A NEW PODCAST OF ‘MARILYN: BEHIND THE ICON’
An Interview with Gary Vitacco-Robles by bill biss – That’s Monroe … Marilyn Monroe. You see her on film and still revered as a beloved icon, but do you truly know what she went through in her short life? That’s exactly what the podcast is presenting in Marilyn: Behind The Icon. The history of her […]
RAGE Reviews: Pictures for a Pandemic Pride
by chris carpenter – Happy socially-distanced Pride, everyone! Viruses, rioters and looters may be abundant nowadays but we in the LGBTQ community must do the best we can to celebrate. It is interesting to note that Pride month each year commemorates a riot. It commemorates a street protest in June, 1969 that was sparked when bar […]
RAGE Reviews: Au Revoir, Hollywoodland
by chris carpenter Once upon a time, there was a magical kingdom called Hollywoodland. It was a place where dreams came true…at least for some. The kingdom’s name was later shortened to Hollywood but it continues to exist in Southern California today. There isn’t a lot going on there right now though, so I recommend a […]
LET US ENTERTAIN YOU: Drag Queens and DJ’s in The Time of Coronavirus
by tim parks In these uncertain times where your favorite watering holes, restaurants and venues are shuttered with no firm opening date in sight, there is one certainty in the guise of those that are taking to social media to keep us entertained. With the re-opening of bars and nightclubs in question as to when […]
STAGE: The Theatres Are Closed but The Show Must Go On
by Keith Emerald – For those of you missing the excitement of a live-theatre experience during the pandemic, one of the coolest ways you can enjoy your favorite production is to go to www.broadwayhd.com. This website streams a wide array of live theatrical shows to subscribers such as Broadway Classics like Phantom of the Opera, […]
TELEVISION: VH1 Ru-veals Queens of New Season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars”
VH1 today “ru-vealed” the queens sashaying back to the runway to compete in the fifth season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars.” Viewers will get a chance to see their favorites act, sing, dance, sew, and lip sync for their legacy. The last queen standing will waltz away with the “All Stars” crown, a spot in […]
RAGE REVIEWS: Concerned & Conflicted
by chris carpenter The adjectives above might apply to me or they might apply to the subjects of the films I’m reviewing this week, or both. Read on to find out which! I am personally concerned that the best movie I’ve seen thus far this truncated cinema year isn’t getting the wide theatrical release it […]
LIVE THEATRE: Dark from Coast to Coast
by Keith Emerald – From Los Angeles to Broadway, the theatre world has gone dark in an unprecedented effort to stamp out the COVID-19 Corona Virus. I reached out to a handful of Southern California’s top theatres, big and small, to find out what is happening and how they plan on getting through this crisis. […]
RAGE REVIEWS: Covid Home Vid
by chris carpenter – Like most of my fellow Americans, I’ve been living under a “shelter in place” order the last few weeks thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Working primarily from home, however, has given me the opportunity to catch up on A LOT of online, streaming, and backlogged home video releases. When life gives […]
April Fooled Ya!
By Tim Parks It goes without saying that these are not only scary times, but crazy times, with the Coronavirus looming large on everyone’s mind. Folks – yours truly included – laid off from work, cases on the rise everyday and people literally flip sh**ting out trying to snag coveted rolls of toilet paper, as […]