Todd Holland, Don Roos, Gay Actors, and The Closet
First, openly gay film director Todd Holland (right) is accused of telling non-100% hetero performers to keep their sexuality hidden in the closet. Several days later, another openly gay film director, Don Roos, was reportedly even more blatant about the idea of keeping actors hanging in the closet. Adding insult to injury, those statements were made at a film festival named Outfest, Los Angeles’ annual gay & lesbian cinema smorgasbord.
Holland was quoted as saying that young gay actors "should stay in the closet." He later wrote a piece stating that his "damning words were: ‘If you are that .002 percent [of actors who may be superstar material] … I can’t tell you to come out."
"I never said stay [...]
by Andre Soares | July 28, 2009
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Tags: Don Roos, Gay Interest, Homophobia, James F. Mills, Kirby Dick, Outfest, Outfest 2009, Todd Holland
Outfest 2009: PRAYERS FOR BOBBY, Boys Shorts, EATING OUT 3, Don Roos
Outfest 2009 hightlights on Sunday, July 19. Synopses from the Outfest website.
Prayers for Bobby (Sun, Jul 19th Noon, DGA 1)
(USA, 2009, 89 mins)
video
Directed By: Russell Mulcahy
SCR: Katie Ford (teleplay), Leory Aarons (book)
Prayers for Bobby is the story of Mary Griffith (Sigourney Weaver), a devout Christian who has raised her children with a conservative religious perspective. When her younger son, Bobby (Ryan Kelley), reveals to his older brother that he is gay, the entire family dynamic is irrevocably shifted. While Bobby’s father (Henry Czerny) and siblings slowly come to terms with his homosexuality, Mary turns to her steadfast beliefs in an attempt to cure her son. Alienated and quickly becoming more detached from the safety [...]
by Andre Soares | July 17, 2009
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Tags: Boys Shorts, Don Roos, Eating Out 3, Film Festivals, Gay Film Festivals, Gay Interest, Gay Movies, Los Angeles Screenings, Outfest, Outfest 2009, Prayers for Bobby, Sigourney Weaver
Outfest 2009: Don Roos to Receive Achievement Award
Filmmaker Don Roos, probably best known for the dramatic comedy The Opposite of Sex, will be the recipient of this year’s Outfest Achievement Award.
Described as "Outfest’s highest honor" the Achievement Award "is presented in recognition of a body of work that has made a significant contribution to LGBT film and media." The award will be handed to Roos before the Opening Night Gala screening of Peter Bratt’s La Mission on Thursday, July 9, at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. Christina Ricci and Lisa Kudrow are scheduled to attend the presentation.
Don Roos will also be present to discuss his career on Sunday, July 19, at 2:45 pm at the DGA 2.
Among Roos’ screenplays are those [...]
by Andre Soares | July 6, 2009
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Tags: Don Roos, Film Awards, Film Festivals, Gay Film Festivals, Gay Interest, Los Angeles Screenings, Outfest, Outfest 2009
