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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (March 3, 2000)
marchi 2QQÛ ? Jm t Mit, 2 5 Coventry Everett talked about a lot of other things during the interview, but this is what stuck with me: That an openly gay actor who claims not to be overly political (isn’t being out politi cal in and of itself?) would consider his latest project a success if it paves the way for more movies with gay characters. Although there are many activists who stri dently oppose the mainstreaming of the gay community, 1 personally like the idea that a gay-themed film could be widely marketed and enjoyed by everyone— heaven knows we’ve all watched plenty of movies with nothing but straight characters. I, too, hope The Nest Best Cycle (v W orks Thing is wildly successful and Hollywood catch es on that gay is good, because gay rights orga nizations can’t buy the kind of PR and out reach that happens to people eating popcorn in the dark. ■ T he N ext B est T hing , stoning Rupert Everett and Madonna and directed by John Schlesinger, opens March 3 nationwide. UNLIMITED ACCESS s 1 9 95/ mo C hristopher D. C uttone is an amateur performance artist and one lucky bastard who spent 36 hours in the sun while y'all were cold and wet. He can be reached at cmomter@justout.com. • $99°°/6 mos NO START UP FEES • CALL TODAY Comfortable Bikes Recumbents a Specialty! 503 - 240-8200 Ü PHOTO BY TOM BIANCHI Professional Service \ m y — / E-m ail: lnfo@ SplrilOne.com, 7302 N Richm ond A vo • Portland O R 97203 fax 503-240-0205 L Q Ç A U Y O W N » ■ SERVING PORTLAND » V A N C O U VE r I Open Tuesday-Sunday 2 30-772 3 2025 SE Hawthorne "My tutasy far (Ms film has always been that if avery gay and lesbian perssn came tn this mavis it would be mere successful than , ^ ^ ^ ^ T tta n lc ,and if that happened there 1^. would be so many movies I coming out with gay and J a lesbian characters, H \ because all Hollywood CHARMING ALAMEDA $205,000 3 bedroom/2 bath 1927 bungalow with formal dining room, large kitchen, tile fireplace, frill basement and private fenced yard. In-law quarters on main floor. M ove-in-ready in a great neighborhood. S properties N e x t w o r s t th in g F ilm critic Mark J. Huisman of the Village Voice has started a campaign to boycott The Next Best Thing, since, as he put it in his e-mail: “Paramount Entertainment, which recently gave hate monger Or. Laura Sch- lessinger her own T V show, is currently spending a fortune to market its upcoming gay-themed film.” Rupert Everett was asked about the appar ent conflict during the press junket. While Schlessinger’s show was news to him, he offered his thoughts on the media access given to the conservative, homo- phobic right wing. “It’s this kind of issue that makes me really happy not to ® be American,” he remarked. “Coming to this country and hear ing Jerry Falwell saying you’re like a junkie or alcoholic is depressing after a while and does n’t happen anywhere else, certainly not in Europe, in the same way. Totally scary I think.” Since then, officials from the Gay and Les- bian Alliance Against Defamation have met with representatives of Paramount to discuss Schlessinger’s show, which will air beginning this fall. In a joint statement, G L A A D and Paramount described the meeting as a “posi tive exchange of differing perspectives” and said they expected the dialogue to continue «BW Üi Paramount’s people discussed the format of the television show, which they claim will vary from Dr. Laura’s successful radio show, in that there will be many points of view derived from a variety of sources, guests and a studio audience. T o w a r d so m e th in g b e t te r O n a more positive note, the Inter net site PopcomQ has started the m _ Queer First Weekend Club, a movernent to encourage attendance at queer-themed films during their opening weekends. m Simply buy a ticket and attend a queer film the first weekend it runs in your city. By doing so you are casting a vote for the future, club organizers say, and demonstrating that there is an audience for gay and lesbian films and that they should be allowed to remain in theaters longer. Every ticket counts, and women should consider turning out for guy movies and vice versa. PopcomQ is the national facilitator for the club. Local gay, lesbian, bi and trans film festivals are the chapters of the club and are using e-mail to get out the word about upcoming first weekends. S o go see a fun queer film this weekend and vote with your wallet for more of the same. NM 2500 °n MSRP SUBARU. The Beauty o f A ll Wheel Drive*. www.wentworth.subaru.com Expires dose of business 3-16-00 107 SE G ra n d • 4 B lo c k s S o u th of th e C o n v e n tio n C e n te r • 5 0 3 -2 3 2 -2 0 0 0
