Hallmark Plans To Add More LGBTQ Representation To Their Movies

Coyote Ugly” has aged like a fine whiskey.Released 20 years ago Tuesday, the movie starred Piper Perabo as Violet, an aspiring songwriter from New Jersey who winds up bartending at the raunchy and rowdy NYC saloon owned by Lil (played by Maria Bello) and helmed by a trio of bartender babes (Tyra Banks, Bridget Moynahan and Izabella Miko).The cheesy “small-town girl with big city dreams” trope was not a hit with big-screen pundits. In fact, “ugly” was an understatement.

The Christmas Setup has yet to begin production (the photo used for this article is actually from Lifetime's first LGBTQ+ kiss in last year's Twinkle All the Way), but we do have a description: Hugo, a New York corporate lawyer and his best friend, Madelyn, head to Milwaukee to spend the holidays with his mom, Kate, who is also in charge of the local Christmas celebrations. Ever the matchmaker, Kate arranges for Hugo to run into Patrick, Hugo’s high school friend and secret crush, who has

straight to your inboxManchester United and Manchester City could go head to head to try and sign French left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri.That is according to FootMercato, who say the Angers defender, 19, has attracted plenty of interest across Europe, and recently visited both United and City to look around their facilities and speak to people at the club.The report says Ait-Nouri has returned to France to assess his options, and both clubs are prepared to make a formal offer to sign him in the

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Julianne Moore, Don Cheadle, Sanaa Lathan, Rebecca Hall, Chris Cooper, Alessandro Nivola, Emily Mortimer, Rosie Perez and Debra Winger are among the all-star cast of innovative feature With/In, a made-at-home anthology film revolving around themes of confinement and isolation.Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray’s newly rebranded Maven Screen Media (American Honey) is in production on the two-hour feature, which is a collection of short films made

Out Magazine, Hallmark Channel announced it is in "active negotiations" to include LGBTQ characters and storylines into its holiday movies this year.

LGBTQ media watchdog GLAAD released its eighth annual Studio Responsibility Index yesterday (July 16), which covers the representation of LGBTQ characters in films released by major movie studios last year. While the organization found an uptick in white gay male characters, representation of lesbian and bisexual characters, as well as LGBTQ characters of color, has decreased.

40 holiday movies on Wednesday and was swiftly met with criticism over none of them featuring any prominent queer characters.“Diversity and inclusion is a top priority for us and we look forward to making some exciting programming announcements in the coming months, including announcements about projects featuring LGBTQ storylines, characters, and actors.

GLAAD has revealed in a new report that LGBTQ visibility has increased in movies overall but there are still major problems with the representation.

Colin Jost is hoping Bill Murray will forgive him for the secret he spilled in his new book.

Glee, the actress, model and singer died aged just 33, at Lake Piru in Southern California.Rivera was a hugely talented performer, who brought joy and her sharp sense of humour to many things she did. From the parody anti-yeast infection commercial that she filmed as part of her role in Glee, to her turn as a guest judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race, Naya Rivera was a force of comedy in particular.

Chad Michael Murray shows off his muscular physique while going shirtless at the beach on Thursday (July 9) in Malibu, Calif.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVOne of the handful of originals that will launch NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming platform is Psych 2: Lassie Come Home. The second Psych followup movie, reuniting the cast and the creative auspices of the long-running USA Network crime dramedy, had been originally commissioned by USA but was shifted to Peacock.

Ellen DeGeneres became the first mainstream character to proclaim the words “I’m gay” on her sitcom, Ellen.Since then, more LGBTQ characters have graced the small screen — even receiving Emmy recognition for their storylines. Will & Grace introduced neurotic lawyer Will Truman to audiences in 1998.Although the character was gay, actor Eric McCormack identifies as straight.

A new study shows that many members of the LGBTQ community are experiencing anxiety and depression for the first time because of the coronavirus pandemic. The survey of nearly 2,300 LGBTQ people found that, contrary to popular belief, the pandemic wasn’t worsening depression and anxiety for people who already had it but was creating anxiety and depression in LGBTQ people who weren’t anxious or depressed prior.

Becky, as well as a recent hosting stint on a Tiger King after-show, is giving him an opportunity to try something different.“I enjoy everything, so I want to do it all,” McHale, best known for starring on NBC’s Community, says in an interview with the Sun. “People are so used to seeing certain things from some actors, so when it goes against type it shocks people.

Mariah Huq has been a staple to Married to Medicine since its first season. In fact, she is an executive producer of the show; however, she has yet to receive her letter to be asked back.

One Tree Hill was on the air, but that doesn't mean fans—or the cast—don't enjoy walking down and reliving every once in a while. This week, reminded everyone of his days as Lucas Scott by sending his old castmate , who played his love interest Peyton Sawyer one the show, a birthday message filled with sweet reminders of their time on the beloved CW series.

Lucas and Peyton forever! Chad Michael Murray sent a sweet birthday message to his former on-screen love Hilarie Burton on Thursday.