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Even more Legacy Awards fabulosity! Join us Wednesday in Hollywood!

Even more Legacy Awards fabulosity! Join us Wednesday in Hollywood!

Nelson Melegrito writes: Just announced..more celebrities to join Ewan McGregor and Molly Shannon for the Outfest Legacy Awards tomorrow! Candis Cayne (Dirty Sexy Money), Wilson Cruz (My So Called Life, Noah’s Arc, Raising The Bar), Mary McCormack (In Plain Sight),…

“Laundromat” an audience winner in Fresno

Director Edward Gunawan just announced that the short film “Laundromat” won the audience award at the Fresno Reel Pride 2008: The Fresno LGBT Film Festival. Calpernia and I have supporting roles in the film, which follows a young gay couple.…

Ewan McGregor and Ellen Greene to Honor Bruce Cohen & NBC Universal at Legacy Awards

Ewan McGregor and Ellen Greene to Honor Bruce Cohen & NBC Universal at Legacy Awards

I hope you can all join us at the Legacy Awards in Hollywood on the 24th!  Ewan McGregor (“Trainspotting,” “Star Wars,” “Moulin Rouge!”) and Ellen Greene (“Pushing Daisies”) are scheduled to present awards to Bruce Cohen & NBC Universal for…

Anybody in LA need a refrigerator?

Anybody in LA need a refrigerator?

One of the folks who have helped us with a ton of our Deep Stealth projects has a great fridge she needs to get rid of. Here are the details: http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/hsh/815253438.html Pass this on to anyone who might be interested!…

CalArts: 20 Years of Experimental Animation, 1970 – 1990

When I first started in advertising, I had the pleasure of shooting a live-action commercial with director Mike Patterson. The series was for a very mundane household product but was very successful. Mike is best known as an animator, and…

Facebook’s new design

I have minced no words on how much I dislike the atrocious MySpace interface, so I was even more delighted to see the recently-unveiled Facebook update, which is very clean and elegant in its design. MySpace=Microsoft, Facebook=Apple. Boycott bad design!…

My new YouTube channel

That’s right. I finally succumbed to peer pressure. http://www.youtube.com/user/andreajeanjames As you can see, I already have an award – a 94th place ribbon! w00t! Please feel free to subscribe and to friend me. I will add regular stuff on a…

A couple of Calpernia commentaries

A couple of Calpernia commentaries

Calpernia has been superbusy lately with appearances and events and writing music and writing commentary. Here are a couple of highlights: * Let Them Eat Cake (via Psychology Today) * Enough is Enough: Project Runway winner Christian Siriano’s ubiquitous catchphrase…

Outfest: Closing Night – Tru Loved

Outfest: Closing Night – Tru Loved

From Outfest 2008 Outfest started the way it ended, with a charming comedy about LGBT youth. Stewart Wade’s Tru Loved had a lot of sweet moments depicting the struggles of navigating teen romance through the minefield of sexual orientation labels.…

Outfest: The New Twenty, Antarctica, Awards Night

Outfest: The New Twenty, Antarctica, Awards Night

The best film I saw at the festival was The New Twenty: beautifully shot, written, and acted. Hats off to the programmers who got this film’s world premiere at Outfest. I had a choice between screenings of Antarctica and Watercolors,…