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Deschanel takes a little piece o Janis
Janis Joplin is no
Truman Capote.
While we've gotten
two film biographies
of the diminutive "In
Cold Blood" author,
there's been a pair of
rival Joplin movies
stuck in development
for the last six years.
It would appear
that half of the dead-
lock has been broken, however, with the news
that Penelope Spheeris ("The Kid & I,"
"Wayne's World") will begin shooting "The
Gospel According to Janis" this fall with Zooey
Deschanel - and not the previously announced
Pink - starring as the troubled and talented
bisexual rocker.
Since Bette Midler scored an Oscar nomina-
tion for playing a thinly veiled version of Janis
in "The Rose," expect the role to provide plenty
for Deschanel to sink her teeth into.
Don't be surprised if "Gospel" makes it into
theaters in time for 2007's Oscar battle.
Gant gets a bang out of "Live!"
Have you missed Robert Gant - one of the
few openly gay actors on "Queer as Folk" -
since the sexy Showtime soap went off the air?
We feel your pain.
But there's good news: Not only will Gant be
starring opposite Chad Allen in the ex-gay
romance "Save Me," as previously reported, but
he's part of the ensemble cast of the film
"Live?"
The feature directorial debut of documentari-
an Bill Guttentag, "Live!" takes a mockumen-
tary-style, up-close-and-personal look at TV's
hottest new reality show - which happens to
feature a group of people playing Russian
roulette.
The film also stars Eva Mendes, Andre
Braugher, David Krumholtz and Jay Hernandez,
and should be shooting its way into theaters in
2007.
ert Gant and Chad A en
Baranski has no "Regrets" for Rudnick
Sometimes an actor and a writer just "get"
each other, and the results can be utterly deli-
cious for the lucky audience.
Funny lady Christine Baranski has always
been on gay playwright Paul Rudnick's wave-
length — remember her hilarious, horrifying
camp counselor in "Addams Family Values"?
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— and off-Broadway
will be lucky to have
the two of them team
up again in the new
comedy "Regrets
Only."
This comedy of
Manhattan manners
— which begins pre-
views Oct. 19 at New
York's City Stage I
— revolves around a
Park Avenue dinner party thrown by an attorney
and his social-climbing wife, with guests that
include a famous fashion designer and the presi-
dent of the United States.
Starring with Baranski will be Jackie
Hoffman (Broadway's "Hairspray"), George
Grizzard and David Rasche; wackiness will
ensue.
Brittany's got a gay pal in "Love"
As we all know, the hot accessory
for any romantic-comedy leading
lady is a gay best friend who
can provide fashion advice and
the occasional saucy one-
liner.
Brittany Murphy is no
exception in "Love and
Other Disasters."
Giving her com-
fort and aid in the
relationship wars
is British cutie
Matthew Rhys,
who can cur-
rently be seen
on the new
ABC drama
"Brothers &
Sisters"
alongside
Rachel
Griffiths
and
Calista ,,
Flockhart.
But in "Love," actually, he gets to play a gay
man with romantic pursuits of his own, as
opposed to just being the shoulder for the
straight heroine to cry on.
Written and directed by Alek Keshisbian
("Madonna: Truth or Dare"), "Love and Other
Disasters" will shoot into theaters like Cupid's
arrow sometime in 2007.
George Takei does
Internet 'Star Trek'
Prim Sulu has
become a barbarian.
With flowing hair and
leather clothes,
[openly gay] George
Takei agreed to age
30 years for an
Internet download
episode of "Star Trek." The 50-minute
production by Trekkie enthu-
siasts is being filmed at
an old car dealership
in the Adirondacks.
The new
episode, "World
Enough and
1 Time," has Sulu
being unex-
pectedly
transport-
ed. "I find
myself on
another
alien planet.
I live 30 years
of
my life there. I
have a child,"
Takei said.
George Tak
u
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By David Webb
What do you think of the plan to build
signature bridges over the Trinity River
to enhance Dallas' skyline at a cost of
at least $65 million to the city?
I think it is a great
idea. It's going to be
an icon that the city
will become known
by. I've seen this
work in Milwaukee.
Doug Jette
Flight attendant
On one side I think it
is O.K. as far as
making us a class
city. On the other
hand I think the
money might could
be spent better.
Will Williams
Mapper
That's a lot of money
just to be fixing Martha Gamez
roads. Sales associate
I think they need to
fix the streets in the
city. There's problems
with the streets all
over.
Stacey Lynch
Server
That would be nice.
Downtown Dallas
needs some help to
make it prettier and
a nicer place for peo-
ple to walk around.
Valerie Sample
Sales associate
Have a suggestion for a question you'd like us to ask?
E-mail it to staff writer David Webb at webb@dal-
lasvoice.com.
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