proposals in writing addressed to:

Civil Partnership proposals
Civil Law Reform Division
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Bishop's Square
Redmond's Hill
Dublin 2

Comments should ideally be submitted by 25 July 2008.

The heads are here(PDF)

I am currently wading through it and will might make another post on it in the near future if im not bamboozled!

How Cowen lost the Treaty - A video essay

spiller — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:50:55 GMT

This is doing the rounds in Government circles and the bloggersphere! thought ye would enjoy it!

Hattip: Slugger O'Toole

"no alternative to a new referendum"

spiller — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:53:26 GMT

From todays Indo

Quote:

TAOISEACH Brian Cowen has been given a year by his European counterparts to push through a second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, the Irish Independent has learned.

EU leaders yesterday firmly ruled out a renegotiation of the treaty as a way to resolve the crisis caused by Ireland's 'No' vote last week.

Government sources said it was also made clear that there was no alternative to a new referendum.

I am very annoyed!!! 55% of people eligible to vote turned up to vote on June 12th and the majority said "NO".

Though I was supporting a "Yes" vote during the campaign, if EU leaders are adamant that we vote on this treaty without changes then I will vote NO on the second go round.

I want a Europe that is democratic and transparent. This is not how we get it! Ignoring the democratic will of the Irish people will not endear Europe to us.

When France and the Netherland voted "NO" there voices were respected. Why aren't ours?

Some during the referendum claimed a "No" vote would lead to a two tier Europe. What the vote has shown is that there IS a two tier Europe, One Europe of core founding and large states and one of late comers on the periphry.

This is not a fair Europe.

This outcome has actually led me to become quote Eurosceptic which is strange considering I do support a united Europe....

Time to go rethink where I stand....