A documentary film crew followed several teams heading into the 2010 Gay Bowl in Phoenix, Ariz. The crew was headed up by NYGFL player Seth Greenleaf, a theater and documentary film producer. Recently they released an extended 5-minute trailer highlighting some of the themes of the movie and introducing some of the main characters. It’s [...]
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‘The Last Closet’ is looking for a young gay athlete
For the last few months I’ve been chatting and working with two fantastic documentary filmmakers, Dee Mosbacher and Fawn Yacker, on a project to unearth the truths about homophobia in men’s pro sports. Fawn and Dee are the women who brought us the groundbreaking film Training Rules, about Rene Portland and the Penn State women’s [...]
Fantastic short film ‘Gay Baby’ dabbles with sports-minded expecting dads
Gay Baby is a fantastic short film that made the film festival rounds over the summer. It’s about a straight couple who finds out their baby is going to be a gay boy, crushing the dad’s hopes of having a Major League Baseball pitcher in the family. When they go shopping for their new gay [...]
Director: Joe Paterno had his hands in the Rene Portland scandal, too
Editor’s note: Fawn Yacker is director of the award-winning film ‘Training Rules,’ about homophobia in Penn State’s women’s basketball program. She is currently working on a project about homophobia in men’s pro sports. Joe Paterno describes the current “tragedy” at Penn State as “…one of the great sorrows of my life.” He should add to [...]
Renee Richards gets ESPN treatment
The documentary film ‘Renee,’ about transgender tennis player Renee Richards, will air tonight at 8pm as part of ESPN’s ’30 for 30′ documentary series. Richards was originally denied eligibility to play in the women’s U.S. Open in 1976; Her legal victory in U.S. courts winning the right to play is our #12 most important moment [...]
NewFest features documentary film about Renee Richards this weekend
Outsports is co-sponsoring two screenings at NewFest this year. NewFest is New York City’s top gay film festival. Please come out and join us for these films and so much more! Renee and The Devotion Project: More Than Ever (screening together) Saturday, July 23, 5:00 PM at Cinema Village Monday, July 25, 5:30 PM at [...]
‘Out: The Glenn Burke Story’ to get national release on Versus in August
Many have bemoaned the fact that the Emmy-nominated documentary ‘Out: The Glenn Burke Story‘ has only been aired in Northern California. Now Versus, best-known for their NHL broadcasts, is stepping up to air the film nationally on Tuesday, Aug. 9, at 10pmET. From the Versus press release: “Out. The Glenn Burke Story” tells the dramatic [...]
Tracy Morgan played gay cheerleader long before he said he’d kill his gay son
By now most people have heard about Tracy Morgan’s “comedy rant” about how he would kill his son if his voice was too high, among many other horrible anti-gay sentiments. Morgan has since issued a cookie-cutter apology. I found Morgan’s rant a little strange given the role he played in “The Longest Yard,” crushing on [...]
Is Mickey Rourke too old to effectively play gay rugby player Gareth Thomas in a movie?
I have been surprised by what seems like overwhelming disapproval of actor Mickey Rourke playing openly gay rugby player Gareth Thomas in an upcoming film. Rourke is in Wales now preparing for the role. The complaints center around the 58-year-old Rourke playing an elite-level athlete who is 36. When Outsports interviewed Thomas in January, he [...]
Mickey Rourke in Wales to start research into movie on gay rugby player Gareth Thomas
Actor Mickey Rourke is creating a stir in Cardiff, Wales, where he is visiting to do research into the life of openly gay rugby player Gareth Thomas. Filming is expected to start later this year. Reports Wales Online: Rourke, 58, arrived with a massive entourage and insiders said he had booked four of the five-star [...]
Mickey Rourke to play Gareth Thomas
Editor’s note: Since this has been confirmed, I’m reposting it now with this link. The Sun reports that Mickey Rourke has taken an interest in the story of openly gay rugger Gareth Thomas, and that a film is in the works. Outsports has also heard from an anonymous source that a film on Thomas’ life [...]
Video: Flag Football, The Movie
Documentary film producer Seth Greenleaf (who also produces theater on and off Broadway) set about documenting the 2010 Gay Bowl in October. He spent months and lots of money following two gay football teams from New York, one from Phoenix and the team that Jim and I are on in Los Angeles. He has just [...]
The Miami Heat are…Burlesque
Burlesque is the Miami Heat of 2010-11: Three stars brought together to bring home a championship for a very specific audience, but ultimately disappointing despite moments of individual brilliance that remind you of past glories. Cher / Dwyane Wade The one with the ring/oscar. The proven commodity that makes this a must buy ticket for [...]
Taylor Lautner wants to play wrestler in remake
Taylor Lautner, he of “Twilight” shirtless fame, is negotiating to play a wrestler in a remake of the film “Vision Quest,” that first starred Matthew Modine and featured Madonna singing “Crazy for You.” This will mean a lot of screen time (if the producers have a clue) of Lautner working out and getting all sweaty, [...]
Amazing story of trans former high school QB
Details magazine has a fantastic story about a former high school quarterback who is now a lesbian filmmaker. Kimberly Reed was Paul McKerrow in high school: Starting quarterback and valedictorian in Helena, Montana. Beneath the surface of Paul’s seemingly placid Rocky Mountain life was the feeling that, though he was attracted to girls, he wasn’t [...]